The Edmonds Diversity Film Series continues with a showing of Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen Saturday, Nov. 19 at noon at the Edmonds Theater. Screenings will be offered free to the public and are scheduled for the third Saturdays of the month, October through April (except December). Each screening presents a film related to different topics…
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How movies prepared us for the pandemic topic of virtual Sno-Isle Libraries presentation Nov. 1
“This is the End: How Movies Prepared Us for the Pandemic” is the topic of a Sno-Isle Libraries online event presented in partnership with Humanities Washington’s Speakers Bureau Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 6:30-8 p.m. From environmental disasters to nuclear disasters to unexplained doomsdays, films have explored what it could look like when the “Big One”…
Edmonds Diversity Film Series returns for sixth season, starting Oct. 15
The Edmonds Diversity Film Series begins its sixth season in October, with the first screening on Saturday, Oct. 15 at noon at the Edmonds Theater. Screenings will be offered free to the public and are scheduled for the third Saturdays of the month, October through April (except December). Each screening presents a film related to different…
Documentary film screening of ‘It’s VUCA’ at Edmonds Center for Arts Sept. 14
A red carpet screening of It’s VUCA: The Secret to Living in the 21st Century is set for Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave. N., Edmonds. The documentary screening is part of the Did You Know monthly series held at the Edmonds Food Bank, which is aimed at…
Happening nearby: Daughter of Hedy Lamarr to speak at Sept. 10 Everett Film Festival
A visit by the daughter of Hollywood film star Hedy Lamarr will highlight the 2022 Everett Film Festival, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Everett Community College Jackson Center. Saturday will be a full day, with doors opening at 12:30 p.m. Eleven screenings — including animations, documentaries, narrative features and shorts —…
Snohomish Film Festival set for Lynnwood Convention Center Sept. 17
The Snohomish Film Festival is holding its first in-person event on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Lynnwood Convention Center from 3-8 p.m. The festival — which launched in 2021 as a virtual event — will screen 30 short films, many by local filmmakers, host panels featuring the films’ cast and crew and have live readings…
‘Night at the Museum’ Aug. 5 final Edmonds outdoor movie of summer
The Edmonds Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department will screen the final of this summer’s four movie nights, with Night at the Museum at City Park this Friday, Aug. 5. The movie will begin at approximately 15 minutes before sunset. Popcorn and concessions will be available, cash only. Bring blankets and chairs. Alcohol is not allowed…
Outdoor free movies scheduled at four Edmonds parks, starting July 15
The Edmonds Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is offering free movie nights on Friday evenings this summer. Movies will begin at approximately 15 minutes before sunset. Friday, July 15 – Encanto at the Frances Anderson Center Friday, July 22 – The Mighty Ducks at Seaview Park Friday, July 29 – Luca at Hickman Park Friday, Aug….
2022 Edmonds Diversity Film Series concludes with ‘This Changes Everything’ April 16
The Edmonds Diversity Film Series will show its last film of the season before breaking for summer on Saturday, April 16 at noon at the Edmonds Theater, an ADA accessible facility. “The Diversity Commission is thrilled to have had so many film-goers join us for this year’s free film series,” said Diversity Commission Chair Dean Olson….
‘Americanish’ featured during Edmonds Diversity Film Series March 19
Americanish, a Muslim rom-com directed by an American Muslim woman, is the featured movie in the Edmonds Diversity Film Series at noon this Saturday, March 19 at the Edmonds Theater. The movie invites viewers into the homes and lives of three marriage-aged South Asian women as they navigate the often-turbulent waters of romance, culture, career…
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Free tickets to see ‘Hunting Bigfoot’ at Edmonds Theater Oct. 1
The Edmonds-based Six Degrees Team and Dori Guterson – Counseling Services are sponsoring a complimentary viewing of Hunting Bigfoot at the Edmonds Theater Oct. 1. The documentary, which was shot in the North Bend/Snoqualmie area, tells the story of one man’s elusive search for Sasquatch. It opens at the Edmonds Theatre on Friday, Oct. 1. A total of…
City of Edmonds reschedules next Outdoor Movie Nite to Aug. 13
With rain in the forecast for this Friday, Aug. 6, the City of Edmonds is rescheduling the Outdoor Movie Nite to Friday, Aug. 13 at Frances Anderson Center playfield. The movie The Sandlot (PG) will begin at approximately 15 minutes before sunset on Aug. 13. The city plans to have a small concert before the…
Rescheduled for March 28: Edmonds Diversity Commission ‘Teach Us All’ film screening
Due to technical difficulties, last weekend’s virtual screening of Teach Us All – Elevating Equity in Education for Every Student has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 28 at 4 p.m. The screening is part of the Edmonds Diversity Commission’s 2020-2021 Diversity Film Series. Produced by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes, Teach Us All is…
