Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Anderson Island Film Festival Anderson Island, Washington ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Hello world!](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/hello-world/) - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! ## Pages - [Anderson Island Film Festival](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/) - The Anderson Island Film Festival promises to inspire, entertain, and leave you with a deeper appreciation for the art of filmmaking. - [The Anderson Island Film Festival Presents:](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/monthly-films/) - Missing. August 2, 2025 - 7:00 pm Admission - FREE Come to the free showing of the 1982 film “Missing” about the disappearance in Chile of young American independent journalist, Charles Horman. The film is a docudrama based on the true story of the violent military coup that took place in Chile on September 11th, - [2024 Anderson Island Film Festival](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/2024-anderson-island-film-festival/) - We cordially invite you to join us for the 5th Annual Anderson Island Film Festival, taking place on November 1, 2, and 3. Held at the picturesque Johnson Farm Archival Building on Anderson Island, Washington, this 3-day event promises to be a cinematic extravaganza like no other. Immerse yourself in a diverse selection of captivating - [AIFF Sponsorship](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/aiff-sponsorship/) - Support the 2024 Anderson Island Film Festival! Immerse yourself in the magic of cinema! The Anderson Island Film Festival returns this November with a captivating selection of films, engaging events, and unforgettable experiences.Become a significant sponsor of the AIFF and help us celebrate the power of storytelling. Your generous support allows us to showcase exceptional - [Contact Us](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/contact/) - Anderson Island Film FestivalJamie NelsonPhone: (206) 349-9751Email: Jamie (at) andersonislandarts.com Name Email Message Send - [Photos](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/photos/) - Previous AIFF Gala Photos - [2023 Sponsors](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/2023-sponsors/) - Thank you to our Anderson Island Film Festival Sponsors The 2023 Anderson Island Film Festival could not have been possible without the generosity and support of our sponsors, partners and volunteers. Executive Producers (Major Donor) Candace Cragg and Chuck GronoskiDoug and Elizabeth Emerick – White’s Inc.Lorena K. McPhail – Coldwell Banker BainEileen and Lyall HaddenMr. - [2023 The Gala](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/2023-the-gala/) - The Gala is SOLD OUT! Get ready to put on your fanciest pants and elegant dresses because it’s time to party! We are thrilled to invite you to the Anderson Island Film Festival Gala, happening on Friday, August 25, starting at 5:30 pm. This glamorous event will be held at the exquisite Riviera Lakeshore Restaurant, - [2023 Anderson Island Film Festival](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/2023-anderson-island-film-festival/) - We cordially invite you to join us for the 4th Annual Anderson Island Film Festival, taking place on August 26 and 27. Held at the picturesque Johnson Farm Archival Building on Anderson Island, Washington, this two-day event promises to be a cinematic extravaganza like no other. Immerse yourself in a diverse selection of captivating films, - [2022 AIFF Films](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/2022-aiff-film-selection/) - We are proud to announce the 2022 Anderson Island Film Festival film selection. We picked a wide variety of films that will be enjoyed by everyone. All films will be shown on September 17 and 18 at the Anderson Island Johnson Farm Archival Building. Tickets are $7 for one film or $30 for five films. - [The AIFF Gala](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/gala/) - Anderson Island Film Festival is Back! The Anderson Island Film Festival (AIFF) is excited to host the 2022 AIFF Gala on September 16, 2022, 5:30 pm, at the Lakeshore Restaurant. The cost of one gala ticket is $75. Proceeds of this fundraiser will benefit Island Arts and AIFF. Tickets are available by emailing andersonislandfilmfestival@gmail.com The - [2022 Sponsors](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/2022-sponsors/) - Executive Producer (Major Donor) Brian Steel and Valerie Tonus Mary Rabe Producer (Large Donor) Ann E. Nimity Alan and Rondi Miller - Theory Real Estate Candace Cragg and Chuck Granoski Dana Stirn and Jacob Anderson Lara Behnert and Derek Harn Pam Blanchard Lorena K. McPhail - Coldwell Banker Bain Thor and Kathy Bussinger Anonymous Bob - [Landing Page](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/landing-page/) - Get Ready! We are working on something really cool. Contact Us - [Embrace Life](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/embrace-life/) - The Anderson Island Film Festival committee wants YOU! In the spirit of the theme for the 2021 Anderson Island Film Festival, Embrace Life, we want to get our hands on as many photos and short