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Welcome to the 2015 Port Townsend Film Festival!

As the Executive Director of PTFF I work with a great community! Your recommendations on short films, your visits to share ideas and enthusiasm, your pleading for a favorite star to be our next special guest build toward the excitement each September. It’s all truly wonderful!

Here in Port Townsend, we do things a bit differently. Over the next few days, you won’t find the usual film festival pomp and circumstance, glitz and glam. What you will find is access. Access to stories crafted by gifted filmmakers that will change the way you see and understand your world. And access to the filmmakers themselves.

Our prior special guests and filmmakers have become friends. Thank you, Beau Bridges, for accepting the invitation to be our Special Guest when actor John Considine (longtime Port Townsend resident and avid PTFF supporter) shared his enthusiasm for our festival and community with you.

This weekend’s Festival is the core of our year-round work. Your support allows us to welcome filmmakers to this Festival and to our smaller “Focus” Festivals, such as Women & Film, First Tuesday Salons, and Film Fellowships, providing even more access to ideas, stories, and inspiration.

Thank you, Marianne Leone Cooper, for sharing your memoir, Jesse: A Mother’s Story with me last winter, and for encouraging your husband and Jesse’s dad, Chris, to join us.

Finally, on behalf of the Board of Directors, I’d like to thank the generosity of the community.

Producer Maggie Renzi came to us last year with director John Sayles, and summed up our festival as, “…heaven, where everyone gets your jokes.” Through them, we were introduced to the Coopers. A special thank you to our donors and sponsors who believe in us, and support our work. Thanks also, to our 300+ dedicated volunteers who work for many months in all types of capacities. This could never happen without all of you! And you, dear film lovers, who have attended the festival for 16 years; trusting us to explore the jungles of Independent film to find gems that inspire you and open your hearts. And now, we welcome you all to the 16th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival! What a festival it will be!!

Janette Force Executive Director

Keven Elliff President, PTFF Board

As a full-time resident of Durango, Colorado, where I program films for an art-house theatre, this is my seventh year as the programming director of PTFF. Each year I am touched by the filmmakers, and our Special Guests, who make the effort to come to Port Townsend to answer your questions about their work. What truly sets PTFF apart from other festivals is the ease of getting to all the theatres, with filmmakers and movie lovers rubbing shoulders and having conversations all weekend long. The friendships that are formed in this beautiful and intimate setting are unparalleled. I’d love to know what you think of our selections, if you see me, do stop and share your thoughts with me!

Jane Julian Programming Director

This festival is dedicated to Chris Martin Chris Martin reassured everyone around him with his calm presence. A member of our sound and tech team, Chris worked pro bono for the Festival for years. When over 300 mourners attending his memorial celebration at the Chimacum High School auditorium were asked, “Who received tech support from Chris Martin?” every hand in the room went up instantly. “See, no wonder he was not always answering your call–he was helping the rest of us!” Nearly every non-profit in Jefferson County depended on Chris’ capacity to bring sound and light to their events, as well as to maintain their computer programs. From those working at Jefferson County’s Emergency Services to The Boiler Room, our worlds fell into sorrow with the news that Chris Martin had left our earthly constellation. Thank you, precious friend, for serving our community with your incredible heart. PTFF dedicates our 2015 festival to you. Thank you for the thousands of hours you freely gave to us. We know you loved being a part of this quirky film miracle.

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WHAT ´S NEW New Theatres

Peter Simpson Free Cinema has moved from the American Legion to 604 Water Street. The “Cotton Building,” our historic police station, was remodeled as a public gathering space. We collaborated with the City of Port Townsend, the PT Arts Commission, First Federal, Centrum, Port Townsend Sails and PT Shirts to redesign the building as a 100-seat theatre. We screen Festival films at no charge all day long. Admission tickets are given away at the door one hour prior to each film. No pass is required. American Legion Theatre, 209 Monroe St., is now the Festival’s largest screen with 250 comfortable seats. Special events with Beau Bridges, Chris Cooper, and Marianne Leone Cooper are held here.

New PTFF Merch on Taylor Street Festival-branded merchandise (t-shirts, totes, tea towels, hats, vests, key chains, posters) are available at Coldwell Banker Best Homes’ office, 234 Taylor St. right next to our big white tent. Open daily, Fri. and Sat. 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Your purchases support our year-round programming.

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Quick Bites in Two Locations The Food Co-op Cafe, under the big white tent on Taylor St., is open Sat.-Sun., 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Since 1972, The Food Co-op has provided our community with healthy, organic, local food. This weekend, they bring some of their bestselling easy-tocarry, grab-and-go products to Taylor Street to keep film lovers sated during queue time. You will find soup, salad, sandwiches, and a variety of other food and drink items. It’s next to The Magic Lantern Beer & Wine Garden (see page 7), pouring Port Townsend Brewing Co. beer and local wines.

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New Hospitality Location Hospitality is now located at Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St. Enter at the Gallery front door and walk through to the rear of the building. Here you’ll find Pass Purchase, Will Call, Pass Upgrades and Concierge for Moguls and Directors.

Mo Chilli BBQ Wagon, is parked at John Pope Marine Park (next to the Peter Simpson Free Cinema and Area 51: The Festival Bar on the Dock, (see page 7). Open Thursday, Fri., Sat. & Sunday, Noon-6:30 p.m. Serving pit-fired Texas BBQ: Brisket, pulled pork, honey mango smoked chicken, and ribs with classic BBQ sides of beans, coleslaw and potato salad.

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16 Film Students Are Awarded PTFF Scholarships Sixteen film and journalism students received scholarships for this year’s Festival, which include two nights of lodging at Fort Worden and Festival passes. Scholarship students are given access to the Filmmakers’ Lounge to meet with over 40 filmmakers attending the Festival. Homer Smith Insurance paid their lodging bill and Festival sponsors contributed student passes. Scholarship recipients are enrolled in Peninsula College, the Seattle Film Institute and the Northwest Film Center, Portland, Oregon.

HOW TO PTFF

Pick up or purchase your pass at Hospitality

Located at Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water Street (see map on back page).

Hours: Thursday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

FESTIVAL PASSES

• Get info and updates • Check-in with LOST & FOUND • Check-in with Concierge, for Director and Mogul passholders Concierge Service is a benefit for patrons with Director or Mogul Passes that guarantees seating in films that have been reserved using the Concierge Service. The Concierge team will take care of your reservation details, whether you setup your entire viewing schedule, or call and stop by throughout the weekend.

One Pass $35, one film at any theatre, includes PTFF membership and discounts (see below).

How To See The Film Of Your Choice

Six-Pack Pass $100, gives you access to 6 films, shareable with others.

Step 1 Choose your films. Keep in mind that for popular films, lines may form early and some theatres have limited capacity.

Festival Pass $185, unlimited films, not shareable or transferable, includes the tasty Opening Night Dinner on Taylor Street. Become a PTFF Patron: Director Pass $650 ($450 tax deductible donation), unlimited films with personalized Concierge service (seating is guaranteed if reserved with Concierge), exclusive parties with filmmakers, includes the tasty Opening Night Dinner on Taylor Street.

Step 2 60 minutes before showtime: Numbered tickets are distributed to each person with a valid pass. Each attendee must be present to receive a numbered ticket. These are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis and guarantee a seat. Step 3 Doors open 30 minutes before showtime: Line up with your pass and numbered ticket in hand. You may get into the line according to your ticket number, or join at the back.

Mogul Pass $1250 ($1000 tax deductible donation), unlimited films with personalized Concierge service (seating is guaranteed if reserved with Concierge), exclusive parties with filmmakers, includes the tasty Opening Night Dinner on Taylor Street and PTFF schwag.

Latecomers: If you’re a passholder arriving after the 30-minute deadline without a numbered ticket, see the theatre manager (wearing a black PTFF baseball hat) for availability. If the house is sold out, you will have time to get to a different theatre.

All passes include a one-year PTFF membership card. Members receive our monthly e-mail newsletter, invitations to year-round events, access to our library of independent films (with over 1000 titles) as well as discounts from our business partners: Pane d’Amore, Rose Theatre, Port Townsend Fudge and more!

Rush Tickets $12, Rush tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis, to nonpassholders waiting in the rush ticket-line. When a theatre doesn’t fill up, tickets are sold 10 minutes before showtime until the lights go down. Cash only.

Visit our website at www.ptfilmfest.com/ Festival/Passes.html for full details and a link to purchase passes.

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At Hospitality, you can:

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THEATRES

(see back page map for locations) All theatres are wheelchair accessible. Seating begins 30 minutes before showtime. Key City Public Theatre (419 Washington Street) 66 seats. Concessions available. Northwest Maritime Center (431 Water Street) 200 seats. Limited concessions available. Peter Simpson Free Cinema at the Cotton Building (607 Water Street) 100 seats. Free to the public, this theatre has been named in honor of Peter Simpson, a founder and past Executive Director of PTFF. He was also a founder of the Port Townsend Arts Commission. Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre (211 Taylor Street) Free to the public. The outdoor theatre is located under the stars Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Festivities start at 7:15 p.m. Some straw bales are available, but it’s best to bring seating and blankets. No dogs allowed at the outdoor theatre. Donations gratefully accepted. Rose Theatre and Rosebud Cinema (235 Taylor Street) 158 seats and 79 seats respectively. Concessions are available inside the theatre. The Starlight Room (237 Taylor Street, 3rd Floor) 45 seats. Ages 21+ only at this theatre. Concessions available. American Legion Theatre (209 Monroe Street) 250 seats. Limited concessions available.

