Wednesday, April 17, 6:30pm
Balcony Theatre, 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A
Port Townsend, WA

A dark comedy thriller and the 2021 Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay. Dove House representatives will lead a discussion following the film.

• Read The Leader story: “PT Film Fest helps Dove House host conversation on sexual assault” (4/3/24)
• Read The Leader review: “Nothing can prepare viewers for the sucker-punch of ‘Promising Young Woman”
• Promising Young Woman trailer on YouTube

Film description: Written, directed, and co-produced by Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut. The story follows a troubled young woman haunted by a traumatic past as she navigates balancing forgiveness with vengeance. Dark comedy, thriller, crime drama and feminist critique blend into a highly engaging and timely take down of a dominant culture that too often emphasizes women as victims. 

Join us for an entertaining and meaningful evening!
 

Friday, May 10, 7:00pm
Balcony Theatre, 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A
Port Townsend, WA

A special PTFF event. Local filmmaker Rachel Noll James (Bainbridge Island) brings Ingress, written and directed by her.

Film description: A woman who can move between parallel realities loses her husband tragically and must overcome past trauma to travel the multiverse once again and find her way into a reality where he is still alive.

Starring Rachel Noll James (Inheritance, Don’t Pass Me By, Malibu Road), Tim DeKay (Oppenheimer, White Collar), and Johnny Ferro (Hand of God).

• Ingress Video Trailer on YouTube 
• Rotten Tomatoes

“Indie filmmaking at its most poignant and profound.”
—Chris Jones, OHMR

“A Master class in narrative, tone, and compelling sci-fi themes.”
—The Independent Critic

“Ingress is a masterclass of emotional resonance and tenderness.”
—FilmThreat

As a thank you to our amazing volunteers and reviewers, we open up our archives for our quarterly screening party. This quarter it’s…

Ben’s at Home

Tickets are FREE but seating is limited so RSVP is required! 

If you’re a current or past PTFF volunteer, join us! And feel free to bring a friend. We'll talk briefly about upcoming volunteer opportunities. Here’s more info about Film & Friends. For more info and to reserve your ticket, click on the button below.

Chronically UnderTouched (CUT)

This event is hosted by Color of Sound, a local nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of people of color. Come meet Aaron Johnson, the creator of the CUT Project. He will describe his personal journey of creating the CUT project, preview a trailer of the short film, and take the group through some healing practices used in the CUT project, including a song circle.

Heavy appetizers will be served along with wine, beer, and soft drinks.

Color of Sound is a 501c3 nonprofit and all donations are tax deductible.

Magic Lantern Show

Tickets: $15.00; Under 18 years Free

PTFF is proud to host one of the many events of the 2024 Victorian Festival. When the room darkens, the magic begins! Come marvel at the Victorians’ precursor to motion pictures. 

Presented by Brian Rogers and Ron Easterday.

INNER SPACE, an immersive Journey

Jessica Plumb, Aura Shahaf Woelfle, & Michelle Mackenzie Felsenhardt

Centrum presents “Inner Space,” a large-scale, interactive installation artwork that invites viewers on a journey through light, video, audio, hanging fabric and suspended glass. This journey offers an invitation to consider the most universal of human experiences, mortality and impermanence, with creativity and curiosity. Jessica Plumb is a PTFF Alum Filmmaker.

Last time, We mentioned this campaign featuring local filmmakers, including PTFF alumni, Gabe Van Lelyveld and Jessica Plumb.

This extremely intimate documentary aims to change the way audiences view those struggling with addiction and homelessness. Relationship-centered and radically compassionate, it is a story of perseverance and the will to find enduring happiness despite one's circumstances.

This campaign ends in less than a week, and they’re making good progress. Check it out! Even a small contribution can help get this worthy project across the finish line. 

Watch the trailer, learn all about the project, check out the incentives for supporters, and share it with others.
 

This opportunity from Cascade PBS caught our attention. Documentary filmmakers can apply for $40,000 in funding for a five-part docuseries.

The key requirement is that the filmmaker needs to be part of the community they are documenting (i.e., Indigenous stories told by Indigenous filmmakers, Latinx stories told by Latinx filmmakers, etc.)

 

COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER

This position provides front office reception and outreach support for the organization while also recruiting, training, and organizing volunteers. The position is full-time, hourly, overtime eligible. A PTFF position comes with perks and benefits! Click the button below to find out more.

While PTFF presents films from around the globe, we also have the goal of supporting local filmmakers. We encourage short film submissions from Puget Sound Islands and Olympic Peninsula-based filmmakers. PTFF will feature the chosen films in the festival program and other marketing materials. As an additional support, submission fees have been reduced for this category.

 

Our mission at PTFF is “sparking community through film.” But I’m inspired by the palpable sense of community I felt at the JC Farmers Market’s opening day last weekend. Question: should PTFF update its mission to be: “sparking community through film and goats”?

Festive regards,