2022 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

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Thursday, May 12

OPENING NIGHT -- RETROSPECTIVE SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Sponsored by Barbara Vz Howard

Thursday, May 12, 7 p.m. — Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St., Bellingham). Celebrating CASCADIA’s return to the theater and the festival’s accomplishments with a selection of short films from each of the previous five festivals.

  • Short Drop—(2017) Festival directed by Maya Cozier. (Trinidad)
  • The Door—(2018) Directed by Reem Morsi. (Canada)
  • OChiShwaCho—(2019) Directed by Jules Koostachin. (Canada) Director attending.
  • #3 Normandy Lane—(2020) Directed by Brenda Strong. (USA)
  • Graceland—(2021) Directed by Bonnie Discepolo. (USA)
Directors Q&A afterward

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NO HOST OPENING NIGHT AFTER PARTY

Thursday, May 12, 9 p.m.: Nomad Charcuterie & Wine Bar (10 Prospect St., Bellingham). Across street from Pickford Film Center.

All CASCADIA Directors, Panelists, CASCADIA Board and Audience Members are invited to celebrate and kick-off the festival and continue the conversation over a wine and late night bites.

Friday, May 13

SHORTS FILM SHOWCASE I

1 p.m.: Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St., Bellingham).

    • Miss Alma Thomas:  A Life in Color directed by Cherie Gaulk. (USA) Sponsored by Mary and John O’Connell
    • First Down directed by Carrie Stett. (USA) Sponsored by Crina and Kirsten Get to Work — Director attending
    • Crossing Lines directed by Shir Eldad. (Israel)
    • The Tracker directed by Sarah Menzies (USA)
    • 7 Star Dinosor Entertainment directed by Vaishali Naik. (India)
    • The Goldfish directed by Ashley Brimm. (USA) Sponsored by Glenda Henifin — Director attending

Directors Q&A To Follow

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FEATURE FILM PROGRAM

 3:45 p.m. – Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St., Bellingham)

Feature Film “Valley Girl” directed by Martha Coolidge. (USA)

Sponsored by Paul McMullen

Introduction by Dr. Sue Lonac, Professor of English and Film, Whatcom Community College & CASCADIA Advisory Board Member.

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Reception For Honored Guest Martha Coolidge

Friday, May 13, 5:30 p.m. – Reception for Martha Coolidge, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building with catering provided by Bar Cicotti

Co-Sponsored by Patti and Frank Imhof and Audrey Sager and Steve Gellerman

Tickets available through Mount Baker Theatre box office.

 

A Conversation with Martha Coolidge

Sponsored by Women of Morey Avenue

Friday, May 13, 7:30 p.m.Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre (104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham).

Hosted by Claudia Puig, CASCADIA Program Director & Film Critic 

Special Screening: "I’ll Find You"

Sponsored by Anne Hildebrand

Friday, May 13, 8 p.m. at Mount Baker Theatre directed by Martha Coolidge.

Tickets available through Mount Baker Theatre box office.

 

Saturday, May 14

PANEL DISCUSSION: "FILM AS ACTIVISM"

Filmmaking can be a powerful tool for education, enlightenment and advocacy. Stories told on screen are especially effective at winning hearts and opening minds, which can spur audiences to action. Panelists will explore what it is about this medium that makes it suited not only to entertain and inform, but to inspire viewers and be a catalyst for change.

Saturday, May 14, 9:30 a.m. – Whatcom Museum Rotunda

PANELISTS

Mehrnoush Alia/Director: “Faranak” and co founder of MAAA Art

Jazmin Bryant /Director:  “71 Seconds”

Polly Pierce / Director: “Slump”

Lara Deglan /Writer/Actor: “Slump”

MODERATOR
Claudia Puig, CASCADIA Program Director

PANEL DISCUSSION: When the 'F" in Film Stands for 'Family'

Filmmakers often draw from their own lives/stories for their films. What are the challenges that come up in telling a story taken from your family? While it makes the story and project more personal does it also skew artistic/creative judgement? How do they resolve conflicts with story for dramatic purposes?  How is it to work with family under filming conditions?