Theatre Protocols Recording devices of any kind are strictly prohibited. Seat-saving is not allowed. Children younger than six are permitted only at the Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre. Parental discretion is advised. Films are not rated. Check program timing! Runtimes do not include Q&A sessions or introductions.

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Libations

No Outdoor Film In High Winds

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AREA 51: THE FESTIVAL BAR ON THE DOCK (Marine Park Community Building – 603 Water Street, across from the American Legion Theatre). Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1p.m. -7 p.m. Happy Hour at 6 p.m. every day. Sit and sip a cocktail made with organically distilled spirits or a non-alcoholic beverage with others who share your love of indie film. Filmmakers’ panels are held here on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. During panel discussions, minors are welcome. Thanks to our sponsors Bainbridge Organic Distillers and Chateau Ste. Michelle, all proceeds support our mission to inform and inspire with film!

Awards Presentation: Congratulate A Filmmaker! Open to the public. Watch clips from the feature films in competition (listed on page 47) at the Rose Theatre, Sunday 6:15 p.m. Jury awards are presented for Best Films in five categories. We will also reveal the winners of your Audience Choice Awards, Spirit of PTFF and The Big Cheese Award presented by Mount Townsend Creamery.

Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre will not operate in high winds, but light rain showers will not stop the show!

Got kids? While you watch films your children can have fun at Firefly’s Film Camp: Firefly Academy is pleased to announce Film Camp! An exciting option for kids during the festival weekend. Drop your children ages 2 1/2 and older at Firefly’s convenient downtown location, 842 Washington Street, Suite 104. Activities for all ages include: Lego animation, claymation, arts and crafts. $10/hr first child, $5/hr second child. Or save with a Film Camp Pass: unlimited hours over Film Fest Weekend $100. Hours: Friday 4 p.m.-10 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-10 p.m. and by request on Sunday. For more information visit www.fireflyacademy. com or call (360) 379-1129.

For last-minute updates, check Hospitality, ptfilmfest.com, Facebook & Twitter!

PTFF Library: After November 1, many films screened this weekend will be in our Library for members to check out. Come to our office at 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A. Contact: Port Townsend Film Festival 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360)379-1333 info@ptfilmfest.com www.ptfilmfest.com Win A Mogul Pass For 2016: How did we do? Go to www.ptfilmfest.com and fill out our survey to enter into a drawing for a 2016 Mogul Pass. One week only! Please complete by October 4, 2015.

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THE MAGIC LANTERN BEER & WINE GARDEN (under the big white tent at the corner of Taylor and Washington Street) features beverages from PT Brewing Co. and Chateau Ste. Michelle wine. Friday, 6 p.m.–9 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, Noon–9 p.m.

Questions? Ask a volunteer in a red hat or a theatre manager wearing a black baseball hat (thanks to Honey Toad Studio) to assist you.

OUR FILM GUESTS Jim Bigham

Jim is a director and producer whose many awards include the international award-winning documentary For Once In My Life. TV credits include Ballers, and SNL. He was an Oscar nominee for Turner, Chasing the Dream. He received the 2007 Independent Spirit Award for Sweet Land, (see page 12) which he produced. He is also one of this year’s feature documentary jurors.

Alexandria Bombach and Mo Scarpelli Co-recipients of our 2014 Film Fellowship allowed Bombach and Scarpelli to complete work on their film Frame by Frame, screened in this year’s festival. Alexandria is a documentary filmmaker who lives on the road. She received two Emmy awards for the Move Shake Stories of Allison Gannett and Gregg Treinish, both shown on PTFF 2013. Mo is a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker with experience filming and photographing in more than 20 countries.

Beau Bridges One of the busiest and most versatile actors in Hollywood, Beau is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe, and one-time Grammy Award winner. He is also a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee. He is currently performing in the award winning series Masters of Sex (see page 10).

Evan Bush

Evan is a reporter at The Seattle Times who covered the marijuana industry from 2014-2015 in Seattle. He’s amused by sources that try to curry favor by offering pot he can’t accept. He will be onstage for Q&As with Rolling Papers.

Chris Cooper Since beginning his movie career at the age of 35, Chris worked steadily as a solid supporting actor where he has brought great depth to his performances. He has acted in numerous roles – from a homophobic ex-Marine in American Beauty to an obsessive orchid collector minus a few front teeth in Adaptation. Chris starred in our 2014 PTFF Special Evening screening of Lone Star (see page 11).

Marianne Leone Cooper Marianne Leone is an actress, screenwriter and essayist. She had a recurring role on HBO’s Sopranos as Joanne Moltisanti. She can be seen this December in David O. Russell’s film Joy. Marianne’s essays have appeared in the Boston Globe, Post Road, Solstice, Coastal Living, Bark Magazine and WBUR’s Cognoscenti blog. (See page 12.)

Rocky Friedman Rocky spearheaded the restoration of the 1907 Rose Theatre in 1992, and the addition of the Rosebud Cinema in 1995. He has been programming the theatre for 23 years. The Starlight Room, a partnership with the Silverwater Café, made

2015 PTFF its debut at the 2013 festival. Rocky cofounded the Port Townsend Film Festival and the popular School of Athens Lecture Series, and received his degree from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.

Jon Gann Founder of DC Shorts, author, filmmaker, Executive Director of CINE and longtime friend of PTFF, Jon joins us for the second year with his favorite short films, the WA 2 WA Shorts Program. Jon has presented film festival strategies at over 100 universities, film organizations and film festivals worldwide, and has spoken at the International Film Festival Summit and TEDxWDC.

Robert Horton Robert is a film critic for Seattle Weekly and the Everett Herald, and a longtime contributor to Film Comment. He teaches film at Seattle University, and serves as a guest speaker for Smithsonian Journeys. His books include Frankenstein and Billy Wilder: Interviews. Robert has been Master of Ceremonies and an interviewer for PTFF since 2001.

Ali Selim As an advertising commercial director since 1989, Ali directed over 850 television commercials, winning the Gold Lion — advertising’s most coveted award — from Cannes. He joins us to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Sweet Land, the first film he wrote and directed. The film received numerous awards and was named one of the Ten Best Films of 2006 by over a dozen critics, including the Los Angeles Times and Entertainment Weekly. He is also one of this year’s feature narrative jurors. (See page 12.)

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Join our 16th Opening Ceremony, Friday 4 p.m. Come to the Haller Fountain on Taylor Street at 4 p.m. and welcome our filmmakers as they arrive in classic cars escorted by the Rakers Car Club. Watch Special Guests Beau Bridges and Chris Cooper cut the film ribbon and officially begin our 16th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival! Festival, Director, and Mogul Passholders are served salmon dinner on Taylor Street at 4:30 p.m.

The Art of Acting: A Conversation with Beau Bridges & Chris Cooper Join us, when our special guests, Beau Bridges and Chris Cooper discuss the Art of Acting, Saturday afternoon 12:30 p.m., at the American Legion Theatre. Moderated by Rose Theatre owner, Rocky Friedman, expect a lively conversation between two very versatile and skilled actors. Bridges was born into an acting family, while Cooper came to acting later in life. Both men are working at the top of their game, and the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions of these two extraordinary artists.

Start the day with free coffee and filmmakers’ tales of how films are made Our morning panel discussions with filmmakers are funny, irreverent, serious and thought provoking. Filmmakers discuss various themes from funding woes and overseas difficulties to cinematography and actors. Jon Gann, founder of DC Shorts (see page 8), will moderate the panel on Saturday morning. Topic is TBD. Previous years topic’s include: The Challenges of Indie Production and The Craft of Screenwriting. Former PTFF alumnus, Jonathan Browning, a writer/director who works in Los Angeles, will moderate the panel Sunday morning. Browning is a Short Narrative Film Juror for PTFF this year. Sunday morning’s panel will share stories about themselves and one event that shaped them as a person. Their stories are often surprising and moving. Location: Area 51:The Festival Bar on the Dock, next to the Peter Simpson Free Cinema, Sat. and Sun., 10 a.m., 60-90 minutes. Free admission.

