49th Seattle International Film Festival (2023)

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Welcome to the 2023 Seattle International Film Festival! We are so excited to be able to gather around film to be inspired, entertained, and amazed by the world around us. Film makes lives better, and having the communal experience at the Festival is something we all look forward to every year.

At SIFF, we believe representation matters, and we have mindfully curated a lineup that shines a spotlight on the importance of culturally specific storytelling and authentic representation in front of and behind the camera.

We are proud to present a grand total of 264 films from 74 countries/regions around the globe: 92 features, 45 documentaries, 125 short films, and 2 secret films. 23 of these films are world premieres, 30 are North American premieres, and 13 are U.S. premieres. 52% of our films are directed by femaleidentifying or nonbinary filmmakers, 69% are from first- or second-time filmmakers, and 73% don’t currently have U.S. distribution.

The 49th annual Seattle International Film Festival will be a hybrid experience, with in-person screenings of all films at venues around the Seattle area between May 11–21 and select streaming encore screenings May 22-28— across the U.S. in many cases.

Ultimately, the Festival is about enabling film to play a larger role in your life. Our job is to spend every day scouring the world for films that need to be seen on the big screen, making life more enriching, meaningful, joyful, and contemplative.

Thank you for joining us in this experience, and happy watching.

TOM MARA Executive Director

How to Fest

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Board of Directors

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Festival Sponsors

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About SIFF

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Opening Night Film + Gala

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Closing Night Film + Gala

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Festival Spotlights

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4th World Media Lab

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Film Programs

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FutureWave

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Films4Families

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Meet the Programmers

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Schedule Grid

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FILMS A–Z

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Donors & Members

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Topic Index

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Staff & Publications Credits

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BETH BARRETT Artistic Director

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HOW TO FEST

FIND FILMS Films in this program are listed alphabetically, or you can explore via topics in the index.

SIFF.NET/FILMFINDER

Search for films or filter by genre, mood, topic, region, streaming availability, and more.

IN THEATERS: MAY 11-21 STREAMING: MAY 22-28

SIFF.NET/PROGRAMMERPICKS

Explore our programmers’ favorite Festival picks so you know what not to miss.

BUYING TICKETS

STREAMING ACCESS

ONLINE AT SIFF.NET

WATCH ANYTIME MAY 22–28

If you are a SIFF Member, be sure to log in to your account first to receive your discount.

• In-person screenings: click the showtime to purchase ticket.

• Streaming: click the “Add to Cart” button after selecting the number of tickets.

IN PERSON

• April 27–May 21 at SIFF Cinema venues (Egyptian, Film Center, Uptown) - Box Offices open 30 minutes prior to the first screening of the day.

• May 11–21 at Festival Screening venues - Box Offices open one hour prior to the first screening of the day.

REDEEMING TICKET PACKS & VOUCHERS

• To redeem a Festival 6-Pack, log in to your SIFF account and select “Fulfill Package.” On the film page, the Festival 6-Pack option ($0) will appear in the ticket menu. Add the quantity of tickets you would like (maximum 2 per screening) and add to cart. Complete order at checkout.

• To redeem an individual voucher, add ticket(s) to your cart and enter the voucher code in the “Extras” box at checkout.

• Ticket packs and vouchers may also be exchanged in person at any SIFF box office or over the phone at 206.464.5830.

PASS PICK-UP PASSES MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE SIFF FILM CENTER.

April 27–May 10 - 10:00am–6:00pm weekdays only May 11–21 - 10:00am–6:00pm daily You will not be able to pick up passes at Preview Screenings.

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Access will begin at 12:00am May 22 and end at 11:59pm PST on May 28. To see a list of available films and get more info, visit siff.net/feststream.

HOW TO WATCH • • • •

Online at watch.siff.net SIFF TV app (Roku, AppleTV, FireTV, AndroidTV) Airplay from an Apple device to a Smart TV Cast from PC/Android to a Chromecast device

Ticket holders After you’ve purchased your ticket(s), you will receive a confirmation email, followed by an access email with your voucher code. Go to watch.siff.net or the SIFF TV app and enter the voucher code. Once you start a film, you have up to 48 hours to complete the film.

Pass holders Log in at watch.siff.net or on the SIFF TV app using the same email and password you used to purchase your pass. You will be able to to access all available films May 22–28.

Most films are geoblocked to viewers within the U.S. If there are additional restrictions, those will be clearly marked in the film descriptions online.

Ticketing inquiries: 206.464.5830 boxoffice@siff.net

For Festival-related feedback: info@siff.net

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

STAY UP TO DATE

Arrive early: Lines start forming up to an hour early, and you must arrive at least 10 minutes before showtime to ensure a seat. Ticket holders or passholders arriving after 10 minutes prior to showtime are considered late and may not be seated. Refer to your ticket or pass for entry guidelines.

For schedule changes, daily updates, TBA announcements, and more, sign up for SIFF’s email list at siff.net/enews.

Find your line: Follow the signs and be sure to stand in the correct line (Pass Holders, Ticket Holders, or Standby).

Standby: In the event that all advance tickets have been sold, Standby tickets may become available for purchase. A Standby line will form at the venue, usually one hour before showtime. At approximately 10 minutes to a program’s scheduled start time, available seats are counted and sold on a first-come, firstserved basis to those in line. Standby tickets are sold only to those waiting in the Standby line at the time of sale. Vouchers are valid as payment. Please note that not all screenings on Standby will have tickets released.

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Accessibility: We seek to ensure that all events are accessible for everyone and welcome feedback to improve our services. Learn more at siff.net/accessibility or contact us with questions or concerns at info@siff.net or 206.464.5830.

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WELCOME

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

to the 49th Seattle International Film Festival: a celebratory time for Seattle with films, special guests, gala events, and more! We are fortunate to present both in-person and streaming options once again, making the Festival accessible to more and more of our community.

We are so happy to have you with us, where we can share in the joy of gathering to see the stories brought to us by filmmakers from around the world. Our 18-day festival, showing 139 feature-length films and 125 shorts, continues to present the varied and diverse perspectives of filmmakers that change us and make us think.

SIFF also continues to show films year-round on our 5 screens in 3 locations, as well as offering diverse educational programs for kids and adults. We are fortunate that SIFF, my favorite arts non-profit, has endured through the pandemic and looks forward to building a healthy, robust future as we anticipate our NEXT 50 years! We so appreciate your help and support in continuing our mission.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you to our sponsors, filmmakers, our amazing staff, our gracious volunteers, and our amazing audiences (that’s YOU).

Please join us by going into the dark to see the light—enjoy the Festival!

