TOBER one month. many docs. OPENS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28 MORE THAN 50 DOCUMENTARIES TAKE THE Downtown Bellingham, WA DOCTOBER CHALLENGE! Permit No. 71 No. Permit Kent, WA Kent, PAID U.S. POSTAGE U.S. Prsrt Std Prsrt ABOUT PFC Admission Y’ALL Pickford Film Center & Limelight Cinema Pricing: READY FOR THIS? • PFC Members, every day – $7.50 • Tuesday–Sunday General Admission – $10.75 • Children, Students, Military – $8.00 • Mondays and Matinees* – $8.50 Welcome to Doctober, the film festival so generous it takes over a *Matinees are Monday through Friday before 5pm, month of our programming. and Saturday–Sunday before 3:30pm Tickets for free shows are not available online, but This year was an even greater embarrassment of riches for Jane can be claimed in advance at the box office only. Julian, our associate programmer, and I to curate from. Via large We do accept MoviePass. festivals like Sundance and Hot Docs and through a panoply of screener links sent from distributors or filmmakers (at least 200 this Movie Times year), we whittle the numbers down to a still-whopping 55 titles 1. Visit www.pickfordfilmcenter.org for current annually. showtimes, news, advance tickets, and trailers We are proud to present the fifth year of our Doc-ED program. Through funding from grants and your 2. Sign up for our weekly mailing list and get the What are the criteria? Quality filmmaking and compelling stories generous donations, Pickford Film Center has been times delivered to your inbox are top priority, while also maintaining a stylistically diverse slate. able to invite every middle school in Whatcom 3. See our ad each week in the Cascadia Weekly Some people would prefer not to see a verite-style documentary, County to see a documentary for free in our theater, 4. Call our movie hotline: 360-738-0735 one that is principally observational, though I feel a great verite doc would win over anyone with a functional attention span. We used to covering the cost for the screening, transporta- tion and popcorn. Doc-ED films expose students to PFC Staff be more critical of films with a ‘PBS’ style (narration, an over-abun- different cultures, new ideas and a bigger world, Susie Purves, Executive Director dance of talking heads) but most PBS/ITVS produced documenta- [email protected] ries are now at the forefront of any year’s best docs. broadening their horizons, providing a journey out- side the classroom and the joy of watching a movie Michael Falter, Program Director Whether you see the opening night film, The Human Element (star- [email protected] in theaters. Doc-Ed is a program we are immensely ring Chasing Ice’s protagonist, James Balog and punctuated with proud of, and an integral part of Doctober. Ryan Uhlhorn, Operations Manager his incredible photography) or collapse in a seat for the final week- [email protected] end with Studio 54 (a brilliant you-are-there doc on the rise and fall If you would like donate and support Doc-ED go to www.pickfordfilmcenter/support/make-a-gift/ Lindsey Gerhard, Marketing Manager of that famed disco dance palace) the films in-between will thrill, and [email protected] madden, educate, entertain, and fill us with the profound knowl- add your name to our list. Ariel Brownstein, edge that storytellers will always walk amongst us. Membership & Development Manager SELECTED DOC-ED FILMS FOR 2018 [email protected] We like to start that education early, which is why we take such care Ariana Dorshkind, Assistant Operations Manager selecting the titles featured in our Doc-ED program. We fundraise each year to make sure we cover the cost of a ticket and transpor- [email protected] Doctober Film Festival | pickfordfilmcenter.org Program | SEPTEMBER | 360.738.0735 - NOVEMBER 2018 18 1, tation for every single middle school student in Whatcom County. Hayley McVay, Volunteer Coordinator [email protected] A film on the big screen, with appropriate educational guides, is a Mikayla Nicholson, Education Outreach Coordinator memorable experience for a student; one that we hope inspires kids [email protected] to tackle life with gusto. This year we chose two films: Inventing To- Winnie Griffith, Pickford Art Studios Manager morrow, in which teams of students from around the world develop [email protected] their Science Fair projects for competition. I.T. is not about winning INVENTING TOMORROW an award, however; it is about how these young people thrive—to- Follow seven teenagers from around the world as Projectionists: they prepare for and compete at the Intel Inter- Steve Meyers, Carey Ross, Kevin Ledford, gether—in the world of ideas. Youth Unstoppable illustrates that a national Science and Engineering Fair. An inspir- Michael Barone, Mikayla Nicholson, Cole Wilder young person with a vision is an impossible energy to extinguish. The best part about both of these Doc-ED selections is that you can ing look at young scientists who have the drive, PFC