SPECIAL EVENTS A Very Special Evening with Beau Bridges: The Fabulous Baker Boys Friday, 6:30 p.m. American Legion Theatre

Beau Bridges is back to Masters of Sex for his third season as Barton Scully, a university provost and friend of sexuality researcher, Dr. William H. Masters. Ashamed of his homosexuality, Scully turns to Dr. Masters – who both blackmails and tries to cure him. The role is complex. Scully is a married man and his wife loves him just the way he is. The critics love Beau Bridges too. He was nominated for a 2015 Emmy for his guest role in the series. If we were to list all the roles Bridges has played over his six-decade career, such as Nixon, P.T. Barnum and Col. Tom Parker, it would fill pages. The Fabulous Baker Boys (see page 19), filmed in Seattle with Michelle Pfeiffer and his brother, Jeff Bridges, screens Friday night, with Bridges coming on stage for Q&A afterwards. He’ll speak with us in person again on Saturday with actor Chris Cooper in The Art of Acting: A Conversation with Beau Bridges and Chris Cooper, moderated by Rose Theatre owner, Rocky Friedman. The son of actor Lloyd Bridges, and older brother of Jeff, Beau was on the sets of his father’s Sea Hunt series as a toddler. His first role in a feature film

was The Red Pony, when he was six-years-old. “It was a small part,” he said, “just two or three lines.” The director, Lewis Milestone, was his father’s friend. The set was out in the sand dunes on a southern California beach, in a prefab one-room shack with no running water, electricity or telephone. “I knew how films were made at a very early age,” he said. Childhood was an apprenticeship (“I went to work in my father’s shop”). His subsequent acting career is “my job,” he said. “My dad gave me all my tools,” Bridges said. This included a small, six-lesson book on method acting by Konstantin Stanislavsky, which Bridges embraced early on and employs in all his roles. For the role of Bob Gibbs in Maximum Bob, he flew to Florida to meet the ultraconservative judge upon whom novelist Elmore Leonard had based his story. The judge is “saddled with a space-cadet wife, Leanne, who has a second personality, a 12-year-old black girl named Wanda Grace and he wants to get rid of both of them,” wrote The NY Times. For his role as Barnum & Bailey Circus owner, in P.T.Barnum, Bridges found only one recording of Barnum’s voice

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on a telephone – a Shakespearean voice. “I just don’t have that training,” he said. His son, Jordan, a classically trained actor who played the younger Barnum in the film, coached his father so that they could speak with consistent intonation. When he played Nixon, in Kissinger and Nixon, Bridges studied for the part with materials from the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in nearby Yorba Linda. “I was not a big fan, but tried to ‘get into his choices.” Makeup was a three-hour ordeal each morning to cover prosthetic jowls and nose. “It felt like Japanese kabuki,” he said. Bridges won a Grammy in 2009 for Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, in the category of “Best Spoken Word Album.” It’s a subject close to his heart. He’s a board member of the Wishtoyo Foundation and has worked for more than 20 years to save both Chumash Indian sacred and cultural sites and environmentally sensitive areas on California’s coast. His father had been involved with the American Oceans Campaign and Heal the Bay, based in Los Angeles. The Wishtoyo Foundation is a member of Waterkeeper Alliance, which began with fishermen identifying and suing polluters of the Hudson River. “One of the biggest successes of the Wishtoyo Foundation is keeping oil drillers out of the Santa Clara River riparian zone,” said Bridges. “They see us coming and settle out of court.” Bridges, the father of five children, lives with his wife, Wendy, near Los Angeles. Bridges is vegan, an avid organic gardener and raises orchids at home and on his property on the island of Kaua‘i, Hawaii. ■ By Jan Halliday

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A Very Special Evening with Chris Cooper: Adaptation Saturday, 6:30 p.m. American Legion Theatre Chris Cooper won both an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Adaptation (see page 14) with Meryl Streep and Nicolas Cage. He also starred in John Sayles’ film, Lone Star and was a supporting actor in American Beauty, October Sky, The Bourne Identity, Seabiscuit and many more. “I couldn’t have asked for more than Lone Star, which was a great story,” Cooper said. “I like good story ... human behavior, the study of human behavior and human interaction.” PTFF filmgoers last year revisited Chris Cooper’s role of Sheriff Sam Deeds in Lone Star. The film was chosen by Special Guests, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, as one of their best. Sayles gave Cooper his first acting job in the mid-1980s in Matewan. He most recently cast Cooper as Captain Richard Henry Pratt, founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, in To Save the Man, which may be filmed at Fort Worden, Port Townsend, in 2016.

Cooper played orchid thief John Laroche in the 2002 film Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze. We screen Adaption Saturday night, with a Q&A afterwards with Cooper. Earlier in the day, he joins Beau Bridges on stage in The Art of Acting: A Conversation with Beau Bridges and Chris Cooper, moderated by Rose Theatre owner, Rocky Friedman. “Adaptation was quite unusual,” said Cooper. For most scripts, you get an idea of what direction the writer, the screenwriter intends you to go. This was different, because I couldn’t nail down John Laroche’s character before the audition,” Cooper said, adding he drove from his home in Massachusetts to New York for the audition. “I told Spike, ‘I cannot give you my definitive idea of John Laroche, because I just see too many possibilities of different ways to play this character.’” He asked Jonze to let him show four or five different ways of showing the character, and “Spike was so encouraged that that’s the way we continued to work when we shot

the film ... the outcome of that was a real surprise, because I never knew which take Spike chose until the final editing.” Cooper said his influences include Montgomery Clift, James Dean and Marlon Brando. “I would often accompany my mother to the movies,” he said of his youth in Kansas City, Missouri, “so I got to see some pretty adult stuff when I was 5, 6 and 7 years old.” He recalled East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause, when they first came out. “There was a new kind of acting going on then.” He mentioned Jo Van Fleet (The Rose Tattoo, Gunfight at the Okay Corral) and Kim Stanley (Frances, Picnic). “I had no idea I was going to be an actor then, but something affected me very strongly.” Cooper has a multitude of upcoming projects: an investment banker struggling with numbness after the death of his wife; the great American author, J.D. Salinger, in Coming Through the Rye; and as ‘Al Templeton,’ the eccentric owner of a local diner which houses the portal to go back in time (a 9 episode series on Hulu). He also appears on Christmas Day in the David O. Russell drama, Joy. Cooper is here with his wife, actress and memoirist Marianne Leone Cooper, our “Formative Film” author of note. Her book, Jesse: A Mother’s Story, is for sale at the Imprint Bookstore, at 820 Water Street. ■ Interview by Robin Dudley, Port Townsend Leader Arts Editor

SPECIAL EVENTS Formative Film with Marianne Leone Cooper: My Left Foot Sunday, 3:30 p.m. American Legion Theatre

There are moments in all our lives that change everything. Good or bad your life is different. Permanently. In a flash.

Most of Jesse’s angels were young Irish women, who served as live-in nannies, showing Jesse a level of love and normality, he deserved.

The birth of Chris and Marianne Leone Cooper’s son, Jesse, was one of those events. Born weeks early, in the hospital for many days, then having a catastrophic seizure that resulted in cerebral palsy, Jesse took his parents into an extraordinarily difficult, and very different new life.

“The Irish seem to embrace inclusion as the norm,” says Leone, “it was a fight every day to get that for Jesse.”

As this year’s “Formative Film Author,” Marianne has chosen My Left Foot (see page 16), the 1989 film about Irish author and painter Christy Brown. The film is based upon Brown’s book of the same name. The movie won many honors, including an Academy Award for Daniel Day Lewis’ portrayal of Brown who, like Jesse, suffered from cerebral palsy from birth. Marianne and Chris were dedicated professionals who lived the bohemian life, scraping by but steadily gaining ground as actors. Having a child, let alone a child who was extremely dependent upon them for everything, was a sea change event. “The movie was haunting to me,” said Leone, “For each character in the movie, there was a similar character in my life. Christy Brown’s mother was a saint, though, I was a f-ing mother bear.” In her book Jesse: A Mother’s Story (Simon and Schuster, 2011), Marianne Leone Cooper tells her personal story in an open, blunt, emotional and heart wrenching manner. It is a story of struggle to let Jesse live as normal a life as possible, often combating a system that was more focused on disruption than inclusion. Jesse exposes Marianne’s struggle to advocate for her son, the amazing people who showed up as if summoned to be Jesse’s angels and what it took to deal with Jesse’s death in 2005 at the age of 17. “I first saw the movie when Jesse was only two,” Leone said, “little did I know what impact the Irish would have on the next 15 years of my life.”

