Mission
THE FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES THE UNIQUE POWER OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO: - ENTERTAIN AUDIENCES THROUGH THE ART OF COMPELLING STORYTELLING; - INSPIRE AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND FILMMAKERS TO BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE; - ENLIGHTEN ALL PARTICIPANTS BY CONVEYING RELEVANT INFORMATION, CREATING AWARENESS, AND EXPANDING APPRECIATION OF OUR FRAGILE PLANET, DIVERSE CULTURES, AND THOSE DARING TO EXPLORE NEW FRONTIERS; AND WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND EMERGING FILMMAKERS TO LEARN THE ART OF STORYTELLING THROUGH FILM WITH A VARIETY OF YOUTH-CENTERED PROGRAMMING. WE BUILD THE WEB OF COMMUNITY THROUGH DIVERSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, OFFERING SPECIAL FILM EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL SERVES AS THE FLAGSHIP EVENT, CREATING A HIGH-PROFILE PLATFORM THAT ATTRACTS FILMMAKERS, AUDIENCES, SPONSORS AND MEDIA ATTENTION. IT ESTABLISHES CREDIBILITY, BUILDS EXCITEMENT, AND POSITIONS THE FESTIVAL AS A CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT IN THE CALENDAR. BY FOLLOWING THIS WITH M