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January 4, 2018 February 2, 2018 February 19, 2018 March 1, 2018 March 15, 2018 March 26, 2018 March 31, 2018 April 10, 2018 April 26, 2018 May 15, 2018 May 31, 2018 July 1, 2018 July 12, 2018 August 2, 2018 August 11, 2018 August 25, 2018 September 1, 2018 September 8, 2018 September 15, 2018 September 29, 2018 October 16, 2018 November 3, 2018 November 30, 2018 December 18, 2018 December 30, 2018 December 30, 2018 Headed into our 20th Season at PTFF with your help

First Tuesday Salon on New Year’s Day VICE 7:30p Starlight Room

Honoring PTFF alums Secret Life of Muslims in the New York Times This is some crazy party each year! Over 2,000 people flood downtown each September for three full days to applaud the work of more than 90 visiting filmmakers. As a charity, we feed minds and hearts. In the spirit of philanthropy, we can give you a breakdown: $20 buys a tear in your eye, $50 buys you a change of heart, $100 buys you a documentary and a new perspective, $1,000 buys you a reunion with an old friend in the dark, $500 reunites all the film lovers in town, $10,000 brings a Special Guest to town. Literally. Please give your gift by Dec. 31 to claim your 2019 tax deduction. Thanks! Join us on New Year’s night, 7:30p in the Starlight Room for First Tuesday Salon Directed by Adam McKay,VICE tells the story of Dick Cheney, the most powerful Vice President in history, and how his policies changed the world as we know it.

VICE explores the epic story about how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

Following the screening, join film scholar Joseph Dacurrso & audience members to reflect on this remarkable perspective on the history we live with today.

See the trailer HERE.

Thanks to our First Tuesday Sponsor, Fountain Chiropractic. Check out a special animated episode of Secret Life of Muslims called Secret History of Muslims in America is on The New York Times website!

Directed by Joshua Seftel, PTFF alum from 2018 & based on a conversation by Hussein Rashid and Negin Farsad. Deep thanks to the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art for funding this important project.

We're also excited to announce season two of Secret Life will launch in early 2019 - stay tuned for official launch news!

Click HERE to see a snap shot of our glorious national heritage

Wishing you the brightest of New Years, PS: Save these 2019 dates on your new calendars: PTFF Fundraising Oscars Gala, Feb. 23; Women & Film, April 13-14, Port Townsend Film Festival (our 20th year!) Sept. 20-22.

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

December 18, 2018 Brighten Your Year with a Holiday Donation to PTFF

Danny Glover & Charles Burnett celebrated by Criterion Pictures

Fountain Chiropractic Sponsors First Tuesday Salon all year long You are someone who gets it….you support the arts, and especially PTFF, because you know that while we CAN all live on bread alone, life is so much richer when PTFF brings over 100 filmmakers, and their work, to our community each year. Save your stamp and donate HERE by Dec. 31 for your 2018 tax deduction. If you missed the letter we sent, here are four ways your donation helps our community thrive click HERE. Danny Glover & Charles Burnett celebrated by Criterion Pictures

Last September, PTFF honored Danny Glover and Charles Burnett with one of the first screenings of their newly restored, To Sleep with Anger, first released in 1990. Burnett and Glover sat side by side in the audience at the American Legion Hall, seeing their portrait of family resilience, steeped in the traditions of black mysticism and folklore, for the first time in over 20 years. Rocky Friedman’s conversation with these two cinematic legends following the film was a once in a lifetime moment.

To Sleep with Anger is now available for everyone to rediscover! To purchase, click HERE. This season we are grateful to Dale Fountain at Fountain Chiropractic, for her year-round support of First Tuesday Salon. We publicize this event each month only through this newsletter. The film we screen at 7 p.m. is one of those currently playing at the Rose Theatre, with a guest engaging the audience in a lively conversation afterwards. For example Joseph Bednarik, Copper Canyon Press, joined us after Can You Ever Forgive Me, to tell us stories about the perils of plagiarism & publishing.

After attending one of our salons, Dale, who wants our whole community to be healthy, decided to help us continue our conversations about art and the human experience. With so many dynamic groups in our small town doing important work, we are honored that Fountain Chiropractic chose PTFF as one way to reach out to everyone.

Thanks Dale!! To learn more, visit her clinic’s website HERE.

Our offices will be closing on Friday Dec. 21st at 4pm and reopening on Weds, January 2nd at 9am. Make sure you stock up on films before we close for the season.

Wishing you the brightest of New Years,

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF

PS: Save these 2019 dates on your new calendars: PTFF Fundraising Oscars Gala, Feb. 23; Women & Film, April 13- 14, Port Townsend Film Festival (our 20th year!) Sept. 20-22. Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

November 30, 2018 First Tuesday Salon: Joseph Bednarik, Copper Canyon Press, joins us after Can You Ever Forgive Me, Dec. 4, 7:30 pm, Rosebud Cinema

Brighten Your Year with a Holiday Donation to PTFF

Women & Film Passes on Sale in January

Writes A.O. Scott in the NY Times, “Lee Israel may be the single most interesting movie character you will encounter this year, which is not to say that she’s altogether pleasant company. She would most likely feel the same way about you, minus the “interesting” part, unless you happen to be a cat or Dorothy Parker. It has been a while since a world-class, life-size misanthrope like Lee has commanded the screen—not another brooding narcissist or a showily difficult cable TV antihero, but a smart, cranky human recognizably made of flesh and blood. Also whiskey, bile and typewriter ink.” Read the complete review HERE. This true story of writer Lee Israel, perfectly played by Melissa McCarthy, takes the audience down the slippery slope of choices made to simply pay the rent. Joseph Bednarik, Copper Canyon Press, joins us in the theatre after the movie to talk about truth, fiction, and the role publishers must play in verifying the difference.

You are someone who gets it. You support the arts, and especially PTFF, because you know we CAN live on bread alone, but life is so much richer with a local film festival that hosts events year round. Save your stamp and donate here by Jan. 1 for your 2018 tax deduction: (insert donate button) And, if you missed the letter we sent, here are four ways your donation helps our community thrive: HERE. PTFF is booking films, filmmakers and composers for spring’s Women & Film event, April 14-15, 2019. Last year’s panel conversation was so popular, we’re booking it for Friday night, April 12 at the historic First Presbyterian Church sanctuary (seating for 250). We think the sanctuary will be a great place to launch a weekend of new perspectives. Passes go on sale late January, 2019.

As we head toward 14-hour nights in the Pacific NW, brighten up your evenings with films from the PTFF library. Savor the movie magic (over 1,000 titles) that your donations make possible! Your membership card was included with your 2018 pass. If need to purchase a membership, it’s $40. Benefits include check out of 3 films at a time, and include 20% off bread at Pane d’Amore and 10% off all meals at Ichikawa. Our office hours are 10 am-4 pm Mon.-Fri.

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

November 3, 2018 First Tuesday Salon November 6, 7p.m. The Hate U Give Rose Theatre with guest speaker Cally Boire- Shedd

Gifting microscopes to 100 students thanks to the film Inventing Tomorrow

Storytelling workshops and free events from Centrum & PTFF Nov 13 & 17

Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right. THE HATE U GIVE is based on the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Angie Thomas and stars Amandla Stenberg as Starr, with Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Common and Anthony Mackie.

Following the film, welcome PT High School student Callay Boire-Shedd as we reflect on the honesty and heartache of loss for young people and the courage to speak your truth. See the trailer HERE.

When director Laura Nix agreed to share her wonderful film, Inventing Tomorrow with our audiences in September, PTFF decided to open 100 seats at no charge for local students to share the inspiring story of high school students around the world making discoveries to change our world for the better. So, we put out an invitation to Port Townsend School District and were met with an enthusiastic YES from science instructor Brandi Hageman. She wanted to bring all of her high school students to our 9:30a screening at the American Legion Hall. And thanks to Holley Carlson, they suddenly had bus transportation, too. Then, we got a call from film producer Melanie Miller only days before the festival, after she heard about our efforts to include more of the community in our festival. “I want every one of those kids to have their own microscope!” The shipment arrived after the students left the film but we presented them to the school board on Nov. 1st on behalf of Laura Nix and the production team for Inventing Tomorrow. Learn more about the film HERE.

What did the students get?? Foldscope is an optical microscope that can be assembled from a punched sheet of cardstock, a spherical glass lens, a light emitting diode and a diffuser panel, along with a watch battery that powers the LED. Once assembled, the Foldscope is about the size of a bookmark, weighing just 8 grams. The kit also includes magnets that can be stuck onto the Foldscope to attach it to a smartphone, allowing the user to take pictures of the magnification. PTFF congradulates Centrum on presenting two Free Performances by Master Storytellers!