Leone read the book before seeing the movie. “So many books and movies are all about the poor crips,” says Leone, “My Left Foot showed Christy Brown as he saw himself; a full human.” My Left Foot also gave Leone permission not to coddle Jesse, “Christy’s family treated him like any member of his huge family. Do I want a disabled brat child, I asked myself?” Both Marianne and Chris have frequently collaborated with Indie filmmaker John Sayles’, PTFF’s special guest last year with his producer, Maggie Renzi. Appearing in his films gave her a wonderful and eerie experience a few weeks ago. “Jesse had a small role in John Sayles’ movie, City of Hope. A few days ago I came into the room and the movie was on. Jesse’s scene was showing. He was laughing in a close up. I remembered shooting that scene and that John had his hands on top of my head to keep me from standing up and ruining the shot.” Jesse would be 27 today. Asked what he might be doing today Leone replied, “He wanted to be a software designer. I think, given his parent’s genes, he would have been an artist, perhaps a screenwriter like me.” My Left Foot is a beautiful, gripping film, offering insight, inspiration and understanding to the viewer. Join Marianne at the American Legion Theatre to see the film again or be introduced to one very fine film. Marianne will be on stage for a Q&A afterwards. Her book, Jesse: A Mother’s Story will be available for sale and signing in the lobby, after the Q&A. My Left Foot will be available for purchase as well. ■ By Peter Quinn The Writers’ Workshoppe

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10th Anniversary Celebration: Sweet Land Saturday, 3:15 p.m., Rose Theatre Director Ali Selim and producer Jim Bigham join us this year to celebrate the decadelong love story that audiences have with their film, Sweet Land (see page 18). After a stellar international Festival run in 2005, the film opened theatrically (including an extended run at the Rose Theatre). In 2007, it won the 2007 Indie Spirit Award for “Best First Feature.” Based on Midwesterner Will Weaver’s short story of the same name, the screenplay languished while director and producer searched 16 years for funding. Only then the search began for a small prairie town with no power lines–or, a town so recently joining the 21st century that lines were underground. They found open skies in Minnesota, midway between the South Dakota border and Minneapolis. The quiet little town of Montevideo (pop. 5,000), surrounded by fields, was a perfect setting for the story of Inge, a post-World War I, German National, arriving in “Audubon, Minnesota” for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer. Says actress Elizabeth Reaser, who played the role of Inge, “It’s a story about listening, not about talking… describing the vulnerability of silence.” As work got underway, each day seemed to bring an array of gifts–from offers of free lodging for cast and crew to a resident sharing his collection of perfectly restored model T’s. The filmmakers are enjoying a resurgence of interest in Sweet Land, a full decade after its first release.

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Mrs. Doubtfire

Ratatouille

Director: Chris Columbus

Director: Brad Bird

Friday, 7:30 p.m. Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre

Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre

Iconic comedian Robin Williams plays Daniel Hillard, an out-of-work actor whose recent divorce left him without the custody of his beloved three children. When he learns that his ex-wife needs a housekeeper, he applies for the job and disguises himself as a devoted British nanny, in order to see his kids everyday. USA/1993/125 min. Best Make-up 1994 Academy Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture 1994 Golden Globes

Remy is a determined young rat, gifted with highly developed senses of taste and smell. Inspired by his idol, the recently deceased chef Auguste Gusteau, Remy dreams of becoming a chef himself. When fate places Remy by Gusteau’s restaurant in Paris, he strikes an alliance with Linguini, the garbage boy. Torn between his family’s wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious chain of events that turn the City of Lights upside down. USA/2007/111 min.

SUNDAY

Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) Director: Giuseppe Tornatore

Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre

In a post-war Sicilian village, Salvatore is a cheeky young boy enchanted by the flickering images at the local Cinema Paradiso. Eager to learn about the secret of cinema’s magic, he frequently visits Alfredo, the projectionist, and forms a deep bond with him. Based on screenwriter/director Giuseppe Tornatore’s life, Cinema Paradiso is the beautiful reminiscence of a filmmaker’s lifelong love affair with films. Italy, France/1988/124 min. Italian with English Subtitles Best Foreign Language Film 1990 Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 1990 Golden Globes Awards Grand Prix du Jury 1989 Cannes Film Festival

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Adaptation Director: Spike Jonze

Boy and the World

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Saturday, 6:30 p.m. American Legion Theatre

(O Menino e o Mundo) Director: Alê Abreu

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Blending fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people, Adaptation portrays screenwriter Charlie Kaufman as he struggles to adapt The Orchid Thief to the big screen. Neurotic, insecure and frustrated with writer’s block, Charlie also has to deal with his freeloading overconfident twin, Donald, who decides to become a screenwriter himself. The narrative intersperses with the book, in which New Yorker’s journalist Susan Orlean follows John Laroche (Chris Cooper), a scruffy orchid poacher in Florida’s Everglades. A film within a film about the creation of a film, Adaptation asks us what’s real, what’s make-believe, and… what’s the difference, anyway? (See page 11 for Special Event info.)

Friday, 9:15 a.m., Rose Theatre Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema

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When his father is forced to go to the metropolis in search of work, a boy sets out on a quest to reunite his family. His journey unfolds like a tapestry, the animation takes on greater complexity and variety as his small world expands. Employing many artistic techniques, from collages to watercolor paintings, the stunning visuals are coupled with vibrant rhythms to portray the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child. Mostly wordless (with the occasional use of gibberish Portuguese), the seemingly simple story allows audiences of all ages to unveil deeper levels of the same narrative. Gorgeous and profound, Boy and the World is a cautionary tale of globalization and a powerful visceral experience of a passage through contemporary life.

Saturday, 9:00 p.m. The Starlight Room

USA/2002/114 min. Best Actor in a Supporting Role– Chris Cooper 2003 Academy Awards

Director: Gregory Kohn

A struggling socially isolated new mother is overcome with the need to run away. She joins her old high school group of guy friends at a secluded mountain home. Amidst tears, laughter and ingested mushrooms, Molly and her old buddies go through a psychedelic adventure, connecting with nature, and ultimately themselves. Chronicling their discussions and reminiscences, inevitably they will all have to come down. Come Down Molly is an expressionist odyssey exploring the lonely side of entering adulthood. USA/2015/81 min. Screening with Everything Else

Brazil/2013/80 min.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role– Chris Cooper 2003 Golden Globes

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Don’t Worry Baby Director: Julian Branciforte Facebook.com/dontworrybabyfilm

Friday, 9:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema Saturday, Noon Key City Public Theatre

A slacker son and his middle-aged overbearing father unknowingly sleep with the same woman. When the woman returns four years later, they compete over the paternity of a daughter that either one may have fathered. In this duel-like dramedy set in New York, both father and son have some growing up to do.

Fourth Man Out Director: Andrew Nackman

Friday, 9:00 p.m. Key City Public Theatre Saturday, Noon, The Starlight Room

Adam, a small-town mechanic, is turning 24 and decides to come out of the closet to his three longtime friends. Now, they must act normal through their usual poker night and hockey games, while trying to avoid the occasional homophobic joke. Will they rise to the challenge and support Adam to face his family and the nosy God-fearing neighbor? This lighthearted comedy is a refreshing look on coming out of the blue-collar closet and the growing pains of friendship.

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Good Ol’ Boy Friday, 12:15 p.m., Rose Theatre

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Sunday, 6:00 p.m., The Starlight Room

Director: Jim Sheridan

Director: Frank Lotito goodolboythemovie.com

An East Indian family moves to small town, America. In this coming-of-age story, Smith is a 10-year-old who wants to fit in with the new culture: He loves Saturday Night Fever, falls head-overheels for the blond next door and wants to carve a real pumpkin for Halloween. But Smith’s desire to be a “good old boy” propels him further away from his family’s traditional ideals until things might have gone too far. A feel-good tribute to childhood heroes and first love in suburban America.

Sunday, 3:30 p.m. American Legion Theatre

Christy Brown is born with cerebral palsy into a large and poor but loving family in Ireland. His indomitable mother nurtures and believes in him. Until Mrs. Brown is involved in an accident, forcing Christy to use his one controllable extremity, his left foot. Earning the respect of his family and neighbors, Christy becomes an accomplished painter and writer. (See page 12 for Special Event info.)

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Number One Fan (Elle l’adore) Director: Jeanne Herry

Saturday, 9:00 a.m. Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Rosebud Cinema

Muriel is a beautician who, for the past two decades, has been French crooner Vincent Lacroix’s number one fan. She spends most of her free time following his work. She’s also a big talker and tells tall tales. Then, one night, her idol Vincent shows up at her doorstep. His arrival turns Muriel’s life upside down as she embarks on a journey that even she could not have invented. France/2015/105 min.

Ireland, UK/1989/103 min.

French with English subtitles

Best Actor in a Leading Role 1990 Academy Awards

Winner Ornano Prize 2014 Deauville American Film Festival

USA/2015/104 min.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1990 Academy Awards

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Set on a research vessel en route to the stunning icy landscape of Antarctica, Peter is a writer sharing his dream of going to the ends of the earth with his new wife, Chloe. The confines of the ship and the wide-open spaces of the southern ocean set the stage for a modern exploration of love, isolation and the inescapable vastness of the natural world.

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Songs My Brothers Taught Me Director: Chloé Zhao songsmybrotherstaughtme.com

Friday, 6:00 p.m., The Starlight Room Friday, 6:00 p.m. Peter Simpson Free Cinema Saturday, 12:15 p.m. Northwest Maritime Center

Johnny, a restless Lakota teen, and his spirited little sister Jashaun, live with their troubled mother on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. While Johnny secretly plans to move to L.A with his girlfriend, Jashaun holds onto her faith in the community and the simple pleasures she finds there. When their estranged cowboy father dies unexpectedly, Johnny is reluctant to leave his sister behind. Set on the Great Plains and the Badlands of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Songs My Brothers Taught Me is a low-key portrait of life in the Reservation as well as a compelling tale exploring the bond between siblings, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscover the meaning of home. USA/2015/98 min. SPONSORED BY

Sweet Land

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The Chef’s Wife

Director: Ali Selim

(On a Failli Être Amies)

sweetlandmovie.com

Director: Anne Le Ny

Saturday, 3:15 p.m., Rose Theatre

Friday, 12:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema

Inge, a feisty German mail-order bride arrives in 1920s Minnesota to marry a taciturn Norwegian farmer named Olaf. Post WWI anti-German propaganda and the fear of socialism causes the local minister to openly forbid the marriage. Even though Inge is unable to obtain the proper immigration papers, and they are outcast from the small town, Inge and Olaf fall in love. Sweet Land is a poignant and lyrical celebration of land, love, and the American immigrant experience. (See page 12 for Special Event info.)

