The Port Townsend Film Festival’s ongoing monthly “Focus Film” series for this year continues with “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” a 97-minute …
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The Port Townsend Film Festival’s ongoing monthly “Focus Film” series for this year continues with “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” a 97-minute PG-13-rated comedy-drama that the PTFF touted as receiving a “Certified Fresh” 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz in their shared directorial debut, “The Peanut Butter Falcon” focuses on a man with Down syndrome who escapes a nursing home to become a wrestler, and along the way, befriends an outlaw who becomes his friend and coach.
“The story highlights society’s limitations and stereotypes about disability, redemption and human connection, showcasing the power of pursuing dreams and forming unexpected friendships,” PTFF Marketing and Development Director Kewith Hitchcock said.
The film starts at 6:30 p.m., and that screening will be followed by a facilitated discussion, led by representatives of the Olympic Neighbors, a Port Townsend nonprofit organization that provides residential and community inclusion services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Hitchcock summed up Olympic Neighbors’ mission as seeking to create “a home and community” for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, by providing access to “safe and supportive housing,” in an adult family home with trained staff, opportunities and encouragement for residents to take part in “meaningful, inclusive activities,” at home and in the community.
Hitchcock explained that the PTFF Focus is a year-round film series devoted to exploring “meaningful topics” through film, which is why its monthly screenings are often followed by facilitated discussions or informal conversations related to those films, to help create “deeper connections beyond the films.”
For each film, PTFF partners with nonprofit organizations or local small businesses, then collaborates on choosing and promoting the Focus film, at no cost to the Focus partner, thanks to the support of sponsors.
The Nov. 13 screening of “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” which takes place in the Balcony Theatre.
