Melissa Tamminga
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Melissa Tamminga
@oneaprilday.bsky.social
She/her. Programming Director at http://pickfordfilmcenter.org Posts my own. Formerly Film and English faculty at Whatcom Community College. Also on Letterboxd as oneaprilday. And on IG as mdtamminga
Wake Up Dead Man is coming to @pickfordfilmcenter.bsky.social at our brand new second location on Grand Ave. Such a fun movie to see with a crowd — had a blast when I saw it with a full house at TIFF
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Thanks to @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @yrfatfriend.bsky.social. Am calling raw milk “swill milk” from now on.
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m still grateful to Felicity Jones and her beautiful red dress (with a train and pockets!) at the TIFF premiere of TRAIN DREAMS. The red stood out like a bright spot of happiness.

(Wonderful film, too!)
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Proud of the program I curated this year with my co-programmers, Jane Julian and Lesley Schroeder, for the @pickfordfilmcenter.bsky.social’s Doctober Film Festival and so
pleased to see this coverage from Cascadia Daily News, highlighting some terrific docs:

www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/08/...
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
October 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
New sketch from my friend Everett Aison.

He occasionally sends me drawings by mail and I love them so much.

(More about Everett here: pleasureboatstudio.com/featured-aut... )
October 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Holy shit. Gross.

The whole thing, too, reeks of ignorance, insecurity, & small-mindedness (not to mention misogyny). Like he walked through the museum & didn’t know names like these so he decided they must not be worth knowing, rather than thinking, “hey, maybe I can learn something.”
September 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Princess Nausicaä was one of my daughters’ fave action heroes (kinda superhero!) growing up. They *hated* Iron Man when I showed it to them lol
July 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
We got a marquee and everything. Open house party August 1 and movies start August 2!
July 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
So many terrible things in the world rn but a friend (and former film student) just gave me this as a belated birthday present and I love it so much
July 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Body Politic is a terrific doc about Mayor Scott, his campaign, election, and his on the ground grass roots work with community leaders to address root causes of violence. Makes a great pairing with this Post piece.
July 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Quote with your favorite anti-fascist film
July 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Says the man who has spent almost a quarter of his second term golfing.

trumpgolftrack.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Pickford is hiring!

www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/jobs/
May 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Some @pickfordfilmcenter.bsky.social news: we’ve got the opening date on our second location, where we’ll be adding three more screens:

salish-current.org/2025/05/27/n...
May 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
May 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Big joyful, energized crowd here in Bellingham today. Organizers estimate 3,000-4,000.
April 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
So pleased Hitchcock’s superb SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943) is on track for a sold-out showing at the @pickfordfilmcenter.bsky.social I’m looking forward to giving the introduction this afternoon. Rot at the heart of small town America, here we go!
February 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Tom and Veronica are in the house. Photo op with Pickford projectionists
January 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The infestation begins.
January 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
🙏🏻
January 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This *celebratory* NYT piece about what a suffering genius Paul Schrader was for suddenly stripping nude in order to coerce Lohan to strip for her scene is another case in point

www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/m...
December 18, 2024 at 2:39 AM
A really good doc from last year you can watch right now on Max
December 10, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Ugh. Ever more grateful for this physical media collection the Pickford was gifted. We’ve got Naked Lunch (and I’ve never seen it!).

www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/film-is-truth/
November 26, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Happy mail day to me from @mzspress.bsky.social and @odienator.bsky.social !
November 26, 2024 at 1:52 AM