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Northwest Maritime Center

USA/2005/110 min.

Marithé and Carole are almost friends. Marithé is a divorced mother living an apparently fulfilled life as an advisor in a training center, helping adults find a new vocation. In walks Carole, the unhappy wife of a successful Michelin-starred chef. Marithé soon discovers that Carole is looking for more than just a career change. After meeting the charming chef Sam, Marithé is more eager than ever to help her friend start over. France/2014/90 min. French with English subtitles

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After the death of her father, 14-yearold Mackenzie is sent by her struggling mother to live with her uncle in Alaska. Although the uncle seem supportive at first, he soon becomes anything but caring and she must flee. Seeking a way back to Seattle and her absent mother, Mackenzie follows Bartlett, a loner backpacker, across the Denali mountain wilderness in search of sanctuary.

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1971 Director: Johanna Hamilton 1971film.com

Friday, 9:00 a.m., The Starlight Room Friday, 9:00 a.m. Peter Simpson Free Cinema Sunday, 6:15 p.m. Northwest Maritime Center

Before Watergate, before WikiLeaks, before Edward Snowden – there were eight bold citizens who covertly entered their local FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, to steal potentially incriminating files and leak them to the press. The break-in is a little-known but seminal event in contemporary American history that exposed FBI’s illegal surveillance programs. This led to the country’s first Congressional investigation of U.S. intelligence agencies. Never caught, 43 years later these everyday Americans – parents, teachers and citizens – publicly reveal themselves for the first time and share their story.

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Austin to Boston

Back on Board: Greg Louganis

Director: James Marcus Haney

Director: Cheryl Furjanic

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Friday, 9:15 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center

Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema

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After a fire-fueled final night at Austin’s SXSW Music Festival, four bands pile into beat-up VW vans and head out on a zigzag tour. Ben Howard, The Staves, Nathaniel Rateliff and Bear’s Den are from London’s Communion collective, a group of artists who support new songwriting through gigs, a record label and publishing. But heavy rainstorms, multiple breakdowns, and cramped conditions remind them that to push through sometimes you need to pull together. USA, Australia, UK/2015/72 min.

USA/2014/79 min.

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Sunday, 9:30 a.m. American Legion Theatre

Four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis is considered the greatest competitive high diver in history. His grace, precision and courage sparked a worldwide fascination with this sport. One of the first openly gay and HIV-positive athletes, he has given director Cheryl Furjanic unprecedented access to his life over the last three years. Her intimate portrait of his public triumphs and private struggles lets us see his choices, career and life. Ultimately, he reemerges on the world stage a changed man and mentor to a new generation of young athletes. USA/2014/87 min. Screening with Tomgirl Best Documentary Feature 2015 Annapolis Film Festival Best Editing Award 2015 Salem Film Fest Audience Award Winner 2014 Outfest Los Angeles LBGT Film Festival

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Bulletproof is a production of the Zeno Actors Camp, a collective that meets yearly in Hollywood to produce a film. Although many of the cast and crew have disabilities, their films aren’t about limitations or making a statement: “It’s all about making an awesome movie.” A captivating film within a film, weaving 1890s period drama and presentday action, Becoming Bulletproof’s snaking plot requires mastering lines, pushing through take after take, and showing up on time in costume. While the actors grapple with these high expectations, we witness a personally and socially transformative experience as preconceived notions give way to friendship. USA/2015/80 min. Audience Award Winner Best Film 2015 Cleveland International Film Festival Audience Choice Winner 2014 Heartland Film Festival SPONSORED BY

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During the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. Since the regime fell from power in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. As foreign troops and media withdraw, Afghanistan is left to stand on its own, and so are its journalists. Follow four Afghan photojournalists, including Pulitzer Prize winner Massoud Hossaini, as they face the realities of building a free press in their country, reframing Afghanistan for the world and for themselves. Afghanistan/2015/85 min. Screening with We Are Fire English and Dari with English Subtitles Jury Award Winner 2015 Nashville Film Festival Audience Choice Winner 2015 Telluride Mountain Film Festival

Friday, 3:30 p.m. American Legion Theatre Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Rosebud Cinema

What can a person do when faced with injustice? John T. Williams, a 50-year-old seventh generation Nitinaht woodcarver, was one of the most talented in his family. On his way to meet his brothers, he was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer. The shooting, which was found to be unjustified by the Seattle Police Department, sparked an outcry that extended beyond the city of Seattle and the native community. John`s older brother, Rick Williams, chose a peaceful response by carving a 34-foot memorial totem pole in his honor. With the help of countless community members, tribes and multi-cultural volunteers, the totem now stands at the Seattle Center. USA/2014/57 min. Screening with Penny

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Your little piece of Italy for over 30 years!

How to Change the World

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An eclectic group of Canadian hippie journalists, photographers, musicians, scientists and American draft dodgers set out to stop Richard Nixon’s atomic bomb tests in Amchitka, Alaska. This was only the beginning of what was to become the world’s largest activist organization, Greenpeace. Armed with cameras and the power of images, they undertake some of the most courageous and significant environmental protests in history. Crafted with a wealth of 16mm archival footage and narrated by their original (and reluctant) leader, Bob Hunter, the film chronicles the power struggles of once like-minded friends as their activism takes root. “How can we save the planet,” says Bob Hunter, “if we cannot save ourselves?”

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Canada, UK/2015/110 min.

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Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia

Landfill Harmonic

Revival: The Sam Bush Story

Director: Jim Aikman

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Directors: Wayne Franklin & Kris Wheeler

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“The world sends us garbage. We send back music.” The Recycled Orchestra of Cautera is a Paraguayan musical group of kids who live adjacent to one of South America’s largest landfills. This unlikely orchestra plays music from instruments made entirely out of garbage: string and wind instruments are made with oil tin cans, forks and bottle caps. When their story goes viral, the orchestra is catapulted into the global spotlight. With the guidance of their visionary music director, Favio Chávez, they must navigate this new world of arenas and sold out concerts. Landfill Harmonic is an inspiring story of how music gave hope to an entire community, proving that simple solutions can bring social transformation.

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Spanish with English subtitles

Not many musicians can lay claim to being the “father” of an entire genre of music. Sam Bush can. While he’s inspired some of the world’s most famous bands and accomplished musicians, the “Father of Newgrass” remains an unknown legend to most. “Too old to be young and too young to be an old legend,” is how Sam describes himself. In Revival: The Sam Bush Story, audiences experience the power of Sam’s musical journey. Noted musicians, from Alison Krauss to John Oates, from the Avett Brothers to Chris Thile, say many of today’s biggest acts in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Americana and the jam band scene owe a debt of gratitude to Sam. But where does the “Father of Newgrass” fit in the new world of acoustic music?

Screening with Tiger Hood

USA/ 2015/98 min.

Jury’s Award 2015 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival

Audience Award 2015 SXSW

Jeff Lowe helped make climbing what it is today, through technical innovation and more than 1,000 first ascents. On the north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps, he experienced a spiritual transformation that continues to this day. Naming the route he opened Metanoia, Greek for “changing one’s perspective,” he brings the creativity and strength that characterized his climbing career to facing his own mortality. USA/2014/84 min. Screening with Denali Audience Award Best Mountaineering Film 2015 Trento Film Festival

USA, Paraguay, Brazil/ 2015/ 84 min.

Audience Award Winner 2015 Nashville Film Festival Best Alabama Film, Best Documentary Feature 2015 Sidewalk Film Festival

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Recreational marijuana sales exploded in Colorado when pot was legalized in January 2014. To cover this groundbreaking news, The Denver Post creates the first pot section of a major newspaper and appoints music critic Ricardo Baca as the world’s first marijuana news editor. Baca sets out with a team of straight-laced staff writers and offbeat freelancers, covering policy news, cannabis reviews, edible recipes and parenting advice: Pot journalism is official. As legalization finds its way into society, the dying industry of newspapers hedges its bets on a new ground. USA/2015/79 min. Screening with The Bad Boy of Bowling

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Romeo is Bleeding

2015 PTFF

The Breach

The Diplomat

Director: Mark Titus

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Richmond, California has more in common with the classic story set in Verona, Italy than it may seem at first. An ongoing brutal turf war between North and Central Richmond haunts the lives of many. Donté Clark transcends violence in his hometown by writing poetry and uses his voice to inspire those around him. To help empower local youth, Donté co-creates with RAW (Richmond Artists With) Talent arts organization, a contemporary urban adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. As Montague vs. Capulet transforms into North vs. Central, real life parallels the play and asks us: Will you let your constraints define you, or will you redefine them?

