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2026 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Barbara Kopple -- Harlan County, USA & Gumbo Coalition
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October 10 & 24

IN-PERSON / DOCTOBER FEST OFFICIAL SELECTION

FILM: “GIVE ME THE BALL”

PICKFORD FILM CENTER BAY THEATRE (1318 BAY ST., BELLINGHAM)
Few athletes have transformed their sport, and the culture around it, as profoundly as Billie Jean King. Give Me the Ball! traces the extraordinary life of the tennis champion, activist, and cultural trailblazer whose relentless fight for equality helped reshape professional sports and expand opportunities for generations of women. Drawing on rare archival footage and candid interviews with King, along with reflections from figures including Serena Williams and Elton John, directors Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff look beyond the headlines and historic victories to reveal the complex person behind the icon. From founding women’s professional tennis and taking on the spectacle of the “Battle of the Sexes” to navigating the pressures of fame, hidden relationships, eating disorders, and public scrutiny, King repeatedly placed the struggle for justice ahead of her own comfort. Told with the same intelligence, charisma, and determination that defined its subject, Give Me the Ball! is an inspiring and deeply human portrait of a woman whose impact extends far beyond the tennis court. Electrifying, emotional, and fiercely relevant, the film reminds us how much can change when one person refuses to accept the status quo.

 

PRESENTED BY CASCADIA INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL

Barbara Kopple -- Harlan County, USA & Gumbo Coalition
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November 15

IN-PERSON / NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH SELECTION

FILM: “RISING THROUGH THE FRAY”

2:30 PM • FIREHOUSE ARTS & EVENTS CENTER (1314 HARRIS ST., BELLINGHAM)

Indigenous Rising is the first team in roller derby history to break the barriers of representing a single country at the Roller Derby World Cup—igniting a movement that pulsates throughout the sport and within each other. “Rising Through the Fray” follows the team as it welcomes a new generation of players determined to change the face of roller derby—an inclusive, female-empowering sport still lacking diversity.

With a compassionate and candid lens, filmmaker Courtney Montour weaves energetic on-track game play with tender moments in teammates’ daily lives as skaters from over 30 Indigenous Nations navigate and learn each other’s play styles at tournaments and find strength within each other to compete and skate onto the track with pride.

Q&A with director Courtney Montour to follow the film’s screening.

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