President: Diana Knauf Vice President: Stephanie DeVaan Secretary: Katherine De Bruyn Treasurer: Christopher Newell BOARD MEMBERS Ben Andrews Mary Bass Kate Becker Jenifer Bunis Jerry Chiang David Cornfield Carolyn Douglas Donte Felder Virl Hill Joleen Hughes

With gratitude,

Ruth Johnston Trish Lum Diana E. Knauf President, SIFF Board of Directors

Kelly Jo MacArthur Mark Malamud Dan Poliak Michelle Quisenberry Cynthia Setel Brent Stiefel Julie Tokashiki Shelly Wolf

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS SIFF is proud to present this year’s Festival with the support of our community, institutional, and corporate partners. These partnerships are crucial to the success of both the Festival and our year-round mission. We are incredibly grateful for the generous contributions made by these partners.

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We are dedicated to fostering a community that is informed, aware, and alive.

SIFF believes in film’s unique power to share original stories, diverse perspectives, and rich emotional journeys. Beginning in 1976 with the annual SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, then expanding into year-round programming and our five-screen SIFF CINEMA, we have offered experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world for nearly five decades. Our audiences allow us to take risks, host complex conversations, and truly appreciate film.

Our three theaters—SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN, SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN, and the SIFF FILM CENTER—screen arthouse and mainstream films, the latest international works, oneof-a-kind special events, and festivals. SIFF hosts the annual Seattle International Film Festival, traditionally attracting nearly 150,000 attendees to celebrate films from more than 70 countries and regions around the world. Many of the features, short films, and documentaries we screen will not return to U.S. cinemas, making the Festival a unique and amazing opportunity to discover new and underrepresented voices and stories.

We go beyond our screens to provide more opportunities for our community to be inspired by and learn from film and filmmakers. SIFF’s EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT programs cultivate community and support lifelong learning, cultural literacy, and creative expression. Through partnerships, we host a variety of special screenings and mini-festivals—many of which are open to the public at no charge. SIFF’s Programmers create a mix of screenings and gatherings that offer escapism, entertainment, and enrichment. Through thoughtful curation, we continually captivate audiences, strengthen our community, and support independent filmmakers.

Year-Round Programs SIFF Cinema SIFF Film Series SIFF Film Talks SIFF Movie Club

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Major Events

Seattle International Film Festival Cinema Italian Style DocFest Noir City Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival

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Arthouse Cinemas

SIFF Cinema Egyptian SIFF Film Center SIFF Cinema Uptown

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THURSDAY, MAY 11

OPENING NIGHT FILM + PARTY

PARAMOUNT THEATRE | SHOW STARTS AT 7 P.M.

Get down and party with the SIFF crew on opening night! Enjoy Past Lives, then take to the Paramount’s stage or right outside on 9th Ave for a night of dancing, drinks, and bites–all complimentary with your ticket. Groove to C89.5 DJs, strike a pose in the 360 photo booth, and dig into Tutta Bella, Where Ya At Matt, Wood Shop BBQ, and Full Tilt Ice Cream.

INFO & TICKETS: SIFF.NET/FESTIVAL

PAST LIVES Korean-Canadian playwright Celine Song makes her directorial debut with this beautiful and delicate romance about the depth of love and connection, as two childhood best friends reunite years after an untimely separation.

In this accomplished debut, fate is not predetermined, but inyeon—a Korean concept that the choices we make are based on pathways taken before, sometimes with heartbreaking results. Set in three distinct times, we follow Nora, who emigrated to Canada at age 12; Hae Sung, her childhood crush from Seoul; and Arthur, her husband. Nora and Hae Sung reconnected at age 24 over Skype, but the timing wasn’t right. Another 12 years pass, and the stillsingle Hae Sung visits the U.S. and meets Nora in person for the first time as adults. The tangled inyeon of the three is handled as a subtle simmer of quiet tension, heightened by inner anguish over missed opportunities and the clash of Korean and American cultures. d: Celine Song c: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, USA/Korea 2023, 106 min

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2022/2023 SEASON

LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES! APRIL 20 & 22

Battleship Potemkin

MASTERWORKS SERIES MASTERWORK

Frank Strobel conductor Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 silent masterpiece Battleship Potemkin remains one of the most influential films of all time, telling a powerful story of oppression, mutiny and triumph.

MAY 11–13

Shrek 2 in Concert with the Seattle Symphony Nicholas Buc conductor

With perfect family fun for kids of all ages, Shrek 2 in Concert will make all your musical fairytales come true! See Shrek 2 projected on the big screen, accompanied by the Seattle Symphony live in the concert hall performing the enchanting orchestral score by acclaimed composer Harry Gregson-Williams.

Shrek 2 © 2023 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

JUNE 30, JULY 1 & 2

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert with the Seattle Symphony Lawrence Loh conductor

Relive the mythic storytelling of the Star Wars saga like never before with this very special presentation. This concert features the complete film Star Wars: Return of the Jedi projected onto a giant screen while the Seattle Symphony performs John Williams’ iconic score live in the pitch-perfect acoustics of Benaroya Hall. © 2023 & TM Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. © Disney

JULY 14–16

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ in Concert with the Seattle Symphony

Get ready to join Dumbledore’s Army™! When Professor Umbridge™ takes over Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, what can Harry do to resist her terrible rule? Find out in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ in Concert, accompanied by the Seattle Symphony performing Nicholas Hooper’s dramatic score live in the concert hall.

WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros.

Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s23)

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SUNDAY, MAY 21

CLOSING NIGHT FILM + PARTY

SCREENING: 5 P.M. AT SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN PARTY: 7:30 P.M. AT MOHAI, 860 TERRY AVE N

Join us in closing out the 49th Seattle International Film Festival with a screening of I Like Movies at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian, followed by an afterparty at MOHAI. Enjoy full access to MOHAI, signature SIFF cocktails featuring Tito’s Vodka, sweet and savory bites from Gourmondo, a 360 photo booth, raffle prizes, silent auction, and a live DJ. INFO & TICKETS: SIFF.NET/FESTIVAL

I LIKE MOVIES In 2002 suburban Canada, a 17-year-old film aficionado with his sights set on NYU picks up a gig at a local video store where he learns what it takes to grow up and that maybe not everybody wants to hear him bloviate about Paul Thomas Anderson movies all day.

A nostalgia-infused indie that’s both a love letter to movies and a look at how, for one self-righteous yet loveable young misfit, they are also a coping mechanism. 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence plans to grace NYU film school with his presence after high school–just as soon as he makes a quick $90K. Naturally, he gets a job at his local suburban video store, but it isn’t as lucrative as he imagined. There, he forms a layered relationship with his manager that causes him to confront his self-sabotaging ways–but not before they blow up in his face. d: Chandler Levack c: Isaiah Lehtinen, Romina D’Ugo, Krista Bridges, Percy Hynes White, Canada 2022, 99 min

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FESTIVAL SP TLIGHTS

World Premiere

SIFF & CFC PRESENT

THE CRAFT

YEAR OF THE FOX

Break out your spell books and chokers for a very special presentation of The Craft. This time, Seattle’s own DJ NicFit will create a live soundtrack to accompany the 1996 cult classic about a coven of teen witches out for vengeance.