Reminder: Edmonds Diversity Film Series resumes Feb. 21 with virtual screening of ‘Outside the House’
After two successful virtual screenings in October and November of 2020, the Edmonds Diversity Film Series resumes its fourth season this month, with the next screening scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Screenings will be offered free to the public and are scheduled for the third Sundays of the month, February…
Reminder: Edmonds Diversity Commission film series continues Nov. 14 with ‘On Beauty’ and ‘Fat Boy Chronicles’
The Edmonds Diversity Commission’s film series continues this Saturday, Nov. 14 with a double-feature virtual showing starting at noon. The. movies are: On Beauty – From Emmy-nominated filmmaker Joanna Rudnick (In the Family) and Chicago’s Kartemquin Films comes a story about challenging norms and redefining beauty. On Beauty follows fashion photographer Rick Guidotti, who left…
Reminder: Fourth season of Edmonds Diversity Commission Film Series starts Oct. 19 with ‘In the Family’
After a disruption in March of this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Edmonds Diversity Commission is launching its fourth season of the Diversity Film Series this month, with the first free screening on Monday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. Since the films originally scheduled for March and April could not be screened, they will…
Save the date: Sno-King Meaningful Movies to host virtual screening of ‘Alive Inside’ Sept. 12
Sno-King Meaningful Movies will present a virtual screening of Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory on Saturday, Sept. 12. Follow social worker Dan Cohen as he demonstrates music’s ability to restore a sense of self to those suffering from dementia. The film is described as “a joyous cinematic exploration of how music can awaken our…
Local filmmakers make a timely movie about isolation
Growing up in Edmonds, Brandon “Banjo” Tiehen and his childhood friend Neo King began their movie careers at 12, using a family camcorder. Now, joined by a cohort of former high school friends, they’ve produced a short film. Called Shaded, the movie was shot locally, primarily at Lynnwood’s Wilcox Park and Edmonds Community College. “It’s…
After nearly 100 years, Edmonds Theater confident it can survive latest challenge
A fixture on Main Street for 97 years, the Edmonds Theater has seen its share of both prosperity and hardship. Now the effects of COVID-19 and the push to contain its spread has forced the theater to close until at least April 1 and contemplate its future. Absorbing a financial hit in the tens of…
Edmonds Theater says it’s closing ‘indefinitely’ beginning March 20
Given the current uncertainly about movie releases in light of COVID-10, the Edmonds Theater announced on its Facebook page that it will be closing “indefinitely” beginning Friday, March 20. “Mulan” has been postponed indefinitely. James Bond has been moved from April to November. “Fast & Furious 9” has been pushed from May to next year….
Reminder: Women’s film festival set for Edmonds CC March 8 canceled
A reminder that the Sunday, March 8 LUNAFEST film festival, a fundraiser for Girls on the Run of Snohomish County, has been canceled. The annual film festival — dedicated to championing women filmmakers and bringing women together in their communities — had been scheduled for Edmonds Community College’s Black Box Theatre. However, the college Thursday…
ECA to screen 1926 ‘The Adventures of Prince Achmed’ March 14
The Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA) on Saturday, March 14 will screen The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926), a silent film with live score performed by Miles & Karina. Created by 23-year-old teacher Lotte Reiniger, a German film director and the foremost pioneer of silhouette animation, the film is the oldest existing animated feature,…
Women’s Film Festival at Edmonds CC March 8 to benefit Girls on the Run of Snohomish County
Girls on the Run of Snohomish County — a 10-week empowerment and fitness program for girls in third through sixth grades — on Sunday, March 8 will be hosting LUNAFEST, the fundraising film festival dedicated to championing women filmmakers and bringing women together in their communities. The film festival will be at 5 p.m. March…
Edmonds CC to host film screening, discussion to honor Japanese American WWII Veterans Feb. 20
Edmonds Community College will host a film screening and discussion to honor Japanese American World War II veterans on Feb 20. The screening will include the films Honor & Sacrifice: The Roy Matsumoto Story and Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawai’i. Lucy Ostrander and Don Sellers, who directed and produced the…
Edmonds Sno-Isle Library and Edmonds Arts Commission’s Winter Film Series starts Jan. 26 with ‘Mansfield Park’
Starting Jan. 26, join the Edmonds Library and the Edmonds Arts Commission Sunday afternoons this winter for a new film series featuring four films adapted from literature in thought-provoking ways for contemporary audiences. Following each screening, a moderated discussion will be held about the filmmakers’ interpretation of the original novels. All screenings begin at 1…