Board see them too! passion and intelligence to solve environmental problems in their own communities, and the world Becca Shew, President Please take a look inside this program Christina Kobdish, Vice President at large, Inventing Tomorrow examines the state of for a jaw-dropping, mind-melting James Willson, Treasurer the world today through the eyes of its youth and Gennie Clawson, Secretary catalogue of documentaries— offers hope for a brighter future. Meg Weber, Dawn Dietrich and take the Doctober Gary Washington, Janet Ott Challenge. You too could Nabil Kamel, Brian Sibley be one of the Smartest People in the Universe. Parking Michael Falter The Commercial Street Parking Garage, located Pickford Film Center at 1300 Commercial St., is one block behind PFC and one block from the Limelight. There is hourly Program Director paid parking during the day, and it's free after YOUTH UNSTOPPABLE 5pm and on the weekends. Metered street parking Slater Jewell-Kemker started making her docu- is available downtown Mon-Fri until 5pm, but after mentary Youth Unstoppable when she was just 15 hours and weekend parking is free. While Doctober 2018 reveals abundant international riches— two of the films surprised me. Brothers in Arms, the fascinating years old. Filmed over ten years, Slater tracks her Ride Your Bike - or Walk! backstory of Oliver Stone’s Platoon, who cut his directorial teeth involvement in and rise of the youth climate move- There is a huge bike rack right outside PFC on Bay with this film of unknown actors, is one. Interviews from the cast ment. She questions her local politicians, partici- Street, located under streetlights. shed light on the preparation process, including real boot camp in pates in summits and conferences at the national the Philippines—and what stars that cast became. As a movie lover, level, and meets other young activists working to Pre-Show Giveaway Sponsors: I enjoyed every frame. Another is Free Solo, about famed climber save the planet and pressuring their lawmakers to and serious dirt bagger Alex Honnold and his now historic climb of act on climate change. the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite. Sans ropes. More than adventure porn, this film delves into what makes this unique and Foundations that gave to DOC-ED 2018: skilled climber tick. It premiered weeks ago at the 45th Telluride Film The Mary Redman Foundation Festival and the crowd gave a standing O. Having seen many Sustaining Level Sponsors: an adventure film, this one stands out. Happy viewing everyone! Jane Julian, Doctober Associate Programmer Doctober Film Festival | pickfordfilmcenter.org Program | SEPTEMBER | 360.738.0735 - NOVEMBER 2018 18 1, – Posel Gockley Fund 2 3 TOBER one month. many docs. With over 50 films, where do you even begin? Here’s a good place to start. All BIRD OF PREY 10/3 + 10/6 THE HEAT: A KITCHEN (R)EVOLUTION Presented by North Cascades Audubon Society BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB 10/8 DAWNLAND 10/27 10/4 + 10/7 Doctober films with descriptions and details in alphabetical order. More of 10/3 - Skype Q+A with Neil Rettig, Cinematographer and PFC’s 20th Anniversary Retrospective Series Q+A with Becky Larsen, Swinomish Tribal member Presented by Cosmos Bistro a visual person? Flip to our centerfold to check out our groovy festival map. Dr. Laura Johnson, Expedition Coordinator Tickets are only $3 thanks to our sponsor Dave Mauro Tickets are free, presented as part of Indie Lens Pop-Up Q+A with Cinnamon Berg, Owner and Head Chef of Cosmos 10/6 - Intro by Bud Anderson, Raptor Research Group founder Nearly 20 years ago, the Pickford showed this Witness the first state-sanctioned Truth and We live in the age of the celebrity chef. Trouble is, nearly The ultimate essential in planning your busy month. 50% of proceeds donated to the Philippine Eagle Foundation documentary by Wim Wenders and Ry Cooder about a Reconciliation Commission try to help Native Americans all of them are men. This doc profiles seven female Wildlife cinematographer Neil Rettig wanted to find and constellation of Cuban musical luminaries, and people in Maine whose children were forcibly removed from chefs–with plenty of mouthwatering footage of their film the rarest eagle on the planet, the Philippine eagle. literally danced in the aisles. Feel free to take your cue their homes and placed with white families. What delicious food–and how they counter the struggles 9/29 + 10/1 10/13 + 10/15 3100, RUN AND BECOME ALL THE WILD HORSES In doing so, he meets the people who have devoted their from that audience and dance accordingly. 105 min.G. begins as a mission of healing becomes one of action to they face in a male-dominated and testosterone-fueled Presented by the Greater Bellingham Running Club This is the story of the Mongol Relay, a 1,000-kilometer lives to saving this almost-extinct species and the old- preserve the inalienable rights of Indigenous families.