2014 - Port Townsend Film Festival
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2014 - Port Townsend Film Festival
2014 PTFF Anne Schreivogl, Film Festival 2 SIMON MACE 236 Taylor Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 360.385.4433 simonmacegallery.com You’ve seen the poster. Now see the original artwork at our September show Late Summer Soliloquy, with artists Alfred Currier, Anne Schreivogl and Stan Peterson. So happy to be going to for our Tuesday-Saturday 5 pm - close Uptown • 1020 Lawrence Street • 360-379-1900 2015 subaru forester SEE THESE VEHICLES NEXT TO THE COTTON BUILDING AT THE FILM FESTIVAL! all new 2015 subaru outback all new 2015 subaru legacy KOENIG www.KoenigSales.com • 360.457-4444 3501 HWY 101 E, PORT ANGELES WELCOME 2014 PTFF 3 Happy Birthday Film Lovers! We have cooked up quite a feast of inspiration and insight to celebrate 15 years of movie magic in Port Townsend. The honor of hosting John Sayles and Maggie Renzi as our Special Guests is truly the icing on this birthday cake. What began with a dream, an outdoor screen crafted from sheets of plywood and a theatre in the community center gymnasium, has blossomed into a year-round opportunity for audiences and filmmakers to connect with each other. PTFF now has 10,000 seats available in six indoor venues and our outdoor theatre on Taylor Street with straw-bale seats under the stars. Ask any kid who grew up in Port Townsend and they will tell you all about our outdoor movies. We welcome best-selling author Dan J. Brown with a film, Breaking Away, that shaped his writing. Screening over 80 new films from 25 countries, we will feature 55 film professionals sharing their expertise in filmmaker panels and at Q & A conversations following their films. We also welcome renowned fashion writer Ari Seth Cohen, New York blogger for Huffington Post, with the soon-to-be-released film Advanced Style. Our festival is fueled by more than 100 business sponsors and nearly 300 volunteers who lend us their energy and talents to make this celebration possible. Watch for the red hats and black hats that say PTFF (thanks, Honey Toad Studio) and take a minute to thank them. Most will never see a movie this weekend – they’ll be working to make sure your time with us is grand. Janette Force Executive Director Welcome to the 15th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival. I am celebrating my 6th Anniversary as programming director and I can attest to my continued interest, excitement and enthusiasm for ALL the films we have discovered this year. True stories and fictional tales that will make you laugh, cry, think, try something new, feel moved to take action, or to simply entertain. If you feel what I feel watching these films….that is indeed the BEST reward! Thank you again for entrusting me with this work that I love! See you at the movies! Jane Julian Programming Director Welcome! On behalf of the City of Port Townsend, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 15th annual Port Townsend Film Festival. We take pride in our incomparable natural setting and historic neighborhoods, our maritime heritage, our lively arts and music scene and vibrant local businesses, and we love to share them. We are often both patrons and volunteers at the festival, and the queue manager at one showing may be standing next to you in line at another. It’s what we do. So welcome to our home. Glad you could make it. It’s wonderful to see you. Sincerely, David King Mayor This festival is dedicated to Jim Ewing It is with gratitude and sorrow that we dedicate the 15th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival to one of our founders and a true visionary; Jim Ewing. Jim was passionate about art and community and fully committed to the idea that a film festival would enhance this beautiful place that we call home. Jim, in addition to imagining this festival, served on our board of directors for a decade. His understanding of the essential conversations that happen while we stand in line at film festivals led him to create the software that prints our festival passes with your first name in the largest type – so you can greet your fellow film lovers by first name. We will carry his passion for film and love for our community into all the work we do for the Port Townsend Film Festival. 4 SUMMER Exhibitions at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art 2014 PTFF FALL Through October 5 Max Grover: Hunter, Gather, Painter Opens October 11 Rachel Feferman Retrospective: A Hole in the Heart RACHEL FEFERMAN, Drawing #36, Golden Hands Series, graphite on paper, 1997, Photo: Terry Reed MAX GROVER, First Sail, Collage and acrylic on board, 2014 HANKS TO OUR FREE ADMISSION TSPONSORS & MEMBERS VISIT OUR MUSEUM STORE & BISTRO Museum is Open Daily | 10 AM - 6 PM Loans For Your Next Big Project biartmuseum.org | 550 Winslow Way E.| Toll free 855.613.1342 Contact Your Local Loan Expert Proud Sponsor of the Port Townsend Film Festival! Susan Whitmire VP/Commercial Loan Officer 215 Taylor Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-5626 www.kitsapbank.com • 800-283-5537 , WHAT S NEW 2014 PTFF Yum! Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup on Taylor Street 5 Split Screen Cafe & Tavern sells grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup – an excellent choice for a quick snack in between movies. Fri. 6:30-9 p.m., Sat./Sun. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Join our opening ceremonies on Friday at 4 p.m. Greet our filmmakers arriving in classic cars escorted by the Rakers, cheer with the Marilyn Monroes from the Lawn Chair Rhythm Planet Drill, and watch our special guests, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, cut the film ribbon and officially start our 15th annual Port Townsend Film Festival! If you’re a Festival, Director or Mogul passholder, join us for dinner on Taylor Street (thank you, Silverwater Café!) before returning to the movies. Buy your pass at later hours We have extended our hours of operation at Hospitality to 8 p.m. this year, so if you’re arriving late on Friday, you can still pick up or buy your pass. Passes are also sold at Split Screen Cafe & Tavern from Friday evening on. Watch films by the water The Northwest Maritime Center is our newest venue. With its seating capacity of 200, our “Very Special Evening with John Sayles” and “What the Heck Does a Producer Do,” with Maggie Renzi will be up close and personal. 6-Pack pass: a great deal! So long 4-Up Pass and hello 6-Pack! With your 6-Pack, you can watch as many as six movies or share with five friends. While you watch movies, 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. Filmmaker panels Drop your children ages 2 and a half and older at Firefly’s convenient downtown location, 842 Washington St., Suite 104. Coffee and film talk, what better way to start the day? It’s free for passholders. And there’s special storytelling with filmmakers on Sunday morning! Activities for all ages include: Lego animation, claymation, arts and crafts, and so much more! Rates are $10/hour first child, $5/hour second child. Or save with a Film Camp pass: unlimited hours over Film Fest weekend, $100. Awards ceremony is FREE! Hours: Friday, 4-10 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.10 p.m. and Sunday, by request. 10 a.m., Saturday & Sunday, at Area 51 (Pope Marine Park Building) Join us at the Rose Theatre on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. with our host Robert Horton for Jury Awards, Audience Favorites, Mt. Townsend Creamery Big Cheese Award and the Spirit of the Port Townsend Film Festival Bronze Galatea. Enjoy clips from narratives and documentary features. At 9 p.m., winners of the Jury Prizes for Narrative and Documentary Features will be screened in the Rose and the Rosebud. Tickets will be available on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Save the date PTFF’s 16th Festival is Sept. 25-27, 2015! Mark your calendar and start planning. Thanks to First Federal and Centrum who helped finance sound improvements to the American Legion Hall (The Peter Simpson Free Cinema). For more information, visit fireflyacademy.com or call 379-1129. Contents Welcome What’s New How to Fest Special Events Outdoor Movies Feature Narratives Film Schedule Feature Documentaries Short Narratives Short Documentaries Shorts Programs Thank You, Sponsors PTFF Cast & Crew Film Index with Genre Festival Map 3 5 6, 7 8-12 12 14-22 20, 21 24-29 30 32 34-36 37 38 39 Back Cover 6 HOW TO FEST HOW TO SEE THE FILM OF YOUR CHOICE 60 minutes before showtime: Go to the venue of your choice, show your pass and pick up a numbered ticket. These are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis and guarantee you a seat. Once you have your ticket, you may leave the line until 30 minutes before showtime, at which time you will line up with other moviegoers according to your ticket number. How the fun begins… Pick up or purchase your pass at the Hospitality Center – located at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St. (see map on the 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. At the Hospitality Center, you can also: Get info and daily newsletters for updates Check in with LOST & FOUND Meet your friends between films Visit our website at http://www.ptfilmfest. com/Festival/Passes.html for full details and a link to purchase passes. 30 minutes before showtime: The numbered ticketholder line starts to move into the theater. If you have a numbered ticket and the line has already started to move when you return to the venue, you’re still guaranteed a seat. If you can’t find your numbered place in line, you simply join at the back. Directors and Moguls – look for 2014 PTFF the theater manager, who will direct you to your chosen seat reserved for you by the concierge. Latecomers: If you show up after the 30-minute deadline with your pass but don’t have a numbered ticket, or you are a Director or Mogul passholder who has not reserved a ticket via our concierge service, go immediately to the theater manager to see if there’s availability. If the house is sold out, there will be time to get to a different venue and still get a seat for another great film. Rush Tickets $12 : When a theatre doesn’t fill up with passholders, we sell tickets for that film. Rush-ticket buyers gather in the rush-ticket line. Once the passholder line starts moving, the theater managers know exactly how many seats are available. Rush tickets are sold 10 minutes before the movie begins until the lights go down. Festival Passes 1-Pass $35.00, see one film only, includes PTFF membership and discounts (see below) 6-Pack $100.00, see up to 6 films, shareable with others Festival Pass $185.00, unlimited films, includes the tasty Opening Night Dinner on Taylor Street. Become a Patron of the film festival: Director $650 ($450 tax-deductible), unlimited films, exclusive party invites, concierge service, includes the tasty Opening Night Dinner on Taylor Street. Mogul $1250 ($1000 tax-deductible), unlimited films, exclusive party invites, concierge service, includes the tasty Opening Night Dinner on Taylor Street. All passes come with one-year PTFF membership cards. Members receive invitations to year-round events, access to our library of independent films (with over 1,000 titles) as well as discounts at the Rose Theatre and Pane d’ Amore Bakery. CONCIERGE SERVICE Our incredible concierge service is a benefit for all patrons with a Director or Mogul Pass. You will meet the concierge when you pick up your pass at the Hospitality Center. The concierge team will take care of your reservation details, from recommending films to ensuring you a seat at the films of your choice. You can set up your entire film-viewing schedule immediately or call throughout the weekend. 2014 PTFF Questions? Every venue has one or two CROWD LIAISONS who can answer your festival questions. Those wearing a red volunteer hat or a venue manager wearing a black baseball hat (thanks to HoneyToad Studio) can also assist you. In addition, you can find information booth locations on your festival map. MOVIE VENUES (see map for locations) All venues are wheelchair accessible. Seating begins 30 minutes before showtime. Key City Public Theatre (419 Washington St.) 66 seats. Concessions available. Limited wheelchair seating available. Northwest Maritime Center (431 Water St.) 200 seats. No concessions. Peter Simpson Free Cinema at the American Legion Hall (209 Monroe St.) 100 seats. Our free indoor-movie venue has been named in honor of Peter Simpson, a founder and past executive director of the PTFF. He was also a founder of the Port Townsend Arts Commission. Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre (211 Taylor St.) Free to the public, our wonderful outdoor theatre is located under the stars Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Festivities start at 6:45 p.m. Some straw bales are available, but it’s best to bring seating and blankets. Donations gratefully accepted. Rose Theatre and Rosebud Cinema (235 Taylor St.) 158 seats and 79 seats respectively. Concessions are available inside the theatre. The Starlight Room (237 Taylor St., third floor) 45 seats. Concessions available. MOVIE VENUE PROTOCOLS Turn off all cell phones, text messaging devices, pagers, beepers and other electronics during all programs. Food, other than what is sold at the theater, is not allowed in venues. Recording devices of any kind are strictly prohibited. Seat-saving will make you very unpopular! Children younger than six are permitted only at the Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre. Check program timing! Runtimes do not include Q&A sessions or introductions. We have staggered the film start times to help you see as many films as possible. Parental discretion is advised. Most of the films are not rated. Out of kindness to the people who sit on the straw bales, NO DOGS on Taylor Street, please. LIBATIONS Split Screen Cafe & Tavern at the corner of Taylor and Washington streets features beverages from PT Brewing and wine. This year we are offering grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup! Area 51 Cocktail Lounge: (Pope Marine Building – 603 Water St., next to the Hospitality Center). Sit and sip a cocktail made with organically distilled spirits or a nonalcoholic beverage with others who share your love of indie film. Panels for and about filmmakers will be held Sat. & Sun. 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! DETAILS Late-Breaking News: Programs are subject to change. Get the latest announcements in “The Daily Reel,” your festival newsletter, available 4 p.m. daily at all venues, the Hospitality Center and the Split Screen Cafe & Tavern on Taylor Street. On Sunday, the newsletter is available at noon. Awards Party : If you have a Director or Mogul Pass, please join us for an exclusive party with the filmmakers Sunday, 8:30 p.m., at Area 51, located at 603 Water St.(Pope Marine Building, next to the Hospitality Center). 7 Light rain showers will not stop the show! However, in case of high winds, the Outdoor Film will screen at the Peter Simpson Free Cinema. Getting Around: Our free festival shuttle takes you to all of our venues. Parking downtown is limited, so park at the Jefferson Transit Park-and-Ride near Safeway off Sims Way at the Visitor’s Information Center, 440 12th St. Take Jefferson Transit downtown and continue your festival travels on our free PTFF bus. Sorry NO JEFFERSON TRANSIT on Sunday. PTFF Merchandise: We carry PTFF logo clothing, caps, posters and filmmakers’ DVDs. The 2014 festival poster and signed prints of the festival poster by artist Anne Schreivogl are also for sale. Our merchandise can be purchased at the Hospitality Center on Thursday and Friday, and at the Split Screen Cafe & Tavern from Friday evening until Sunday evening. Restrooms: All venues have restrooms. The Hospitality Center also has public restrooms. For your convenience, portable restrooms are located on the corner of Taylor and Washington streets. (See the map on the back page.) Recycling: Clearly marked bins are on Taylor Street, at the Peter Simpson Free Cinema, the Hospitality Center. PTFF Library: After Nov. 1, many films screened this weekend will be in our library for members to check out. See our website for titles or come to our office at 211 Taylor St., Suite 401A. Contact Us Port Townsend Film Festival 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 Business: 360-379-1333 info@ptfilmfest.com www.ptfilmfest.com Festival Feedback: Your insight into the Festival is one of the most valuable gifts you can give us. After the Festival, we’ll email you a link to our survey. As a thank you, you will automatically be entered into a drawing for a 2015 Mogul pass. Please complete by Sept. 28, one week only, 2014. 8 SPECIAL EVENTS 2014 PTFF Celebrating Film Professionals From blog to book, and now an inspiring documentary, Advanced Style (see page 24) became an international phenomenon, and it is certain to please audiences in Port Townsend. John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are our honored special guests. Partners in work and in life, they have created more than 15 films together: Renzi as a producer (and actress), and Sayles as a writer, director and editor. Beginning with Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980), John Sayles’ films have been integral to the development of independent film in the United States, depicting a very different world from the version offered by Hollywood. Daniel James Brown is a full-time writer and bestselling author of Boys in the Boat. He is presenting one of his favorite films, Breaking Away (see page 15), in PTFF’s Formative Film series. Following the screening on Saturday, Sept. 20, he will be available to sign books at the Writers’ Workshoppe, 820 Water St. Jon Gann, founder of DC Shorts, author, filmmaker, executive director of CINE and longtime friend of PTFF, joins us with his favorite short films, the WA 2 WA Shorts Program (see page 36). Gann has given presentations at more than 100 universities, film organizations and film festivals worldwide, and has spoken at the International Film Festival Summit and TEDxWDC. Ari Seth Cohen is the creator of Advanced Style, a blog devoted “to capturing the sartorial savvy of the senior set.” His first book was published in 2012 and is now in its seventh printing. Robert Horton is a film critic for Seattle Weekly and The Everett Herald and a longtime contributor to Film Comment. He curates the Magic Lantern film discussion program at the Frye Art Museum, teaches film at Seattle University, is on the Fulbright Specialist Program roster, and serves as a guest speaker for Smithsonian Journeys and Humanities Washington. Horton has been master of ceremonies and interviewer for PTFF since the beginning. He will be interviewing John Sayles in “A Very Special Evening with John Sayles” at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Northwest Maritime Center. Local filmmakers John Gussman and Jessica Plumb will present the Northwest premiere of Return of the River (see page 27) on Opening Night at the Rose Theatre. Their four-year filmmaking journey highlights the tireless dedication of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and local landowners, and visionary community action. The screening is presented in honor of Russ Busch, activist, attorney and lover of the Elwha River. Lynn Shelton, raised in Seattle, has made a name for herself as a director, as well as an actress and producer. Her films have premiered at Sundance, screened at Cannes, South by Southwest, Seattle International Film Festival, and been distributed by Magnolia Pictures. Her newest film, Laggies (see page 17), opens here at PTFF thanks to A24 Films. Formative Film with Daniel James Brown: Breaking Away Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Rose Theatre Breaking Away (see page 15) was selected by Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, a current national best-seller, as his formative film for PTFF. The 1979 movie, based on a true event, is number eight on the American Film Institute’s list of 100 Most Inspirational Movies. According to Brown, the one word for choosing this slightly obscure film would be “heart.” The film is about four young men in the small college town of Bloomington, Indiana. They are “cutters,” members of families that work or used to work in Bloomington’s ancient quarry. College and high achievement are neither expected of nor assumed possible for them. Each man develops a different method of breaking away from those perceptions. The corollaries between The Boys in the Boat and Breaking Away are many. In Brown’s book, young men from rural Washington state come together to compete in a sport dominated by “fraternity men.” They beat the privileged competition and go on to beat the world at the 1936 Olympics while Adolf Hitler watches. In this film, as in all of Brown’s three books of nonfiction, the common element is the manner in which the human heart, not skill or talent or station in life, is the determining factor in whom we become. His books also shine a light on those single moments or events in our lives that define us for a lifetime – such as a bicycle race in Indiana or rowing for the gold medal in Hitler’s Germany. (By Peter Quinn from The Writers’ Workshoppe) 9 2014 PTFF A Very Special Evening with John Sayles: Lone Star Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center PTFF is thrilled to welcome writerdirector-editor John Sayles. Creator of a richly diverse filmography alongside his partner and producer, Maggie Renzi, he is a legend in the studio system and has greatly helped define the meaning of independent film. RR: What’s next on your calendar? JS: Honestly, I’m trying to write myself out of the economic hole that movies and self-financing and the distribution of your movies always puts you in. It’s very rare for filmmakers [to make money]. Most filmmakers don’t make money and if you self-finance it’s rare you even make your money back, much less make a profit. Sayles is the auteur of 18 award-winning features including Passion Fish, The Secret of Roan Inish, and Honeydripper. Saturday 6:30 p.m. at the Maritime Center will be “A Very Special Evening with John Sayles” featuring his Academy award nominated Lone Star (see page 18). Sayles was interviewed by Rebecca Redshaw, journalist and a long-time friend of PTFF. HHH RR: The film process has changed totally since you started going from 16mm to 35mm and now to digital video. Are you enjoying the change in the process? Do you miss film? JS: I don’t necessarily miss film. Digital video has certainly given a huge shot in the arm to documentary filmmakers. They used to have to stop and put out a hat in hand and beg for more footage. A huge part of their budget was film stock and developing film and they had to develop everything since they didn’t know what they had. So, for low budget filmmakers I think it’s great. And if you can afford to have more than one camera, you can shoot two angles, which used to be prohibitive for a low budget filmmaker. It’s really in the last 15 -20 years that filmmaking has democratized incredibly. When I started it was almost impossible for somebody outside of the mainstream with a reasonable budget to make a feature. Now the Sundance Film Festival gets over 2000 feature films a year – most by first or second time filmmakers. we can’t afford that. But you’re getting to work with really talented people who can do things that you can’t do, who have ideas that you can use, that you wouldn’t necessarily have. There is that great thing of collaboration with all the, as you said, “chaos” and practical problems and the hope is that you’re going to end up with a movie that’s a better experience than just reading the screenplay. You’re not trying to live up to the screenplay, you’re trying to do better than that – get 120% out of it. Whereas, in a book it’s basically just you and, you know, a typewriter. Matt Carr Photography RR: How do you reconcile the joy of the solitary life of a novelist with the chaos of the film set? Do you have a preference? What I’m doing now is writing probably a half dozen things for different people, not for myself. I’ve got three or four movies that I’ve written that I’d like to make but over the years I’ve not been able to raise money. As often is the case, I have no idea if I’ll get to direct anything again, but that’s the life of an independent filmmaker. JS: It’s not so much a preference. It’s just that fiction is something you can do without raising money first – without digging too deeply into your pocket. I’d say the difference for me as a storyteller is that in fiction you can be God. If you want the sun to shine, you say the sun is