The latest from local filmmaker Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them, The Off Hours), this true story based on Eliza Flug’s own memoirs follows a 17-year-old adoptee who navigates her parents’ recent divorce and the unwanted advances of an older man.

TUES, MAY 16

SAT, MAY 13 SUN, MAY 14

WITH DJ NICFIT

SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN

6:30PM

SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

6:45 PM 12:00PM

INCOMING TOP-SECRET MISSION...

SEE TWO NEVER-TO-BE-REVEALED FILMS

SECRET FEST SIFF.NET/PASSES

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–Leslie and Dale Chihuly

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© 2023 Chihuly Studio Photo by Nathaniel Willson

“We believe the arts are essential to building stronger connections in our community. Cinema as an artform has the power to inspire tolerance, enlighten audiences and bridge cultural distances. Since 2007, we have proudly supported the Seattle International Film Festival. We applaud its work in sharing original stories, diverse perspectives, and extraordinary films from around the world.”

4TH WORLD MEDIA LAB The 4th World Media Lab is a year-long traveling fellowship for emerging and mid-career Indigenous filmmakers, providing opportunities to develop filmmaking skills and networks through festival participation, hands-on training, master classes, workshopping projects in development, pitch activities, and meetings with funders and other industry decision-makers. Cohort 8 fellowship activities take place February 2023 through October 2023 at three film festivals: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), and Camden International Film Festival. The Seattle experience, in partnership with Nia Tero, offers industry master classes, hands-on training, and global networking in the SIFF urban festival atmosphere.

Learn more at siff.net/4thworld.

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FILM PROGRAMS

African Pictures

Alternate Cinema

Archival Films

African Pictures showcases the best filmmaking happening in and about Africa today, bringing shorts, features, documentaries, and fiction films to American audiences. This is a not-tobe-missed opportunity to experience innovative and inspiring filmmaking from across the continent.

The films in this section aim to not only alter how you look at the world but also open your mind and make you think. Innovation and experimentation are huge elements of these feature films as well as the impressive lineup of this year’s ALT Shorts package.

Time travel may still just be a dream in the scientific world, but in cinema it is practically inevitable, as every film captures several distinct moments in time: the period of the story, the era of the film’s creation, and the instance of discovery and even rediscovery by the filmgoer.

All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White The Blue Caftan Free Money Harka MAMI WATA - A West Afrikan Folklore Milisuthando

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ALT Shorts: Transitions (short film program) Fragments of Paradise Hole in the Head The Tuba Thieves Wild, Terrifying, and For One Night Only

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The Incredible Shrinking Man Midnight Cowboy Seven Samurai

Asian Crossroads

cINeDIGENOUS

Culinary Cinema

We encourage you to take this journey across several Asian countries to discover the cultural and historical background of these faraway worlds, taste some food, hear some music, and be blown away by films about small villages, huge metropolises, and everything in between.

This program focuses on global Indigenous filmmakers sharing Indigenous stories and culture.

Centering Indigenous art and artists amplifies voices and perspectives that are essential to our global wellbeing. cINeDIGENOUS is curated and presented in partnership with Nia Tero.

Popcorn is no longer king as the phenomenon of food culture has exploded into cinema. We’ve selected extraordinary films that explore different aspects of taste and the senses for the cinematically inclined.

Against the Tide Ajoomma Coo-Coo 043 DEMIGOD: The Legend Begins Feast Gaga A Guilty Conscience Harvest Moon The Hill of Secrets Lonely Castle in the Mirror Next Sohee Plan 75 Seven Samurai The Sunny Side of the Street Table For Six To Kill a Tiger

Against the Tide Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun Bad Press CONNECTED by WATER (short film program) Gaga Let The River Flow Milisuthando Mom We Are Still Here

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Face the Music

Ibero-American Cinema

New American Cinema

SIFF programmers agree that regular exposure to music and film are essential to your overall well-being.

With that in mind, the Face the Music program has been specifically designed to provide a holistic regimen for your audio-visual health.

Ibero-American cinema is nurtured by diversity, unique history, and a rich tradition of storytelling. Its powerful documentaries and works of fiction have always been fantastic with largerthan-life themes, characters, and legends igniting our imaginations, our senses, and our emotions.

When we begin our programming selection process, the team looks in awe at the sheer volume of films by independent American filmmakers.

Each of these films represents a uniquely American voice and the diversity of the American experience.

Dreamin’ Wild Even Hell has its Heroes It’s Only Life After All Love to Love You, Donna Summer Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Pianoforte SIFF & CFC Present The Craft with DJ NicFit

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20,000 Species of Bees Adolfo Almamula The Beasts Chile ‘76 The Echo The Fishbowl Irati Let the Dance Begin Matria Mom Sister & Sister

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ANU Dreamin’ Wild Egghead & Twinkie Fremont Jamojaya Late Bloomers The Mattachine Family Monica Mutt Past Lives Theater Camp This Closeness Year of the Fox

COMPETITIONS Our competitions come in two forms. The juried competitions are made up of films selected by our Festival programmers and represent the best in their category from all over the world. The winners are then chosen by a carefully selected jury of industry professionals and film lovers.

These include the Official Competition, the New American Cinema Competition, the New Directors Competition, the Ibero-American Competition, and the Documentary Competition.

The other form of competition is the Golden Space Needle Awards, which are selected by SIFF audiences through postscreening ballots in the categories of Best Film, Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Performance, and Best Short Film. The jury and audience winners will be announced the morning of May 21 at the Golden Space Needle Awards brunch.

OFFICIAL COMPETITION 20,000 Species of Bees Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey into the Desert Let The River Flow Opponent Plan 75 Pretty Red Dress The Quiet Migration

Northwest Connections

WTF

Seattleites see more films per capita than residents of any other American city, and a growing number of these selections have their roots in the fertile Pacific Northwest film community. SIFF honors the ways the Puget Sound region contributes to the world of cinema, whether it acts as an evocative location for outside filmmakers or as inspiration for local filmmakers.

Get ready to set sail on the ultimate WTF cruise into the weirdest, wildest corners of this spooky, slimy planet we call Earth—and maybe even beyond.

