The NW Projections Film Fest schedule...

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You’re a invited to the a showing of Hoima Bicycle (along with other documentaries and local films) at the Northwest Projections Film Festival.


Dates: Friday, April 17th at 4:30pm and Saturday, April 18th at 4:30pm.


Here’s a description of the Festival:

NW Projections Film Festival 2009

NW Projections is back! The annual film festival that proves local filmmakers have great stories and the chops to tell them. From the streets of Bellingham and Seattle to dirt roads in Africa, there are moments both real and relevant to whimsical and timeless. Come see how NW filmmakers have painted the world on our screen.

Tickets: Unless noted, all films are regular Pickford prices:

Regular $8.25/Matinee $6.25/Member $5.25.

Documentary Shorts: 4.17 @ 4:30pm/4.18 @ 4:30pm @ The Pickford

The Best Medicine (Lisa Spicer) Follows the work of the Slum Doctor Program in Rabour Village and Hama Bay, Kenya and the effects on children's lives left empty by the cruel hands of AIDS. 16 min; Hope Art (David Albright) Questions election time art inspired by Obama. 7 min; Sonic Healing (Dean & Dudley Evenson) Explores the use of sound, music and vibration to enhance the healing process. 23 min; Hoima Bicycle (Jason Morris) Filmed in Uganda, learn how the bicycle design process works for Ugandan couriers, known as Boda-boda. 30 min. Total: 76 min.


For the full program schedule see the Festival website.

Or the Pickford Cinema website.


Here’s the latest trailer for Hoima Bicycle.


Hope to see you there!
(photograph above is a still from video taken by Mark Hardin)

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