videos (5 seconds or less) from our adoring fans (community and neighbors) which exemplify the idea of coming out of - [AIFF Short Film Competition](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/aiff-short-film-competition/) - We are inviting aspiring filmmakers from our community to create short films that explore the sights andsounds of the beaches, trails, coves, forests, creeks, the sound, wild creatures, community and people ofthe island. Film length: 5 minutes or lessDate Due: August 31, 2021 The AIFF will award cash prices to Anderson Island Filmmakers in the - [Sponsors](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/sponsors/) - Thank you Film Festival Sponsors. You made this festival possible. Platinum Director Alan and Rondi Miller - Theory Real EstateAnonymous - a supporter of the arts on the Island Doug and Elizabeth Emerick, Jo Hamilton - White’s Inc., Island Propane, Roots N’ Shoots Gold Actor Level Joe and Rhoanna AustinPam BlanchardBetsy DonworthThor and Kathy Bussinger - [Seeking Color](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/seeking-color/) - Seeking color is a young film makers short questioning and seeking color. - [Echo in the Canyon](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/echo-in-the-canyon/) - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRVFBQHBUls&w=560&h=315] Echo in the Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of L.A.'s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60's as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was a moment (1965 to 1967) when bands - [Livin in a Trailer](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/livin-in-a-trailer/) - A music video by Anderson Islands very own Oro Bay band. Lyrics by Paul Larson. - [Feature Length Films](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/feature-length-films/) - Dammed to Extinction - Saturday 10 am When All That's Left is Love - Saturday 2:30 pm Young at Heart - Saturday 4:30 pm Adrift - Saturday 7 pm Given - Sunday 1 pm Echo in the Canyon - 3 pm Click here to purchase tickets - [Short Films](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/short-films/) - When Goats Fly - Saturday 11 amShort Film Block I - Saturday 11:30 amHeart of the ClanThe Kaleidoscope Guy at the MarketThe Johnson Farm Story, From Finland to Farm to MuseumSpace Needle: A Hidden HistorySide B Livin in a TrailerYouth Workshop Film Short Film Block II - Sunday 10:00 am Knee High The ShadowAlexandra Recommended for - [My Theater](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/my-theater/) - The man closed the Cinema 55 years ago. Even so, people are coming. The man also put a fire on the projector today. “I will never let it go!” - [A Ferry Tale](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/a-ferry-tale/) - This short film is about a father and his two autistic children. They get on ferry in a wintry day. They meet with some disappointing incidents in their short trip. Due to some impatient passengers' reactions to his children's unintentional actions, father feels sad and loses his hope. Movie Length - 10 min. - [Anderson Island Youth Film Workshop](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/anderson-island-youth-workshop/) - A compilation of short films created by Anderson Island Youth during the summer film workshop. - [The Voicemail](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/the-voicemail/) - A missed call. A tired heart. Another earth-shattering day of being Black in America. “THE VOICEMAIL” explores the everyday traumas experienced by Black people in America, told from the perspective of a son who takes heed of his mother’s warning. Part of a film scoring series by writer, director, and composer Kyle Solomon. - [Recommended for You](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/recommended-for-you/) - An online store's "Recommended for you" section becomes prophetic. - [Alexandra](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/alexandra/) - A famous Lebanese actress arrives in Los Angeles for a tape audition of her first American film. She wakes up in the interrogation room, but the last thing she remembers was that she was picked up from the airport. - [The Shadow](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/the-shadow/) - The use of video technology to reveal poetic aspects of the landscape that cannot be seen with the eyes alone (high and low shutter speeds, time dilation and compression, focal length extremes, all these combined at times with a moving camera), fractured reflections on ice and water, and shadow traces permanently left by the photographer - [Knee High](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/knee-high/) - Set against the Iowa farmlands, KNEE HIGH follows Calvin Melbourne as he struggles to keep hold of the reins to the family farm while still making time for his young son, Avery. - [Adrift](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/adrift/) - San Juan Islander Tami Oldham Ashcraft is the true-life heroine of Adrift, a film based on her book Red Sky in Mourning. Tami (played by Shailene Woodley) and her fiance Richard Sharp (played by Sam Claflin) are both free spirits who set off on what they expect to be a routine