shining. You want the Bay of Pigs invasion you can do the tanks and the planes, you just have to describe it well. On the other hand, it’s just you. An editor from a publisher may come in very late in the game but really it’s just you. RR: When are you the happiest? At the completion of a script? The completion of the film? After the final cut? In making a movie you have all these practical concerns, as Haskell Wexler [cinematographer] would say, “There are no problems, only opportunities.” Advertising isn’t that much fun and fundraising is really not fun. But I’ve been really lucky to make a living having stuff that I like to do. Sometimes there are problems and limitations and stuff like that you have to worry about. Say we have 5000 soldiers in a shot. Do we see their feet? ‘Cause now we need 5000 pairs of boots and JS: I like the work itself. I like writing. I really like working with actors and crew. Working with all those creative people. Seeing what they’d come up with and giving them a chance to throw down interesting parts. That’s a lot of it. I really enjoy the process. Honestly, if I could hire an actor to go around and do all the publicity, so I could stay home and do other stuff, I’d do it, but it’s all part of the job. 10 SPECIAL EVENTS 2014 PTFF What the Heck does a Producer Do? With Maggie Renzi: Honeydripper Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center Maggie Renzi has been John Sayles’ creative partner since 1978 and has produced nearly all of his films. Maggie will present the film Honeydripper (see page 17) and talk about the work of a producer in “What the Heck does a Producer do?” this Sunday, 3:30 p.m. at the Northwest Maritime Center. Local journalist and friend of PTFF, Rebecca Redshaw will also be interviewing her onstage this Sunday. Office Space HHH RR: What is the strongest advice you could give to someone who says, “I think I’ll be a producer”? MR: I’d say it’s one of the best jobs available for women in the film business. So many categories are still closed to women but producing is open to us and we’re very good at it, I think [due to] that multi-tasking female brain. You have to hope that you can deliver what the director wants and still make everyone feel that they’re being listened to as well. It’s suited me so well and given me such an interesting life. RR: Would you be making more pictures if money was more readily available? MR: Sure. Absolutely. I’m feeling more and more like that shouldn’t be the job of a producer. I’m tired of living in a country that cares so little about the arts that we don’t afford our filmmakers and other artists the dignity that artists have come to expect in other countries. We have no international trade agreements, no co-production agreements for film and everyone else does. And we have no film funds. That’s not good enough and that’s why I resent how insistent we are on the DIY model for filmmaking. How did it go from being an art and a business to being all the way back to “hey, kids let’s put on a show, my dad’s got a barn” and that’s crazy. And crazy for me, because I’m looking at a filmmaker who we talk about as the godfather of American independent cinema and he should not be having to scramble for money and making movies for under a million dollars. RR: You and John have paid your dues. You have made very good films over a long period of time. Why do you have to keep proving yourselves? MR: And what does it say about us down the road? How will there be filmmakers like John, who in their maturity get to make the films about life or whatever that he made later on? How often will we get filmmakers that get to go beyond their second or third film? And how will we invite more people to this conversation? How will we get the kind of diversity? How will we get more female directors and directors of color? How will we get all those voices if everybody has to keep coming up with their personal money? Or do it by celebrity? For all your school, art, printer, and office supplies. Colored Post-its too! 220 Taylor Street, Port Townsend M-F 9-5:30 • Sat 10-5 360-385-3141 11 2014 PTFF ALMOST BEST IN SHOW Some ice creams deserve a little more respect than others. Voted #2 “Best Ice Cream” King 5 Evening Mag Open at 10 am 627 & 631 Water St., Port Townsend 360-385-1156 • elevatedicecream.com 12 SPECIAL EVENTS 2014 PTFF Outdoor Movies The Secret of Roan Inish Director: John Sayles johnsaylesblog.com Friday, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre After her mother’s death, 10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village on the western coast of Ireland. Years earlier, on the day her family prepared to leave their ancestral home on the nearby island of Roan Inish, her baby brother Jamie was swept out to sea in a cradle shaped like a boat. Hearing tales of recent sightings of a wild, naked boy accompanied by gulls and seals, Fiona sets her mind to find him. And then there’s the local legend of the Selkie – a seal who can turn into a woman – said to be the provenance of the ‘dark ones’ in her own family. John Sayles’ only “kids’ movie” is a tale of Celtic magical realism that has a depth and emotional pull that can be enjoyed by all generations. The award-winning creators John Sayles and Maggie Renzi will introduce this film. The Black Stallion Annie Hall Director: Woody Allen Director: Carroll Ballard Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled on the ship on which he is sailing. When the ship sinks, both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. Alec befriends the horse, so when finally rescued, both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training “The Black” to race against the fastest horses in the world. Writer-director-actor Woody Allen is in prime form in this celebrated comedy in which he portrays a neurotic, highly insecure and indecisive comedy writer who falls head over heels in love with a naive small-town girl who aspires to be a singer. The opening rounds of their relationship involve every romantic cliché (hilariously re-created by Allen). And despite having moved in together, his insecurities get the best of him as he interprets her every move as rejection. While her self-confidence grows, his progressively fades. Can this oddball romance survive? Does Diane Keaton’s costuming change fashion forever? Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre USA/1979/118 min. USA/1977/93 min. USA, Ireland/1994/103 min. 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NMLS-35653 1010 Water Street, Port Townsend Open 7 Days a week - Late Hours 360-385-7673 www.PTwineSeller.com 14 FEATURE A Thousand Times Good Night Director: Erik Poppe Friday, 3:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Sunday, 9:15 a.m., Rosebud Theatre Juliette Binoche plays Rebecca, one of the world’s top war photojournalists, capturing dangerous and chilling images in the most dire landscapes, all in an effort to shed light on the real cost of modern war. But she’s also a wife and mother, leaving behind a husband and two young daughters every time she travels to a new combat zone. After a near-death experience chronicling the ritual of a female suicide bomber, husband Marcus levels an ultimatum: give up the dangerous profession or lose the family she counts on being there when she returns from each assignment. Yet the conviction that her photos can make a difference keeps pulling at Rebecca’s resolve, making it difficult for her to walk away entirely. With an offer to photograph a refugee camp in Kenya, a place allegedly so safe that daughter Steph is allowed to join her, Rebecca comes face to face with just how much she risks each time she steps back into the fray. NARRATIVES Before I Disappear Director: Shawn Christensen facebook.com/BeforeIDisappear Friday, 9:30 p.m., Rose Theatre Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year-old niece, Sophia, for a few hours. Richie cancels his grim plan, and picks Sophia up from school. It seems more like she’s the one looking after him than the other way around. As he tries hard to be the grownup, he realizes she just might be the spark he needs to bring him back from the edge. Based on the 2013 Academy Award-winning short film Curfew. USA/2014/95 min. Belle and Sebastian (Belle et Sébastien) Director: Nicolas Vanier Friday, 9:30 a.m., Rose Theatre Sunday, 12:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center This beloved story first appeared in the popular French television series that introduced resourceful young Sebastian and the giant mountain sheepdog he tames and calls Belle. This heartwarming new feature film is set during WWII, in the snowy Alps of occupied France, on the border of Switzerland. Sebastian, lonely and dreaming of the day his mother will return from America for him, befriends “the beast” the local farmers are convinced is killing their sheep – an enormous yet gentle sheepdog who quickly becomes the boy’s best friend and protector. As Nazis in the village root out resistance fighters helping Jewish refugees cross the border, Belle and Sebastian’s loyalty – to each other and the village that’s embraced them both – will be put to the test. France/2014/104 min. Norway/2013/113 min. SPONSORED BY 2014 PTFF SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY 15 2014 PTFF Ben’s at Home Director: Mars Horodyski bensathome.com Friday, 9:15 a.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Saturday, 3 p.m., Key City Public Theatre After a bad breakup with a longterm girlfriend, Ben is struggling emotionally. He reluctantly goes out with his friends to celebrate his thirtieth birthday, awkwardly chats up single women and inevitably runs into his ex in the arms of another man. He then makes the unusual decision to give up the “going out” life and starts working, playing, and even dating from home. Ben’s at Home is a comedy about making sense of life and relationships at a time when social media simultaneously connects us and pulls us apart. Canada/2013/70 min. Screening with: Self Storage Breaking Away Director: Peter Yates Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Rose Theatre This charming Academy Award winner (Best Screenplay 1979) cycles high on comedy as four friends come to terms with life after high school. When topnotch cyclist Dave learns that the world’s bicycling champions are always from Italy, he attempts to turn himself into an Italian, driving his parents crazy. Everything changes after he meets the Italian racing team – an encounter that ultimately leads him and his friends to challenge the local college boys in the town’s annual bike race. USA/1979/101 min. Final Cut: Ladies & Gentlemen Director: György Pálfi finalcut-movie.com Friday, 6:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center The ultimate love story is the tale of the ultimate man and the ultimate woman. And the ultimate cinematic experience is Hungarian director György Pàlfi’s visionary montage that honors 500 movies from around the world cut and spliced together to tell a unified story of a man and a woman. From Marcello Mastroianni to Michael J. Fox, and from Greta Garbo to Julia Roberts, we are invited to follow this classic yet unique romance. Over three years in the editing room, blending eras, genres and artists resulted in an exquisite 100% recycled movie which celebrates and promotes the art of cinema worldwide. Hungary/2012/84 min. Screening with: Salim Baba SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY 16 FEATURE Finding Neighbors Director: Ron Judkins findingneighborsmovie.com NARRATIVES For a Woman (Pour une Femme) Director: Diane Kurys Saturday, 9 a.m., The Starlight Room Friday, 9 a.m., The Starlight Room Sunday, 6:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Saturday, 9 p.m., The Starlight Room Six months late on a book delivery, oncefamous graphic novelist Sam Tucker has succumbed to a midlife crisis. Instead of writing, he immerses himself in ice cream and television while the provocative girlnext-door, Sherrie, offers him an easy distraction. But it’s the unlikely friendship that Sam develops with another neighbor, Jeff, a gay man, that finally begins to reconnect Sam with his creative thread … yet also unravels his home life. As his wife Mary becomes suspicious about his mysterious metamorphosis, Sam may lose the one thing he has never doubted: his marriage. Directed by two-time Academy Award-winner Ron Judkins (Best Sound for Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park). USA/2013/96 min. Screening with: 11 Paper Place After her mother’s death, Anne discovers old photos and letters that convince her to take a closer look at the life of her parents, Michel and Léna, who met in the concentration camps during World War II. Liberated, they moved to France to begin a new life together. Anne’s research into their Jewish history and their ties to Lyon’s Communist Party reveals the existence of her uncle Jean, who had never been mentioned. As she gradually closes in on the discovery she didn’t know she was looking for, her father grows ever more ill, and may take the family secret to his grave. In a journey that stretches from postwar France to the 1980s, Anne’s destiny intertwines with her father’s past until they form a single, unforgettable story. Grace Director: Heath Jones gracethemovie.us Friday, 3 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 9 a.m., The Starlight Room Gracie is used to hangovers, but this time she wakes up half-dressed on a beach, 1,100 miles from home and can’t r emember how she got there. Stuck in a small Florida coastal town, she reluctantly deals with the support of strangers who carry lifelong baggage of their own. Perhaps the power of community can help her sidestep the landmines lining her path to sobriety – especially the ones she’s laid herself. Rooted in powerful performances, Grace compassionately looks at the disease of addiction through a young woman inching toward redemption. USA/2014/92 min. Screening with: Intuition France/2013/110 min. SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY 2014 PTFF 17 2014 PTFF Honeydripper Director: John Sayles johnsaylesblog.com Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center This rock’n roll fable recounts the night when the electric guitar makes its first, mind-blowing appearance in Harmony, Alabama. On the make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge, blues piano man Tyrone Purvis is faced with having to shut down his juke joint or bring in the “new music” and a new crowd. He arranges to book the famous (and notoriously fickle) Guitar Sam to headline festivities for the cotton harvest payday. But when the New Orleans sensation is a no-show, Tyrone needs to find somebody to take his place – if only ‘til the lights go out. Danny Glover, Charles Dutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Mary Steenburgen and Stacey Keach head a stellar cast that includes newcomer YaYa DaCosta and rising guitar icon Gary Clark Jr., as well as an other-worldly performance by Keb’ Mo.’ And what a sound track! Lad: A Yorkshire Story Director: Dan Hartley ladayorkshirestory.com Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Northwest Maritime Center Sunday, 3:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema The spectacular Yorkshire dales of England are the backdrop for this coming-ofage story. When Tom Proctor’s dad dies, his world falls apart: his brother joins the army, his mother is faced with eviction, and he faces a criminal prosecution after stealing a tractor to spread manure over the local bank branch that foreclosed on his mother’s home. All this changes when Tom is sentenced to community service with National Park warden Al Thorpe. A heart-warming tale of two individuals overcoming adversity and in the process forming a unique and inspiring friendship. Laggies Director: Lynn Shelton Sunday, 12:30 p.m., Rose Theatre Overeducated and underemployed, 28-year-old Megan is in the throes of a quarter-life crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a few steps behind – while her friends check off milestones and celebrate their new grown-up status. When her high-school sweetheart proposes, Megan panics and– given an unexpected opportunity to escape for a week – hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika and her single dad Craig. A sweet coming-of-age comedy from talented Seattle-based director Lynn Shelton, who will be present for a Q&A following this preview screening, courtesy of A24 Films. USA/2014/100 min UK/2013/96 min. USA/2007/124 min. SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY 18 FEATURE Life Inside Out Director: Jill D’Agnenica lifeinsideoutthemovie.com Friday, 9 p.m., The Starlight Room Saturday, 12:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Laura is a devoted mother of three teenage boys. While the twins are confident and outgoing, the youngest son, Shane, is the family misfit and a disappointment to his father. When Laura stumbles upon her long-forgotten guitar, she is taken under its spell and impulsively flies off to her first open-mic night, taking an unhappy Shane along for the ride. As she rediscovers her love for songwriting, Laura and Shane (real-life mother and son) find connection through music. USA/2013/103 min. NARRATIVES Lone Star Director: John Sayles johnsaylesblog.com Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center John Sayles’ cross-cultural murder mystery explores interpersonal and interracial tensions in Rio County, Texas. Sheriff Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper) is called to investigate the discovery of a skeleton buried in the desert. He is drawn deeper into dark secrets held on both sides of the border when the trail leads to his now-deceased father, local legend and former sheriff Buddy Deeds, whom he grew to hate. Sam puzzles over the mystery and rekindles a romance with his old high-school flame. Meanwhile, an Army colonel who is losing his faith in the military (Joe Morton) has to confront his own, still-breathing father. Deftly interweaving the present and the era of the killing, communities and characters thought to live merely parallel lives are brought face-to-face as the plot draws to its startling finish. Cooper and Morton are supported by Matthew McConaughey, Kris Kristofferson, Elizabeth Peña and Frances McDormand. Sayles’ most widely-seen film (which garnered his second Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay) is frequently taught in film courses as well as American Studies and other disciplines. Noble Director: Stephen Bradley noble-movie.com Saturday, 9 a.m., Key City Public Theatre Sunday, noon, Key City Public Theatre Funny, feisty, courageous and Irish, Christina Noble leaves behind an extraordinary life story. But the best is yet to come. In 1989, 14 years after the end of the war, Christina lands in Vietnam, “a country that she wouldn’t be able to show you on a map.” With a few dollars, a dream and her own hard-won abilities, she is about to change everything, for hundreds of thousands of people. S hifting between past and present, the film concentrates on Christina’s strength of character as she uses music and humor to pursue a seemingly impossible dream, always following her motto that “a little insane goes a long way.” After her own tough and deprived past, she goes on to help over 700,000 street children on the other side of the world. Noble is the inspirational, true story of a woman who believes that it only takes one person to make a difference. And of how she is proved right. UK, Ireland/2014/101 min. USA/1996/135 min. SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY 2014 PTFF GLENN LYONS & CRIS BUSCH 2014 PTFF Putzel Director: Jason Chaet putzelmovie.com Friday, 9:15 a.m., Rosebud Theatre Sunday, noon, The Starlight Room For some, life is an adventure filled with opportunities to excel and worlds to explore. But for Walter Himmelstein, a young man endearingly known as Putzel, life literally doesn’t go beyond his family’s fish store and his community on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. In this heartwarming romantic comedy, Walter’s dream of taking over his uncle’s smoked fish emporium is disrupted by the arrival of Sally, who becomes romantically involved with his about-to-retire and very-married uncle. As Walter tries to thwart their romance in order to ensure his future, he finds his circumscribed life thrown off kilter. After years of being undermined by his family and friends, he finally begins to realize his full potential. With Sally’s help, Walter confronts his fears and proves he is more than a Putzel. Sam & Amira Director: Sean Mullin samandamira.com Friday, 6:00 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Rose Theatre Former Green Beret Sam Seneca takes a stab at a lifelong dream: stand-up comedy. He also lands a high-paying job working for a Wall Street firm run by his cousin Charlie. Amira is an illegal immigrant, living in NYC with her uncle Bassam, who was Sam’s interpreter during the Iraq war. After Amira has a run-in with the police, Bassam asks Sam to look after her. The unlikely relationship between a veteran and an Iraqi immigrant is portrayed with humor and provides a different take on coming back from war, inspired by writerdirector Sean Mullin’s own experience in the military. 19 (500) days of Summer House A delightful mix of the new, the unusual, the old and the interesting! 1034 Water Street Port Townsend (360) 344-4192 ilovesummerhouse.com Big NIGHT USA/2014/92 min. Screening with: Ravel USA/2012/88 min. Screening with: Laundry Day “Every day is a special occasion, every night is a Big Night!” SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY NEXT TO THE ROSE THEATRE 237 TAYLOR ST. 360.385.6448 20 Starlight Room 9 am 10 9:00 a.m. For a Woman Pg 16 110 min FRIDAY Key City Cream City Sound Check: Allen Stone Pg 32 86 min 11 Rose bud 9:15 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Rose Theatre Maritime Center 9:00 a.m. The Ballad of Shovels and Rope Pg 25 am Peter Simpson Starlight Room 9:00 a.m. Ben’s at Home Pg 15 Self Storage Pg 30 83 min ✷ Putzel Finding Neighbors 9:30 a.m. Belle and Laundry Day Sebastian Pg 30 ✷ Pg 14 Pg 19 92 min Pg 16 SATURDAY Key City Peter Simpson Rose bud 9:15 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Maritime Center 9:00 a.m. Noble Wrenched Pg 18 101 min Pg 29 92 min 11 Paper Place Finding Hillywood ✷ Pg 25 Cast in Sand and Maikaru Pg 30 102 min 104 min Rose Theatre Pg 32 94 min ✷ 9:30 a.m. Sam & Amira✷ Pg 19 Ravel ✷ Pg 30 103 min 9:30 a.m. Lad: A Yorkshire Story Starlight Room Key City 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Grace✷ The Search Pg 16 for General Intuition Tso Pg 30 Pg 28 100 min Peter Simpson Rose bud 9:15 a.m. 9:15 a.m. WA 2 WA Page 36 86 min Mile High Pie Rose Theatre A Thousand Times Good Night Pg 14 117 min Pg 32 79 min Pg 17 96 min 21 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Maritime Center 9:30 a.m. The Invisible Collection Advanced Style✷ 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Pg 22 89 min ✷ Pg 24 72 min am 12 Noon Noon 12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. The Only The Parade Pg 22 Bipolarized Angel Azul pm Real Game 115 Pg 25 Pg 24 1 pm ✷ Riding My Way Back ✷ Pg 33 ✷ Pg 27 The Cost of Beauty Pg 33 92 min ✷ 102 min Sticky ✷ Pg 33 89 min Noon Point and Shoot 12:30 p.m. Truth or Fiction✷ Pg 27 Noon Meet the Patels Pg 26 Love in the Tetons Not Anymore: A Pg 32 Story of Revolution Pg 35 80 min Pg 32 98 min 2 98 min Noon 12:15 p.m. Return of the River Pg 27 12:30 p.m. Life Inside Out ✷ Advanced ✷ Pg 18 Style Common Ground Pg 32 88 min 12:15 p.m. ✷ 103 min Pg 24 (Saturday style show) 92 min ✷ pm 3 3:00 p.m. Grace✷ 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. A Intuition Thousand Pg 30 4 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Times HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 100 min Good Night pm pm 5 Pg 16 4:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies 6 WA 2 WA 7 6:00 p.m. Pg 36 87 min 6:00 p.m. Sam & Amira✷ Pg 19 Ravel ✷ Pg 30 103 min pm The Starfish Throwers Pg 28 Pg 32 109 min 6:15 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Spirit of Life pm Inside Out Adventure 10 pm Pg 18 103 min ✷ Pg 34 94 min ✷ Mile High Pie Pg 32 79 min Point and Shoot Pg 27 Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution Pg 32 98 min Common Ground Pg 32 88 min ✷ Pg 24 74 min Pg 15 Self Storage Pg 30 83 min ✷ Noble Pg 19 Laundry Day ✷ Pg 30 92 min Salim Baba Truth or Fiction✷ Pg 35 80 min The Starfish Throwers Pg 28 Brooklyn Farmer Pg 32 109 min 3:30 p.m. Formative Film with Daniel J Brown: Breaking Away✷ 3:30 p.m. Before I Disappear Pg 14 95 min Mending the Line The Battle of the Jazz Guitarist Tashi and the Monk 3:00 p.m. Bipolarized Wrenched ✷ Pg 25 Riding My