Hello <<First Name>>,
Happy Halloween! Our post-Festival season is getting busy. PTFF’s Focus film series ramps back up. We partner with Olympic Neighbors to bring you The Peanut Butter Falcon. Be sure to get your tickets soon, as seating is limited.
Do you love garage sales? PTFF is having one on November 9th! Come check out our eclectic mix of interesting things.
And did you miss Dark & Tender at PTFF 2024? Or want to see it again? You have two opportunities, coming soon to the Rose.
Read on for more about:
🎥 Focus film: The Peanut Butter Falcon @ Balcony Theatre
🚨 PTFF Garage Sale: SAT NOV 9
🎥 Encore: Dark & Tender @ Rose Theatre
💁🏽 Volunteer for fun Fall activities!
🗳️ Survey results (and our winner!)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
📰 Post-Fest review on Jeff Co Beacon
📸 Invitation to share your photos
🗓️ Save the dates for PTFF 2025!
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Focus: The Peanut Butter Falcon
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 6:30 PM
Balcony Theatre (downtown Port Townsend)
Join us for PTFF's ongoing Focus film series. This time we partner with local organization Olympic Neighbors to present The Peanut Butter Falcon.
Description: After running away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a pro wrestler, a man who has Down syndrome befriends an outlaw who becomes his coach and ally. “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes at 95%. Discussion will follow the film, led by Olympic Neighbors.
Watch The Peanut Butter Falcon Trailer...
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PTFF GARAGE SALE
215 Taylor St, downtown Port Townsend
(between O'Yummy Frozen Yogurt and La Cocina; in the former Salty Girls space)
After twenty-five years, PTFF has accumulated a lot of stuff! Come check out:
- Electronics
- Computer/sound system racks
- Street cleaner
- Shop vac
- Old style info sign
- Wooden easels
- Black iron easel
- Signed pictures of Hollywood movie stars
- And much more!
Many items won’t be priced, but will be gifted to you for your donation to PTFF. Make us an offer. Everything must go!
Mark your calendar. Pick up something interesting and support PTFF at the same time. See you there!
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COMING SOON/ENCORE SCREENING
Dark and Tender
Friday & Saturday, November 1 and 2, 7-9pm
Rose Theatre (downtown Port Townsend)
Back by popular demand, locally produced film Dark and Tender first screened at PTFF and has since been selected for Cannes Independent Shorts, Renaissance Black Film Festival in NY, and two other international film festivals.
On Nov 1 and 2 at 7pm, PTFF supporters are invited to attend one of two screenings of Dark and Tender, a short film by the Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project that was produced locally by Color of Sound and shot on location at the Whidbey Institute.
Reserve your tickets to this limited seating event:
For Friday, Nov 1st or For Saturday, Nov 2nd
Your ticket donation is tax deductible and goes directly to Color of Sound to support the Chronically UnderTouched Project.
About the Film
Aaron Johnson’s powerful short film "Dark and Tender" follows ten Black men on a transformative retreat with the Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project at the Whidbey Institute in April of this year. The men seek to reclaim platonic intimacy and tenderness through close encounters with nature and depictions of gentle Black masculinity, restoring the vital aspect of touch by replacing violence and rough play with care, connection, and intimacy. Watch the trailer here...
This event will include an opening talk by director Aaron Johnson, a screening of the short film, Q&A, and a song circle led by Aaron.
Aaron Johnson is a public speaker, facilitator, and touch activist who practices closeness as a way to break down barriers between people. As co-founder of both Holistic Resistance and Grief to Action, Aaron takes the time to hold the stories of black people around homophobia, transphobia, internalized racism, and those that are Chronically UnderTouched. Aaron has created the Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project—basic strategies to bring a black body from being Chronically UnderTouched to a state of touch balance—as part of the lifelong journey of interrupting oppressive systems that make touch balance a radical action.