When fishing guide/filmmaker Mark Titus learns why wild salmon populations plummeted in his native Pacific Northwest, he embarks on a journey to discover where the fish have gone and what might bring them back. Winding through Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska, Titus investigates environmental devastation by dams, mines, fish hatcheries and fish farms. The trail of human hubris and cultural amnesia culminates with a potential tragedy looming in Alaska – all conspiring to end the most sustainable wild food left on the planet.

USA/2015/93 min. Screening with The World is as Big or as Small as You Make It Audience Award Best Documentary Feature 2015 San Francisco Int’l Film Fest Juried Prize Winner 2015 Berkshire International Film Festival Jury Award 2015 Seattle International Film Festival Audience Award 2015 Seattle International Film Festival SPONSORED BY

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Saturday, 6:15 p.m. Northwest Maritime Center Sunday, 9:15 a.m., Rose Theatre

Ambassador Richard Holbrooke’s singular career spans 50-years of American foreign policy. This riveting story is told through the perspective of his eldest son, David. Filmmaker David captures the legacy of his larger-than-life father and attempts to “get to know him better in death, than I ever did in life.” Interviewing an impressive array of dignitaries, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, Al Gore and David Petraeus, we’re taken behind the scenes of high stakes diplomacy where peace is waged and wars are ended. Through senior Holbrooke’s most profound success in securing peace between Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia to his work as U.S. point man for Afghanistan and Pakistan, The Diplomat also offers a lens into his relationship with his sons. USA/2015/104 min. SPONSORED BY

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The Keepers is an intriguing behindthe-cages portrait of the Memphis (Tennessee) Zoo, home to 3,500 animals, 500 species confined on 70 acres. This intimate inside look follows five passionate and eccentric keepers as they engage in work that they love, caring for komodo dragons, penguins, snakes and lions. And, they try to find a better living situation for Kofi, the giraffe. When was the last time you heard someone say “I have the coolest job in the world?”

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The Mask You Live In Director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom therepresentationproject.org/films/ the-mask-you-live-in/

Friday, 12:30 p.m. American Legion Theatre Sunday, 3:00 p.m., The Starlight Room Sunday, 3:00 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema How are we failing our boys? Pressured

by the media, peer group, and even the adults in their lives, young boys are confronted by strong messages of gender stereotypes and masculinity. Encouraged to suppress their emotions and “man up” from an early age, boys are more likely to be diagnosed with behavior disorders, prescribed medications, fail out of school, binge drink, commit a violent crime and/or take their own lives. Interviewing men and boys from various backgrounds, including experts in neuro-science and education, The Mask You Live In offers empirical evidence of the “boy crisis” and illustrates how we, as a society, can raise a healthier generation of boys and young men.

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2015 PTFF

Very Semi-Serious Director: Leah Wolchok verysemiserious.com

Friday, Noon, The Starlight Room Saturday, 9:15 p.m., Rose Theatre

To inspire adoption of the 50,000 wild horses and burros living in government captivity, Ben Masters, a young Texas horseman, recruits three friends for an adventure reminiscent of the western frontier. They adopt, train and ride a string of mustangs 3,000 miles, from the Mexican border to Canada. Crossing some of the wildest terrain of the American West, an epic journey of self-discovery, tested friendships and perilous mountain passes ensues. With spectacular cinematography, Unbranded sheds a light on the complex plight of wild horses in the U.S.

“Cartoons either make the strange familiar or the familiar strange,” says Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker. Outlining humor, art and the genius of the single panel, the film is an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the legendary magazine’s most popular feature. From the selection process to the personalities of cartooning legends and hopefuls, Very Semi-Serious brings to light an art form that has inspired and even baffled us for decades.

USA/ 2015/105 min.

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Audience Award Winner 2015 HotDocs

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How We Select Films The search for the films you’ll see during this festival begins in the dark days of January when filmmakers submit their work. Simultaneously, PTFF program director, Jane Julian, leaves Colorado for Park City, Utah and the Sundance Film Festival. As hundreds of films are submitted over the Internet, PTFF’s 22 reviewers begin their work. Using new software developed by former Microsoft couple, Pat and Chris McFaul, reviewers rate films based on criteria, such as: story, acting, visuals, sound, creativity and festival fit. The software tracks their comments and tabulates results, all to assist the festival programmers with their final decision-making.

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By May, reviewers begin winding up, and Jane has attended Sundance, Telluride, Mountainfilm, Nashville, SXSW (Austin, Texas) and the True/False Documentary Festival in Missouri. Watching 200-300 films on the big screen, Jane gauges audience response, meets with other festival programmers to get the buzz on great films, and makes her picks. As she participates, she seeks out filmmakers. “I talk with them about their body of work, how they found their story, their challenges to complete their film, and ask if they’d like to come and share their work with our PTFF audience.” While all this is going on, Executive Director Janette Force receives suggestions from film lovers about new work they’ve seen at other festivals, talks with programmers in Washington D.C., Toronto and New York, and attends other festivals. She also watches and evaluates films that Jane and the reviewers have recommended to determine the best festival fit for our audiences. Once selections are made, and features are paired with short films, Victoria O’Donnell obtains the films in all their numerous formats and we begin to have a film festival!

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Bonita’s 2015 PTFF Four-Legged

DOUBLE FEATURE! Everything Else (Todo lo Demás) Director: Federico Untermann

Friday, 9:15 a.m. Northwest Maritime Center Saturday, 9:00 p.m. The Starlight Room When buying a home, Laura and Miguel discover more than they bargained for.

The Answers

Don’t worry.

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Director: Michael Goode

Friday, 9:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema Saturday, Noon Key City Public Theatre Immediately after his death, the victim of a car crash gets surprising answers to every question he’s ever had about his life. USA/2014/8 min. Screening with Don’t Worry Baby

Spain/2015/8 min. Spanish with English Subtitles Screening with Come Down Molly Winner 2015 Madrid en Corto Winner 2015 Telemadrid/La Otra

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Saturday, 3:00 p.m. Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 6:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema Mia and Tim have been together forever. To escape boredom, they invent a game: They’ve agreed to help each other meet their unfulfilled desires. Germany, USA/2014/14 min. German with English subtitles

Friday, 12:30 p.m. Rosebud Cinema Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Northwest Maritime Center A young boy embarrassed by his inability to swim, discovers a way to get out of a swimming lesson. France/2014/7 min. French with English Subtitles Screening with The Chef’s Wife

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An Education: A Father/Daughter Trip of Discovery Director: Fitz Cahall

Friday, 6:15 p.m. Northwest Maritime Center Sunday, Noon, The Starlight Room Life is sweet for expedition climber, Mike Libecki and his 11-year-old daughter in their first adventure together to Antarctica. USA/2015/9 min. Screening with Red Knot

Cailleach Director: Rosie Reed Hillman

Saturday, 6:00 p.m. The Starlight Room Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Peter Simpson Free Cinema Morag is 86. She lives a simple and peaceful life with her three cats and 12 sheep, following five generations that preceded her on the Isle of Harris, Scotland.

Saturday, 9:00 p.m. Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 12:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema John and Ann Betar, the longest-married couple in the U.S., celebrate their 82nd anniversary to the tunes of Australian musician Ben Lee. USA/2015/4 min. Screening with The Farewell Party

Friday, 9:00 a.m. Key City Public Theatre Saturday, 6:00 p.m. Key City Public Theatre Maia and her boyfriend have been dating for eight years, but they’ve never said, “I love you.” For Valentine’s Day, filmmaker Bianca Giaever helped Maia make a video to finally say those words. USA/ 2015/7 min. Screening with The Young Kieslowski

Director: Alexander Conrads

Denali Director: Ben Knight

Saturday, Noon Peter Simpson Free Cinema Saturday, 12:15 p.m., Rose Theatre Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema There’s no easy way to say goodbye to your best friend, especially when he’s supported you through your darkest moments. Screening with Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia

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Once There Was a Cigar Box

USA/2015/8 min. SHORTS SPONSORED BY

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Scotland/2015/14 min. English with English Subtitles Screening with The Keepers and One Best Documentary Shorts Fan Francisco Int’l Film Fest

Ben Lee … Big Love Director: Peter Harding

2015 PTFF

Friday, 9:15 p.m. Northwest Maritime Center Saturday, 3:00 p.m. Peter Simpson Free Cinema Saturday, 3:15 p.m. Northwest Maritime Center Matt Isbell, a blues musician from Memphis, turns old cigar boxes into beautiful guitars. Germany, USA/2015/10 min. Screening with Austin to Boston

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Saturday, 6:00 p.m. The Starlight Room Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Peter Simpson Free Cinema A baby turns one-year-old and bakes a cake to celebrate. UK/2015/3 min. Screening with The Keepers and Cailleach

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Portraits in Creativity: Maira Kalman Director: Gael Towey

Friday, Noon, The Starlight Room Saturday, 9:15 p.m., Rose Theatre Writer and illustrator Maira Kalman discusses her creative process and projects with The Met, MoMA and The Guggenheim.

