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lee juillerat LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES

Klamath Film

lee juillerat and kurt liedtke

or many years, Klamath Film was synonymous with the annual Special it will be, but Cannick is working to expand on Klamath Film’s
Klamath Independent Film Festival, which celebrates its 10th offerings. “I think it is important for us to have a higher profile.” And that
year with a three-day run September 16 - 18 at the Ross is happening. Over the Memorial Day weekend, the group held a program
FRagland Theater in Klamath Falls. “We’re really trying to make that included a short, locally produced film about veterans, followed by a
it special,” says Courtleigh Cannick, who took over as Klamath Film’s panel discussion about the Klamath Veterans Enrichment Center, which
executive director earlier this year. He echoes the group’s mantra tout- helps veterans in distress. Days earlier, the group Film sought a different
ing the festival as being “renowned as the premier Oregon-centric film audience by showing a feature length puppet horror film, Frank & Zed.
fest celebrating filmmaking in Oregon and Northern California.” Older audiences are targeted at monthly senior movie nights. On Earth
Day, the group showed environmentally-focused films. “Just any way

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