 
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Photo by Viola Ware
VOLUNTEER CORNER
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
Do you miss us already, now that the Festival is over? Looking for a way to stay involved with PTFF this Fall? Whether you have a little bit of time or a lot, there’s many ways you can help keep the magic going. Here’s where we need help:
- Letter Writing Team: We’re looking for 4-6 volunteers to help with letter assembly on November 7th and 8th in the afternoon. Spend a few cozy hours in the PTFF office with us and catch up with your fellow volunteers!
- Popcorn Pro: Got a knack for popping the perfect batch? We need a volunteer to popcorn for our next Focus Screening on November 13th.
- Door Monitor: Help us welcome and guide guests up to the PTFF office at our November Focus Screening with Olympic Neighbors.
- Film Library Project: We’re also looking for a volunteer who can assist with a long-term project of converting MP4s to DVDs. If you’re detail-oriented and tech savvy, this is the perfect way to get involved
Please contact leah@ptfilm.org to learn more about our current volunteer opportunities. I look forward to hearing from you!
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SURVEY RESULTS(and our Festival Pass winner!)
Thank you for participating in our post-festival survey. Your feedback was both helpful and encouraging. Overall, you let us know we’re on the right track. We thought you might like to see some of the results…
How likely are you to recommend PTFF to friends, family, or colleagues? (Scale 1-10)
10: 69.2%
9: 13.6%
8: 10.8%
7: 3.1%
6: 0.3%
5: 1%
4: 0.3%
3: 0.7%
2: 0.7%
1: 0%
How many Port Townsend Film Festivals have you attended?
How many film screenings did you attend/watch?
How would you describe the overarching tone of the events you attended? (Select up to 3)
Thought-provoking 69%
Inspiring and uplifting 59%
Fun or entertaining 53%
Educational or informative 51%
Challenging or intense 17%
Highlighting connection 14%
Depressing 6%
Not engaging 2%
How many Forum events did you attend? (panels, workshops, discussions, podcast, etc; Approximately)
One or more 35%
None 65%
Besides attending indoor films and Forum events, what did you do? Check all that apply.
Listened to live music on Taylor St 44%
Spent time in the Indoor Festival Lounge 39%
Spent time in the Outdoor Festival Lounge 39%
Got a Picnic Meal from a restaurant 37%
Watched an outdoor/Taylor St movie 29%
Attended the parade 28%
Purchased a beverage from the Bar Car 23%
Purchased PTFF merchandise 16%
Attended the Awards Party 8%
Attended the Closing Night Party 3%
Did you attend the Virtual Festival?
Yes 35%
No 65%
Thanks again for participating in the survey, and congratulations to Judith Morrow Brown! – the winner of our random drawing. Judith has won a free Festival Pass for the 2025 Port Townsend Film Festival!
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We love Ricardo Gomez’s recent article in the Jefferson County Beacon entitled “A Fresh Perspective on Community at the Heart of Port Townsend Film Festival.” The piece is an apt recap of the September 2024 film festival, as seen from a community angle. It’s pretty much what PTFF is all about.
Thank you for your perspective, Ricardo!
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Catherine Hardwicke. Photo by Mark Sandvig
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS WITH PTFF
Do you have a nice photo from PTFF 2024? We’d love to see it. If we like your photo, we may share it with the world and/or put it in our photo archive. And we’ll give you a photo credit wherever possible. Click on the button below for more information and to share a photo.
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SAVE THE DATES FOR PTFF 2025!
We’re all still catching our breaths after PTFF 2024, but it’s never too early to start preparing for 2025. Your first step? Put this on your calendar…
The 26th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival
September 18-21, 2025
We’re already less than 11 months away! 😉
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Photo by Ava Fletcher
YOUR END-OF-NEWSLETTER REWARD
Thanks for checking out all of this week’s newsletter. Here’s some visual candy as your reward!...
Filmmakers are at the heart of our film festival. Here are alumni filmmakers, Chris and Mark Bonn, enjoying the Filmmakers Parade.
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Thanks for being part of the PTFF community! Let’s get together again soon.
Festive regards,
Keith Hitchcock
Marketing & Development Director
Port Townsend Film Festival 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A
Port Townsend, WA 98368
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