Donna Washington, of North Carolina, and Naomi Baltuck, of Seattle will engage audiences with powerful, expressive storytelling this month. Tuesday, November 13, 7 p.m., Port Townsend Library: Donna Washington (pictured above)

Saturday, November 17, 7 p.m.: Northwind Arts Center: Donna Washington & Naomi Baltuck

Stories are for general audiences, children welcome! Washington’s stories will cover topics of family, of race, and of love. Of her love stories, Washington writes, "Cheating husbands, disgusting hags, ice witches, carnivorous bridegrooms...love doesn't always turn out the way you think it will. Come and spend an evening romping through some love and not so love stories that will make you laugh, shudder, shake your head and shout, Amen!”

Washington appears again on Saturday evening at Northwind Arts Center 701 Water St. with Naolmi Baltuck. She is also a full-time master storyteller & president of the Seattle Storytellers Guild for 15 years. Baltuck is a recipient of the Seattle Storytellers Guild Golden Circle Award.

It’s all about the story!

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

October 16, 2018 Nobel Prize goes to Nadia Murad, subject of PTFF Best Documentary 2018

Book your Birthday at The Balcony Theatre

February 23, 2019 Save the Date PTFF Oscar Eve Gala

Supporting Kids One Scare at a Time Oct. 19+

Lost and Found at Sept Festival In August 2014, ISIS militants invaded Murad's Yazidi community in the village of Kocho in Northern Iraq, a region that's long been home to the monotheistic religious minority. Murad, who was 19 years old at the time, watched as the militants murdered more than 300 men, including six of her brothers and step brothers. The militants took her, along with other young women, as a sex slave. The elderly women, presumably too undesirable or burdensome to the militants, were executed and buried in a mass grave that would later be discovered by Kurdish forces.

Following her escape to Germany, PTFF’s first film fellow, Alexandria Bombach, heard that Nadia was testifying and made the decision to follow her remarkable and generous journey to save her tribe by telling an impossibly painful story, over and over again. The film that resulted, ‘On Her Shoulders’, which captures Nadia’s extraordinary story, made its world premiere in January at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival where it claimed the U.S. Documentary Directing Award. It has gone on to win awards at other top film festivals around the world, including PTFF in September, 2018, where it won the jury prize of $2,500 for Best Documentary Feature. Alexandria has asked us to donate the prize to Nadia’s foundation.

Ms. Murad shares the Nobel Prize with Dr. Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist, who has dedicated his life to helping women heal from the unspeakable assault that has become a weapon of war in Africa.

We know how to Celebrate YOUR Birthday! When you want to celebrate, consider PTFF as your venue and host movie night for you and 20 friends. We provide champagne and cider and the most delicious cake imaginable. You just tell us what sort of films you like and we do the rest. Invite your pals, show up at 211 Taylor St. and our greeter will bring you to the 4th floor to enjoy “The Balcony Theatre”. We have state of the art sound and over 1,000 titles in our library that you can choose from because this is our living room. For details, pricing and dates, call Jan Halliday @ 360.379.1333. A toast to supporting our year round film festival programs!

February 23, 2019 Save the Date PTFF Oscar Eve Gala

Take two great film events- The Academy Awards and Port Townsend Film Festival and combine the best parts of each one and you have our annual gala and only fundraiser of the year- “The Night Before the Oscars” at the NW Maritime Center on Saturday, February 23, 2019. On this night we will wine you, dine you, celebrate all the great programs we offer our community and ask you to raise your paddle to make it all possible.

Then, we will show you the trailers and tell you the tales of the Best Picture nominees for 2019 and give you a chance to speculate on the winners of Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Director. Your predictions go into a locked box at the event. Then, on Sunday night, after all of the awards are announced, we will tally the predictions. The ticket holder with the largest number of correct predictions wins a $1,500 Patron Pass to our 20th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival September 20, 21 & 22, 2019. Now THAT is a great prize! Tickets available soon, so save the date.

Supporting kids ONE Scare at a time!

PTFF is proud to support the Kiwanis project, Haunt Town! Oct. 19-20, 25-27, & 31 This project in the Elks Club is fun and frightening. All proceeds support the local Associated Student Body funds for PT High School, Quilcene High School and Chimacum High School, as well as other Kiwanis endeavors. Info: HERE.

Lost and Found at Sept Festival

As you can imagine, we have a wide array of items that film loves could not remember to collect or just forgot in September. They range from this beautiful glass bead fob to this PRICELESS set of 3 foam seatcovers. Really? Bottomless Love?! All of these precious items are leaving our office in November, so come and claim them! Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

September 29, 2018 What a Festival!

First Tuesday Salon, “Love, Gilda,” Tues., Oct. 2, 7:30 pm, Rose Theatre

“Return of the River,” Thurs., Oct. 11, 7:30 pm, Fort Worden Wheeler Theatre with Filmmaker Jessica Plumb

Complete our Online PTFF Survey, You Could Win a Patron Pass Tedy Necula, Romanian director of “Beside Me", arrives in a Rakers red Corvette. “I saw 11 incredible films–and none of them are on this list!” said one of our patrons.(Click HERE to see who won) That’s a good sign! The depth and variety of programming for the 19th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival gave everyone multiple choices, regardless of age or interest. First Presbyterian Church was full to capacity for a riveting “Community Conversation” with Danny Glover, Charles Burnett and Rais Bhuiyan. Saturday afternoon’s “Dogs on Taylor” highlighted the work of service dogs in conjunction with “Pick of the Litter,” now playing at The Rose Theatre. So many stories, so many filmmakers falling in love with this incredible celebration of Why Films Matter. Thanks to all of you for joining us!

First Tuesday Salon LOVE, GILDA Oct. 2 Rose Theatre 7:30p with guest Denise Winter When “Saturday Night Live” creator, Lorne Michaels, assembled the original “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” in 1975, the first cast member he hired was Gilda Radner. In Lisa D’Apolito’s affectionate, well- crafted but maddeningly short “Love, Gilda,” we are reminded of Radner’s sunny brilliance as a performer, we see how easy it was for millions of fans (and a Who’s Who of co-stars) to fall in love with her, we’re blown away by her courage as she battles cancer—and we feel the loss all over again when Gilda dies in 1989 at just 42.

Join us in the Rose Theatre with actress/director Denise Winter following the screening, to talk about improv, comedy and Gilda. Both do improv. Both are funny, bossy and engaging. Both are loud. Both have a legion of fans. Let’s talk comedic timing!

See the trailer HERE. “Return of the River,” Thurs., Oct. 11, 7:30 pm, Fort Worden Wheeler Theatre with Filmmaker Jessica Plumb

When filmmaker Jessica Plumb first premiered “Return of the River” at the 2014 PTFF, the film earned our Audience Award for Best Documentary. The camera follows a group of strong-minded committed people as they attempt the impossible: to change the public opinion of a town, and eventually the nation, to bring a dam down. The community reaches a consensus to set the Elwha River free and shows us the way to more sustainable future. Amid grim environmental news, “Return of the River,” is a film infused with hope.

Presented in partnership with Fort Worden, Goddard College, WWU’s Academy for Lifelong Learning “Return of the River” screens Thurs., October 11, 7:30 at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is a suggested donation of $10. Tickets available at the door. Q&A session with the filmmaker will follow the screening.

And See the trailer HERE. And last but not least, tell us about your experience at our film festival in 2018 HERE. You will be entered to win a Patron Pass for our 20th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival September 20-21-22, 2019!

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

September 15, 2018 NEW Again! Charles Burnett’s newest documentary POWER TO HEAL Sunday Sept. 23rd Noon at the Starlight Room ACTIVE MEASURES with Marley Clements Sept 21 & 22 NEW Hearing Assist in the American Legion Hall for PTFF New! “A Special Afternoon with Director Charles Burnett.”

We screen Mr. Burnett’s latest documentary, “Power to Heal,” followed by a conversation on stage with the Academy-Award honored director and Rose Theatre owner Rocky Friedman. Sun., Sept. 23, 12 pm-1 p.m., Starlight Room.

The Power to Heal portrays a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is a tale of how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort that desegregated thousands of hospitals across the country in a matter of months. Using Medicare dollars, civil rights activists pressed and worked with the federal government to achieve health care justice for African Americans.

See the trailer HERE.

“Active Measures” chronicles the most successful espionage operation in Russian history, the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. Filmmaker Jack Bryan exposes a 30-year history of covert political warfare devised by Vladmir Putin to disrupt, and ultimately control, world events. Filmmakers follow a trail of money, real estate, mob connections, and on-the-record confessions to expose an insidious plot that leads directly back to The White House. Biggest cost for this film? Legal fees, because every single fact in this film has been verified by multiple sources. Meet producer Marley Clements, to learn more behind-the-scenes insights. Watch the trailer, just released:HERE.

