Watertown's Plumbing Museum gets reel

Watertown’s Plumbing Museum is paying homage to the town’s namesake with its first-ever film festival.

Next week, June 27-28, the museum will screen 21 short-length films that center around the theme of water. The event is free, so everyone has the opportunity to visit the museum and enjoy some thought-provoking films.

“We want people to build more awareness about the importance of [water] culturally and physically as a resource,” Museum Program Manager Sasha Parfenova said.

Parfenova is the film festival’s director. She recruited two others, Demitra Papadinis and Paul Taft, to help her organize the festival. The three have worked together on events at the museum in the past.

Last summer they staged Theater Playfest, a two-day event, which featured short comedy plays centered around the theme of plumbing. Parfenova said the event worked out well. Playfest ran for two nights, and each night the Plumbing Museum had a full house.

Post-event, Parfenova started to mull over what type of events the museum might host next. When she discussed this with Papadinis, Parfenova said Papadinis was excited about bringing a film festival to the museum. The pair started researching local film festivals and then asked Taft if he would hop on board. He agreed, and the trio started planning.

This article was originally published by the Watertown TAB June 19, 2019. Read the full story here: https://watertown.wickedlocal.com/news/20190619/watertowns-plumbinng-museum-gets-reel