Guess the Guest: Second clue to Port Townsend Film Festival celebrity announced

Published 12:01 am Saturday, May 30, 2015

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival has announced the second of three clues to the identity of the 2015 special guest in its Guess the Guest contest.

The first to identify the guest celebrity correctly will win a film festival T-shirt, hat and photo opportunity with the special guest when he or she arrives at the Sept. 25-27 festival.

So far the festival has received 51 guesses, but none is correct, according to development director Jan Halliday.

The 2015 festival — the 16th anniversary of the celluloid celebration — will screen about 80 films throughout its three days at a variety of venues in Port Townsend.

Each year, an acting or directing star is invited to be the special guest at the festival.

Past guests have included John Sayles, Karen Allen, Bruce Dern, Dyan Cannon, Debra Winger, Malcolm McDowell, Tony Curtis, Eva Marie Saint and Cloris Leachman.

The Guess the Guest contest encourages participants to filter through often difficult and obscure hints to claim a bragging-rights prize, Halliday said.

Three clues are released — one each week in print and on the film festival website.

The third clue will be released June 3.

The special guest and the winner of the contest will be announced June 10, along with publication of an exclusive interview in the Peninsula Daily News.

Here is the second clue:

Now riddle this, a Sphinx-like clue:

It stands alone but touches, too

Water, earth and air abide

St. Louis is the king described

Side by side the songs are played

Sighs Eliot, “Men hollow fade”

The story’s old and still so true

Don’t let her come ‘tween me and you

This joins the first clue:

While hunting clues

I’m sure you’ll see

Sherman’s March

Did far portend

Where ashes from

Such spectral fire

Birthed that which

You now desire.

The clues are created by the film festival and refer to the guest’s past accomplishments.

Guesses can be sent to guess@ptfilmfest.com or mailed or hand-delivered to the film festival office at 211 Taylor St., Suite 401-A, Port Townsend, WA 98368.

Entries require a name, mailing address, daytime phone and email address.

For more information, visit www.ptfilmfest.com or phone 360-379-1333.