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Melissa Tamminga
@oneaprilday.bsky.social
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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
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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
Exterior of the Pickford Film Center on Grand in Bellingham, WA, at dusk with the marquee lit up
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Thanks to @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @yrfatfriend.bsky.social. Am calling raw milk “swill milk” from now on.
A screenshot of the newest Maintenance Phase podcast episode on raw milk
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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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!)
Stage at Toronto international film festival, moderator at podium with Joel Edgerton in an all black suit and Felicity Jones in a full length red dress, her hand is resting in a dress pocket Stage at Toronto International Film Festival, moderator is gesturing and the director, writer, and cast of Train Dreams is seated and listening. Everyone is in black gray or brown colors except Felicity Jones, who is wearing a bright red full length dress.
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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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/...
Headline from Cascadia Daily News article reads “Review: 13 documentaries worth watching if you missed Pickford’s Doctober: CDN staffers review their favorite films that screened in October, Nov 8, 2025” Image also includes a collage of 8 untitled images from the reviewed documentaries
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Multiplying reflections mirror shot from Citizen Kane
October 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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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... )
A black and white portrait drawing of director John Ford Handwritten script which reads, “JOHN FORD 2/1/94-8/31/73 For Melissa Everett 10/21/25”
October 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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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.”
Quote from the article with the women’s names highlighted in yellow: “After passing through exhibits exploring climate change, labor relations, #MeToo and gender equity, and Black Lives Matter, and others devoted to social justice visual artist Lourdes Portillo, filmmaker Agnès Varda, animator Suzan Pitt, and film composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, I reach The Oscars Experience, where for an additional fee of $10 one can feel what it’s like to win an Academy Award.”
September 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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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
Image from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Princess Nausicaä in the foreground Image from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Princess Nausicaä in profile, riding her glider next to an Ohm
July 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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We got a marquee and everything. Open house party August 1 and movies start August 2!
Black and red marquee with lights and reading “Cinema” on the side and “Pickford Film Center” being installed by construction workers Vertical red sign reading “Grand” and surrounded by lights being installed by crane above the Pickford Film Center marquee
July 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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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
White mug with an image of a 1-star Letterboxd review of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri by Melissa Tamminga from December 11, 2017 Backside of the mug which reads “filmbro tears” and shows three colored teardrops, a slight variation on the Letterboxd logo
July 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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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.
An image of the film The Body Politic taken from the JustWatch app
July 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Quote with your favorite anti-fascist film
An still from Duck Soup
July 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Says the man who has spent almost a quarter of his second term golfing.

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A chart that reads, Days in Office, 150. Days Spent Golfing, 33. Time Spent Golfing, 22%.
June 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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The Pickford is hiring!

www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/jobs/
Exterior view of the Pickford Film Center Pickford Film Center Marketing Manager Job Description DESCRIPTION: The Pickford Film Center, founded in 1998, (https://www.pickfordfilmcenter.org) is a two-screen independent nonprofit cinema operating 365 days a year, in Bellingham, Washington (https://cob.org/visiting/about-visiting). The Pickford Film Center will open a second, three- screen venue in August 2025. The Marketing Manager is required to resourcefully engage current and new audiences using strategies that span traditional print relations, print marketing, social media, digital, e-news, direct mail, and in-person community engagement. The Marketing Manager reports to the Executive Director and works closely with all management staff promoting and supporting all Pickford programs. This includes regular weekly film runs, annual Pickford film festivals, film series, special events, membership campaigns, development, and education.
May 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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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...
Article from the Salish Current with headline, “Nonprofit cinema to open second location this summer.” Depicts a man looking at plans in a building that is under construction.
May 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Dammit

deadline.com/2025/05/netf...
Deadline article headline which reads, Netflix Buys Richard Linklater’s ‘Breathless’ Homage & Love Letter To Cinema ‘Nouvelle Vague’ In Record Domestic Deal For A French-Language Movie
May 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Big joyful, energized crowd here in Bellingham today. Organizers estimate 3,000-4,000.
Protest sign that reads Protect Our Constitution Protestors dressed in Handmaid’s Tale costumes holding a sign that reads “FU Feminists Unite” Protest sign that reads, “Was the racism worth your retirement?” Protestor holding up two oranges dressed up like Trump, with Sharpie-inscribed faces and yellow streamers for hair. The sign reads, “Bad orange man”
April 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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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!
Ticketing page for Shadow of a Doubt at the Pickford Film Center. 6 tickets left at the showing.
February 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Tom and Veronica are in the house. Photo op with Pickford projectionists
Tom Skerritt and Veronica Cartwright sign an Alien poster Tom Skerritt and Veronica Cartwright standing for a photo with Pickford Film Center projectionists
January 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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The infestation begins.
Alien egg, with Pickford logo in background Alien egg, open, with Pickford logo in background Life size face-hugger next to Audrey Hepburn poster in Pickford lobby
January 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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🙏🏻
“The deal promises a feast for genre fans, with Shout! planning to remaster select Woo titles and even return some classics to theaters. Fields added, “We have big plans for home video. We know that audience and will super-serve them.””
January 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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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...
Quote from New York Times: “Another hour passed, and Lohan eventually moved to the bed but wouldn’t remove her robe. Schrader worried that the early-morning sunlight would begin streaming through the house. He thought of sending everyone home. But then he realized that there was one thing he hadn’t yet tried. He stripped off all of his clothes. Naked, he walked toward Lohan. “Lins, I want you to be comfortable. C’mon, let’s do this.” Lohan shrieked. “Paul!” Pope heard the scream and ran up from downstairs. He turned a corner, and there was a naked Schrader. Pope let out a “whoa” and slowly backed out of the room.”
December 18, 2024 at 2:39 AM
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A really good doc from last year you can watch right now on Max
Poster of the film, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
December 10, 2024 at 3:44 AM
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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/
A webpage of the Film Is Truth collection at the Pickford Film Center which reads, “FILM IS TRUTH is back! We are so excited to bring this DVD + Blu-ray rental collection back to the Bellingham film-loving community, but you should know that things will be a little different than you may be used to. Because we don’t have the physical space to showcase the collection like a typical movie rental store, we will be processing rentals differently too.” An image of the movie Naked Lunch
November 26, 2024 at 4:48 AM
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Happy mail day to me from @mzspress.bsky.social and @odienator.bsky.social !
A shipping label from MZS Press to Melissa Tamminga An image of the book Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema by Odie Henderson
November 26, 2024 at 1:52 AM