Way Back Pg 33 102 min Pg 29 92 min ✷ 3:15 p.m. Lad: A Yorkshire Story Pg 17 96 min Pg 15 Salim Baba 6:00 p.m. Spirit of Adventure Pg 34 94 min 6:15 p.m. The Invisible ✷ Collection Pg 22 89 min Pg 33 99 min Mending the Line Pg 26 Tashi and the Monk Pg 28 88 min Friday 7:30 p.m. • The Secret of Roan Inish • Pg 12 123 min • Outdoor Theatre on Taylor St. Pg 14 104 min Pg 28 88 min 3:15 p.m. The Only Real Game 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. What the heck does Pg 27 Pg 25 The Cost of Beauty ✷ a producer Pg 33 ✷ Cast in Sand and do? With 92 min ✷ Maikaru Maggie Renzi: Pg 32 ✷ 94 min Honeydripper Finding Hillywood ✷ 6:30 p.m. #chicagoGirl: A Very The Social Special ✷ Network Takes Evening on a Dictator with John Pg 24 Sayles: ✷ 74 min Lone Star 6:00 p.m. The Enemy Angel Azul Pg 24 Within ✷ Pg 22 107 min Sticky Pg 33 89 min 6:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Finding Neighbors Meet the Patels 11 Paper Place Love in the Tetons Pg 16 Pg 30 102 min Pg 26 6:30 p.m. Awards Presentation 6:30 p.m. Back by Popular Demand Pg 32 98 min Pg 18 165 min 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Pg 17 100 min Belle and ✷ Sebastian Pg 17 154 min 6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Laggies Pg 26 Pg 32 105 min Pg 33 99 min 3:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. Next Goal Wins Pg 26 Pg 15 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. Pg 18 101 min Pg 15 131 min 9:15 p.m. 9:30 p.m. #chicagoGirl: The Social Before I Network Takes Disappear Pg 14 on a Dictator 95 min Final Cut: Ladies & Gentlemen 3:00 p.m. Ben’s at Home To Be Takei The Enemy 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Pg 29 Within Return of Final Cut: 93 min Pg 22 107 min the River✷ Ladies & Pg 27 Gentlemen pm 9:00 p.m. Pg 28 6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Brooklyn Farmer 8 9 93 min Pg 14 117 min pm pm The Search 3:30 p.m. To Be Takei for General Tso Pg 29 12:30 p.m. Noon Putzel For a Woman Pg 16 110 min 9:00 p.m. Next Goal Wins Pg 26 The Battle of the Jazz Guitarist Pg 32 105 min 9:00 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Jury Prize Winner The Parade The Ballad Pg 22 of Shovels 115 min and Rope 9:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Jury Prize Winner Pg 25 Cream City Sound Check: Allen Stone Pg 32 86 min Saturday 10 a.m. • Filmmakers’ Panel • Pg 5 • Area 51 Saturday 7:30 p.m. • The Black Stallion • Pg 12 138 min • Outdoor Theatre on Taylor St. Narratives Documentaries Shorts Special Events ✷ Filmmakers Attending Sunday 10 a.m. • Filmmakers’ Panel • Pg 5 • Area 51 Sunday 7:30 p.m. • Annie Hall • Pg 12 93 min • Outdoor Theatre on Taylor St. 22 FEATURE The Enemy Within (O Εχθρός Μου) Director: Yorgos Tsemberopoulos Saturday, 6 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 6 p.m., The Starlight Room Tormented and seeking revenge, Kostas Stasinos, a storeowner in suburban Athens, is challenged to the limits after his home is ransacked by a hooded gang. Once an easy-going loving father, he turns darker toward a world of paranoia. As Kostas has his ideology put to the test and fueled by his extremist neighbor, he decides to take matters into his own hands. This searing look into a society of alarms, iron bars and weapons invites the audience to decide how they would respond in the face of such violation. What will Kostas do? NARRATIVES The Invisible Collection (A Coleção Invisível) Director: Bernard Attal Saturday, 6:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Rose Theatre Beto, a DJ in the city of Salvador, is undergoing a personal and financial crisis. In an effort to make ends meet, he ventures to the Brazilian countryside in search of rare drawings that his father, an antiques dealer, had sold years ago to a collector named Samir. Unwelcomed by the collector’s family, which lives in the ruins of a once prosperous cocoa plantation, Beto persists in his search and irrevocably has his view of the world entirely changed. Based on a short story by world-renowned author Stefan Zweig and directed by French-born director Bernard Attal. Brazil/2012/89 min. Greece/2013/107 min. 2014 PTFF The Parade (Parada) Director: Srdjan Dragojević Friday, noon, Key City Public Theatre Saturday, 9:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre In this rollickingly shrewd and humane comedic take on a vital human rights issue, a group of gay activists in Belgrade strikes a tense alliance with Limun, a Serbian crime boss. His fiancée demands an extravagant wedding that only struggling gay theater director Mirko and his friends can provide. In exchange, macho Limun reluctantly agrees to provide security for the group’s Pride parade. It’s a tall order: previous attempts to march were met with mass violence from rightwing skinheads. When Limun’s gang balks at the assignment, he recruits a band of former Balkan War combatants, now dear friends, who will stand up to the aggressors “Seven Samurai Style.” Serbia/2011/115 min. 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Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and camera phones, she coordinates for Aous, a dental student in Damascus who braves snipers and arrest to organize protests for freedom; and for Bassel, a film student at Syracuse University who left his Fulbright Scholarship to film protests and show the world what state television won’t broadcast. As the revolution rages on and the violence continues, everyone in the network must choose which weapon is the most powerful in toppling a dictator: social media or AK-47s. Because of the media blackouts in Syria, all footage shot in Syria for this film was smuggled out on hard drives over the course of the first 18 months of the revolution. USA, Syria/2013/74 min. DOCUMENTARIES Angel Azul Advanced Style Director: Lina Plioplyte advancedstylefilm.com Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Rose Theatre Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Northwest Maritime Center In 2008, photographer Ari Seth Cohen started a blog, Advanced Style, “inspired by the incredibly dressed, vital and active seniors I saw walking around New York City.” From the instant Cohen first meets these vibrant characters on the streets of New York, it is evident they are destined for fame. This inspiring documentary examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers ages 62 to 95 whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging. These women offer their unique perspectives on overcoming life’s obstacles with style and grace, proving that age is merely a state a mind. Advanced Style paints colorful, intimate portraits of independent, stylish women who are challenging conventional ideas about beauty, growing old and Western culture’s increasing obsession with youth. Director: Marcy Cravat angelazulthemovie.com Friday, 12:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Sunday, 6 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Witness the birth of an artificial coral reef as eco-sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor creates hauntingly beautiful life-like statues cast from live models. Some of these statues reside off the coast of Cancún, Mexico, in the National Marine Park Museo Subacuático de Arte (MUSA). Over time, the statues grow coral and provide habitat for marine life as well as a diversion for tourists, offering natural reefs a reprieve from heavy usage. However, when algae overtakes the artificial reef, experts provide the facts about the peril facing coral reefs and the solutions necessary to save them. Narrated by Peter Coyote, the film provides insights that will cause viewers to ponder our inextricable connection to this valuable and beautiful ecosystem. USA/ 2013/71 min Screening with: Sticky USA/2014/72 min. Prior to Saturday’s screening, we’ll showcase “Local Style,” with a short fashion show. SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY 2014 PTFF SPONSORED BY 25 2014 PTFF The Ballad of Shovels and Rope Director: Jace Freeman theballadofshovelsandrope.com Friday, 9 a.m., Key City Public Theatre Saturday, 9:30 p.m., Rose Theatre Make it work with what you’ve got. Two guitars, a junkyard drum kit, a handful of harmonicas, voices and above all ... songs. The Ballad of Shovels and Rope captures the tours and detours of a husband and wife as they create and release the critically acclaimed album “O’ Be Joyful.” Follow Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent as they travel from town to town, living out of their van with their hound dog and recording their album wherever they can. From working for tips to becoming “Emerging Artist of the Year,” the family duo uses ingenuity and hard work to create something out of nothing. USA/2014/72 min. Screening with: Cream City Sound Check: Allen Stone SPONSORED BY Bipolarized Director: Rita Kotzia bipolarizedthemovie.com Finding Hillywood Sunday, 3 p.m., The Starlight Room Directors: Leah Warshawski & Christopher Towey findinghillywood.com Friday, 12:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 21 after a manic episode, Ross McKenzie managed his symptoms with lithium. After being in the foggy state induced by this psychotropic drug for half of his life, Ross sets off on a journey to treat his condition through alternative treatments and delves into the root cause of his mental breakdown. Questioning his bipolar label, Ross seeks out activists, psychiatrists and psychiatric survivors who have challenged the status quo in psychiatry, and recounts some of the alternative therapies he explores to maintain his mental, emotional and physical health. As Ross peels away the layers, his personal experiences tell a larger story about medication. Canada/2013/76 min. Screening with: Riding My Way Back Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Rosebud Theatre Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Rose Theatre How does one heal from genocide? Witness the beginning of Rwanda’s film industry, where, for the first time, Rwandans are using film to tell their stories. Once a year, the filmmakers pack up an inflatable screen and travel the countryside, showing their local movies in villages among this “land of a thousand hills.” “It’s not Hollywood. It’s not Bollywood. It’s Hillywood.” Thousands come. And for many, they are seeing films for the first time. Finding Hillywood chronicles one man’s road to forgiveness, his effort to heal his country through the power of film and the realization that we all must one day face our past. USA, Rwanda/ 2013/60 min. Screening with: Cast in Sand: A Tale of Two Women & Maikaru SPONSORED BY A generous PTFF Patron SPONSORED BY 26 FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES Mending the Line Director: Steve Engman mendingtheline.com Meet the Patels Directors: Geeta Patel & Ravi Patel meetthepatelsfilm.com Saturday, noon, Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 6:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Fresh from a breakup with his American girlfriend and freaked out that he’s almost 30 and single, Ravi Patel goes on a family vacation to India with his head and his heart spinning. Ravi is desperate to find love and is willing to do whatever it takes. Over the course of a year, Ravi’s parents send him on a whirlwind of dates around the United States via the “Biodating” system, a chain of weddings, online matrimonial websites and the “Patel Matrimonial Convention.” Filmed by Ravi’s sister Geeta, in what started as a family vacation video, this hilarious and heartbreaking film reveals how love is a family affair. Friday, 9:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center Sunday, 12:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Frank Moore, a 20-year-old soldier, lands on the beaches of Normandy in 1944. Crossing through occupied French countryside, the young soldier daydreams about coming back in peacetime to fish the bucolic streams. After the war, he returns to the states, marries, has a family and builds a life centered around fly-fishing. Now 90 years old, but with the energy of a man 20 years younger, Moore completes the dream with his wife and son by his side. This extraordinary story of a dream deferred, and ultimately fulfilled, proves that the scars of the past can be healed. USA/2014/48 min. Screening with: Tashi and the Monk Next Goal Wins Director: Mike Brett & Steve Jamison nextgoalwinsmovie.com Saturday, 9 