Our annual festival is a full experience. Aside from the eclectic mix of entertaining and informative films, enjoy presentations by filmmakers, complimentary snacks, and a chance to win some fabulous raffle prizes!

The Everett Film Festival offers engaging and thought-provoking films from around the country and across the globe with a unique look into the lives of women through documentaries, feature films, animations, and film shorts.

Schedule of Events

12:30 pm - Doors Open

1:00 pm - The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam

Directed By Anne Marie Fleming
Documentary: Filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming travels the globe searching for the story of her great-grandfather, the cosmopolitan Long Tack Sam. A celebration of the spirit of Long Tack Sam's magic and art, this richly textured first-person road movie is an exhilarating testament to his legacy and a tour through the 20th Century.

2:28 pm - Delia 9 to 5

Directed By Delia Gunn
Short: A direct and unvarnished – yet tender and humorous – portrait of a typical day in the life of director Délia Gunn at Réservoir-Dozois, Canada while she is eight months pregnant.

2:31 pm - For the Skeptical

Directed By Dawn Westlake
Musical Short: There is a new pressure on the media to deliver heat instead of shed light because technology and revenue streams are changing so rapidly. Despite the cultural and economic shifts, one thing will always matter: the truth. BEST MUSIC VIDEO at the Ukrainian Dream Film Fest in Odesa. HONORABLE MENTION at the Europe Music Awards for BEST RAP

2:35 pm - First Break

2:50 pm - Hard Shell, Soft Shell (Fragile)

Directed By Emma Benestan
Narrative Feature: A sunny and feminist romance that takes place in Sète on the Mediterranean Sea, this debut feature by emerging French director Emma Benestan tells the story of oyster farmer Az, who thinks he has it made. But when an elaborate proposal goes awry and his girlfriend Jess breaks his heart, Az is forced to confront his understanding of what happiness really looks like – both hers and his own.

4:30 pm - Dinner Break

5:14 pm - The Bassinet

Directed By Tiffaney Hsiung
Introspective Short: When a vintage bassinet appears at filmmaker Tiffany Hsiung and long-time fiancée Victoria Mata's home, it sets off a chain reaction of emotions. The Bassinet is a gentle and affecting story about Tiffany's personal struggle with the intersection of her sexual orientation and cultural identity, and the cross-generational burden of having a baby in the context of rigid social constructs of marriage and family.

5:21 pm - Daughter of a Lost Bird

Directed by Brooke Pepion Swaney
Documentary: Kendra Mylnechuk Potter, a Native woman adopted into a white family, reconnects with her Native identity as she searches for her birth mother.

6:27 pm - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Honoring Our Stolen Sisters

Artistic Short: presented by the Museum of Northwest Art. Presentation by Patricia and Kevin Paul follows.

6:54pm - Last Break

7:09 pm - Fujitaro Kubota and His Garden

Directed By The Kubota Garden Foundation
Documentary: A documentary film about the extraordinary Japanese immigrant behind South Seattle's beloved Kubota Garden, in Rainier Beach. The beautiful 20-acre public historical landmark, a fusion of traditional Japanese and Pacific Northwest landscaping, is Kubota's lifetime masterpiece; a testament to not only his artistry but his perseverance in the face of anti-immigrant racism. Q & A follows.

8:19 pm: Biggest Little Farm - The Return

Directed By John Chester
Documentary Short: The award-winning documentary The Biggest Little Farm tells the story of Apricot Lanes Farm, a testament to the complexity of nature and an epic odyssey to attempt to farm within a reawakening ecosystem. The story of Apricot Lanes Farm with farmers John and Molly Chester continues in The Biggest Little Farm – The Return.

9:00 pm - Closing

Date: April 29, 2023

Location:
Everett PUD Auditorium,
2320 California Street,
Everett, WA 98201.

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