by Cheryl Crooks | Apr 24, 2023
A scene from “Gumbo Coalition” the documentary directed by Barbara Kopple with Janet Murguia, center, and Marc Morial, right. The film plays Friday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre. Kopple Tackles Social Justice in...
by Cheryl Crooks | Apr 10, 2023
CASCADIA Plans Opening Night Party, Film Mix, Mingle and Meet CASCADIA’s Team, Directors and Special Guests CASCADIA celebrates the start of this year’s festival with a Red Carpet Opening Night Party Thursday, May 4 at 9 p.m sponsored jointly by Cascade...
by Cheryl Crooks | Jul 19, 2022
Seattle director BJ Bullert, whose short film, “Space Needle” was in the 2020 festival, emailed us recently to say that she was planning a weekend trip to Bellingham and could we give her a few recommendations. Bullert didn’t get to attend the... by Tara Almond | Jul 31, 2023
Director Barbara Kopple, right, responds to a question from Claudia Puig, CASCADIA’s program director, during her interview at the 2023 festival. You’ll need to read pretty far down the list of titles by Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine’s film... by Tara Almond | Jul 11, 2023
Lyra McKee in a scene from Alison Millar’s documentary about the young journalist’s life and work. Feature Documentary Portrays Fearless Irish Journalist / Activist The Troubles, a dark and bloody chapter in Northern Ireland’s history, ended 25 years... by Tara Almond | Jun 22, 2023
For Ramba, the last circus elephant in Chile, freedom is the hardest trick of all. Guided by compassionate experts and a devoted team of volunteers, Ramba, an Asian elephant who endured over 50 years of isolation in a Chilean circus, embarks on an extraordinary... by Cheryl Crooks | Apr 20, 2023
A scene from “Category: Woman” the documentary directed by Phyllis Ellis that screens Friday,, April 28 at Whatcom Community College. “Category: Woman” Screens at Whatcom Community College CASCADIA and Whatcom Community College... by Tara Almond | Apr 1, 2023
by Tara Almond | Mar 13, 2023
The 2023 CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival will be in-person May 4-7, 2023 at the Pickford Film Center in Bellingham’s downtown Arts District. The festival will showcase 35 short films and 6 feature films created by women filmmakers from 15 different...
by Tara Almond | Mar 13, 2023
The Women’s History Month/Cinema East series co-presented by CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival continues this Wednesday, March 15 at 6 p.m. at the Pickford Film Center with the screening of another film by Japanese director Tanaka Kinuyo....
by Tara Almond | Feb 27, 2023
CINEMAEAST CASCADIA to screen “Forever A Woman” as part of Pickford Film Center’s “Cinema East” series of films by renowned Japanese woman director Tanaka Kinuyo In observance of International Women’s Day, CASCADIA will host...