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 12:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema After suffering a world-record 31-0 defeat at the hands of Australia in 2001, American Samoa – officially the worst football team on earth – is still in search of its first-ever competitive win. When maverick Dutch coach Thomas Rongen arrives on the island to help the team achieve this elusive goal, he discovers that his ramshackle team includes an emotionally scarred goalkeeper and the first transgender player ever to play international football. They haven’t scored a goal for four years. With the team about to embark on a grueling World Cup qualification campaign, Rongen has just one month to transform this ragtag group of endemic losers into a winning team – and perhaps learn a little about himself along the way. Next Goal Wins is a hilarious and moving exploration of what it really means to be a winner in life. USA, American Samoa/2014/97 min. Screening with: The Battle of the Jazz Guitarist USA/2014/88 min. Screening with: Love in the Tetons SPONSORED BY 2014 PTFF SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY 2014 PTFF 2014 PTFF 27 27 Point and Shoot Director: Marshall Curry pointandshootfilm.com Friday, 6:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre The Only Real Game Director: Mirra Bank onlyrealgamemovie.com Friday, noon, The Starlight Room Sunday, 3:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre The Only Real Game is a fighters’ and dreamers’ story about the magic of baseball for people in a remote and troubled place. The once princely Manipur, a strife-torn border state in northeast India, defies civil war, drugs, gun traffic and HIV/AIDS through the love of our national pastime. Dreams chase reality in this ancient region when a small group of baseball-loving New Yorkers and two Major League Baseball Envoy coaches team up with Manipuri men, women and children to “play ball.” It’s a faraway story that brings us to the heart of the great American game, or, as Babe Ruth put it, “the only real game in the world.” Saturday, noon, The Starlight Room Follow Matt VanDyke, a timid 27-year-old with obsessive compulsive disorder who leaves his home in Baltimore in 2006 and sets off on a self-described “crash course in manhood.” He buys a motorcycle and a video camera, and begins a three-year, 35,000-mile motorcycle trip through northern Africa and the Middle East. While traveling, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a Libyan hippie, and joins him in the fight against dictator Muammar Gaddafi. With a gun in one hand and a camera in the other, Matt fights in – and films – the war until he is captured by Gaddafi’s forces. Two-time Academy Award–nominated documentary filmmaker Marshall Curry tells this harrowing and sometimes humorous story of a young man’s struggle for political revolution and personal transformation. USA, Libya/2014/83 min. Screening with: Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution USA, India/2013/82 min. Screening with: The Cost of Beauty SPONSORED BY Return of the River Directors: John Gussman & Jessica Plumb elwhafilm.com Friday, 6:30 p.m., Rose Theatre Saturday, 12:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema This is the story of a river unleashed after a century of captivity and the extraordinary community effort to set it free. The Elwha River in Washington state is the ancestral home of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, which witnessed firsthand the impact of two dams on the river and its legendary fish runs. The film captures the tenacity of individuals who would not give up on the river, mirroring the tenacity of salmon headed upstream to spawn. It is a narrative with global ramifications, exploring the complex relationship between communities and the environment that sustains them. The Elwha River is currently the nation’s largest restoration project, with a price tag of more than $300 million, and the largest dam removal project in history. The film explores an unlikely victory for environmental justice, offering hope amid grim environmental news. First-time feature codirectors Gussman and Plumb both live on the Olympic Peninsula, and the film was produced and edited in Port Townsend. USA/2014/70 min. Screening with: Common Ground SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY The Busch Family 28 FEATURE The Search for General Tso Director: Ian Cheney thesearchforgeneraltso.com Saturday, 3 p.m., The Starlight Room Sunday, 9 a.m., Key City Public Theatre Who was General Tso? And why do nearly 50,000 restaurants in the U.S. serve deep-fried chicken bearing his name? The origins of Chinese-American food are traced through what is arguably America’s most popular takeout meal – General Tso’s chicken. Using this Americanized dish and its mysterious mastermind as a lens onto a larger story of immigration, adaptation and innovation, the film is a lighthearted journey, grounded in cultural and culinary history, through restaurants, Chinatowns and the American imagination. Visits to presentday Chinese restaurants spark forays into the past, guided by chefs, scholars and the occasional opinionated customer. The film’s lively soundtrack and shadow-puppet animations contribute both whimsy and momentum, as viewers find that they are on a search to answer a deeper question: How did America’s Chinese food become so … American? USA, Taiwan, China/2014/75 min. Screening with: Mile High Pie SPONSORED BY DOCUMENTARIES The Starfish Throwers Director: Jesse Roesler thestarfishthrowers.com Friday, 6:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Saturday, 3:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Worlds apart, a five-star chef, a 12-yearold girl and a retired schoolteacher discover how their individual efforts to feed the poor ignite a movement in the fight against hunger. Award-winning chef Narayanan Krishnan, fighting against the caste system in India, quits his job to begin a life of cooking and hand-delivering fresh meals to hundreds of people in his hometown. Katie Stagliano’s planting of a single cabbage seedling when she was 9 years old blossoms into Katie’s Krops, a nonprofit with 73 gardens dedicated to ending hunger. Retired middle school teacher Mr. Law battles personal health issues as he hand-delivers more than 1,000 sandwiches nightly to the hungry in Minneapolis. This documentary tells the tale of these remarkable individuals and the unexpected challenges they face. USA, India/ 2014/83 min. Screening with: Brooklyn Farmer SPONSORED BY 2014 PTFF Tashi and the Monk Director: Andrew Hinton & Johnny Burke tashiandthemonk.com Friday, 9:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center Sunday, 12:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre On a remote mountaintop, a brave social experiment is taking place. Buddhist monk Lobsang was trained under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Eight years ago, he left behind a life as a spiritual teacher in the United States to create a unique community in the foothills of the Himalayas that rescues orphaned and neglected children. Five-year-old Tashi is the newest arrival. Her mother recently passed away and her alcoholic father has abandoned her. Wild and troubled, Tashi is struggling to find her place among 84 new siblings. Lobsang has channeled his own unhappy childhood into an opportunity for other “uninvited guests of the universe” to avoid a similar fate. But can the community’s love and compassion transform Tashi’s alienation and tantrums into a capacity to make her first real friend? India/2014/40 min. Screening with: Mending the Line SPONSORED BY 29 Girls’ Night Out 2014 PTFF in Port Townsend Thursday, Oct. 2 • 11 am - 8 pm To Be Takei Director: Jennifer M. Kroot tobetakei.com Friday, 3:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center Saturday, 6 p.m., The Starlight Room Follow George Takei and his husband, Brad, in their day-to-day life as they prepare for Takei’s dream project, “Allegiance,” a musical based on his harrowing childhood experiences inside a JapaneseAmerican internment camp during World War II. Intertwined with this narrative is a look into Takei’s life history – from his rise to fame as helmsman Hikaru Sulu on the iconic television series “Star Trek” to his advocacy for marriage equality and civil rights across the United States. What emerges is a portrait of an outspoken activist who uses wit, whimsy, grace and humor to bring attention to the sorrows of his past and the joys of love and creativity in his present. USA/2014/93 min. Wrenched Director: ML Lincoln wrenched-themovie.com Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Sunday, 3:00 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Edward Abbey’s anarchistic spirit and riotous novels influenced and helped guide the nascent environmental movement of the seventies and eighties. Direct action and civil disobedience grew in popularity as exemplified by EarthFirst!. With tree-spiking, forest occupation and high-profile publicity stunts such as painting a crack on the Glen Canyon Dam, this group became the eventual target of FBI infiltrators, leading to the arrest of various members. Through interviews, archival footage and reenactments, this documentary captures the outrage of Abbey’s friends who were the original ecowarriors. In defense of wilderness, these early activists pioneered monkey-wrenching, a radical blueprint for “wrenching the system.” Abbey’s message lives on. USA/2013/93 min. SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY “Gatsby Glitz” Girlfriend fun & shopping Goodie Bags, Glamour & Glitz! Visit ptmainstreet.org for details 30 SHORT NARRATIVES 2014 PTFF 11 Paper Place Laundry Day Self Storage Director: Daniel Houghton Director: Jeremy Stewart Director: David Byars Saturday, 9 a.m., The Starlight Room Friday, 9:15 a.m., Rosebud Theatre Sunday, 6:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Sunday, noon, The Starlight Room Friday, 9:15 a.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema A love story about two 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper that magically transform into paper people as they are spit out of a malfunctioning printer into a recycling bin. USA/2014/6 min. Screening with: Finding Neighbors Susanna is cleaning her apartment and doing the laundry. Little does she know one of her socks is trying to escape. A blend of live action and stop-motion animation is used to tell the sock’s adventurous tale. Canada/2014/4 min Screening with: Putzel Intuition Director: Danielle Lurie Friday, 3 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 9 a.m., The Starlight Room Amanda is unable to listen to herself, but her Intuition will show up throughout the day and try to guide her steps. USA, Spain/2014/8 min. Screening with: Grace Ravel Director: Sabina Beachdell Friday, 6 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Rose Theatre A girl falls for a musician wearing a red sweater in Central Park and tries to win his heart with a hand-knit hat. USA/2013/11 min. Screening with: Sam & Amira SPONSORED BY Petals Ben & Kathy Montalbano Saturday, 3 p.m., Key City Public Theatre The manager of a self-storage facility is confronted with a series of unlucky events that ensue from an improper mixture of cleaning agents. A solution and its consequences are nearer than it seems, in this quirky comedy. USA/2013/13 min. 