Bellingham Alive

Mountainfilm On Tour Bellingham
2025-11-15 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Denver)
Join the Rotary Club of Bellingham for Mountainfilm On Tour 2025! Mountainfilm On Tour is a collection of short films on nature, recreation, overcoming obstacles, and celebrating LIFE! Mountainfilm has been celebrating the indomitable spirit through film since 1979, using the power of film, art, and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. The event will include an evening of short and inspirational films about community, nature, and overcoming adversity, food and beverages will be available, and we will also be auctioning off thousands of dollars of items donated by local businesses. This event is a fundraiser for Rotary Club of Bellingham and is sponsored in part by the City of Bellingham.

FILM: Nika And Madison
2025-11-16 15:00 - 17:30
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival is proud to announce the screening of “Nika And Madison” at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 16 at Firehouse Performing Arts Center in Bellingham. The film is the first solo feature from emerging Indigenous director Eva Thomas, a member of the Walpole Island First Nation in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
“Nika And Madison” centers on two young Indigenous women, Nika and Madison, as they re-evaluate their life and estranged friendship following a fateful encounter with police. Touching on topics such as systemic racism and police brutality it introduces audiences to a story that balances female friendship and agency.
CASCADIA has been committed to presenting films directed by Indigenous women filmmakers. A few years ago, the festival began presenting special screenings of films in November for Native American Heritage month.
“Nika And Madison” will play at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 16 the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham.
Tickets are $12 / $10 students and available through the Eventive link here: https://bit.ly/47ljDvr

SOS - Signs of Strength
2025-12-14 15:00 - 16:30
“SOS – SIGNS OF STRENGTH”
A film by The Diavolo Veterans Project:
Signs of Strength emerge through acts of resilience, courage, and human connection in the context of a moving and emotionally gripping performance by military veterans and civilian dancers. The choreography explores the journey of soldiers facing adversity, highlighting their ability to find unity and meaning through individual feats and collective support. The “signs” are not physical objects but rather the embodiment of these qualities in the performance, as the dancers navigate a dynamic set and physical challenges.
*POST SCREENING CONVERSATION*
Bellingham’s very own Janet Ott will be leading a zoom conversation with with Christopher Loverro, member of Diavolo’s Veterans Project and France Nguyen Vincent, dramaturg for Diavolo’s Veteran’s project.
Firehouse Arts and Events Center
1314 Harris Avenue
December 14th @ 3:00
kuntzandco.org for tix

An evening of Dance Short Films
2026-01-11 15:00 - 16:30
Documenting Grace
An evening of shorts
January 11, 2026 @ 3:00
Firehouse Arts and Events Center
kuntzandco.orgSponsored by CASCADIA INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
DANCING IN SILK – Since the early 1990s, the art of Khmer classical ballet has found a new life in the ethnic neighborhood of Cambodia Town in Long Beach, California with the passion of Sophiline Cheam Shapiro, master dancer and survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide. Today, it is up to Khannia Ok, her protégé, to transmit this knowledge to a new generation of Cambodian-Americans, especially young girls, who grew up far from their roots.
BLIND DANCER – We follow Lisa a blind librarian (Oslo) as she travels to dance with Europe’s only professional blind dancer, Said Gharbi, (Brussels). The two of them meet and make a duet over two weeks and on the last night they dance through the city of Brussels.
FROM THERE TO HERE – The film follows the women who lead Kolkata Sanved: a nonprofit in Kolkata, India, that uses dance as a means to help survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and other forms of abuse, “release trauma, develop confidence, and identify their own potentials as human beings—rather than as victims.”

Wicket
2026-02-01 15:00 - 16:15
Documenting Grace/Kuntz and Company presents “Wicket” a screendance documentary about Gabriel Jaochico, the breakdancing legend known as Bboy Wicket, directed by Lily Plotkin. Once a global breakdancing icon, Jaochico spent decades hiding his true identity. This documentary traces his rise to fame and his long journey toward coming out, revealing a story of love, legacy, and self-acceptance. With legendary battle footage, candid interviews, and raw emotional honesty, Wicket shines a light on the power of community and the freedom of living as your whole self.
Sunday February 1st @ 3:00, 2025
Firehouse Arts and Events Center
Kuntzandco.org for tickets and more information