Alan @ Work ANU Circus of the Scars - The Insider Odyssey of the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow Dreamin’ Wild Even Hell has its Heroes Punderneath It All Sound Visions (short film program) Year of the Fox

Circus of the Scars - The Insider Odyssey of the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow DEMIGOD: The Legend Begins Irati The Last Exit LOLA Mother Superior My Animal Revelations in Darkness (short film program) The Visitor From the Future Wild, Terrifying, and For One Night Only WTF – All Turnt On (short film program)

NEW AMERICAN CINEMA COMPETITION Egghead & Twinkie Fremont Late Bloomers The Mattachine Family Mutt This Closeness NEW DIRECTORS COMPETITION All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White Copenhagen Does Not Exist Hanging Gardens Harka Next Sohee A Room of My Own When It Melts IBERO-AMERICAN COMPETITION Adolfo Almamula The Echo The Fishbowl Let the Dance Begin Matria Mom Sister & Sister DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Against the Tide And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine Gloriavale The Grab King Coal Milisuthando Motherland The Tuba Thieves

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FUTUREWAVE

World Premiere

FutureWave Shorts

We believe the children are our future.

See shorts from around the world created by filmmakers under 18 who represent the next generation of cinema. (Short Film Program, 94 min)

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Dancing Queen

When shy, awkward seventh grader Mina joins a hip-hop dance crew, she must decide who she is and what matters most in this bright, joyous feel-good movie of the year. (d: Aurora Gossé c: Liv Elvira Kippersund Larsson, Cengiz Al, Viljar Knutsen Bjaadal, Norway 2023, 92 min)

TUE

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

ANU

SUN 5/14

6:00 PM

SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

SUN 5/14

4:00 PM

SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN

TUE

2:45 PM

SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

MON 5/15

6:00 PM

SHORELINE CC

A meticulous dissection of image-making using a mind-boggling array of archival footage, this profound documentary traces the 200-plus-year history of the camera, how it has been embraced, and how it has been exploited. A 2022 SIFF New Worksin-Progress project. (d: Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, Sweden/Denmark 2023, 88 min) 5/16

From local filmmaker Sudeshna Sen comes this touching coming-of-age story about a South Asian-American 12-year-old who believes her recently passed grandfather may be coming back as the holy reincarnation of Siddhartha. (d: Sudeshna Sen c: Diya Modi, Eden Campbell, Hudson Bruener, USA 2023, 80 min)

Egghead & Twinkie

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

In this delightful coming-of-age LGBTQ+ comedy from Sarah Holland, recently out Asian American teen Twinkie and her nerdy best friend Egghead set off on a 2,000mile road trip to meet her online crush (username “BigDykeEnergy”). (d: Sarah Kambe Holland c: Sabrina Jie-A-Fa, Louis Tomeo, Asahi Hirano,, USA 2023, 88 min)

One day, seven middle schoolers find themselves transported to a mysterious castle on the other side of their bedroom mirrors. Conspiring to win the prize set out by the mysterious Wolf Queen, they bond over their stories and make their own rules. (d: Keiichi Hara v: Ami Tōma, Sakura Kiryū, Aoi Miyazaki, Mana Ashida, Japan 2022, 116 min)

5/16

6:30 PM

SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

FRI

5/19

6:00 PM

PACIFIC PLACE

SUN 5/14

4:00 PM

SHORELINE CC

WED 5/17

3:30 PM

SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

SAT

5/20

3:00 PM

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The Family Picture Show

Enjoy a wide variety of animated and live action favorites that will delight young and old alike. (Short Film Program, 80 min)

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Ernest & Célestine: A Trip to Gibberitia

Ernest and Célestine return in this delightful and joyous follow-up to their first Academy Award®-nominated adventure, this time returning to the land of the bears to bring joy, happiness, and music back.

Ages 7+, in French with English subtitles. (d: Jean-Christophe Roger, Julien Chheng, France/Luxembourg 2022, 80 min) SAT

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Mavka: The Forest Song

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Yuku and the Himalayan Flower

In this animated fantasy from the Ukraine, mythical guardian Mavka must protect her forest home from an evil lumber magnate, even if it might mean ending her newfound love of young Lukash, a human musician who has touched her heart. Ages 7+, in English. (d: Oleh Malamuzh, Oleksandra Ruban, Ukraine 2023, 90 min)

A mouse on a mission! In this gorgeously animated musical fable, little Yuku must locate a fabled Himalayan flower to restore her grandmother back to health, heading on a perilous adventure armed only with a ukulele and a song in her heart. All ages, in French with English subtitles. (d: Rémi Durin, Arnaud Demuynck, Belgium/France 2022, 65 min)

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MEET THE

PROGRAMMERS

SIFF is more than just an annual festival; it’s a community of creative, passionate people who live and breathe cinema. Meet the talented people who work and watch movies all year long to curate the best films possible for the Seattle International Film Festival.

This year we asked:

IF YOU COULD LIVE IN THE WORLD OF ONE FILM FOR A DAY, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Here are our programmers’ answers:

BETH BARRETT West Side Story. All of my conversations would be in song, dance, and lots of finger-snapping.

STAN SHIELDS Probably Riley’s brain in Inside Out, because of the endless exciting theme park options, and because it’s less life-threatening than the other film worlds that I like. I would probably spend most of her waking time in the Personality Islands (even hockey!), and the nighttimes in the Dream Creation Studios. I would definitely stay away from the Abstract Thought area, though—even if it is a shortcut.

ANGELO ACERBI Barry Lyndon. To feel the wealth and power and the social privileges (and the costumes, of course) of that era, in a world created by the genius of Stanley Kubrick. (Watching him work would be the icing on the cake.)

SAMAH ALI I’d live in the world of Everything Everywhere All at Once because I am curious to know what my other lives could have looked like—right before my head explodes!

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JUSTINE BARDA The Great Beauty! To wander around Rome looking at beautiful and mysterious things, meeting fascinating people, and going to glamorous parties with great food and clothes, all in the service of philosophical musing and creative inspiration.

SUJ’N CHON Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amélie. My reallife world could stand to have a little whimsy!

JAMES DAVIS Jurassic Park—the first day, before everything goes wrong.

KIMBERLY DINEHART Blade Runner (1982) has some of the best and most influential production design and worldbuilding in any form of media. I would love to visit future (past?) Los Angeles. That being said, I only have to be there a day, right?

DAN DOODY This is a bit of a cheat, I’ll admit, but if I could live in the world of film for a day, I’d love to take a tour of all the diners found in Film Noir, from the lunch counters in Fallen Angel & Gun Crazy to the bustling restaurants in Sweet Smell of Success and, of course, the tiki bar in The Apartment. Those or Castle Frankenstein; that’d be cool, too.

