2021 Festivals Past Festivals Filmmakers Join Us About Us and Events and Events PTFF 2018 Newsletters 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.