Friday Harbor Film Festival worth the trip

From oyster farming in Australia to wild horse racing in Mongolia and from pursing microscopic viruses in San Francisco to creating biochar in Hawaii, the Friday Harbor Film Festival’s 47 feature length and short documentaries offered enlightenment, entertainment and inspiration for everyone last weekend. The 1,200 people who filled five theaters over three days certainly found films that challenged them.

Showings started 10 a.m. Friday. “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World” first of two screenings was 1 p.m. It presented the shaping influences Native Americans have had in blues, jazz and...