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About Doctober

Each October the Pickford showcases Doctober—a month-long documentary film festival dedicated to one of Bellingham’s proven favorite genres. Doctober is the largest documentary festival in the Northwest, screening approximately 35 films in one month. For this festival the Pickford partners with local organizations to bring important issues to the screen; many presentations feature special guests, filmmakers, pre-screening receptions, and guided group discussions. Pickford Film Center is excited for Doctober to continue with smashing success and enrich our community for another year.

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Poster Carousel The Mountain Runners - 1990 - 1990 - nineteen hundred - 1911 - A ciamabra - Abbot & Costello: Lost in a Harem - Aberdeen - Aberdeen - Abel Edwards - Aberdeen - Ace Ventura: The Animated Series - Acquired Taste - Mystery Street - Adventures of Felix - Adventures of Mark Twain - Age of Adeline - AIRPORT COLLECTION - ALAIN RESNAIS: A DECADE IN FILM - Aaska: Spirit of the Wild - Albino Aguilar - Aiive - Beyond the Steps - Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Beyond the Steps - Beyond the Steps - Boy A - Christo: Islands - Haack: The King of Techno - Mania Mania 1 - Martin - RENTAL: City of Dreams - RENTAL: National Treasure - Nice Bombs: My Journey Back to Iraq - Nickelodeaon - Night Before, The - Night Movies - Night of Ferocious Joy, A - Nine Good Teeth - No Escape - Noah, The - Naom Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause - Nobody - Noi - Foresaken - The Foresaken Land - Rainier: A Beer Odyssey - Prayer Before Dawn, A - Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo: Love and Death - Grave of the Fireflies - Only Yesterday - Pom Poko - My Neighbors the Yamadas - The Tale of Princess Kaguya - The Boys from Fengkuei - A Dog's Purpose - Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's - Thin Man 5: Thin Man Goes Home - Thin Man 6: Song of the Thin Man - Eight Below - El Mariachi - Strangers on a Train - Who is Who - National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove - Tomorrow Show: Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Show - Zatoichi - Rear Window - Vertigo - The Goonies - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Xanadu - Bad Day at Black Rock - The Florida Project - Keanu - RENTAL: Born in Flames - Transporter 3 - Tunes of Glory - 2025 Guerilla Film Project - The Birdcage - Paris is Burning - Torch Song Trilogy - Nimona - Serial Mom - The Encampments - Becoming Led Zeppelin - Storyteller's Seasonal — Summer 2025

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HELP US CHOOSE THIS YEAR'S HAM d'OR AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER

Again this year, with your help, we’re honoring the Doctober audience’s favorite film of the festival with the Ham d’Or Audience Award. Look out for an email after each film you see to add your rating which will be tallied with the whole Doctober audience. Paper ballots will also be available.