Screens twice; Fri., Sept 21, 12:15pm, Rose Theatre; and Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30 pm, American Legion Hall. Hearing problem? Help is here (American Legion Theatre ONLY)

In an effort to improve audience enjoyment during the Festival for the hearing challenged, we invested in Audio Fetch, which makes audio in The American Legion available to anyone with a SmartPhone or Android .

In order to use it, all you will need to do is download the free Audio Fetch App HERE.

IT’S FREE! You will need to have ear buds or headphones that attach to your iPhone, Android or iPad. When you enter the hall, tune into the Audio Fetch feed and it will be adjustable BY YOU for your listening pleasure.

HEARING ASSIST INSTRUCTIONS Hearing Assist through your smart phone:

1. Download the free Audio Fetch App

2. Go to Settings; then Wi-Fi & select AudioFetchExpress

3. Go to Settings, turn your screen brightness all the way down (no lights in the theatre!)

And you are good to go!

If this system works as well as we hope it will, we will be investing in more equipment for all of our venues. For more info on Audio Fetch, visit their website: HERE.

Upgrade Your Pass Anytime

You bought a one-pass or a six-pack pass and now you want to see more films? A friend decides to visit, you’d like another pass? Upgrade or change your pass in our Hospitality/Will Call center at Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water Street. Opens Thurs., Sept. 20, 11 am-6 pm., and will be open through Sun., Sept. 23. It’s easy. We’ll subtract the difference, pay with your credit or debit card. Or call us at 360-379-1333.

Or online HERE.

Online Pass Sales will end on Sept. 19, Wednesday at 5:30pm

After that time, phone our office, 360.379.133 or purchase at Hospitality Center in Northwind Art Center 701 Water St which opens at 11am on Thursday, September 20th.

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com September 8, 2018 NEW! A Conversation with Charles Burnett Sunday Sept. 23rd Noon at the Starlight Room

Bicyclist Alert on Sunday 8am September 23rd- Ride with the Director, then enjoy AFGHAN CYCLES!

Please Upgrade your pass! See you soon,

New! A Special Afternoon with Charles Burnett

Join us Sun., Sept. 23, Noon-1 p.m. in the Starlight Room when Academy-award-winning director, Charles Burnett, shares his long career as a writer, film producer, editor, actor, photographer and cinematographer. You must have a pass to enter the theatre. Seating is limited! Named by the Chicago Tribune as “one of America’s very best filmmakers,” Burnett honors us with his presence at the 19th annual Festival. His film, “To Sleep with Anger,” screens Fri., Sept. 21, 6:30 p.m. in the American Legion. Q&A afterwards with our Special Guest, actor Danny Glover).

Bicyclist alert!

On Sun., Sept. 23, 8 a.m. join three filmmakers on a one-hour bike ride from the American Legion through Port Townsend. You’ll ride with film producer Anna Brones, director Sarah Menzies, and director of photography, Jenny Nichols. And we’ll give you a PTFF stainless steel water bottle to stay hydrated! You’ll return to the American Legion at 9 a.m.

Then, if you’re a Festival pass holder, please take a seat reserved for you for the 9:30 a.m. screening of “Afghan Cycles.” (If you don’t have a pass, go to the front of the rush line to get your ticket for the movie ($15).

Yes, Please Do Upgrade Your Pass

So many great films to choose from, you may wish you had purchased a pass to access more movies. Just tell anyone in our Hospitality/Will Call you’d like to purchase an upgrade or a second six-pack pass. Open at 11 am on Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun. 8am- 7pm Sept. 20-23, Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water Street. If you have already purchased a pass and want to upgrade before the festival, give us a call 360.379.1333

To purchase at any level, here is the LINK.

THIS JUST IN!! Stop by our office for more film recommendations, print programs are available on September 12, 2018 thanks to The Leader!

See you soon,

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

September 1, 2018 First Tuesday Salon, BlacKkKlansman, Starlight Room, Sept. 4, 7:30 pm

Beside Me directed by Tedy Necula

Yasuni Man directed by Ryan Killackey

What is Concierge service, anyway?

We did a happy dance up here on the 4th floor on Monday, when director Charles Burnett (“To Sleep with Anger,”) called to say he’s coming to join our special guest, actor Danny Glover. Then New Zealand-born director Jane Campion (The Piano, Angel at My Table) confirmed she’ll also be here with her producer, Tanya Segahchian (Harry Potter, The Sorcerer’s Stone). Wouldn’t you know it, the program is printed, the grid is locked, but fortunately we think we can sandwich in a couple of ways to showcase their formidable talents. Stay tuned! Burnett, recipient of the 2017 Academy Governor’s Award, was named by the New York Times as one of the best film directors in America. Director/screenwriter Jane Campion is the only woman to win the prestigious Palme d/Or. With 90+ stellar films, special events. Don’t wait until we’re sold out, purchase your pass ASAP! We recommend the Concierge Pass. No waiting in line, guaranteed admittance to all films and events you choose (see below). First Tuesday Salon, BlacKkKansman, Starlight Room, Sept. 4, 7:30 pm Held over by Rocky Friedman at the Rose Theatre, we look forward to Spike Lee’s latest theatrical feature, a kaleidoscopic study of cultural and institutional racism in America. Based on a true story set in 1979, Ron Stallworth (played by John David Washington) a former Colorado Springs police officer infiltrates the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan with the help of a fellow officer (played by Adam Driver). But the story begins well before that—the movie’s opening shot is from 1939’s Gone With the Wind—and it ends decades later in Charlottesville, Virginia. Yes, this is a period movie; it’s just that the period is now, then, before and always.

Following the screening, join us to discuss with film scholar Joe Daccurso.

Here is the extended trailer of this groundbreaking film: HERE. First Tuesday Salon is sponsored by Fountain Chiropractic and Wellness.

Beside Me directed by Tedy Necula

Tedy Necula’s debut feature film is both intimate and profound. It begins the day after Romania’s most devastating event in modern history–the fire at the Colective club, where more than 60 people died, and other 147 were injured. Aboard public transit, passengers are captive for hours when their train breaks down, a perfect narrative device for characters to interact in both good and disappointing ways.

Help us welcome director Tedy Necula, arriving at Sea-Tac from Romania on Sept. 20. (And by the way, if you’d like to be one of our drivers, picking up and delivering filmmakers, call us at 360-379-1333).

Meet the director HERE.

“Beside Me” screens twice: Fri., Sept. 21 12:30 pm, Rosebud Cinema; and Sat., Sept. 22, 9 am, Cotton Theatre.

Yasuni Man directed by Ryan Killackey

Conflict rages deep within the Ecuadorian Amazon. First under siege by missionaries seeking to convert them to Western ideology and culture, the Waorani people now battle industry operatives and their own government in a fight to survive. Join Waorani guide, Otobo, and filmmaker Ryan Patrick Killackey as they embark on an expedition into the most bio-diverse forest on Earth. Witness what will be lost as oil companies encroach, human rights violations run rampant, and a forest Eden is destroyed for the oil that lies beneath Yasunni.

Ryan Patrick Killackey will Q&A both screenings: Fri., Sept. 21, 9 am, Starlight Room; Sat., Sept., 22, 9:15 pm, NW Maritime Center.

See the trailer HERE. No lines! Buy a Patron or Concierge Pass

Like any fine hotel, our Concierge helps you select films and events for the entire weekend, reserves your space and gives you entry to the theatre ahead of the line. Our knowledgeable staff can suggest films and events that suit your specific interests. (And that means more time between films to explore Port Townsend, browse the shops, have a bite to eat or a signature cocktail in our Festival Bar on the Dock). And no lines! Concierge and Patron pass holders also attend exclusive parties and events during the Festival and throughout the year.

These upper level passes include a significant tax-deductible donation to the Festival. Your purchase helps us host over 70 filmmakers, pay theatre and film fees, offer free films at the Peter Simpson Free Cinema and Outdoor movies, student scholarships and film fellowships. If you have already purchased a pass and wish to upgrade, give us a call 360-379-1333.

To purchase at any level, HERE is the link.

Print programs are available, Sept. 12, in our office, 211 Taylor St. Suite 401-A. To see the complete program, film trailers and any updates for special events click HERE.