MEGAN GARBAYO-LÓPEZ I would love to live in the world of Kiki’s Delivery Service because the baked goods would be bomb, I could talk to Jiji the cat, and I could even ask Kiki for a ride on her broomstick. Studio Ghibli food always looks so delicious.

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MARCUS GORMAN Anywhere the Muppets are.

MEGAN LEONARD Pee-wee’s Big Adventure—Just hoping I run into Large Marge.

RITA MEHER Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, because it has everything: love, good food, family, and Shahrukh Khan.

COLLEEN O’HOLLERAN If I could live in the world of film for a day, I would live in Waxwork (1988)!

Mostly because it’s a comfort movie for me and a fun adventure. And I would be able to travel through time and narrowly avoid being killed by infamous villains and monsters…all seen through the goggles of ’80s schlock!

TRACY RECTOR The Grand Budapest Hotel would feel like a beautiful, luscious, psychedelic trip for a day. I imagine that I would be giggling the entire time!

CORY RODRIGUEZ I would want to live in the world of The Nightmare Before Christmas, specifically Halloween Town. What more can you ask for than nonstop spooky fun, meeting all the monsters, and being graced by the presence of the “Pumpkin King” himself?

MARTIN SCHWARTZ I choose the grubby Vienna of 1946; the bombed-out, post-cataclysmic, ex-imperial capital Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) finds in one of my favorite movies, Carol Reed’s The Third Man. Filthy, impoverished, subjugated

WE ARE HEARTBROKEN AT THE LOSS OF TWO OF OUR VETERAN PROGRAMMERS, RUTH HAYLER AND MARYNA AJAJA. BOTH ARE DEEPLY MISSED.

by foreign powers, and culpable in unspeakable crimes, this is a city that hasn’t even begun to recover from the moral and physical destruction of fascism and war. A city where continuities with the Nazi past collide with a centuries-old multiculturalism.

Where the necessities of life are only to be found on the black market, but you needn’t look far for indispensable comforts like Ferris wheels and live theatre and zither music and wine.

RUTH HAYLER Ruth was part of the Seattle International Film Festival from the very beginning, serving as a programmer, board member, and one of the most devoted audience members of all time. Ruth loved films of all kinds, and loved finding an audience for subtitled international cinema in Seattle, especially at the Seven Gables / Landmark Theatres chain where she worked since 1976. Her influence is felt across all independent and arthouse cinema in the US, and we were so lucky to have had her as a member of the SIFF family for nearly 50 years.

EMALIE SODERBACK This is tough because most of my favorite films are horror or dramas—not exactly an ideal environment to live in for a full day. So I think I’ll go with the warm, lazy, endless vacation feel of Éric Rohmer. Probably Pauline at the Beach, or maybe David Lean’s Summertime with Katharine Hepburn. I think I’m just ready for some sunshine, honestly.

ANDY SPLETZER If I only had a day in a film of my choice, I’d probably visit Caddyshack so I could play a little golf and goof off with some very funny people.

HEBE TABACHNIK Roman Holiday by William Wyler so Gregory Peck can show me Rome for a day.

MARYNA AJAJA Maryna was a powerful programming voice at SIFF for more than 35 years, focusing on Eastern and Central Europe, the Ex-Bloc as she liked to say. But more than that, she was passionate about the Festival, film, and filmmakers, and making sure that stories that need to be told get seen. She championed the voices of women, new and invigorating (and often quite challenging) filmmakers, and above all, the power of storytelling. Her dedication and passion are dearly missed, a forever hole at SIFF.

DARCY WYTKO It’s a tie between Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams for the jaw-dropping beauty of it and Todd Haynes’ Velvet Goldmine for the sheer rock and roll thrill of being in the same room with Iggy Pop and David Bowie.

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N. American Premiere

20 Days in Mariupol

20,000 Species of Bees

A gender-questioning eight-year-old and their mother spend a summer in the country with their family’s widowed matriarch, where tending to the beehives leads to illuminating and deeply personal revelations.

Winner of Best Film at the 2023 Málaga Film Festival. (d: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren c: Sofía Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain, Spain 2023, 125 min)

At San Quentin State Prison, an annual marathon called the 1000 Miles Club takes place each November where the incarcerated put foot to dirt and concrete 105 times around the track and become champions, determined to be more than a statistic. (d: Christine Yoo f: Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, USA 2022, 85 min)

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A compilation of on-the-ground reporting at the onset of absolute devastation as a trio of Associated Press journalists get caught in Mariupol in the early days of the 2022 Russian invasion. Winner of the Sundance World Cinema Documentary Audience Award. (d: Mstyslav Chernov, Ukraine/USA 2023, 94 min)

World Premiere

ABLED

Setting its focus on double-leg blade sprinter Blake Leeper, who aspires to be in the Olympics, this is an inquiry into the deliberate bias against disabled athletes who want to compete against the “able-bodied” and the dubious science used to bar them from their dreams. (d: Einar Thorsteinsson f: Blake Leeper, USA 2023, 98 min)

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Adolfo

Over the course of one night, strangers Momo and Hugo take an impromptu, life-changing trip through their fears and failings, falling in love and learning to let go in this exuberant debut feature, winner of the Crystal Bear Award at the 2023 Berlinale. (d: Sofia Auza c: Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño, Rocio de la Mañana, Mexico/USA 2023, 68 min)

Against the Tide

Winner of the Sundance 2023 “Vérité Filmmaking” Prize, this captivating documentary on class, climate change, and overfishing explores the lives of two contrasting, Indigenous fishermen who were born to the same caste whose friendship fractures. (d: Sarvnik Kaur, India/France 2023, 97 min)

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Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun

Ajoomma

In this heartwarming dramedy that handles heavy topics with a light touch, a middle-aged widow (Hong Huifang) journeys to Seoul to discover herself and learn that there’s more to life than watching Korean soap operas. (d: He Shuming c: Hong Huifang, Jung Dong-Hwan, Kang Hyung Suk, Singapore/South Korea 2022, 90 min)

You may know Alan Chong Lau as one of the produce workers at Uwajimaya, but did you know he also specializes in fine art and poetry? See a new side of Seattle with this illuminating doc shot over ten years about one of our greatest and most prolific citizens. (d: Doug Ing f: Alan Chong Lau, USA 2023, 54 min)

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Teenage Logan Red Crow of Canada’s Blackfoot Territory balances family, duty, and her pioneering status as one of the great competitors in Indian Relay racing, one of the most dangerous horse races in the world. (d: Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk Nation) f: Logan Red Crow, Allison Red Crow, Canada/USA 2023, 89 min)

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N. American Premiere

All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White

Almamula

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An understated but heart-wrenching look at the love between two men in modern-day Nigeria, where such love is forbidden, as the motorcycle courier and aspiring photographer grow closer as they explore Lagos. Winner of the Berlinale Teddy Award. (d: Babatunde Apalowo c: Tope Tedela, Riyo David, Martha Ehinome Orhiere, Nigeria 2023, 92 min) 5/16