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Penny Director: Elizabeth Sher

Friday, 3:00 p.m. Peter Simpson Free Cinema Friday, 3:30 p.m. American Legion Theatre Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Rosebud Cinema Meet celebrated Bay Area criminal defense attorney Penny Cooper: Lesbian, champion of the marginalized and supporter of women artists. USA/2014/30 min. Screening with Honor Totem Audience Award 2015 Intendence Film Festival

The Bad Boy of Bowling Director: Bryan Storkel

Saturday, 9:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema Sunday, 12:15 p.m. Northwest Maritime Center

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“Who do you think you are? I am!” The son of a beloved and highly respected national bowling champion, Pete Weber, is the selfdeclared “bad boy of bowling” whose antics both divided the sport’s base and infused it with new energy, fans and TV ratings. USA/2015/19min. Screening with Rolling Papers

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The World is as Big or as Small as You Make It Directors: Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady

Friday, 6:00 p.m. Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 3:15 p.m., Rose Theatre In North Philadelphia, local teenagers participate in an innovative program using free technology to connect them with peers around the world, much like modern day pen pals. USA/2015/12 min. Screening with Romeo is Bleeding

Tomgirl Director: Jeremy Asher Lynch

Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema Sunday, 9:30 a.m. American Legion Theatre Jake, a gender-non-conforming seven-yearold, invites us into his world to explore the transforming power that love and support can have when young children are accepted for who they really are. USA/2015/14 min. Screening with Back on Board: Greg Louganis Best Short Doc 2015 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival

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Xboundary Director: Ryan Peterson

Friday, Noon Peter Simpson Free Cinema Friday, 12:15 p.m. Northwest Maritime Center Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Rosebud Cinema In the transboundary region of northern British Columbia and Alaska, five massive open-pit mines are being proposed. They will threaten the local multi-billion dollar fishing industry and livelihood of Alaskan tribes and fishermen who aren’t allowed to contest the Canadian permitting process. USA/2015/7 min. Screening with The Breach

Tiger Hood Director: Christopher Marks

Friday, 9:30 a.m., American Legion Theatre Sunday, 3:00 p.m., Key City Public Theatre To Manhattan’s “Tiger Hood,” a fairway doesn’t have to be green, and milk cartons get an exciting ride through the city. USA/2015/7 min. Screening with Landfill Harmonic

We Are Fire Director: Orlando Von Einsiedel

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Friday, 9:15 p.m., Rose Theatre Saturday, 3:30 p.m. American Legion Theatre When Champa Pal’s husband is murdered, her life falls apart. Seeking justice to reclaim her stolen land, she finds support with the vigilante Gulabi Gang, a movement formed in 2006 by Sampat Pal in Northern India to bring justice for women. India, UK/2014/8min. Hindi with English subtitles Screening with Frame by Frame

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Friday, 9:00 p.m., The Starlight Room Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Northwest Maritime Center Short films offer a unique opportunity due to their brevity – they are a snapshot, a carefully crafted sketch that captures a gesture or an idea. Here are six portraits of ordinary and extraordinary individuals. Seeing and hearing their perspectives helps us understand what Joseph Campbell called the hero’s journey.

The Thousand-Year Journey: Oregon to Patagonia Director: Kenny Laubbacher

Jed decides to abandon his routine and ride a bike from Oregon to Patagonia. USA/2015/4 min.

Kabul Bike Gang: A Short Segment from Afghan Cycles Director: Sarah Menzies afghancycles.com

Women riding bicycles has been a taboo in Afghanistan until a group of brave young women decide to ride their bikes together and start to shift the public perception. This is a short segment from a feature documentary in progress titled Afghan Cycles.

On Beauty Director: Joanna Rudnick iambeauty.me

Former fashion photographer Rick Guidotti refocuses his lens on people with genetic conditions and redefines beauty. USA/2014/30 min. Best Short Film Audience Choice Award 2014 Chicago International Film Festival Best Documentary Short 2015 Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival

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Showfolk Director: Ned McNeilage

For seven Hollywood Golden Age veterans residing at the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement home, the show goes on. USA/2013/24 min. Grand Prize Best Documentary Short 2014 Heartland Film Festival Audience Choice Award Best Documentary Short 2014 Heartland Film Festival Best Short Documentary 2014 BendFilm Best Documentary Winner 2014 LA Shorts Fest Audience Award Best Documentary 2014 Palm Springs International Film Festival

I Am Able Directors: Isaac Seigel-Boettner & Jacob SeigelBoettner

During the genocide in Rwanda, Frederick Ndabaramiye was the victim of a brutal retribution attack. Through painting, cycling, and storytelling, Frederick now seeks to change people’s preconceptions of what it means to be “able.” USA/2014/13 min. English with English Subtitles

Body Team 12

Best of Fest 2014 AFI DOCS

Director: David Darg

Garmai Sumo is the only woman in the heroic Body Team 12. Their mission is to safely remove dead bodies from the Ebola epidemic and help save Liberia. Liberia/2015/13 min. Best Short Documentary 2015 Tribeca

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In The Mix Shorts Program Friday, 9:30 a.m., Rosebud Cinema Sunday, 6:00 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 6:00 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema In the Mix was selected from the short films submitted for review. Our 22 volunteer film reviewers, evaluated hundreds of submissions and gave these six shorts high ratings. We want to share them with you.

The Best Driver in the County Director: Marcus McCollum

Food for Thought, Food for Life Director: Susan Rockefeller

“We want our food fast, convenient and cheap, but at what cost?” From the downsides of current agribusiness practices to inspiring solutions, this documentary provides food for thought.

Love at First Sight Director: Mark Playne

A shy and lonely young man falls in love with the woman who lives in an apartment across from his balcony and tries to win her heart.

Joe is tending his garden one morning when two escaped convicts ambush him at gunpoint. Based on Jack Richie’s 1940’s short story of the same title. USA/2014/16 min. Indie Soul Best Picture Award 2015 Boston International Film Festival

UK, Spain/2012/14 min. Audience Award 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival Best Director 2011 Hollywood Feelgood

USA/2014/22 min.

Zero Zero Director: Tristan Seniuk

Experience a day in the life of Trevor Thomas, a blind ultra-distance hiker and his faithful guide dog, Tennille.

Pomegranate is the Fruit of Paradise (Anar Miveye Behsht Ast) Director: Teymour Ghaderi

Shadi’s family doesn’t allow her to go to school, so her friend decides to teach her himself. This is a true human rights story.

So Glad I Found You:

USA/2015/16 min.

The Quirks and Characters of One of Washington’s Smallest Towns Director: John Harrison

Meet some of the quirky individuals who live in Edison, WA. USA/2015/8 min.

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Making Waves Director: Harri Grace

Oumaima Erhali is a 17-year-old Moroccan woman, defying convention determined to surf.

Saturday, 9:15 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center Sunday, Noon, Key City Public Theatre Sunday, Noon, Peter Simpson Free Cinema Live vicariously through these remarkable folks who throw themselves literally into the world. Getting there is half the battle. They take us to the Devil’s Tower in Wyoming, the highest peak in Mexico, the Oregon Coast, a historic village in Japan and the American Southwest. Finish up this wild ride with some of the most beautiful night skiing ever seen!!!

Frank and The Tower Sufferfest 2: Directors: Desert Alpine Brendan Leonard& Fitz Cahall

Climber and guide Frank Sanders has been fascinated with the Devil’s Tower, Wyoming for over 40 years. USA/2014/12 min.

Tying the Knot Director: Kyle Duba

Getting married is a real adventure for Brian and Mandy. Their plan is to ride 14 miles on their bikes, hike 24 miles into Wyoming’s Wind River Range, climb the Northeast face of Pingora Peak, and get married at the 11,884 ft. summit. USA/2014/9 min.

55 Hours in Mexico: A Tribute to the Weekend Warrior

Director: Joey Schusler

Fly to Veracruz, rent a car, climb the third-highest peak in North America, ski down and return to work on Monday. How hard could it be? USA/2015/10 min.

Director: Cedar Wright

Also known as “Thirty-four pieces of choss & five horrendous life experiences.” Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright climb 45 of the American Southwest’s most iconic desert towers. USA/2015/26 min. Radical ReelsPeople’s Choice Award 2014 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

Japan By Van Directors: Michael Brown & Nick Waggoner

Three skiers drive a van through Japan to hike and ski the mountains above the historical village of Shirakawa-go.

UK, Morocco/2015/8 min. Arabic with English Subtitles

Rey Del Rio: King of the River Director: Ben Sturgulewski

Fourteen kayakers get special access to the epic waterfalls of Agua Azul in Chiapas, Mexico on the world’s first big waterfall kayak competition. USA/2015/3 min.

Afterglow Directors: Nick Waggoner & Mike Brown

An intrepid team of skiers venture deep into the outback mountains of British Columbia and Alaska in a stunning journey of color and light. USA/2015/12 min.

USA, Japan/2014/5 min.

The Coast Director: Skip Armstrong

Facing his impending mortality, Hayden Peters changes his life, trading the bustle of the city for salt water, a surfboard and a sea kayak. USA/2015/7 min.

