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PFC Staff In 2017, we continue our commitment to media education with Screenagers, opening on January 21, a film Susie Purves, Executive Director [email protected] by Washington filmmaker Delany Ruston, who is also a practicing physician and a parent. Screenagers sheds Michael Falter, Program Director light on the contentious matter of putting digital devices into the hands of children. If you have questions [email protected] about how much screen time is too much, what social media does to young brains, or how to make rules Ryan Uhlhorn, Operations Manager surrounding smartphones, please come and see the film. [email protected] Lindsey Gerhard, Marketing Manager For teachers, on February 4, we have a workshop on making films in the classroom that offers continuing [email protected] education credit. Learn how to turn iPads into powerful filmmaking tools to create book trailers, short Ariel Brownstein, Membership & Development Manager animations, or documentaries that help students express not only what they know, but who they are. The [email protected] workshop will be taught by Lauren McClanahan, a professor at the WWU Woodring College of Education Grace Schrater, Assistant Manager and Brian Pahl, Education Technology Teacher on Special Assignment for Bellingham Public Schools. [email protected] Lucas Holtgeerts, Let’s continue creating the kind of community that we want to live in. Let’s keep our minds open, keep the Education Outreach Coordinator ideas flowing, and support each other in our endeavors. Let’s reveal the world to be a fascinating place. 2016 | DECEMBER 2017 Movies / JANUARY Than More | 360.738.0735 | pickfordfilmcenter.org [email protected] Mary Loquvam, Volunteer Coordinator [email protected] Warm wishes, Winnie Griffith, Pickford Art Studios Manager [email protected] Projectionists: Steve Meyers, Carey Ross, Kevin Ledford, Susie Purves, Executive Director Ariana Dorshkind, Michael Barone, Kristen Stanovich

PFC Board Brian Sibley, President Becca Shew, Vice President Meg Weber, Treasurer Angela Anderson, Secretary James Willson Michelle Bouma Dawn Dietrich Christina Kobdish Scott Pelton Christine Park Heather Pavlosky Cole Wilder, Student Board Representative

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12.10 + 12.11 Best Worst Thing 12.12 Death on a Rock 2016 | DECEMBER 2017 Movies / JANUARY Than More | 360.738.0735 | pickfordfilmcenter.org that Ever Could Have Happened Local filmmaker Scott Ballard is back, with his latest Bellingham-set story. This time, the plot centers on Lillian, an optimist with a job she loves and a budding relationship, As a composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has enjoyed a career of many whose outlook--and everything else--is tested by illness. 80 min. Unrated. hits and few misses. This lovingly rendered documentary is about one of those few flops, Merrily We Roll Along, which closed after just 16 shows, and still looms large in Sondheim lore. 96 min. Unrated. 12.17 A CONVERSATION AND MUSIC VIDEO RELEASE WITH Shawnee 12.14 TORREY PINES Kilgore and Joss Whedon Clyde Peterson is a uniquely skilled filmmaker, musician and artist who brought all those skills to bear to create this autobiographical, deeply touching coming-of-age It’s a near-perfect Hollywood story: story, filmed using stop-motion animation and set to a live score played by Peterson Small-town musician meets a famous and friends. Unrated. filmmaker and they decide to make beautiful music together. Except it really happened to Bellingham’s Shawnee Kilgore, who, a few years after she left town, became acquainted with none other than Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, director of Avengers movies, pretty big deal). They wrote an EP together and filmed a video, which Kilgore will premiere at PFC-- and she’s bringing Whedon with her. That’s right: Joss Whedon is coming to the Pickford and we are having a real hard time keeping our cool about it.

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FEBRUARY WORKSHOP: FEBRUARY Filmmaking for the Classroom Saturday, February 4, 9:00am – 1:00pm - $35, $26 for members, 12 students max. In these transitional times, the art of documentary filmmaking is more relevant than ever. Please join us to learn how to turn iPad an into a powerful filmmaking tool to usein your classroom. Help your students express not only what they but know, also who they are. Clock hours by: available. Taught Lauren McClanahan, Bellingham Youth Media Project and Professor WWU Woodring College of Education, and Brian Pahl, Bellingham Public Schools Educational Technology TOSA. Presented in conjunction with Bellingham Media Youth Project and Bellingham Public Schools. Special thanks to the Norman Archibald Charitable Foundatio for funding the purchase of iPads. - JANUARY SPECIALJANUARY EVENTS SUNDANCE SHORTS SUNDANCE .

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SCREENAGERS Dir: Delaney Ruston Cast: and their digital Teens devices deeply ingrained needto be with Linda--his true one, love. That is, until he meets mom's house,mom's a box of treasures he buried his in back yard, and a nostalgic and to nothing: no friends, no lovers, no connections. All he has is a bedroom his in doesn't.) So a forty-something Ashley, African-American, restarts his life with next don't.) His girlfriend,don't.) Linda, should greet with him open arms and open legs. (She three years prison. in His friends should come to his welcome home party. (They Ashley Douglas thinks everything should fall into place when released he's after Dir: Joshua LocyCast: Andre Jeannetta Royo, Arnette, Kellee Stewart huntergatherer it belongs. min. Unrated. 70 was found in 2016 and is now making itswas found back way 2016 in to the big screen, where features a catastrophic tidal wave and ahead-of-their-time special effects, for this rerelease. Long thought to be lost, intact an print of the film, which Felix E. Feist’s extraordinary disaster 1933 film has been lovingly restored indeed. Unrated indeed. 1.26 and live-action, for our viewing pleasure. And we are always pleased best of the best of the all indie short films from boththe year, animated Every the year, mighty Sundance Film Festival bundles together the very 1.21 + 1.22 happening the the in celebrations lobby, will run from 1:00-6:00. Native American films. Art,music and more additional activities will be second Treaty Film Day Festival is back for afternoon an showcasing Curated Darrell by Hillaire, and hosted Setting by Sun Productions, the change that, as this riveting documentary reveals. 86 min. 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PERFORMING ARTS 12.11 Branagh Theatre Live Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborne’s modern classic conjuresthe seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment. Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as the Archie Rice, also with John Hurt. 1.8 + 1.11 ANASTASIA + 1.11 1.8 Royal Ballet Royal Kenneth MacMillan’s full-length ballet is a explorationcompelling identity of the turbulent in wake of the Russian Revolution. Sunday and at 11:00am Wednesdayat 6:00 More Than Movies | DECEMBER 2016 / JANUARY 2017 | 360.738.0735 | pickfordfilmcenter.org | 360.738.0735 More Than / JANUARY Movies 2017 | DECEMBER 2016

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