sailing adventure, never - [Young at Heart](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/young-at-heart/) - What started out in 1982 at a Western Massachusetts elderly housing project to joyfully pass the time instead of passing before your time has developed into the stereotype-defying, generation-crossing musical extravaganza better known as the Young@Heart Chorus. From The New York Times to TIME, The Ellen Show to The Daily Show and stars of the - [When All That’s Left is Love](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/when-all-thats-left-is-love/) - When All That’s Left is Love is the emotionally gripping story of a wife’s determination to care for her Alzheimer’s-stricken husband in their home. With unprecedented, behind-the-scenes access, the film reveals the toll that the disease takes on families coping with Alzheimer's, while also showcasing the power of love that sustains both patients and caregivers. - [Heart of Clan](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/heart-of-clan/) - This is a Ken Burns style Documentary of the life of Dorothy Catherine Meinhardt Schuler. The story is her life's "Journey" Her amazing story includes Anderson Island as it became part of her life and the life of her family. Movie Length - 21 min. - [Side B](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/side-b/) - A popular YouTuber returns home for Spring Break, where her videos take a strange turn. Movie Length - 19 min. - [Space Needle: A Hidden History](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/space-needle-a-hidden-history/) - The film traces the creative origins of the Space Needle's shape back to a wooden sculpture. The story unfolds like a mystery as little bits of information revealed driving toward a possibility. Links to dance, art and architecture point to creative legacies, including that of Seattle-born, African-American dancer, Syvilla Fort. Movie Length - 17 min. - [When Goats Fly](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/when-goats-fly/) - Go behind the scenes as a passionate group of scientists, students, and volunteers come together to capture, air-lift, and relocate non-native mountain goats from Olympic National Park to Washington's beautiful Cascade Mountains, bringing both of these ecosystems back into balance. Movie Length - 15 min. - [The Kaleidoscope Guy at the Market](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/the-kaleidoscope-guy-at-the-market/) - Artist Michael Shaw—also known as “The Kaleidoscope Guy at the Market”—has been selling his unique stained-glass creations at Pike Place Market in Seattle for 25 years. This 20-minute documentary uses his personal narrative to delve into a deeper dialogue about these fascinating objects and their universal appeal to the human imagination. [vimeo 267274911 w=640 h=360] - [Given the Movie](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/given-the-movie/) - Given is the simple yet powerfully contemplative story of a unique family legacy come full circle. Told through the visceral experience of a 6 yr. old, Given follows legendary surfers Aamion and Daize Goodwin from their island home of Kauai through 15 different countries in the quest for surf and to fulfill a calling handed - [Our Host](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/our-host/) - The Anderson Island Historical Society has been our most gracious host for our film viewing events. Learn more about them on their website - [2019 Festival](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/2019-festival/) - September 13 - 15, 2019 This year's festival theme is "Journeys". Films are now being selected in all categories, including documentaries, feature films, short films and animation. The festival will kick-off with a Gala at the Anderson Island Historical Society Archival Building Friday September 13 at 5:00 pm. Feature Length FilmsShort Films click here to purchase - [2018 Festival](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/2018-festival/) - SEPTEMBER 14 - 16, 2018 Score - Reveals the inspiration, instrumentation, ideas, challenges and triumphs of creating the modern American film soundtrack. Director: Matt Schrader. Eagle Huntress - A 13-year-old girl, as she is trained by her father to hunt on horseback with a golden eagle, becoming the first female in 12 generations of her - [Submissions](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/submissions/) - This year's festival does not have a set theme. Submissions are now being accepted in all categories, including documentaries, feature films, short films and animation. Please follow the link below to submit your film for our consideration and we will get back to you soon. Click to submitt - [About Us](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/about-us/) - Now in its second year, the Anderson Island Film Festival is building on the phenomenal success of its inaugural event. This year’s event will be held Sept. 13, 14 and 15 at the historic Johnson Farm at Anderson Island in Washington state’s breathtaking Puget Sound. Anderson Island is a thriving artists colony, accessible by a ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://www.aifilmfestival.org/category/uncategorized/)