10:30 a.m. – Whatcom Museum Rotunda

PANELISTS:

Ashley Paige Brim-Director: The Goldfish

Asivak Koostachin, Actor

Jules Koostachin, Director, OChiSkwaCho

Nina Lee: Director: Artistic

Nancy Svendsen: Director: Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest

MODERATOR: Virginia Bogert, President Emerita, Women in Film Seattle; Curator, Post Alley Film Festival

FEATURE FILM PROGRAM

Sponsored by Megan Taylor and Kent Stoddard

Saturday, May 14, 1 p.m. — Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St., Bellingham)

Introduction by Audrey Sager, CASCADIA Board President

  • Feature Film: “Secret Name/La Place d’une Autre” directed by Aurelia Georges. (France) 

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SHORTS FILM SHOWCASE II

Saturday, May 14, 3:30 p.m.  —  Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St., Bellingham)

  • “Night Hike” directed by Tempe Hale. (USA) Sponsored by Sheila and Bob Goodwin. Pacific Northwest Premiere. Director attending.
  • “El Conquistador” directed  by  Mathilde Bayle. (France)
  • “71 Seconds,” directed by Jazmin Bryant (USA). Sponsored by Karen Lerner and John Moffat. Director attending.
  • “My Soul to Take” directed by Laura Vandervoort. (Canada) Sponsored by Cindy and Jonathan Franklin. Pacific Northwest premiere.
  • “Faranak” directed by Mehrnoush Alia. (Iran) Sponsored by Northshore Veterinary Hospital. Director attending.
  • “Jesus 2020″ directed by Aude Thuries.* (France)

Directors Q&A to follow

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FEATURE FILM PROGRAM II

Saturday, May 14, 6:30 p.m.  —  Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St., Bellingham)

Introduction by Claudia Puig, CASCADIA Program Director

  • Pacific Northwest Premiere: Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest,” directed by Nancy Svendsen (USA). Sponsored by In Memory of Jay Wolkin. Director and cast members attending
  • CASCADIA 2019 Retrospective Short Film: “Unspoken Code,” directed by Jennifer Schwerin (USA/China)

Director Q&A to follow

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DIRECTORS’ PARTY & LAUREL’S PRESENTATION

Saturday, May 14, 8:30-11 p.m.  —  Makeworth Market (1201 N. State St., Bellingham)

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Sunday, May 15

SCRIPT STUDIO

Sunday, May 15 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room (104 Commercial Ave., Bellingham–Use Champion Street Entrance)

Sponsored by Daniel & Pandora Larner

Free of charge and Open the General Public

SCRIPTS

  • “The Cape” by Lauren Fields
  • “Excellent Fancy” by Julie Sharbutt
  • “Blood is Thicker” by Melissa Skirboll
  • “Whatever Layla Wants” by Barbara Stepansky

SCREENWRITERS

Moderator:  Josh Krenz, Bellingham Film Script Studio Coordinator

Panelists: Barbara Brown, Director, Past President, Women in Film Seattle
Liesl Davis,
Award-winning Screenwriter, Director and Producer; Producer, UCLAxFilmFest, UCLA Extension’s film festival.

FEATURE FILM PROGRAM

Sunday, May 15, 1:15 p.m.Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St., Bellingham)

Introduction by Liz Darrow, CASCADIA Technical Director & Legislative Advocate, Community to Community Development

Sponsored by Argyle Salon

Ways of Being Home directed by Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo–USA

w/ CASCADIA Retrospective Short Films:

  • Riccardo che Rimbalzò Sulle Stelle—2020 Festival—directed by Lana Vlady—Italy
  • Ajo—2019 Festival—directed by More Raça–Kosovo

Discussion afterwards with Australia Tobon, promotora coordinator for Whatcom County, Community to Community Development

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SHORTS FILM SHOWCASE III

Sunday, May 15, 4 p.m.  —  Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St., Bellingham)

Introduction by Lucas Senger, CASCADIA  Board Vice President, producer & co-instructor, Arts Enterprise & Cultural Innovation Program, Western Washington University

  • 71 Seconds directed by Jazmin Bryant (USA) Sponsored by Karen Lerner and John Moffat. Director attending.
  • Aquel Rostro directed by Mona Lisa García (Spain)
  • Le monde en soi directed by Sandrine Stoïanov  & Jean-Charles Finck (France)
  • Artistic directed by Nina Lee (USA) Sponsored by Herons Haven Director attending
  • Slump directed by Polly Pierce (Canada) Sponsored by American Association of University Women. Director attending.
  • Le Bain–directed by Anissa Daoud (France)

Director Q&A to follow

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INDIGENOUS FEATURE FILM PROGRAM

Sunday, May 15, 6:45 p.m.  —  Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St., Bellingham)

FEATURE: Presented by San Juan Broadband

Daughter of a Lost Bird—directed by Brooke Pepion Swaney (USA). Co-sponsored by Western Washington University’s Longhouse and Sheila and Bob Goodwin. Director attending.

SHORT FILM:

My Grandmother Is an Egg directed by Wu-Ching Chang (Taiwan)

Director Q&A to follow

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CLOSING NIGHT NO-HOST RECEPTION

Sunday, MAY 15, 8:15 p.m.  — Aslan Depot

Open To The Public

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