Film director to give free talk in Port Townsend
Published 12:01 am Monday, May 20, 2013
PORT TOWNSEND — Inside sweatshops in China, among farmers in India, amid a neighbor-to-neighbor struggle over Walmart in small-town America: Micha X. Peled has been there and lived to make movies about it.
“The Art of Documentary Film Making: Behind the Camera with Micha” is the title of a free lecture at the Library Learning Center, 1256 Lawrence St., Tuesday night.
Peled will step up at
7 p.m. for a free Port Townsend Film Institute program, to discuss his films “Store Wars: When Walmart Comes to Town,” “Bitter Seeds” and “China Blue.”
Peled also will be on hand for screenings of his films on three consecutive mornings this week at the Rose Theatre, 235 Taylor St.: “Store Wars” on Tuesday, “China Blue” on Wednesday and “Bitter Seeds” on Thursday.
All screenings will start at 11 a.m., while tickets are $10 at each one or all three movies for $25.
Advance tickets are available at the Rose box office and at the Food Co-op, 414 Kearney St.
Peled will speak to media and civics classes at Port Townsend and Chimacum high schools this week, thanks to Port Townsend Film Institute funding.
For more information, phone the institute at 360-379-1333 or visit www.PTFilmFest.com.