See you soon,

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

August 25, 2018 Called the next “it” fish by the Seattle Times, Friday night’s Dinner on Taylor features marbled salmon with blackberry sauce, Caesar salad with local greens, Nash’s Farms’ three-bean salad, a chunk of Pane d’Amore toasted bread and chilled white wine. Okay, there’s red wine too, if you must. (Vegetarian option: Pane d’Amore Foccacia). Finish up with an assortment of Silverwater cookies before heading to a film or stick around in our beer garden to watch The Lion King under the stars. Your Festival Pass ($220) buys you Friday’s dinner on Sept. 21, and all the movies you can devour from our menu of 96 films in three days. See the complete schedule HERE (including special events). Buy your pass HERE. Some treasures from our array of 96 films:

Chef Flynn

Hochelaga, Land of Souls

United Skates Scarcely a moment on her kid’s precocious journey to chefdom has gone unfilmed by his mother, who regards her 13-year-old cooking prodigy, Flynn McGarry, with a mixture of doting parental pride and detached documentarian’s curiosity. Not just a mouthwatering feature-length slab of “Top Chef”-style entertainment, our young food artist has dropped out of school and abandoned childhood for the pressure cooker of New York to open his first restaurant at 17. Our audiences will dissect this story for months to come. Fri., Sept. 21, 6:15 pm, Rose Theatre, and Sun., Sept. 23, 9:15 am, also at the Rose

See the trailer HERE. Eight hundred years of Quebec history unfold in the elaborate tapestry of François Girard's latest film, Hochelaga, Land of Souls. Undaunted by the span of his tale, Girard ingeniously uses a contemporary excavation to tell layered stories of cultural intermingling: from an Iroquois-Algonquin battle in 1267 to the arrival of a wayward Jacques Cartier in 1535; a love story between a settler and an Indigenous woman; and the battle between the Patriots and the British in the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837.

“I think of (the film) as an evocation, a fresco,” he said, “trying to explain how we became who we are. I have lived around St-Laurent Blvd. for 35 years — always right there, at the foot of the mountain.” Sat., Sept. 22, 6:15 pm, Rose Theatre, and Sun., Sept. 23, 12:30 pm, Rosebud Cinema.

See the trailer HERE. African-American roller rinks are an underground subculture that have thrived for decades in the U.S. They’ve played a vital role in fostering community and incubated hip-hop by featuring such live acts as American rapper Dr. Dre and Ice Cube in Los Angeles, and Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa and Naughty by Nature on the East Coast. As rinks close, United Skates is both history lesson and investigation into racial politics. Filmmakers visit rink owners in L.A., Chicago, North Carolina and elsewhere. Directors Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown will attend for Q&A after the film Sat., Sept. 22, 12:30 pm, American Legion Hall Theatre and Sun., Sept. 23, 9:30 am, Key City Public Theatre.

See more HERE. Call for Volunteers!

Perks include passes for hours worked and loads of fun. Contact Charlie VanGilder [email protected] or call him at 360-379-1333 to help you fill out the application, choose your job and sign up for times. Or try your luck with our challenging software: HERE. Better to just call Charlie.

Stop by our office for more film recommendations,

See you soon,

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

August 11, 2018 The Drummer & the Keeper comes to PTFF fresh from Ireland

Return to Mt. Kennedy with some VERY legendary fathers and sons

Eyes of the Totem a restored 1924 treasure

Eyes of the Totem a restored 1924 treasure

Here are some highlight for the upcoming Port Townsend Film Festival September 21-22-23. Remember, screenings begin at 9 am on Friday morning in seven venues. It’s a wonderful lineup this year, so much so that we had to schedule films anywhere we could, even into some of our smallest venues. See our highlights, including special events with actor, director and activist Danny Glover HERE. The complete program will be posted soon. Meanwhile, click here to purchase your pass HERE. The Drummer & the Keeper comes to PTFF fresh from Ireland

The first film from Irish former musician and commercial director Nick Kelly, The Drummer And The Keeper is a Rain Man-like comedy/drama in which both protagonists suffer from mental illness–a young man with bipolar disorder who embarks on an unlikely friendship with a boy who has Asperger’s Syndrome. Kelly is fearless in the way he tackles mental illness and his command of comic tone is strong, making this film anything but the traumatic experience it may appear on paper and more like a gentle romcom between two odd and lonely souls. See it at the American Legion Theatre, Sat.,Sept. 22, 9:30 pm and at the Rose, Sunday afternoon, 12:15 pm.

See the trailer HERE.

Return to Mt. Kennedy with some VERY legendary fathers and sons In 1965 Jim Whittaker led Senator Robert Kennedy to the first ascent of a remote mountain in the Yukon named after his brother and the late president, JFK. Fifty years later, the sons of the original climbing team —a raucous band manager, a candidate for governor, and a young mountaineer—embark on an expedition to the mountain to celebrate the special bond that connects them all. Featuring unreleased instrumentals by Eddie Vedder and never-before-seen footage and photos of Robert Kennedy, the feature-length documentary sits at the intersection of politics, human rights, environmentalism and adventure.

Watch the trailer HERE.

Director Eric Becker will be here, along with three subjects of the film–Bobby Whittaker, Leif Whittaker and his father, Jim Whittaker. We’re eager to hear how this film came to be.

American Legion Theatre, Sat., 6:30 pm, and at the Cotton Theatre, Sun., noon.

Eyes of the Totem, a 1924 treasure restored!

After building an impressive facility on the Tacoma waterfront, H. C. Weaver, who would go on to direct The Thin Man film series, released three silent films. Eyes of the Totem, (1924) is the only film that survived. Only a few years later, film introduced sound, and the market for silent films vanished.

Shot on the streets of Tacoma and exterior of Thornewood Castle, a 500-year old Tudor Gothic that was moved in 1907 brick by brick around Cape Horn from England to Tacoma, the story follows a young mother living in isolation in the Alaskan Yukon to begging on the streets of Tacoma. Discovered in the archives of the Modern Museum of Art, the film was carefully restored– thanks to The Tacoma Historical Society, which also commissioned an original score for the film. Meet Tacoma composer John Bayman and hear more about this wonderful window into the history of film and our region. Screening, NW Maritime Center Theatre, Fri., Sept. 21, 3:15 pm, and at the Rosebud Cinema, Sat., Sept. 22, 9:30 am.

Watch the trailer HERE.

The Festival needs 100 more Volunteers!

Roles range from driving filmmakers to and from the airport to ushering at all seven venues–something for everyone. Perks include passes for hours worked and loads of fun. Contact Charlie VanGilder [email protected] or at 360-379-1333 where he’ll help you fill out the application, choose your job and sign up for times. You can also sign up online but the software can be challenging. Call Charlie!

See you soon,

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

August 2, 2018 First Tuesday Salon: Leave No Trace, Starlight Room, August 7, 7:30 p.m., with Professor Joseph Dacurso

Danny Glover’s stellar acting highlighted in To Sleep with Anger, American Legion Theatre, Fri., Sept. 21, 6:30 p.m.

White King Salmon! The legendary delicacy comes to Dinner on Taylor St., Friday, Sept. 21 4:30 pm.

Volunteer for PTFF, it’s fun, and you earn passes

First Tuesday Salon: Leave No Trace, Starlight Room, August 7, 7:30 p.m., with Professor Joseph Dacurso Director Debra Granik, director of 2010’s Winters Bone, returns to the big screen with Leave No Trace, our First Tuesday Salon pick for August. Writes David Sims in the Atlantic, ‘ “We can still think our own thoughts,” Will tells Tom. That’s all the reassurance he can offer, and it’s clear he thinks it won’t be enough. Leave No Trace is a film about living off the grid in America, but not as a political act or as a desperate struggle to survive. It’s a story of a family seeking harmony with the land, and with their country, that doesn’t feel preachy or touristy.’ Click HERE for the review.

Join Professor Joseph Dacurso, for a film study discussion of this absorbing portrait of father and daughter following the screening. First Tuesday Salon is sponsored by Fountain Chiropractic and Wellness www.fountainchiropractic.info Danny Glover’s stellar acting highlighted in To Sleep with Anger, American Legion Theatre, Fri., Sept. 21, 6:30 p.m.

Danny Glover’s To Sleep with Anger is a little known, prize-winning film for which he won the Indie Award for Best Acting. A sardonic domestic drama with elements of suspense, and a touch of the supernatural, the film is directed by a guest of the 2008 Festival, Charles Burnett. One of Danny Glover’s greatest performances on film, the story is rich with meaning. Join Rocky Friedman following the screening for a 30- minute conversation with Mr. Glover about the film, his lengthy acting career and his efforts on behalf of social justice around the world. Line up early, but remember, Concierge- and Patron-level pass holders are seated first. American Legion Theatre, Fri., Sept. 21, 6:30, 250 seats. White King Salmon! Mouth-watering delicacy for Festival-level pass holders and filmmakers. Taylor St., Fri., Sept 21, 4:30 pm

For 19 years, restaurateur Alison Hero and Silverwater Café crew have served dinner al fresco on Taylor St. for our hundreds of film lovers. She searches for just the right entre and nothing has ever been as popular as wild salmon. This year she has outdone herself, sourcing wild White King from Neah Bay. Moist, tender and like nothing you have ever tasted! Thanks, Alison, for 19 years of feasts and still getting us all to the 6 pm movies! Dinner is included in Festival Passes, Concierge and Patron Passes. Click HERE for purchase. Volunteer for PTFF, it’s fun and you earn passes

If you’ve ever spent time in lines outside theatres, you know how important a great volunteer can be. Our 300+ volunteers do everything from driving to the airport to sweeping the street on Monday morning. And we need MORE! Consider joining our great band of folks who produce one of the best events in town. Interested? Click HERE.

