FOCUS FILM SERIES

Photo by Viola Ware

PTFF Focus is a year-round film series that explores important topics using film.

PTFF Focus events help bring increased visibility to your local nonprofit or small business through the magic of film. We see the way documentary and narrative film can personalize the stories behind the issues you’re addressing and motivate audiences to take action in support of your cause. Film is a tool like none other. We want to help you utilize it to reach more people, deepen the understanding of your core supporters, and bring your group together in new ways. Held in the PTFF Office’s Balcony Theater, these intimate events have had a deep impact on many local organizations.

Previous partners and films

Past Focus events have offered a range of topics, including youth mental health, the opioid crisis, indigenous stories, sexual assault, and LGBTQ+ issues.

  • Jefferson County Public Health, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

  • Jumping Mouse, Kids in Crisis

  • Dove House Advocacy Services, I Am Evidence

  • Port Townsend Public Library, The Rose Theatre, Indigenous Animation Shorts

  • Port Townsend High School Media Lab, Media Lab Short Film Showcase

  • Dove House Advocacy Services, Jefferson County Immigrant Rights Advocates, Don’t Tell Anyone

  • Jefferson County Historical Society, BurkeMobile, The Land Before Time

  • Vespertine, The Dilemma of Desire

  • Olympic Pride, Jefferson County Transgender Support, The Celluloid Closet; Sweetheart

Special thanks to our sponsor, Kristin Manwaring Insurance