PT Film Festival

(First airdate: September 20, 2019) KPTZ’s Buzzy Donahue and Charlie Bermant interview Cheryl Strayed, best-selling author of the memoir Wild, and her husband Brian Lindstrom about their short film feature We Are Forbidden.

(First airdate: September 20, 2019) KPTZ’s Lily Haight speaks with Michael Barnett, director, and Mack Beggs, subject of the feature documentary Changing the Game.

(First airdate: September 20, 2019) KPTZ’s Chris Bricker interviews Ward Serrill and Rocky Friedman, producers of the documentary film The Bowmakers.

(First airdate: September 19, 2019) KPTZ radio host Chris Bricker speaks with Jenifer McShane, Director of the feature documentary Ernie & Joe, and Buzzy Donahue speaks with Gary Lundgren, Director of the narrative feature, Phoenix, Oregon.

(First airdate: September 16, 2019) When September rolls around in Port Townsend, it’s a special time of year for film fans.  This year marks the 20^th Anniversary of the Port Townsend Film Festival,  with filmmakers gathering from all over the globe.  KPTZ honors the art of film each year with pre-festival interviews.  KPTZ radio host Buzzy Donahue speaks with Brett Fallentine, Director of the feature documentary Fire on the Hill, and Chris Bricker speaks with Caleb Burdeau, Director of the narrative feature, Nasumice (Adrift).

(First airdate: April 8, 2019) KPTZ interviewers Cris Wilson and Larry Stein talk with Aaron Kopp, co-director of Liyana, about children of Swaziland and their stories; and Janette Force, Executive Director of the Port Townsend Film Festival, about some Women & Film Festival highlights.

(First airdate: April 4, 2019) KPTZ interviewers Buzzy Donohue and Chris Bricker speak with Tai Chi master Doreen Hind, subject of The Great Balance; and Jim Brown, director of Singing for Our Lives, about Film Festival special guest Holly Near.

(First airdate: September 19, 2018) Program #3 features filmmaker interviews with directors Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown of United Skates; and director V. Scott Balcerek of Satan & Adam.

(First airdate: September 19, 2018) Program #2 features filmmaker interviews with director Arwen Curry of Worlds of Ursula K. LeGuin; and director Dan Habib of Intelligent Lives.

(First airdate: September 18, 2018) Program #1 features filmmaker interviews with director Sarah Menzies of Afghan Cycles; and David Keenan and Nova Devonie and co-composers and performers of the score for Steamboat Bill Jr.