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Washington, Ste E101 (Safeway Plaza) 360-683-8573 Sims Way & Mill Road Port Townsend 32 SHORT DOCUMENTARIES The Battle of the Jazz Guitarist Director: Mark Columbus Saturday, 9:00 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 12:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema A son makes a tribute documentary about his father, a oncefamous jazz guitarist from the Fiji Islands who gave up his career to move to America for the betterment of his family. USA/2012/7 min. Screening with: Next Goal Wins Brooklyn Farmer Director: Michael Tyburski Friday, 6:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Saturday, 3:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Brooklyn Farmer explores the unique challenges facing Brooklyn Grange, a group of urban farmers who endeavor to run a commercially viable farm within the landscape of New York City. As their growing operation expands, the team confronts the realities inherent in operating the world’s largest rooftop farm in one of the world’s biggest cities. USA/2013/26 min. Screening with: The Starfish Throwers Cast In Sand: A Tale of Two Women Director: Becky Roberts-Wolfe Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Rosebud Theatre Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Rose Theatre In a barren desert refugee camp, two Saharawi women of different generations struggle for survival and freedom. Here, the displaced people of Western Sahara have rebuilt life after fleeing from Moroc- co’s brutal occupation of their homeland and continue to cry out for justice. USA, Algeria/2013/27 min. Screening with: Maikaru & Finding Hillywood Common Ground Director: Alexandria Bombach Friday, 6:30 p.m., Rose Theatre Saturday, 12:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Several ranching and farming communities living against the stunning landscape of the Rocky Mountains Front in Montana are faced with the decision of what is to become of this unprotected public land. As the community battles with the idea of proposing more wilderness areas, heritage and tradition are seemingly defended on both sides. USA/2014/18 min. Screening with: Return of the River Cream City Sound Check: Allen Stone Director: Ryan Sarnowski Friday 9 a.m., Key City Public Theatre Saturday, 9:30 p.m., Rose Theatre Allen Stone gets some science dropped on him at the Microphone Museum and fills his belly at Speed Queen Bar-B-Que before doing a radio interview with 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and rocking two amazing sets at Turner Hall. USA/2014/14 min. Screening with: The Ballad of Shovels and Rope Love in the Tetons Director: Amy Marquis Saturday, Noon, Key City Public Theatre Sunday, 6:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Juan Martinez, an at-risk teenager from L.A., steps off a bus in Grand Teton National Park and sees the stars for the first 2014 PTFF time in his life. The experience inspires him to connect urban youth to nature, and in the process he meets Vanessa Torres, a park ranger, and falls in love all over again. USA/2014/9 min. Screening with: Meet the Patels Maikaru Director: Amanda Harryman Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Rosebud Theatre Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Rose Theatre Young Seattle-born artist Maikaru emerges on top after his childhood of violence and human trafficking. USA/2014/7 min. Screening with: Cast in Sand: A Tale of Two Women & Finding Hillywood Mile High Pie Director: Melanie Addington Saturday, 3 p.m., The Starlight Room Sunday, 9 a.m., Key City Public Theatre In Arkansas, everything is high – including the bouffants, oil rigs and meringue pies. USA/2013/4 min. Screening with: The Search for General Tso Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution Director: Matthew VanDyke Friday, 6:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Saturday, noon, The Starlight Room Nour, a 24-year-old female schoolteacher turned journalist, and Mowya, a 32-year-old civilian turned rebel commander, struggle for freedom in Syria. Their lives, and city, have been torn apart by war, but their determination remains strong. USA, Syria, Turkey/2014/15 min. Screening with: Point and Shoot All right, 007, M will see you now. 33 2014 PTFF Riding My Way Back Sticky Director: Robin Fryday Friday, 12:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Director: Jilli Rose Friday, 12:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Staff Sergeant Aaron Heliker returns from multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), in addition to third-degree burns and nerve damage from a roadside bomb. At his most desperate and isolated, on 42 medications and suicidal, Aaron is introduced to the unlikeliest of saviors: a horse named Fred. “Sticky” is an animated documentary telling the astonishing conservation success story of the stick insects from Lord Howe Island, between Australia and New Zealand. These insects existed nowhere else and were thought to be extinct until a tiny population was discovered in 2001 on a single bush growing on the world’s tallest sea stack. Australia/2013/20 min. Screening with: Angel Azul Sunday, 3 p.m., The Starlight Room USA/2013/26 min. Screening with: Bipolarized Sunday, 6 p.m., Key City Public Theatre The Cost of Beauty Director: Thatcher Bean Friday, noon, The Starlight Room Salim Baba Director: Tim Sternberg Friday, 6:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center Sunday, 3:15 p.m., Rosebud Theatre Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Northwest Maritime Center On the streets of Calcutta, Salim Muhammad keeps the magic of cinema alive using a hand-cranked projector to screen discarded film scraps. USA, India/2007/14 min. Screening with: Final Cut: Ladies & Gentlemen How can architecture contribute to an equitable and inclusive growth process? What role do architects play in advocating for a just built environment? And, ultimately, what role does beauty play in inspiring us to action, fostering empathy, and instilling peacefulness? The Cost of Beauty examines the architectural work of MASS Design Group and how this Rwanda, Haiti and Boston-based firm is rethinking the design process to demonstrate the value of beauty in fostering dignity, health, equity and justice in the specific communities in which it is created. USA/2014/10 min. Screening with: The Only Real Game SPONSORED BY Miss Moneyp enny Quality consignments, new, old, and in-between. 725 WATER ST • 360-385-3438 facebook.com/aprilfoolandpennytoo DON’T GO IN THE WOODS! without everything you need for camping and hiking! Boots Backpacks Raingear Hats Maps Guidebooks And More! Mon-Sat: 9-8 • Sun: 10-6 1044 Water St. 360-379-9711 sporttownsend.com start your next adventure with us 34 SHORTS PROGRAMS Spirit of Adventure Friday, 9 p.m., Key City Public Theatre Saturday, 6:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Hang onto your hats, your seats, open your hearts and revel in the exploits of others, as in “Let’s get Mikey to do it!” Skiers going fast enough to make their faces distort; a girl surfing in northern Norway – brrr; a 14-year-old climbing phenomenon; a little Wes Anderson escapade; something clever with push pins; and beautifully surreal landscapes in China for more climbing challenges. And don’t duck out before the hilarious, risqué finale … just sayin’ – Bonzai! A Girl Named Elastika Director: Guillaume Blanchet Elastika is not like any other little girls. First, because she is made of elastics. Also, because her universe is a land of cork. Her adventure, shot in stop-motion, required more than 10,000 pictures. Canada/2012/4 min. Catch It Director: Sarah Menzies French-born Lea Brassy takes a break from her nomadic lifestyle on the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway. Trading in her bikini for a thick wet suit, she connects with the surrounding mountains, Arctic surf and simple living. Whether it’s paddling hard for a wave or chasing after a passion, Lea reminds us that if the timing is right, we have to “catch it.” USA, Norway/2013/10 min. 14.c Director: George Knowles Kai Lightner entered the world of rock climbing at the age of 6. As 14-year-old Kai ascends to the top of the most difficult routes – rated 5.14c – and expands into outdoor climbing, he relies upon the support and encouragement of his single mother, Connie. USA/2014/8 min. The Karsts of China Director: Keith Ladzinski Southern China is home to a range of dramatic karst topography: incredible limestone towers, caves and arch formations that have dissolved into natural wonders over the last few million years. Climbers Emily Harrington, Matt Segal and Cedar Wright set out on a quest through four of China’s national parks on a vertical adventure on ancient rock. 2014 PTFF 64 mph Director: Brett Schrekengost Telluride’s extreme skier Greg Hope descends the San Joaquin Couloir, one of the area’s most iconic – and insanely steep – backcountry lines. USA/2014/3 min. The Fortune Wild Director: Ben Gulliver A small group of surfers sets out on an expedition to the far-flung shores of Haida Gwaii, a chain of wave-swept, lushly forested islands off the British Columbian mainland. One-third documentary, one-third surf and adventure film, and one-third storybook wandering into the unknown, The Fortune Wild is a beautiful and slightly eccentric look at what makes the West Coast so priceless and so worthy of protection. “The film is a homage to Wes Anderson; I always wished he would make a surf film,” says director Ben Gulliver. Canada/2013/22 min. USA/2014/7 min. Valhalla (segment) Walled In Director: Nick Waggoner Director: Ben Stookesberry Adventure kayakers Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic attempt to be the first to successfully run the “Impossible Gorge” of the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River in Sequoia National Park. The mission involves an eight-day portage and vertical epic of establishing a sporty big-wall traverse with the assistance of two climbers, then a five-hour descent into a 2,000-foot-deep canyon with no potential for escape. USA/2013/20 min. From iconic shots of au naturel chairlift riding to cliff jumpers wearing nothing more than socks and a smile, Valhalla’s naked-skiing segment is already sparking laughter through dark cinemas across the world, with skiers and non-skiers alike. USA, Canada/2013/3min. PROGRAM SPONSORED BY 35 ★★ YOUR HEALTH STARS! ★ Truth or Fiction Friday, 12:30 p.m., Rose Theatre ★ ★ ★ ★ 2014 PTFF ★ ★ ★ Saturday, 3:15 p.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema Join us on a short film journey with stories as close as Vashon Island and as far as extraterrestrials. What is under the bed, really? Who talked that man off the ledge? Late for dinner? This guy has a better excuse than you will EVER have! You will laugh at some of these tales, your heart will go out to others and finally, you will wonder: is that truth or fiction? The Heebie-Jeebies Sin Matador Director: Todd Slawsby Director: Zach Carver After hearing a scary bedtime story, a young boy and girl become convinced they have monsters under their beds. They may be right. Running late for a long overdue romantic dinner: which excuses are true? USA/2014/14 min. USA/2013/9 min. The Maury Island Incident Director: Scott Schaefer The forgotten true story of Harold Dahl, who before the Roswell “Crash” reported a UFO sighting over Puget Sound, sparking “the Summer of the Saucers,” the UFO obsession, the first appearance of “Men in Black,” and a governmental battle over UFO sighting jurisdiction reaching directly to J. Edgar Hoover. UPTOWN NUTRITION ★ A Man on the Edge 1002 Lawrence St. Uptown! • Open Mon-Sat • uptownnutrition.com VOTE for your favorite Film Festival Program Ad and you could WIN Rose Theatre movie tickets for two! Director: Edward Lyons When a troubled man on a clifftop contemplates suicide, he is interrupted by an unexpected stranger. Australia/2014/11 min. You’ve probably noticed our ‘movie themed’ advertising throughout this program. The business with the public’s favorite ad will receive $25 in advertising credit with The Leader! All ballots will be included in a drawing for two Rose Theatre movie passes. All ballots must be returned by Friday, Oct. 17, 5:00 p.m. USA/2014/30 min. Name ______________________________ Anniversario Address ____________________________ Director: Jeffrey DeChausse Carmela visits the beauty salon in preparation for an evening out on her 45th wedding anniversary. She’s greeted by her two favorite hairdressers, Chu Chi and Pepe. In a tragic twist, Carmela becomes the most important makeover of their lives. USA, Argentina/2013/11 min. City _______________________________ State______Zip___________ PROGRAM SPONSORED BY Phone _____________________________ Advertiser __________________________ Page #____________ Return to The Leader in person or by mail: 226 Adams St., Port Townsend, WA 98368 36 SHORTS PROGRAMS Sit With Me Wa 2 Wa Director: Melvin Chan Alone in a foreign land, a down-on-his-luck businessman discovers humanity through an unlikely meeting. Friday, 6 p.m., The Starlight Room Sunday, 9:15 a.m., Peter Simpson Free Cinema In only a decade, the DC Shorts Film Festival has become the largest short film event on the East Coast – whose awards are among the most respected honors bestowed on short filmmaking. WA 2 WA brings some of the