After relocating to a deeply religious community, bullied pre-teen Nino discovers a hotbed of repressed desire under the town’s pious façade, and the horrible pleasures of a creature named the Almamula, in this darkly mysterious debut feature. (d: Juan Sebastian Torales c: Nicolás Díaz, María Soldi, Cali Coronel, France/Argentina/ Italy 2023, 95 min)

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

A meticulous dissection of image-making using a mind-boggling array of archival footage, this profound documentary traces the 200-plus-year history of the camera, how it has been embraced, and how it has been exploited. A 2022 SIFF New Worksin-Progress project. (d: Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, Sweden/Denmark 2023, 88 min) 5/16

World Premiere

Angry Annie

It’s 1970s France, and factory worker Annie has just become pregnant with her third child. Wishing to terminate her pregnancy, she learns of a compassionate and clandestine organization, the LMAC, that aids ailing mothers amidst a time of political upheaval. (d: Blandine Lenoir c: Laure Calamy, Zita Hanrot, India Hair, France 2022, 119 min) FRI

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Art for Everybody

From local filmmaker Sudeshna Sen comes this touching coming-of-age story about a South Asian-American 12-year-old who believes her recently passed grandfather may be coming back as the holy reincarnation of Siddhartha. (d: Sudeshna Sen c: Diya Modi, Eden Campbell, Hudson Bruener, USA 2023, 80 min)

Thomas Kinkade was one of the most successful artists of his day, with millions of cozy cottage paintings sold across the U.S. On his passing in 2012, a newly discovered vault contained a series of darkly themed paintings that reveal a more complicated and troubled man than his most popular works implied. (d: Miranda Yousef, USA 2023, 106 min)

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Bad Press

A nail-biting thriller about censored Indigenous reporter Angel Ellis of Oklahoma, who goes up against a corrupt Muscogee Nation Tribal Council over the freedom of the press. Winner of the Sundance 2023 U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award. (d: Rebecca Landsberry-Baker (Muscogee Creek), Joe Peeler f: Angel Ellis (Muscogee Creek), USA 2023, 98 min)

The Beasts

Set in a remote mountain village in Galicia, Spain, this potent thriller depicts the friction between a local powerbroker and a middle-aged French couple who have moved there to start a farming life. (d: Rodrigo Sorogoyen c: Denis Ménochet, Marina Foïs, Spain/France 2022, 137 min)

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Who can turn the world on with her smile?

Witness the long-lasting legacy of Mary Tyler Moore, who revolutionized America not only through her trailblazing 1970-1977 sitcom but also as a powerful, tastemaking producer and staunch feminist advocate. (d: James Adolphus f: Mary Tyler Moore, Rob Reiner, James L. Burrows, Dr. S. Robert Levine, Beverly Sanders, USA 2023, 119 min)

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The Blue Caftan

Blue Jean

In this remarkable story of love, longing and acceptance, middle-aged couple Mina and Halim run a traditional caftan boutique in Morocco. When a handsome young apprentice joins the shop, Halim’s desires are soon ignited. (d: Maryam Touzani c: Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Missioui, Morocco/France 2022, 122 min)

As Section 28 is set to pass (the late-’80s set of British laws that prohibited the promotion of homosexuality), a closeted P.E. teacher’s life unravels when a bullied new student discovers her secret and threatens her career. (d: Georgia Oakley c: Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, United Kingdom 2022, 97 min)

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Bottle Conditioned

Journey to the Pajottenland region of Belgium and learn the process, history, and tradition behind lambic beer—rare, sour, delicious—following three of its most revered creators as their beloved creation roars back into restaurants and pubs around the world. (d: Jerry Franck f: Jean Van Roy, Jean-Pierre Van Roy, Armand Debelder, USA 2023, 82 min)

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Burning Hearts

Chile ’76

A Romeo and Juliet-esque romance-western sets a small Italian town ablaze as two warring mafia families reignite a generations-simmering feud that will drag everybody back into a violent spiral of blood and death. (d: Pippo Mezzapesa c: Elodie, Francesco Patanè, Francesco Di Leva, Lidia Vitale, Italy 2022, 115 min)

After a life of toeing the line as a bourgeois housewife in ’70s Chile, Carmen’s world is rocked when she’s asked to nurse a wounded rebel back to health, opening her up to certain danger in this tense and unforgettable thriller. (d: Manuella Martelli c: Aline Kuppenheim, Nicolás Sepúlveda, Hugo Medina, Alejandro Goic, Chile/ Argentina/Qatar 2022, 95 min)

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Circus of the Scars - The Insider Odyssey of the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow

Come one, come all, and step into the tent for the wild history of Jim Rose and his Circus Sideshow—sword-swallowing! lizard men! death-defying stunts!—from their early days performing in Seattle dive bars to high-profile international tours and their eventful fallout. (d: Chicory Wees, USA 2022, 96 min)

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Confessions of a Good Samaritan

SIFF favorite Penny Lane (Our Nixon, Nuts!, Hail Satan?) returns to the Festival with her latest unconventional documentary, an investigation into the ethics of organ transplants spurred by her own decision to donate one of her kidneys. (d: Penny Lane, USA 2023, 105 min)

In Taiwanese filmmaker Ching-lin Chan’s bracing feature debut, a pigeon returns after seven years, reopening a family’s old wounds and festering resentments in a town enmeshed in the illegal pigeon racing circuit. (d: Ching-lin Chan c: An-Shun Yu, Li-Yin Yang, Rimong Ihwar, Jhih-Ciang Hu, Taiwan 2022, 135 min)

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At Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Michigan, chef Jimmy Lee Hill has run a gourmet culinary training program that gives the incarcerated purpose, pride, and a future upon their release. Go into the kitchen as he focuses on three new trainees. (d: Brian Kaufman, Mark Kurlyandchik, USA 2022, 90 min)

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EQUITY, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE N. American Premiere

Copenhagen Does Not Exist

A man whose girlfriend disappeared agrees to be held captive in an apartment room to be interrogated by her father and brother.

A formally daring film about the ever-shifting truth of memory from acclaimed screenwriter Eksil Vogt (The Worst Person in the World). (d: Martin Skovbjerg c: Angela Bundalovic, Jonas Holst Schmidt, Zlatko Buric, Denmark 2023, 99 min) MON 5/15

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In this meditative and naturalistic family drama about new beginnings, an immigrant chef on the cusp of regaining control of his life has it all upended when his estranged, rehab-bound daughter leaves him with the grandchild he never knew. (d: Katherine Jerkovic c: Jorge Martinez Colorado, Enzo Desmeules Saint-Hilaire, Canada (Québec) 2022, 89 min) FRI

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Be the Director.