Come to the PTFF Office 211 Taylor Suite 401 on Sunday August 12 2-3p to meet venue managers and Sign Up for Team PTFF! Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

July 12, 2018 Actor Danny Glover Festival’s Special Guest

Soufra: from Beirut to PT with a Taste of the Middle East

You Won’t Believe These Kids! Inventing Tomorrow

Danny Glover, PTFF’s Special Guest, will appear in person, Fri., Sept. 21, with a free public event during the day, and at the American Legion Theatre for film and Q&A, at 6:30 p.m. Admission for the evening is limited to Festival pass holders. Please join us as we recognize Mr. Glover for his years of humanitarian work.

A commanding presence on screen, stage and television for more than 30 years, Glover has gained respect for his wide-reaching community activism and philanthropic efforts, with a particular emphasis on advocacy for economic justice, access to health care and education programs in the U.S., Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. He has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program, focusing on issues of poverty, disease and economic development. He currently serves as UNICEF Ambassador and Ambassador for the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent.

Most recently Glover starred in Almost Christmas for Universal Studios. He was also seen in Rage co- starring Nicolas Cage, Beyond the Lights and the independent Complete Unknown. He has completed roles in the feature films Proud Mary opposite Taraji P. Henson and Come Sunday with Chewitel Ejiofor. He can be seen in the upcoming films Sorry to Bother You by director Boots Riley, released this month, and in October, The Old Man & The Gun.

Soufra brings a taste of the Middle East to Port Townsend.Soufra follows the unlikely and wildly inspirational story of intrepid social entrepreneur, Mariam Shaar who was born into the Burj El Barajneh refugee camp just south of Beirut, Lebanon. Along with fellow refugees, she begins a Middle Eastern catering company. Thanks to PTFF sponsor of the film, The Food Coop, we purchased 40 copies of the incredible cookbook accompanying the film for sale. All proceeds return to the catering company. Buy directly from our PTFF office ($40) in Port Townsend, or from this website: HERE.

Watch the trailer: HERE. Kids so smart! Inventing Tomorrow

Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats–found right in their own backyards– while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence. Take a journey with these inspiring teens as they prepare their projects for the largest convening of high school scientists in the world, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Thanks to PTFF sponsor, the Chimacum Corner Farmstand, all students may attend free, Fri., Sept. 21, 9:30 a.m. at the American Legion. Just show your student ID at the door!

Buy your pass now for the Sept. 21-23 Festival. Over 100 new films screen in 8 theatres, in Port Townsend’s walkable National Historic District. Call our box office 360-379-1333 or on our secure site (all cards accepted): HERE.

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

July 1, 2018 First Tuesday Salon, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? July 3, with guest Mark Saran, LMHC

Your First Glimpse of Films Selected for 2018 Festival

Help for Travelers: “Visit PT” New on PTFF Website Last September our Special Guest was Academy Award winning director Morgan Neville, director of Twenty Feet from Stardom and The Music of Strangers. In an interview with Rose Theatre owner, Rocky Friedman, Neville discussed his newest project, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, and the role Mr. Rogers played in Neville’s journey as an artist. Join us for First Tuesday Salon, July 3, 7:30, at the Rose where we’ll learn all over again that “a little kindness makes a world of difference.”

Please welcome guest commentator & family therapist Mark Saran, LMHC, after the screening for a conversation about the unprecedented style of programming that made Fred Rogers a broadcast icon. Whether the topic was death of a pet or the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, he demonstrated that patience and speaking quietly to a child’s confusion could help his young audience cope successfully with upsetting issues.

Watch the trailer HERE.

Your First Glimpse of Films Selected for our 2018 Festival While e-mails fly around the globe to officially accept films, and filmmakers’ make their travel plans, here are a couple tips on what and who will join us in September for the 19th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival:

Chasing Coral and Chasing Ice, two festival favorites, have an amazing photographer in common: James Balog. An avid mountaineer with a graduate degree in geography and geomorphology, James is equally at home on a Himalayan peak or a whitewater river, the African savannah or polar icecaps. His new film, The Human Element, is an innovative and visually stunning look at how humanity interacts with earth, air, fire and water.

Learn more HERE.

Honoring one of our founders, Frank Buxton, who was a huge fan of silent film, we present two silent films at this year’s Festival, one of them with a live orchestra. The other is a newly discovered jewel: Eyes of the Totem, a feature created in 1924 at a Tacoma studio. Tacoma composer John Christopher Bayman wrote and added the score–and he’ll be here. Watch the trailer: HERE.

Winner of the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor (Miguel Ángel Solá) stars in The Last Suit. Comedic and poignant in equal measure–from Argentina to Spain, across Germany and finally to Poland–Abraham (Miguel Solá) is on his own but also accompanied by the characters he meets along the way, who both help him and need his help. A great Klezmer score, too!

HERE is the trailer.

Helpful Visitor Information on Our Website Not everyone knows where Port Townsend is, where to stay or what else happens here. We’ve assembled some local links to help your guests (and ours) plan their trip to the Olympic: HERE. Passes are on sale now for the Sept. 21-23 Festival with over 100 new films sc reening in our walkable National Historic District. Buy yours on our secure site (all cards accepted): HERE.

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com May 31, 2018 First Tuesday Salon, June 5, RBG, Starlight Room, 7:30 pm, with Guest Michelle Sandoval

Filmmaker seeks support

Help KPTZ map their future- Locally & Globally

One of the best documentaries of the year, RBG continues to inspire audiences across the country. Why? “This documentary gives audiences amazing access to the 85-year-old justice, which is a very unusual thing,” said Diane Weyermann, president of documentary films and television at Participant Media. “There is an intimacy here. You are just so close to the justice. The storytelling is resonating with people.”

After the screening, PTFF welcomes Michelle Sandoval for a conversation about being a woman in public service. Ms. Sandoval has served six years on the County Planning Commission, 18 years as a Port Townsend city councilor and twice as mayor.

See the trailer HERE. Hey, I'm Olivier! Port Townsend, Washington

Filmmaker Working on Doc about Mushroom Pickers, Seeks Funding Olivier Matthon grew up in Québec and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. In 2014, after years of seasonal migrant work such as farming, tree planting, and commercial fishing, he obtained a B.A. in Ethnography, Creative Writing, and Political Ecology from the Evergreen State College. Matthon has been documenting the lives of wild mushroom pickers since 2012. Pioneers Press published his story Under the Radar in 2013 and he has been working as a commercial mushroom picker ever since. His writing and photographs have appeared in the UTNE Reader and in High Country News Magazine. Up On The Mountain is his first documentary film.

Click HERE for more information. Help KPTZ Map their Future- Locally and Globally

Last week we received this message from KPTZ board member Dominic Svornic: “KPTZ Radio Port Townsend is excited to launch a new community survey to help us steer the future of local, independent community radio in Jefferson County. Whether you’re a daily listener or you’ve never tuned in, we want to hear from you. As we move forward with expansion and relocation of our studio and office space to Fort Worden’s anticipated Maker’s Square, we’re eager to learn more about your listening habits, what you love about the station and what you think we could do differently to help us guide our future. In the coming years, we’ll be working hard on our new home to help fortify our signal and emergency broadcast role, grow our capacity for community service, establish new partnerships, and be the best independent community radio station we can be.”

Go ahead and invest five to ten minutes to complete their survey: HERE. Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

May 15, 2018 Paving, weeding and how we resemble Cannes Please Welcome Our NEW Volunteer Coordinator, Charlie Van Gilder Ichikawa Offers 10% Discount to PTFF Members

Newly-paved Water Street hasn’t looked this good since the curbs were first cut for street trees in 1980. That project employed a number of 20-somethings needing work, among them, PTFF executive director Janette Force, who weeded the flowerbeds on her knees under the new hornbeams. We’re thrilled about the city’s new plaza facing the little sandy beach on Tyler and imagining screening a movie there after dark when the wind isn’t blowing, which is why we call these smaller outdoor events “sudden cinema.” Meanwhile, PTFF programmer Jane Julian, is off to film festivals in Toronto (no beach), Nashville (no beach) and Telluride (no beach). Jane was at Sundance picking films for us in January (no beach). Think of us as the Pacific NW Cannes (beach). That’s enough about beaches. Now for some news:

Welcome our NEW Volunteer Coordinator, Charlie Van Gilder We’re delighted to introduce you to Charlie Van Gilder, the Festival’s new volunteer coordinator. A former arts administrator, potter and illustrator, he steps into the shoes of Kendra Golden, who retired after the 2017 Festival. All volunteers, even if you’re coming back for your 19th year (!) must complete our volunteer form HERE. This is an insurance requirement. We begin orientation and trainings in August.

