{"id":66429,"date":"2024-03-15T21:27:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T04:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/?p=66429"},"modified":"2024-03-15T21:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T04:27:08","slug":"everett-film-festival-celebrating-25th-festival-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/2024\/03\/15\/everett-film-festival-celebrating-25th-festival-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Everett Film Festival Celebrating 25th Festival in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-66430\" src=\"https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EFFlogo.jpg\" alt=\"Everett Film Festival\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EFFlogo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EFFlogo-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In 1997, a group of women banded together, believing the Everett area needed experience a quality international film festival. With this idea in mind, the Everett Women\u2019s Film Festival was born.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually the festival changed its name to the <strong>Everett Film Festival<\/strong>, but it is still dedicated to highlighting the strength, humor, and creativity of women through provocative and entertaining films.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_66434\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/suzanne-simard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66434\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-66434\" src=\"https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/suzanne-simard-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/suzanne-simard-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/suzanne-simard-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/suzanne-simard-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/suzanne-simard.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-66434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Suzanne Simard&#8217;s How Trees Talk<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>This year&#8217;s lineup includes a number of forest and river-themed films, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Treeline: The Secret Life of Trees<\/strong> &#8211; follow a group of skiers, snowboarders, scientists and healers to the birch forest of Japan, the red cedars of BC, and the bristlecones of Nevada.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Daughter&#8217;s of the Forest<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; documents a small group of girls in rural Paraguay who learn how to protect threatened forests.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>How Trees Talk<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; a short documentary on the discovery of how trees talk over vast distances.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3 Local Short Films<\/strong> about how our local rivers affect life in Snohomish County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_66436\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/barricade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66436\" class=\"wp-image-66436 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/barricade-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/barricade-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/barricade-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/myeverettnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/barricade.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-66436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Barricade by Alice Johannessen<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The second half of the festival features a wider variety of films featuring more genres, including comedy and a feature film starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.<\/p>\n<h2>Attending the Everett Film Festival<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Everett Film Festival<\/strong> takes place on <strong>Saturday April 6th at the Everett Performing Arts Center<\/strong>. Doors open at 12:30 and the first film starts at <strong>1pm<\/strong>. The festival ends at<strong> 9pm<\/strong> and includes a <strong>meal for the first 250 ticket holders<\/strong> at 5:20pm.<\/p>\n<p>A few <strong>local filmmakers<\/strong> will be in attendance for a <strong>short Q&amp;A<\/strong>, plus a presentation from Nicolas Fiacco of <strong>Black Forest Mushrooms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>More information and tickets can be obtained on the <a href=\"https:\/\/everettfilmfestival.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">festival website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1997, a group of women banded together, believing the Everett area needed experience a quality international film festival. With this idea in mind, the Everett Women\u2019s Film Festival was born. 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