Change your thinking; change your life.

Dancing Queen

When shy, awkward seventh grader Mina joins a hip-hop dance crew, she must decide who she is and what matters most in this bright, joyous feel-good movie of the year. (d: Aurora Gossé c: Liv Elvira Kippersund Larsson, Cengiz Al, Viljar Knutsen Bjaadal, Norway 2023, 92 min)

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11:30AM The Family Picture Show 80 2:30PM Love to Love You, Donna... 105 5:30PM Stephen Curry: Underrated 110 8:30PM Subtraction 107

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12:00PM Year of the Fox 97 3:00PM Lift 87 6:00PM And the King Said, What... 88 9:00PM Irati 114

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12:00PM A Letter From Helga 3:15PM Scrapper 5:30PM Lift 8:00PM Angry Annie

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12:00PM Matria 100 2:45PM And the King Said, What... 88 5:30PM The Blue Caftan 122 9:15PM The Last Exit 98

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12:30PM Against the Tide 3:00PM Hidden Master: The...

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12:00PM Sister & Sister 4:00PM Pretty Red Dress 6:30PM Jamojaya 9:00PM When it Melts

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5:45PM Bad Press 8:30PM The Quiet Migration

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12:30PM When it Melts 4:00PM Jamojaya 6:45PM This Closeness 9:30PM Mutt

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12:30PM Coyote 89 3:00PM A Disturbance in the Force 86 5:30PM We Are Still Here 103 8:15PM Full Frontal 98

1:30PM Mom 80 3:45PM This Closeness 88 6:15PM Smoke Sauna Sisterhood 89 8:45PM The Echo 102

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12:30PM DoQommunity Now 3:00PM Egghead & Twinkie 5:30PM Aitamaako’tamisskapi...

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2:00PM Fragments of Paradise 4:30PM Harka 7:00PM Falcon Lake

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11:30AM Blurred Dimensions 92 2:30PM One Day All of This Will... 105 5:30PM Stella 78 8:00PM Monica 106

12:30PM Fremont 3:30PM Invisible Beauty 6:30PM Alan @ Work 8:30PM ALT Shorts: Transitions

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2:00PM Filip 4:45PM To Kill a Tiger 7:30PM The Fishbowl

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6:00PM Mom 8:00PM The Happiest Man in...

5:30PM Good Grief 8:00PM Sonne

2:00PM Border Crossings 5:00PM Adolfo

MIN Four Little Adults 121 Whale Nation 82 The Mattachine Family 99 Love to Love You, Donna... 105 MIDNIGHT The Visitor From the Future 96 1:30PM 4:15PM 6:30PM 9:30PM

11:00AM The Eight Mountains 2:15PM Seven Samurai 6:45PM Year of the Fox 9:30PM Revelations in Darkness MIDNIGHT The Last Exit

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11:00AM Secret 1* 1:30PM The Incredible Shrinking...

4:00PM Anu 6:30PM Satan Wants You 9:00PM Passages

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The Fishbowl Satan Wants You Midnight Cowboy Table for Six

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Coo-Coo 043 Let the Dance Begin The Craft with DJ NicFit The Beasts

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Sonne The Sunny Side of the...

Even Hell Has its Heroes My Animal

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1:00PM The Hummingbird 126 4:00PM Passages 91 6:30PM L’immensita 97 9:00PM WTF - All Turnt On 93 11:30PM Wild, Terrifying, and For... 90

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The Visitor From the Future 96 Lonely Castle in the Mirror 116 It’s Only Life After All 123 Circus of the Scars...

96 MIDNIGHT Demigod: The Legend... 103

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11:00AM Ernest & Célestine: A Trip... 80 99 1:00PM Food and Country 90 4:00PM Ajoomma 110 6:30PM Dreamin’ Wild 111 9:30PM Ingeborg Bachmann...

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1:30PM Ernest & Célestine: A Trip... 80 4:00PM A Letter From Helga 112 7:00PM Other People’s Children 104

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To Kill a Tiger Stella Ajoomma My Animal

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11:00AM Mavka: The Forest Song 1:15PM To the North 4:15PM Late Bloomers 6:45PM Snow and the Bear 9:15PM Desperate Souls, Dark...

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1:00PM Stephen Curry: Underrated 110 4:00PM Lonely Castle in the Mirror 116 7:00PM Pianoforte 89

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6:00PM Valeria is Getting Married 8:00PM Against the Tide

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Harvest Moon 90 Copenhagen Does Not Exist 99 Punderneath it All 76 The Tuba Thieves 92

6:00PM Whale Nation 8:00PM Next Sohee

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3:30PM A Room of My Own 6:00PM Alan @ Work 8:00PM The Sunny Side of the...

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Feast 104 Confessions of a Good... 105 Hidden Master: The...

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5:45PM Table for Six 120 8:30PM A Disturbance in the Force 86

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Adolfo Milisuthando Egghead & Twinkie Bottle Conditioned

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3:30PM Yuku and the HImalayan... 65 5:30PM 26.2 to Life 88 8:00PM The Night of the 12th 115

11:00AM Bottle Conditioned 1:30PM Mutt 4:00PM The Grab 6:45PM My Love Affair With...

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11:00AM Yuku and the HImalayan... 65 1:00PM 26.2 to Life 88 3:30PM My Love Affair With...

108 6:30PM Mother Superior 71

1:00PM The Quiet Migration 3:30PM Being Mary Tyler Moore 6:30PM Dreamin’ Wild

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3:30PM Punderneath it All 6:00PM Riders on the Storm 8:45PM Filip

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3:30PM Almamula 6:00PM Pretty Red Dress 8:30PM Even Hell Has its Heroes

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3:15PM The Hill of Secrets 6:00PM 20 Days in Mariupol 8:15PM Feast

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12:00PM Gaga 3:00PM Bad Press 6:00PM Coo-Coo 043 9:00PM Demigod: The Legend...