New! Ichikawa Sushi Bar offers 10% discount to PTFF members We love Ichikawa’s Bento Box with ingredients that change every day, and their handmade Gyoza, Hamachi Kama, Albacore Tuna Tataki and of course their impressive sushi list. PTFF members receive a 10% discount beginning today, through 2018. Many thanks to owner Mark St. Oegger. Other PTFF member discounts: Pane d’Amore, 20% on any loaf of bread; and discounts on your ticket and popcorn at “First Tuesday Salon.”

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

April 26, 2018 Women & Film–continues with Lives Well Lived opening April 27th Rose Theatre First Tuesday Salon May 1, 7pm Rose Theatre Isle of Dogs with Guest Animator Andrea Love “Immigration and America in 2018,” with Christina Antonakas-Wallace April 27, 7 p.m.

Thanks to Mark Saran for capturing opening night dinner for 16 of our film professionals included in our 4th annual PTFF Focus: Women & Film. If you missed one of our most popular selections, Rocky is helping you out by bringing back Lives Well Lived, a feature documentary film by Sky Bergman that celebrates the incredible wit and wisdom of adults 75 to 100 years old who are living their lives to the fullest.

Learn more about her project HERE.

First Tuesday Salon May 1, 7pm Rose Theatre Isle of Dogs with Guest Animator Andrea Love

ISLE OF DOGS tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year- old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies to Trash Island in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots.

Here is what the South China Morning Post says, “Like Anderson’s earlier stop-motion animated film – the Roald Dahl a daptation Fantastic Mr. Fox – the craftsmanship and tangible nature of the world on show is superlative, with the filmmaker again working with the animators at British company 3 Mills Studios.

Despite the breathless pace of it all, it’s flush with detail, right down to the fleas that weave in and out of the dogs’ fur. Every frame, every reference, has been thought through with loving care.

What better way to understand these marvels of detail than with animator Andrea Love, who has been delighting our local nonprofits with her artistic storytelling for Edensaw, Jefferson County Land Trust, the Wooden Boat School and more. Andrea works from her home studio, where she builds wire armature puppets and three-dimensional miniature worlds, and then photographs them one frame at a time. Her work draws inspiration from the rich Northwest culture of woodworking and fiber art. Whether she is animating the natural movement of rings through a tree, or building entire worlds out of felt, she is constantly striving to create new techniques at the intersection of art and technology. She is currently working on a five minute film for an L.A. director that will be used to sell a TV series called The Messy Adventures of Mud, an animated children’s show that takes place in the Pacific Northwest woods.

More of Andrea’s work HERE.

See trailer HERE. Photo credit: Christina Antonakos-Wallace Christina Antonakos-Wallace (Filmemacherin und Regisseurin), Foto: www.stephan-roehl.de

“Immigration and America in 2018,” with Christina-Antonakas Wallace, Friday, April 27, 7 p.m.

Multi-media filmmaker Christina Antonakas-Wallace, our 2016 Film Fellow, will show excerpts from her impressively large immigration web and film project, Friday, April 27, 7 p.m. in our office and screening room, 211 Taylor St., Suite 401-A, Port Townsend. Immigrants from all over the world share stories about displacement, whether by choice or by necessity, and adjustment to their new homes.

Please call 360-379-1333 to reserve your free seat. Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

April 10, 2018 Women & Film–Few Passes Remain

“Immigration and America in 2018,” with Christina Antonakas-Wallace

“Best of the Fest” concludes at Bainbridge Museum of Art, Tues., April 17

Fort Worden special offer is a discount for overnight guests attending this weekend’s Women & Film, April 14-15. Click HERE for details. All passes include Saturday night’s special event, “Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise” at Fort Worden State Park’s historic Wheeler Theatre. The screening is preceded by an informal gathering of pass holders and filmmakers at Taps at the Guardhouse across the street from the Wheeler. “Immigration and America in 2018,” with Christina-Antonakas Wallace, Friday, April 27, 7 p.m.

Photo credit: Christina Antonakos-Wallace Christina Antonakos-Wallace (Filmemacherin und Regisseurin), Foto: www.stephan-roehl.de

Multi-media filmmaker Christina Antonakas-Wallace, our 2016 Film Fellow, will show excerpts from her impressively large immigration web and film project, Friday, April 27, 7 p.m. in our office and screening room, 211 Taylor St., Suite 401-A, Port Townsend. Immigrants from all over the world share stories about displacement, whether by choice or by necessity, and adjustment to their new homes.

Please call 360-379-1333 to reserve your free seat. Beverages and dessert will be served.

Rainshadow Chorale, Present “Songs from the Movies”, Old Alcohol Plant, April 21-22 To learn more about this concert, to raise money for transitional housing click HERE.

“Best of the Fest” Concludes at Bainbridge Museum of Art, Tues. April 17, 7:30 p.m. “Becoming Bulletproof.” If you didn’t see this favorite film at our Festival, it’s worth the trip to Bainbridge to see it on the big screen! See the trailer HERE.

BIMA, near the Winslow ferry terminal, Bainbridge Island, hosts dinner at their Bistro Café prior to the screening. For tickets and information: click HERE. Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

March 31, 2018 First Tuesday Salon: Love, Simon, April 3, 7 p.m., Rose Theatre

“Best of the Fest” Continues, Bainbridge Museum of Art, Tues., April 3

FREE FILM! The “S” Word, Rose Theatre, Sat., April 7, noon

Women & Film–Special Overnight Offer at Fort Worden

Rainshadow Choral, Present “Songs from the Movies” Love, Simon captures high school from the unique viewpoint of a young man who is tired of keeping his story ‘straight.’ Writes Sheila O’Malley for Roger Ebert: "Love, Simon's use of clichés represents a huge first, because it is the story of a young closeted gay kid's difficult and often humorous march towards coming out. Director Greg Berlanti, who has helmed a string of hit television shows as producer and writer, uses the familiar teenage romance genre to tell an LGBTQ story, and in so doing makes these tropes feel fresh, fun, entertaining. Based on Becky Albertalli's YA novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, "Love, Simon" is a radically inclusive act.”

Trailer: HERE. “Best of the Fest” Continues, Bainbridge Museum of Art, Tues. April 3, 7:30 p.m.

What do the films Casablanca, Blazing Saddles, and West Side Story have in common? They have been deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant," by the Library of Congress and listed on the National Film Registry. These Amazing Shadows tells the history and importance of The Registry, a roll call of American cinematic treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself. The current list of 525 films includes selections from every genre - documentaries, home movies, Hollywood classics, avant-garde, newsreels and silent films. These Amazing Shadows reveals how American movies tell us so much about ourselves...not just what we did, but what we thought, what we felt, what we aspired to, and the lies we told ourselves.

TRAILER: HERE. BIMA, near the Winslow ferry terminal, Bainbridge Island, hosts dinner at their Bistro Café prior to the screening. For tickets and information click HERE. FREE FILM, Donations Encouraged! The “S” Word, Sat., April 7, Rose Theatre, noon PTFF is proud to support Port Townsend High School senior Callay Shedd-Boire in her efforts to continue the conversation about teens and suicide that began at our festival last September. Director Lisa Klein conducted a Q&A following a screening at the Peter Simpson Free Cinema that led Ms. Shedd-Boire to select the film as her senior project. On March 29 the film will screened (students only) at the high school, with Klein and resource representatives from the community. The public is invited see the film, with Klein on SKYPE following, Rose Theatre, Sat., April 7, noon. This project also supports the essential community work of the Benji Project (LINK)

Watch the trailer HERE.

Women & Film–Special Overnight Offer at Fort Worden

Do you need overnight accommodations for Women & Film? Fort Worden has this special offer for you: Reserve a two night stay and your third night is complimentary; receive one complimentary continental breakfast at Reveille and a $25 voucher to Taps. Call reservations at 360.344.4400 ext. 304 and use code PTFF18 to take advantage of this limited offer to support the Port Townsend Film Festival. (LINK) Rainshadow Chorale, Present “Songs from the Movies”, Old Alcohol Plant, April 21-22

To learn more about this concert, to raise money for transitional housing click HERE.