top picks from their jury and audience to our unique audience in Port Townsend. The films will bring tears, laughter, knowledge and insight into what makes both Washingtons different — and the same. A True Friend Director: Justin Snyder Sometimes, your best friend asks you to help with the worst ideas. USA/ 2013/ 6 min. Chippendale Director: Kamilia Safina A greedy antiques dealer gets more than he bargained for when he discovers a rare Chippendale dresser. Water Of Life (Uisce Beatha) Director: Shaun O’Connor The true story of a young man who leaves rural Ireland to cross the ocean on the ill-fated Titanic. Ireland/2012/8 min. Loot Ouverture Pishto Goes Away (Пишто уезжает) USA/2013/5min. Practice Makes Perfect The Op Shop Director: Lee Rogers A mysterious donation sends the sales clerks of a suburban thrift shop on a journey of self-discovery. Australia/2011/7 min. Apple of my Eye (Mi Ojo Derecho) Director: Josecho de Linares The story of a robbery where reality and fantasy merge. South Africa/2012/11 min. What do you do when you’re born with music pouring out of your heart? Singapore/2012/8 min. Director: Greg Rom Russia/2012/16 min. Directors: Bracey Smith & Neil Dvorak USA/2012/3 min. Neither time nor distance can sever the special ties with your grandmother. Spain/2012/13 min. Director: Sopha Kendel A farmer’s dog coaxes his owner back to a small town and shows him the importance of a simple life. Russia/2012/9 min. Director: Devon Avery On date night, a twelve-year-old boy anxiously considers how to deliver the perfect first kiss. 2014 PTFF PROGRAM SPONSORED BY 2014 PTFF THANK YOU SPONSORS As of 8/15/14 123 Thai Food 1012 Coffee Bar A Suite at the Fountain About Time A Bungalow on the Bluff Ajax Café Alchemy Bistro & Wine Bar Chateau Ste Michelle City of Port Townsend Coldwell Banker Computer Coaching Solutions Cooper & Tucker McRae Courtyard Café DM Disposal Doc’s Marina Grill Aldrich’s Market Don’s Pharmacy Alpenfire Organic Cider El Guadalajara All Points Charters Art Access Bainbridge Organic Distillers Belleza Ropa Ben & Kathy Montalbano Better Living Through Coffee BIMA Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Blue Moose Café Cape Cleare Fishery Edensaw Woods Elevated Ice Cream Finn River Farm and Cidery First Federal Bank Fountain Café Fyerlite Grip and Lighting Glow Natural Skin Care Gooding O’Hara & Mackey Goodman Inc. 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Port Townsend Farmer’s Market Port Townsend Food Co-op Port Townsend Sails Printery Communications PT Arts Commission PT Computers Port Townsend Foundry Puget Sound Express Rakers Car Club Safeway SAG Indie Silverwater Café Simon Mace Gallery Soak on the Sound SOS Printing Sound Storage Sport Townsend Sticky Fingers Bakeries Studio Zablidowsky 37 Subway Sunrise Coffee Synergy Sound The Belmont The Busch Family The Car Wash The CoLab The Commander’s Beach House The Lateral Line Bronze Casting Studio The Lovely Jessica Pavish & Dashing Jim Arrabito The Old Consulate Inn The Port Townsend Leader The Rose Theatre The Tin Brick Uptown Dental Mathias & Scharf West Coast Waterjet Writer’s Workshoppe & Imprint Books 38 CAST & CREW Jon Gann moderator Pass Production Chris McFaul Pat McFaul Tom Christopher Sharon Wenzler Victoria O’Donnell PTFF CAST & CREW This is how we put on the show: In the dark of winter, films start to arrive in the mail, online and by carrier pigeon. In the months that follow, dozens of folks watch hundreds of hours of film, imagine events and invite guests to create what has become a cultural legend – The Port Townsend Film Festival. This list will never be complete, but we have to start somewhere! HHHHH Staff Janette Force executive director Victoria O’Donnell administrative director Jane Julian director of programming Jan Halliday director of development Steve Goff festival operations manager Sana Gomes program editor Chris Martin tech czar Pat McFaul director of technology Owen Rowe film wrangler Joanne Vermillion Deborah Pedersen bookkeepers Office Support Lilianne Glast library Cherel Lopez Chris McFaul Donna Bodkin Awards Party Kathleen Holt Nonie Gaines Car Parade & Dinner on Taylor Monica MickHager Una Salvatore Jim Arrabito Lawn Chair Rhythm Planet Drillteam and Drum Corps Concierge Amanda Steurer Pamela Gould Farmers Market Carrie Rice Kate Franco Festival Banking Genie Nastrie Miss Money Penny Aldryth O’Hara, Gooding, O’Hara & Mackey Festival Production Bonnie Christoffersen festival designer McRae Theatre Equipment Steve Emery Security Ted Krysinski, Lights & Grip Film Quality Control Cathy Formusa Filmmakers’ Reception Marlies Egberding Bobbie Blinder Film Reviewers Nora Petrich, Captain Marcia Perlstein Steve Gillard Sue Gillard Marti Haley Alex Henley Jack Kapold Tamara Martin Pratt Chris McFaul Pat McFaul Brian McLoughlin Liz Quayle Debbi Steele Jeff Youde Dennis Daneau Graphic Design Terry Tennesen graphic designer Brian McLoughlin festival signs Guest Services Victoria O’Donnell Hospitality Jennifer Turney manager Nancy Johnson manager Libations & Food Venues Robert Force liquor czar Misha Meng Luna Light Holly Green Masters of Ceremonies Joey Pipia Robert Horton Panels Jane Julian, manager Michael Buse assistant manager Jonathan Browning moderator Photography Mark Saran manager Tom Christopher Poster Artist Anne Schreivogl Print Program Sana Gomes editor in chief Jan Halliday Marian Roh layout & design Projectionists Gary Engbrecht supreme commander Korie Griffith Chris Martin Social Media Tom Christopher Brian McLoughlin Sponsorships Jan Halliday Cherel Lopez Carol Jorgensen Marla Tangen Surveys Kathy Stafford Tech Team Pat McFaul Michael Delagarza Jim Golden Cynthia Koan Chris McFaul Chris Martin Dan O’Donnell Victoria O’Donnell Owen Rowe Jeff Sabado Transportation Clyde McDade Celia Fulton Waldron 2014 PTFF VENUE MANAGERS Taylor Street Outdoor Cinema Wayne Cossairt Northwest Maritime Center Baila Dworsky & Steve Ironhill Peter Simpson Free Cinema Mark Welch, Chris Pearson & David Rymph Rose Theatre Steve & Sue Gillard, Betsy Clapp & Keith Yoshida Rosebud Theatre Janine Kowack, Leslie Saber & Christy Spencer The Starlight Room Paulette Lack & Evyan Horton Key City Public Theatre Mike Johnson & Kathy Acree Filmmaker’s Lounge Raman & Raea Stika Videography/ Promotional Jane Champion Michael Delagarza Julie Philips Volunteer Coordination Kendra Golden Web Design Ann Welch Board of Directors Keven Elliff, President Jane Champion, Vice President Tina Flores McCleese, Treasurer Steve Edmiston Rocky Friedman Nancy McLachlan Jessica Pavish Linda Yakush Jeffrey Youde Board Emeritus John Begley John Considine Pam Dionne Marleis Egberding Jim Ewing Karen Gates-Hildt Jim Grabicki Sarah Hadlock Glenda Hultman Geerlofs Toby Jordan Kathleen Kler Pam Kolacy Brad Mace Jim Marshall Carol McGough Cynthia Sears Brent Shirley Peter Simpson Bob Rosen Frank Ross Jim Westall JURORS Feature Documentaries: Jm Bigham Todd Elgin Christopher Smith Short Documentaries: Suzan Beraza J.J. Kelley Curtis Shaw Feature Narratives: Neal Block Lauralee Farrar Ali Selim Short Narratives: Jonathan Browning Steph Argy Jon Gann Poster Artist Seattle-born Anne Schreivogl is a full-time artist whose work has been widely shown around the Pacific Northwest. “My inspiration came from a few sources. First, after attending last year’s Festival, I felt the community’s enthusiasm for film. I wanted to combine both the love of film with the fun and funkiness of Port Townsend. Second, I sketched behind-the-scenes on a film set (the set of producer Wilson Large). The room was abuzz with the orchestration of so many elements. I hoped to capture a sense of this energy and movement, and yet keep a simplicity of subject. Finally, my last name, Schreivogl, means ‘screeching bird’ and often birds fly into my art. In this case they settled in on the sign, ready to take up their roles proudly, as commentators on it all.” For more info about her work, visit www.schreivogl.com. Stop by Simon Mace Gallery at 236 Taylor Street to see her work. 2014 PTFF Film Index 11 Paper Place SN...............................30 14.c SD.................................................34 64 mph SD............................................34 #chicagoGirl: The Social Network Takes on a Dictator FD.......................24 A Girl Named Elastika SN....................34 A Man on the Edge SN.........................35 A Thousand Times Good Night FN......14 A True Friend SN..................................36 Advanced Style FD...............................24 Angel Azul FD.......................................24 Annie Hall FN........................................12 Anniversario SN....................................35 Apple of my Eye (Mi Ojo Derecho) SN..........................36 Before I Disappear FN..........................14 Belle and Sebastian (Belle et Sébastien) FN......................14 Ben’s at Home FN................................15 Bipolarized FD......................................25 Breaking Away FN................................15 Brooklyn Farmer SD 32 Cast In Sand: A Tale of Two Women SD...................32 Catch It SD............................................34 Chippendale SN...................................36 Common Ground SD............................32 Cream City Sound Check: Allen Stone SD.....................................32 Final Cut: Ladies & Gentlemen FN.....................15 Finding Hillywood FD...........................25 Finding Neighbors FN..........................16 For a Woman (Pour une Femme) FN.......................16 Grace FN..............................................16 Honeydripper FN..................................17 Intuition SN...........................................30 Lad: A Yorkshire Story FN....................17 Laggies FN...........................................17 Laundry Day SN...................................30 Life Inside Out FN.................................18 Lone Star FN........................................18 Loot SN.................................................36 Love in the Tetons SD..........................32 Maikaru SD...........................................32 Meet the Patels FD...............................26 Mending the Line FD............................26 Mile High Pie SD..................................32 39 Next Goal Wins FD...............................26 Noble FN...............................................18 Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution SD....................32 Ouverture SN........................................36 Pishto Goes Away ((Пишто уезжает) SN.......................36 Point and Shoot FD..............................27 Practice Makes Perfect SN..................36 Putzel FN..............................................19 Ravel SN...............................................30 Return of the River FD.........................27 Riding My Way Back SD......................33 Salim Baba SD.....................................33 Sam & Amira FN...................................19 Self Storage SN....................................30 Sin Matador SN....................................35 Sit With Me SN.....................................36 Sticky SD..............................................33 Tashi and the Monk FD........................28 The Ballad of Shovels and Rope FD........................25 The Battle of the Jazz Guitarist SD......32 The Black Stallion FN...........................12 The Cost of Beauty SD........................33 The Enemy Within (O Εχθρός Μου) FN..........................22 The Fortune Wild SD............................34 The Heebie-Jeebies SN.......................35 The Invisible Collection (A Coleção Invisível) FN.....................22 The Karsts of China SD.......................34 The Maury Island Incident SN..............35 The Only Real Game FD.....................27 The Op Shop SN..................................36 The Parade (Parada) FN......................22 The Search for General Tso FD...........28 The Secret of Roan Inish FN...............12 The Starfish Throwers FD....................28 To Be Takei FD.....................................29 Valhalla (segment) SN..........................34 Water of Life (Uisce Beatha) SN..........36 Walled In SD.........................................34 Wrenched FD.......................................29 FD Feature Documentaries FN Feature Narrative SD Short Documantaries SN Short Narrative