Melissa Tamminga

@oneaprilday.bsky.social

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She/her. Programming Director at http://pickfordfilmcenter.org Posts my own. Formerly Film and English faculty at Whatcom Community College. Also on Letterboxd as oneaprilday. And on IG as mdtamminga

Sean Baker taking a selfie in front of the Pickford Film Center’s By St location in Bellingham, WA. Sammy Quan and PFC staff members — Melissa Tamminga, Abby, Joey, Joris, Mica, and Gaven in the background.

From the movie Brazil, the main character in a narrow room with half a desk

Blonde woman smiling, entering restaurant, map in hand, purse on arm, jean jacket, pinkish-red summer dress. Her family has already entered and are out of frame.

Screenshot of an Instagram post: Pickford Film Center, “The New Trans Cinema,” a series of films by new and emerging queer filmmakers. Tickets online at pickfordfilmcenter.org
Castration Movie 3, June 18. Camp, June 25. Serpent’s Skin, July 2. Divine Hammer, July 9.

Highlighted quote from the article:

“Across Morgan and Weld counties, which haven't voted for a Democrat in a presidential election since 1964”

Letterboxd user Flammenjunge petulantly commenting on my review of 2017’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: “People as stupid you are shouldn’t even be allowed near a cinema …yikes”

Xander Berkeley in SAFE

A handwritten note with a smiley face which reads, “Dear Melissa, Thank you! Happy Tea Tasting!”
Plus two packages of green tea, one sample sized “Shi Feng Longjing, Green Tea from Mrs. Li” and one bigger package, “Autumn Laoshan Green Tea, From the He Family.”

Cover image of the book Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema

You told the Times that Brett “made some mistakes.” Has he told you that he made mistakes?

No. No. No. Isaac, no. All I’m saying is that I worked with him twelve hours, fifteen hours, a day, and then everybody went their own way. Our age difference is wide. I could be his father.

Image of a woman in a helmet from the 2022 film Smoking Causes Coughing

Faux print newspaper with the headline, “MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT PICKFORD ON GRAND.” Image is of the Pickford on Grand’s marquee with caution tape in the foreground.

Exterior of the Pickford Film Center on Grand in Bellingham, WA, at dusk with the marquee lit up

A screenshot of the newest Maintenance Phase podcast episode on raw milk

Stage at Toronto international film festival, moderator at podium with Joel Edgerton in an all black suit and Felicity Jones in a full length red dress, her hand is resting in a dress pocket

Headline from Cascadia Daily News article reads “Review: 13 documentaries worth watching if you missed Pickford’s Doctober: CDN staffers review their favorite films that screened in October, Nov 8, 2025”

Image also includes a collage of 8 untitled images from the reviewed documentaries

Multiplying reflections mirror shot from Citizen Kane

A black and white portrait drawing of director John Ford

Quote from the article with the women’s names highlighted in yellow: “After passing through exhibits exploring climate change, labor relations, #MeToo and gender equity, and Black Lives Matter, and others devoted to social justice visual artist Lourdes Portillo, filmmaker Agnès Varda, animator Suzan Pitt, and film composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, I reach The Oscars Experience, where for an additional fee of $10 one can feel what it’s like to win an Academy Award.”

Image from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Princess Nausicaä in the foreground

Black and red marquee with lights and reading “Cinema” on the side and “Pickford Film Center” being installed by construction workers

White mug with an image of a 1-star Letterboxd review of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri by Melissa Tamminga from December 11, 2017

An image of the film The Body Politic taken from the JustWatch app

An still from Duck Soup

A chart that reads, Days in Office, 150. Days Spent Golfing, 33. Time Spent Golfing, 22%.

Exterior view of the Pickford Film Center

Article from the Salish Current with headline, “Nonprofit cinema to open second location this summer.” Depicts a man looking at plans in a building that is under construction.

Deadline article headline which reads, Netflix Buys Richard Linklater’s ‘Breathless’ Homage & Love Letter To Cinema ‘Nouvelle Vague’ In Record Domestic Deal For A French-Language Movie

Protest sign that reads Protect Our Constitution

Ticketing page for Shadow of a Doubt at the Pickford Film Center. 6 tickets left at the showing.

Tom Skerritt and Veronica Cartwright sign an Alien poster

“The deal promises a feast for genre fans, with Shout! planning to remaster select Woo titles and even return some classics to theaters. Fields added, “We have big plans for home video. We know that audience and will super-serve them.””

Quote from New York Times: “Another hour passed, and Lohan eventually moved to the bed but wouldn’t remove her robe. Schrader worried that the early-morning sunlight would begin streaming through the house. He thought of sending everyone home. But then he realized that there was one thing he hadn’t yet tried. He stripped off all of his clothes. Naked, he walked toward Lohan.
“Lins, I want you to be comfortable. C’mon, let’s do this.”
Lohan shrieked.
“Paul!”
Pope heard the scream and ran up from downstairs. He turned a corner, and there was a naked Schrader. Pope let out a “whoa” and slowly backed out of the room.”

Poster of the film, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

A webpage of the Film Is Truth collection at the Pickford Film Center which reads, “FILM IS TRUTH is back! We are so excited to bring this DVD + Blu-ray rental collection back to the Bellingham film-loving community, but you should know that things will be a little different than you may be used to. Because we don’t have the physical space to showcase the collection like a typical movie rental store, we will be processing rentals differently too.”

A shipping label from MZS Press to Melissa Tamminga

An image of the headline of an IndieWire article today which reads, “Indie Slapstick Hit ‘Hundreds of Beavers’ Reveals Details for Special Edition Blu-ray Release
Exclusive: The black-and-white silent comedy cult film from director Mike Cheslik will be available December 28.”

A screenshot of the Michael Pollan Omnivore’s Dilemma episode of Maintenance Phase from April 05, 2022.

This is an image from Fallen Angels. Depicting a woman lying on a bed in black fishnet stockings, a short black skirt, and black high heels. The shoes are in the immediate foreground, her head is not visible, and in the background is the face of a clock glowing green. The shot is at a canted angle.