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

March 26, 2018

“Mary Janes: Women of Weed,” Director at Women & Film, April 14-15

“Best of the Fest” Continues, Bainbridge Museum of Art, Tues., March 27

FREE FILM! The “S” Word, Rose Theatre, Sat., April 7 noon Introducing Director Windy Borman, director of Mary Janes: Women of Weed

Director Windy Borman had never smoked or used marijuana when she began researching her film, Mary Janes, Women of Weed.” But she was fascinated by the open field of entrepreneurs, many of them women, who she was meeting in Colorado when the state legalized cannabis – from biologists to bakers, mothers with children suffering from seizures, to an MIT grad struggling with opioid addiction. engaged in this new frontier of a promising plant substance with thousands of applications. A PTFF filmmaker alum, who was here in 2007 with her film “The Eyes of Thailand,” Borman was featured last week in the Huffington Post (link).

She joins us, Sat.-Sun., April 14-15, as one of 14 filmmakers and their work showcased at our PTFF Focus: Women & Film Festival. All passes include your choice of 16 films, filmmaker’s roundtable and Saturday night’s special screening, Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise. Buy your pass HERE.

“Best of the Fest” LAD, A Yorkshire Tale, Bainbridge Museum of Art, Tues., March 27, 7:30 pm

First time actor Bretton Lord stole the hearts of our audiences in 2014 in this spectacular story set in the Yorkshire Dales of northern UK. This coming of age story brings us into young Tom Proctor’s journey from boyhood to becoming a true man, in the finest sense of the word. LAD: A Yorkshire Tale brings family, community and compassion into sharp focus. And there’s a dog in it.

BIMA, near the Winslow ferry terminal, Bainbridge Island, hosts dinner at their Bistro Café prior to the screening. For tickets and information: LINK. FREE FILM Donations encouraged! The “S” Word, Rose Theatre, Sat., April 7, noon PTFF is proud to support Port Townsend High School senior Callay Shedd-Boire in her efforts to continue the conversation about teens and suicide that began at our festival last September. Director Lisa Klein conducted a Q&A following a screening at the Peter Simpson Free Cinema that led Ms. Shedd-Boire to select the film as her senior project. On March 29 the film will screened (students only) at the high school, with Klein and resource representatives from the community. The public is invited see the film, with Klein on SKYPE following, Rose Theatre, Sat., April 7, noon. This project also supports the essential community work of the Benji Project (link)

Watch the trailer HERE.

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

March 15, 2018 Meet Director Molly Kreutzman, Women & Film, April 14-15.

Listen! Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise on KPTZ

See "Best of the Fest," Series at Bainbridge Museum of Art

Introducing Director Molly Kreuzman

Creator of a public nature center in Southern Oregon, Director Molly Kreuzman explores the life-changing effect on young women residing in a forest enclave in the year between high school and college. Deeply invested in the future of young women, Molly has volunteered on the boards of the Oregon and SW Washington Girl Scouts, The Women's Foundation of Oregon, and ZanaAfrica. See her work, Earth Seasoned…#GapYear, one of 16 films screening at Women & Film, Sat., April 14, 2:30 pm, Rosebud Cinema. Buy your W&F pass HERE.

Listen! Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise, Fri., March 30, 3:30 pm Tune in to "Tossed Salad" with host Phil Andrus on 91.9FM and streaming live (HERE) when Janette Force director interviews Jennifer Townsend about her documentary film, Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise. Learn more about films, directors and "behind the scenes" as PTFF prepares for the arrival of 16 film professionals and their work.

"Best of the Fest" Eden, Bainbridge Museum of Art, Tues., March 20, 7:30 pm

"Erotic cuisine has been a staple of the film industry since Cecil B. DeMille's Roman orgies. From "Tom Jones" to "Like Water for Chocolate," leering glances across the table have spiced up many a meal," says a Seattle PI reviewer. "Still, there is no precedent for "Eden," a black comedy that takes culinary sensuality to extremes. Like "Beauty and the Beast," Eden is a fairy tale about impossible love, but this beast, instead of a noble soul, has an insatiable appetite." One of PTFF's "audience favorite" films. BIMA, near the Winslow ferry terminal, Bainbridge Island, hosts dinner at their Bistro Café prior to the screening. For tickets and information click HERE. Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

March 1, 2018 I, Tonya, First Tuesday Salon, March 6, 7:30 pm, Starlight Room

Buy tickets now! Women & Film Festival program up on website

Best of the Fest" Opens at Bainbridge Museum of Art March 20

I, Tonya, is nominated for Best Actress, Margot Robbie; Best Supporting Actress, Alison Janney; and Best Editing, Tatiana Reigel. By First Tuesday, we'll know if they won. According to Mark Kermode from The Observer, the film is a winner:

"Like the jaw-dropping triple-axel jump that made champion figure skater Tonya Harding famous, Margot Robbie's performance in this satirical, postmodern tale of the disgraced star is a tour-de-force tornado that balances finely nuanced character development with impressively punchy physicality. Starring in a passion-project that she also produced, Robbie never puts a foot wrong as the proud Portland outsider ("Trashy Tonya doesn't belong") who outperformed her more privileged competitors, only to see her career implode after being implicated in a violent assault on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan in 1994."

Buy your tickets early for this remarkable film. Only 45 capacity. The Starlight Room is restricted to 21 and older. a 21. Tickets available at The Rose box office and online.

'A tour-de-force tornado': Margot Robbie's Tonya Harding pleads with the judges in I, Tonya. Photograph: Clubhouse Pictures Buy passes now! See complete Women & Film Festival program on our website Only 250 passes are available for this #TimesUp, #MeToo year of Women & Film. We picked the best new films we could find for our April 14-15 weekend. And most of the directors are coming. See our schedule HERE.

This year films will screen in the Rose, Rosebud and Starlight Room and the Wheeler Theatre. We kick off the weekend on Saturday morning with a lively roundtable of visiting filmmakers in the Cotton Building, 607 Water St. Sunrise Coffee and Pane d'Amore pastries will be served, while two films screen simultaneously in the Rose and Bud. Buy your pass, pick your films. Our concierge will contact each of you to reserve your films for both days. All passes include Saturday night's screening of director Jennifer Townsend's Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise, at the Wheeler Theatre, Fort Worden State Park, 7 pm.

And, check this out, Fort Worden's special offer of lodging and meals for out of town guests and girlfriend get togethers. HERE.

Buy your pass HERE or call our box office at 360-379-1333.

And thanks to our poster artist, Linda Okazaki for this glorious image, entitled, "Linoleum Dreams." Prints will be available!

"Best of the Fest" Opens at Bainbridge Museum of Art, Winslow, March 20, 7:30 pm

What a pleasure to gaze at 18 years of programs and get back in touch with filmmakers who truly inspired our audiences! Each Tuesday, from March 20-April 17, see an audience favorite and on April 10, the premier of What if It Works, screening at our 2018 Women & Film Festival, April 14-15.

March 20 Eden: Audience Favorite, 2006. March 27 Lad: A Yorkshire Story, Audience Favorite, 2013 April 3 These Amazing Shadows, Best movie montage of all time! Images from silent films to today. April 10 What if it Works? Premiere for Women & Film with Australian director Romi Trower April 17 Becoming Bulletproof, Audience Choice, 2014 Tickets and more information: HERE. In this photograph, longtime festival supporters Frank Buxton, Cynthia Sears and Jeremy Vest, star of Becoming Bulletproof. Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

February 19, 2018 Only 14 tickets left, PTFF Gala, Sat., March 3, 5 pm-9 pm Free! Screen Actors Guild here for contracts workshop-Feb 23, 6:30 pm Marriage Made in Heaven, literally. Whittaker/Roberts with High & Hallowed, Feb. 28, 7 pm, Wheeler Theatre Buy passes now for dynamic Women & Film Fest (April 14-15). Space Limited!

Cocktails, Live Jazz, Dinner and Film at PTFF Gala, Sat. March 3, 5-7 pm, only 14 tickets left!

One of Port Townsend's most popular events! Put on your favorite bling and join us Saturday evening at 5, the night BEFORE the Oscars, for PTFF's biggest party of the year! Live jazz, cocktails, appetizers, dinner, dessert dash and the lively stage presence of auctioneer and stage performers, John and Ann Ellis. We'll be auctioning new adventures with PTFF to raise money for September's Festival. Raise your paddle to support PTFF and independent film. You each receive a bid number and our software lets you run a tab. The last hour we turn off the lights to watch Oscar nominee trailers and share gossip from the stage. Guess the winners correctly and you could win a $1500 Patron Pass! See details and buy your tickets HERE.

