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== Film is Truth at the Pickford == |
== Film is Truth at the Pickford == |
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In April of 2022, Film is Truth (24 Times a Second), the last remaining local independent video rental store in Whatcom County, shuttered. It donated its entire catalog of approximately 23,000 video titles to Pickford Film Center. In 2024, Pickford Film Center fashioned a system for the donated videos to be rented to members and the general public from a catalog in the kiosk in the lobby{{Cite web |last=Diehl |first=Anna |date=2025-07-21 |title=Film Is Truth: 24 Times A Second Returns as a Digital Collection at Pickford Film Center |url=https://www.whatcomtalk.com/2025/07/21/film-is-truth-24-times-a-second-returns-as-a-digital-collection-at-pickford-film-center/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=WhatcomTalk |language=en-US}}. Video rental accounts can be created and videos rented for a posted fee. |
In April of 2022, Film is Truth (24 Times a Second), the last remaining local independent video rental store in Whatcom County, shuttered{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Dave |date=April 6, 2022 |title=This quintessentially Bellingham business is closing after nearly 25 years |url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article260110920.html |website=The Bellingham Herald}}. It donated its entire catalog of approximately 23,000 video titles to Pickford Film Center. In 2024, Pickford Film Center fashioned a system for the donated videos to be rented to members and the general public from a catalog in the kiosk in the lobby{{Cite web |last=Diehl |first=Anna |date=2025-07-21 |title=Film Is Truth: 24 Times A Second Returns as a Digital Collection at Pickford Film Center |url=https://www.whatcomtalk.com/2025/07/21/film-is-truth-24-times-a-second-returns-as-a-digital-collection-at-pickford-film-center/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=WhatcomTalk |language=en-US}}. Video rental accounts can be created and videos rented for a posted fee. |
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