Our Mr. Matsura News

Our Mr. Matsura, a film documentary by Beth Harrington Productions.

People have been embracing the tour of the documentary about the beloved community-building immigrant photographer, Frank S. Matsura.  The documentary contains images from Okanogan County Historical Society’s collection of Matsura photographs and research done by OCHS volunteer researcher, Barry George.

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Recent screenings of the film:

Ø Denver Film Society – the Sie Film Center– arranged by the Clyfford Still Museum

Ø Salt Spring Film Festival in British Columbia

Ø Asian Studies Conference in Vancouver, BC

Ø Hindsight Film Festival in Savannah, GA. This festival is presented by The Better Angels Society, a foundation established by famed filmmaker Ken Burns to promote historical documentary.

Ø Spokane International Film Festival in Spokane, WA.  The film won three top awards in Spokane (aka SpIFFys!): Best of the Northwest Feature Film, Best Feature Documentary and (in a tie) the Audience Award for Best Documentary!

Future screenings scheduled:

Ø  The  Cleveland International Film Festival in Cleveland, Ohio (April 15 and 16, 2026) www.clevelandfilm.org

Ø  Portland Panorama in Portland, OR (April 19, 2026) www.portlandpanorama.org

Ø  Ashland Independent Film Festival in Ashland, OR (April 23-26, 2026) www.ashlandfilm.org

Ø  The GESA Power House Theatre in Walla Walla, WA (May 20, 2026) www.phtww.org

Ø  Old Liberty Theatre in Ridgefield, WA (May 21, 2026) www.oldlibertytheater.com

Still more to come which will be announced later.  The film is being prepared for public television in 2027.  It needs to be edited to broadcast length, new credits made and the film close captioned, as well as hiring a publicist to get the word out.  All of which takes money. Donations are gratefully accepted by Team Matsura.  Please visit ourmrmatsura.com for more information.

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