SAGAFTRA Workshop for Contracts FREE Feb 23 6:30pm

SAG-AFTRA brings together two great American labor unions: Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Please join us Feb. 23 at 6:30 pm, at the PTFF Office, 211 Taylor February 23 at 6:30 pm, at the PTFF Office, 211 Taylor with Chris Comte from SAG-AFTRA. He'll discuss Low Budget & New Media Agreements, and also cover the recently established Commercials Low Budget Digital Waiver. SAGindie has promoted the working relationship between professional actors and independent filmmakers since its formation in 1997. Comte offers clarity and kinship by guiding professionals through the SAG-AFTRA signatory process, making it even easier to hire professional actors, regardless of budget. JUST BECAUSE YOUR FILM ISN'T PRODUCED BY A STUDIO, IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T USE PROFESSIONAL TALENT! For details call Chris Bricker 805-703-3867. Free! High & Hallowed Feb 28, 7pm, Wheeler Theatre, Fort Worden State Park

We help kick off PT Library's Community Read with our favorite local mountaineers and the film High & Hallowed. The film, about the 1963 American conquest of Mt. Everett, with original footage, is a favorite. The Community Read: "My Old Man and the Mountain", a memoir by Leif Whittaker, Jim Whittaker's son. High & Hallowed, directed by David Morton and Jake Norton, is the deeper story of the greatest Himalayan climb in American mountaineering history. And we are fortunate to have both world-renowned climbers, Jim and Dianne Whittaker (the first woman to climb K-2, to share their memories, introduce the film and stay after for Q&A. A rare appearance by local heroes!

Weekend Jam-packed with Films, Events and Roundtables: Women & Film, Sat.-Sun., April 14- 15 Passes on sale now!

Only 250 passes available for Women & Film. Join us for a weekend celebration of exceptional filmmaking. Your $75 pass buys a weekend of film, good food and energizing conversation about the new 'film revolution' that has brought to the forefront discrimination that challenges women who make films. All tickets include concierge service, Saturday night's screening of Catching up with Thelma and Louise, free coffee and a meet and greet at Taps at the Guardhouse & Sunrise Coffee on Sunday morning.

The complete program, with additional events, will be posted on our website soon. Remember only 250 passes will be sold. Thank you to this year's poster artist, Linda Okazaki!

For out-of-town guests: Fort Worden State Park is offering deep discounts of lodging, food. www.fortworden.org

Pass sales HERE.

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

February 2, 2018 First Tuesday Salon, Feb. 6, 7 pm, Call Me By Your Name with Guest, Tom Duke Only 100 Available. Tickets on sale now! Oscar Gala, Sat., March 3, 5 pm-9 pm Acclaimed actress Akuyoe Graham appears at Key City Playhouse, February Only 250 available! Women & Film Passes (April 14-15) on sale now! First Tuesday Salon, Feb. 6, 7pm, Rosebud Cinema, Call Me By Your Name with guest, therapist Tom Duke

Sponsored by Across from The Rose Theatre One of nine films nominated for Best Picture by The Academy, Call Me By Your Name is a quiet exploration of new love. Yes, it is rural Italy and yes, we follow two young men on their journey of lingering, longing, slow summer days. It could be 1830 or 2018 but in this story, 1983. Tom Long writes in the Detroit News, “And inevitably summer ends. As does the film with an astonishing monologue from Michael Stuhlbarg, portraying the father of a young man, speaking about, love, time, and opportunities. Call Me By Your Name–which refers to a private romantic game the two devise– isn’t a hammer of a film; director Luca Guadagnino has instead made a lovely cinematic feather. And it floats down beautifully, riding a soft breeze of melancholy and grace.”

Stay around for a conversation about young love with Tom Duke. Cocktails, Live Jazz, Dinner and Film Trailers, PTFF Gala, Sat. March 3, buy tickets now!

Join us Saturday evening at 5, the night BEFORE the Oscars, for PTFF’s biggest party of the year! Live jazz, cocktails, appetizers, dinner, dessert dash and the lively stage presence of auctioneer and stage performers, John and Ann Ellis. Offering new adventures with PTFF and an opportunity to raise your paddle to support PTFF and independent film. And yes, there will be Oscar nominee trailers, talk and a ballot for your predictions. You could win a $1500 Patron Pass! Details, and buy your tickets HERE. Critically acclaimed playwright and actress, Akuyoe Graham, (an invited guest of the Port Townsend Film Festival twice in 2017), returns to Port Townsend at Key City Public Theatre in February with her nationally- touring, critically-acclaimed one-woman play, Spirit Awakening.

We urge you to buy tickets for this limited engagement. Ms. Graham, who wrote the screenplay, directs and acts in the play, has been described as “a mystic in the theatre, a sage on the screen.” The LA Times gave her play five stars, saying Spirit Awakening, “lifts the solo dramatic genre to heights rarely reached.”

Based on her own journey from Africa to London, Spanish Harlem and eventually Hollywood, the supremely- skilled Graham creates 12 distinct personalities that segue into one another with seamless brilliance. Each step provokes new levels of personal assessment, raising complex questions of split loyalties and the difficulties of rediscovering one's roots, unimpeded by dogma.

Born in Ghana, West Africa, Graham is a graduate of the famed High School of the Performing Arts in New York City. She studied with Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof, and Sanford Meisner. Graham was one of the first actors of African descent to integrate Broadway’s Circle Repertory Company, where she worked with such notables as Lanford Wilson, Harry Belafonte, and William Hurt. On stage, she has performed in such classics as Shakespeare's “Love’s Labors Lost”, Hansberry's “A Raisin in the Sun”, and Ariel Dofman's “Widows” for Los Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum.

In film, Graham has appeared opposite Marisa Tomei in Danika; New Regency’s Goodbye Lover; Randa Haines’ The Doctor; a film festival favorite, Ben & Ara; and Universal’s 1999 cult classic hit American Pie. In television, she has appeared on such shows as General Hospital, City of Angels, Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, Taken Away, and the 2017 ABC Mini-Series We Rise Up as well as numerous television commercials.

The Northwest premiere of Spirit Awakening is co-produced by Cindy and Joseph Daccurso’s HEARTISTIC Productions in partnership with the Key City Public Theatre (Denise Winters, Executive Artistic Director). Ms. Graham is also currently in development transforming the play into a feature film. She is a member of the Actors Equity Association and is represented by Ultimate Talent Group ([email protected]).

Fridays Feb. 9 & 16, Saturdays Feb. 10 & 17 evening performances are at 7:00pm, with Saturday matinees at 2:30pm. A Q&A session with Graham follows each performance. For tickets ($25), contact the KCPT Box Office at 360-385-5278 or HERE. Jam packed with Films, Q&A, Events: Women & Film, Sat.-Sun. April 14-15. Passes on sale now!

Join us for a two-day celebration of exceptional filmmaking. Sixteen films to choose from and your $75 pass buys four feature films AND Saturday night’s screening of Catching up with Thelma and Louise, Wheeler Theatre.

The complete program, with additional events, will be announced on Feb. 14. Remember only 250 passes will be sold. Thank you to this year’s poster artist, Linda Okazaki! Pass sales HERE

A Note to Filmmakers: Information coming soon about a SAG AFTRA seminar on contracts, Fri. evening, Feb. 23 in our office. Call 360-379-1333 for more information. Save the date!

< Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

January 4, 2018 Frank Buxton Feb. 13, 1930 – Jan. 2, 2018

With heavy hearts we say goodbye to Frank Buxton, a long time supporter of the Port Townsend Film Festival. Truly a bon vivant, endlessly curious, quick witted and kind hearted, Frank was a dedicated husband, philanthropist, writer and humorist who entertained audiences throughout his long career in television and film. Among many other credits, he was writer and director of television’s The Odd Couple, Happy Days and Mork & Mindy, and co-wrote Woody Allen’s first film, What’s Up Tiger Lily. After moving to Bainbridge Island with his wife Cynthia Sears, he founded the improvisational company with John Ellis, “The Edge.”

Frank especially loved silent film and comedy; introducing them to everyone he met. The sound of his delicious laughter was the ingredient of many a dinner party punctuated by spontaneous performance. We at PTFF will miss Frank, both as inspiration and loyal supporter. Our ongoing collaboration with the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art began when the museum’s 68-seat Buxton Auditorium was first completed seven years ago. We preview the Festival there annually.

September’s film festival will be dedicated to Frank’s honor. He so loved our quirky miracle of cinema and community and was always behind the scenes, cheering us on. Thank you, Frank, from the bottom of our hearts, for sowing so many seeds of joy in our little corner of the Pacific Northwest!

For more on Frank Buxton’s remarkable career: News From ME Kitsap Sun Bainbridge Island Review Hollywood Reporter The Wrap Animation Magazine Deadline: Hollywood

Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com

The 22nd Annual Port Townsend Film Festival will stream September 23-October 3, 2021!

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