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smARTfilms: Best of the Port Townsend Film Festival - "Paddle to Seattle"

Curator Janette Force has put together a tastemaker cinematic sampler, each a crowd-pleasing feature in recent years at the annual Port Townsend Film Festival.

See your favorite movies as they are meant to be seen--on the big screen! Screenings are followed by a facilitated discussion.

!! NEW !!
smARTfilm series will now offer two times each day!

Matinee: 2:00 PM (Does not include facilitated discussion)
Evening: 7:00 PM

Lunch service: Begins at 10 AM
Dinner service: Begins at 5:30 PM (Reservations recommended: (206) 451-4011)

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FEATURED FILM:

PADDLE TO SEATTLE
Directed by JJ Kelly & Josh Thomas | PTFF 2009 | USA/Canada | 85 min

Follow two friends as they build their own kayaks and paddle together for 97 days through the wilderness on a journey from Alaska to Seattle only to survive to talk about...most things. Adventurers Josh Thomas and J.J. Kelley masterfully navigate the 1,300-mile Inside Passage, traveling through waters that border North Americas largest temperate rainforest. Brown bears guard the shores. Rain pelts them for weeks without rest. They'll even encounter deadly not to mention dead marine life. Enriched with interviews of colorful locals, our charming heroes stories are threaded together by their unconventional humor and wit. Ultimately, this is a story about friendship and how it survives the Paddle to Seattle.

Trailer Link: https://vimeo.com/7109349

Meet the director: https://vimeo.com/216063590

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Thank you to our generous 2019 film sponsors Coates Design Architects, ARW Engineers, and Clark Construction.