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WA 2 WA Shorts Program Friday, Noon, Key City Public Theatre

Director: Devon Avery

Saturday, 3:00 p.m., The Starlight Room How do you compare one Washington with the other? Through film, of course! Enjoy selections from the DC Shorts Film Festival, one of the most respected shorts events in the world. WA 2 WA brings top jury and audience winners to Port Townsend’s unique audience. These films will elicit tears, laughter, knowledge and insight into what makes both Washingtons different — and the same.

The Gunfighter Director: Eric Kissack

The Silly Bastard Next to the Bed

A gunfighter walks into a saloon, but the film’s voiceover has other goals in mind. USA/2014/9 min.

Director: Bernardo Britto

Winner Short Film Jury Prize for Animation 2014 Sundance

Business as Usual (Der Prophet Fliegt Mit)

Germany/2014/10 min. German with English Subtitles

They Are The Last Director: Diego Vivanco

A day in the life of one of the last lighthouse keepers on a remote cape off the Uruguayan coastline. UK, Spain/2014/4 min. Winner Special Jury Award 2014 DC Shorts Film Festival

“If it was easy, everyone would do it.” A young runner is pushed by his coach/father to finally win a competition. Belgium/2014/15 min. Flemish with English & French Subtitles

Director: Michael Slavens

Struggling to overcome the death of his wife, a man is tormented by the strangest, friendly group that seems to follow him everywhere. USA/2014/19 min. Best of New York 2014 NY Shorts Film Festival Filmmakers Favorite Winner 2014 DC Shorts Film Festival Audience Award 2014 DC Shorts Film Festival

The Chaperone 3D Directors: Fraser Munden, Neil Rathbone & Chris McMahon

One memorable night in the 1970s, a motorcycle gang crashed a Montreal middle-school dance. In this 3D animated documentary, a retired schoolteacher and a DJ recall their heroic exploits that fateful evening. Canada’s Top Ten 2013 Short Films

Director: Kevin Meul

Best Short Film 2015 Norwich Film Festival

What Cheer?

Canada/2013/14 min.

Cadet

Audience Choice 2014 DC Shorts Film Festival

This is the story of one of the funniest phone calls President Kennedy has made and the silly bastard who started it all.

Director: Lenn Kudrjawizki

It’s a September 11th anniversary and a plane is loading their passengers. An Arab man boards the flight. Passengers struggle to stay grounded.

USA/2014/6 min.

Best Editing 2014 Breckenridge Film Festival

A man is hired to compile the definitive history of human existence before the planet blows up. USA/2014/6 min.

James is eager to use his one-minute time machine to win a woman’s heart, until he discovers the unexpected consequences of his actions.

Director: Scott Calonico

UK/2014/9 min.

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PTFF CAST & CREW as of 8/1/15 This list will never be complete, but we have to start somewhere! Staff Janette Force, Executive Director Victoria O’Donnell, Administrative Director Jane Julian, Director of Programming Jan Halliday, Director of Development & Marketing Gary Engbrecht, Festival Operations Manager Sana Gomes, Program Editor Pat McFaul, Director of Technology Joanne Vermillion, Bookkeeper Awards Party Kathleen Holt Nonie Gaines Car Parade & Dinner on Taylor Monica MickHager Una Salvatore Concierge Susanna Sharp

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PTFF Board of Directors 2015 Keven Elliff, President Jane Champion, Vice President Jeff Youde, Secretary Linda Yakush, Treasurer Libby Atkins Rocky Friedman Judy Dahl Steve Edmiston Nancy McLachlan Jessica Pavish PTFF Board Emeritus: John Begley John Considine Pam Dionne Marlies Egberding Jim Ewing Tina Flores-McCleese Karen Gates Hildt Jim Grabicki Sarah Hadlock Ian Hinkle Glenda Hultman Geerloffs Toby Jordan Pam Kolacy Brad Mace Linda Maguire Jim Marshall Kathleen Kler Carol McGough Bob Rosen Frank Ross Cynthia Sears Brent Shirley Peter Simpson Jim Westall Jurors: Feature Narratives: Ali Selim T.R. Boyce Julie Anderson Friesen Feature Documentaries: Todd Elgin Joanne Feinberg Jim Bigham Short Narratives: Steph Argy Jonathan Browning David Byars Short Documentaries: Doug Blush Christopher Smith Curtis Shaw

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Film Index

Philip Carrico Poster Artist The Birds, Hitchcock’s 1963 masterpiece, has made a big impression on artist Philip Carrico. And so did the ever-present ravens around his former home in Fairbanks. According to Carrico, ravens are revered in the Alaskan culture as storytellers and tricksters, which gave him the idea of one getting hold of a film canister and pulling the film out. A new member of the Port Townsend Gallery and Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Carrico specializes in nature and landscape through precise multi-colored woodcuts and wood engravings. A limited number of prints will be for sale at the Port Townsend Gallery, 715 Water Street, through the Festival.

1971 FD/IC...........................................................................22 55 Hours in Mexico: A Tribute to the Weekend Warrior SD/IC..................42 Adaptation FN.............................................................11, 14 Afterglow SD/IC.................................................................42 An Education: A Father/Daughter Trip of Discovery SD/IC............36 Austin to Boston FD/IC....................................................22 Back on Board: Greg Louganis FD..............................22 Becoming Bulletproof FD/IC.........................................26 Ben Lee … Big Love SD/IC.............................................36 Body Team 12 SD/IC.........................................................40 Boy and the World (O Menino e o Mundo) FN......14 Business as Usual (Der Prophet Fliegt Mit) SN/IC......................................43 Cadet SN/IC..........................................................................43 Cailleach SD/IC...................................................................36 Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) FN....13 Come Down Molly FN/IC................................................14 Denali SD/IC.........................................................................36 Don’t Worry Baby FN/IC..................................................15 Everything Else (Todo lo Demás) SN/IC....................34 Food For Thought, Food for Life SD/IC.....................41 Forever Over SN/IC...........................................................34 Fourth Man Out FN/IC.....................................................15 Frame by Frame FD/IC.....................................................26 Frank and the Tower SD/IC............................................42 Good Ol’ Boy FN/IC...........................................................16 Honor Totem FD/IC...........................................................26 How to Change the World FD......................................27 I Am Able SD/IC..................................................................40 I Love You SD/IC.................................................................36 Japan by Van SD/IC...........................................................42 Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia FD/IC...........................................28 Kabul Bike Gang: A short segment from Afghan Cycles SD................40 Landfill Harmonic FD.......................................................28 Love At First Sight SN/IC.................................................41 Making Waves SD/IC........................................................42 Mrs. Doubtfire FN..............................................................13 My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown FN..............................12, 16 Number One Fan (Elle l’Adore) FN..............................16 On Beauty SD/IC................................................................40 Once There Was a Cigar Box SD/IC.............................36 One SD/IC.............................................................................37 One-Minute Time Machine SN/IC...............................43 Penny SD/IC.........................................................................37 Pomegranate is the Fruit of Paradise (Anar Miveye Behsht Ast) SN/IC...................................41 Portraits in Creativity: Maira Kalman SD/IC.............37 Ratatouille FN......................................................................13

Red Knot FN/IC...................................................................17 Revival: The Sam Bush Story FD/IC.............................28 Rey del Rio: King of the River SD/IC...........................42 Rolling Papers FD..............................................................29 Romeo is Bleeding FD/IC................................................30 Showfolk SD/IC...................................................................40 So Glad I Found You: The Quirks and Characters of One of Washington’s Smallest Towns SD/IC......................................................41 Songs My Brothers Taught Me FN/IC.........................18 Sufferfest 2: Desert Alpine SD/IC................................42 Sweet Land FN....................................................................18 The Answers SN/IC............................................................34 The Bad Boy of Bowling SD/IC.....................................37 The Best Driver in the County SN/IC..........................41 The Breach FD/IC...............................................................30 The Chaperone 3D SD/IC...............................................43 The Chef’s Wife (On a Failli Être Amies) FN..............18 The Coast SD/IC..................................................................42 The Diplomat FD/IC..........................................................30 The Dive (Le Grand Bain) SN/IC....................................34 The Fabulous Baker Boys FN..................................10, 19 The Farewell Party (Mita Tova) FN...............................20 The Gunfighter SN/IC.......................................................43 The Keepers FD/IC.............................................................31 The Little Death FN...........................................................20 The Mask You Live In FD.................................................32 The Silly Bastard Next to the Bed SD/IC...................43 The Thousand-Year Journey: Oregon to Patagonia SD/IC...........................................40 The World is as Big or as Small as You Make it SD/IC..................................38 The Young Kieslowski FN................................................20 They are the Last SD/IC...................................................43 Tiger Hood SD/IC...............................................................38 Tomgirl SD/IC......................................................................38 Tying the Knot SD/IC.........................................................42 Unbranded FD/IC..............................................................32 Very Semi-Serious FD.......................................................32 We are Fire SD/IC...............................................................38 What Cheer? SN/IC............................................................43 Wildlike FN...........................................................................21 XBoundary SD/IC...............................................................38 Yearbook SN/IC..................................................................43 Zero Zero SD/IC..................................................................41 Key: FD FN SD SN

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