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1:00PM Mavka: The Forest Song 3:30PM The Echo 6:00PM Milisuthando

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OPENING NIGHT FILM + PARTY Past Lives* 106 MIN THU 5/11 7:00 PM PARAMOUNT THEATRE

CLOSING NIGHT FILM + PARTY I Like Movies* 99 MIN SUN 5/21 5:00 PM SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN / MOHAI

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An ace acupuncturist and martial arts apprentice decides to treat the ailing Lord of the Five Mountains, landing instead in a deadly palace intrigue, in this baroque puppet animation wuxia epic that moves at a breakneck pace, featuring swashbuckling warriors, scheming vassals, and benign demigods. And yes, there will be blood. (d: Huang Wen-Chang, Taiwan 2022, 103 min)

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

There never was a movie like Midnight Cowboy, and though many have tried, none have replicated what truly made it tick. This doc examines not only the film’s enormous impact but also the social, political, and cultural forces that breathed it into existence. (d: Nancy Buirski f: Bob Balaban, Michael Childers, Brian De Palma, Brenda Vaccaro, Jon Voight, USA 2022, 101 min)

A Disturbance in the Force

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DEMIGOD: The Legend Begins

George Lucas tried to bury it. Many fans detest it. But somehow, “The Star Wars Holiday Special” returned. Learn the full story about how the infamous and unhinged 1978 television special came to be from the people who were there as it all went down. (d: Jeremy Coon, Steve Kozak f: Seth Green, Kevin Smith, Gilbert Gottfried, Bruce Vilanch, USA 2023, 86 min) 5/19

N. American Premiere

Douglas Sirk - Hope as in Despair

U.S. Premiere

Dreamin’ Wild

The Echo

Uncover the mysteries of Douglas Sirk, the German film director and master of melodrama responsible for such landmark Technicolor films as All That Heaven Allows and Written on the Wind through revealing interviews and excerpts from his wife’s journal. (d: Roman Hüben f: Todd Haynes, Jon Halliday, Hanna Schygulla, Switzerland/ Germany/ France 2022, 76 min)

In this Spokane-shot drama from director Bill Pohlad (Love & Mercy), Oscar® winner Casey Affleck plays Donnie Emerson, half of the musical duo the Emerson Brothers, who finds fame and purpose decades after he thought his career was over. (d: Bill Pohlad c: Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe, Zooey Deschanel, Chris Messina, Walton Goggins, Beau Bridges, USA 2022, 110 min)

In a village nestled deep in the hills of Puebla, three rural families find hope and struggle within the unyielding demands of nature and community in this tender and visually stunning new documentary from acclaimed director Tatiana Huezo. (d: Tatiana Huezo f: Montserrat Hernández Hernández, Luz María Vázquez González, Mexico/Germany 2023, 102 min)

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Egghead & Twinkie

The Eight Mountains

Ernest & Célestine: A Trip to Gibberitia

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In this delightful coming-of-age LGBTQ+ comedy from Sarah Holland, recently out Asian American teen Twinkie and her nerdy best friend Egghead set off on a 2,000mile road trip to meet her online crush (username “BigDykeEnergy”). (d: Sarah Kambe Holland c: Sabrina Jie-A-Fa, Louis Tomeo, Asahi Hirano,, USA 2023, 88 min)

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Pietro is a boy from the city, Bruno is the last child of a forgotten mountain village.

Over the years, Bruno remains faithful to his mountain, while Pietro comes and goes, and the two discover what it means to be true friends for life. (d: Felix Van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch c: Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Italy/ Belgium/France 2022, 147 min)

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Ernest and Célestine return in this delightful and joyous follow-up to their first Academy Award®-nominated adventure, this time returning to the land of the bears to bring joy, happiness, and music back.

Ages 7+, in French with English subtitles. (d: Jean-Christophe Roger, Julien Chheng, France/Luxembourg 2022, 80 min)

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FILMS A–Z

N. American Premiere

N. American Premiere

Even Hell has its Heroes

Falcon Lake

A shy young teenage boy on summer vacation in Canada comes of age the hard way when he falls for the outgoing, older Chloe in the gorgeous and haunting directorial debut from actress Charlotte Le Bon (The Hundred-Foot Journey). (d: Charlotte Le Bon c: Joseph Engel, Sara Montpetit, Monia Chokri, Arthur Igual, Canada/France 2022, 101 min)

Brillante Mendoza (a Cannes winner for his 2009 film Kinatay) directs this class-conscious family drama of guilt, repentance, and forgiveness about a fatal hit-andrun and the ripples it sends through two families of different means. (d: Brillante Mendoza c: Coco Martin, Gladys Reyes, Lito Lapid, Jaclyn Jose, Hong Kong 2022, 104 min)

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Renowned local multimedia transgender artist Clyde Petersen steps behind the camera for this incendiary doc on the Olympia-based Earth, “the slowest metal band on the planet,” crafting an ode to a time that grunge ruled the Pacific Northwest…and the world. (d: Clyde Petersen f: Dylan Carlson, Adrienne Davies, USA 2023, 110 min)

Filip

An unexpectedly sharp, jagged character study about a handsome young Polish Jew pretending to be French who works at a luxury hotel in Nazi-era Frankfurt as his carefully constructed and extravagant lifestyle gets turned upside-down by the thrust of history. (d: Michal Kwiecinski c: Eryk Kulm, Victor Meutelet, Caroline Hartig, Poland 2022, 120 min)

The Fishbowl

In this debut film from Glorimar Marrero Sánchez, a terminally ill woman returns to her native Puerto Rican island, one that the U.S. Navy poisoned with decades of military practices, to reunite with old friends and come to terms with her fate. (d: Glorimar Marrero Sánchez c: Isel Rodriguez, Modesto Lacén, Magali Carrasquillo, Puerto Rico/ Spain 2023, 93 min)

Feast

5/19

Food and Country

Documentarian Laura Gabbert (City of Gold) and chef/writer/editor Ruth Reichl chronicle the plight of the American food industry in the wake of greedy conglomerates and the COVID-19 pandemic, talking to independent farmers, ranchers, and restaurant owners alike. (d: Laura Gabbert, f: Ruth Reichl, Alice Waters, Minh Phan, USA 2023, 99 min)

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Four Little Adults

U.S. Premiere

Helsinki is for lovers! In Finnish filmmaker Selma Vilhunen’s latest, a middle-aged couple on the verge of a breakup decide to open up their relationship and enter the complex world of polyamory. A fascinating balance of hilarious, touching, and all too human feelings. (d: Selma Vilhunen c: Alma Pöysti, Eero Milonoff, Oona Airola, Pietu Wikström, Finland/Sweden 2023, 121 min)

Fragments of Paradise

Using an endless supply of footage from his own home video and film diaries, this experimental doc lays out the complicated life of the unparalleled Jonas Mekas, the godfather of avant-garde cinema and founder of Film Culture magazine and NYC’s Anthology Film Archives. (d: KD Davison, USA 2022, 98 min)

Free Money

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A deep dive into the concept of universal basic income and who it truly benefits, as American charity GiveDirectly sets its sights on the Kenyan village of Kogutu to try out their experiment with the hopes of changing the world. (d: Sam Soko, Lauren DeFilippo, USA/Kenya 2022, 75 min)

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FILMS A–Z

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Fremont

Gaga

In this comforting, lowkey, and dryly funny dramedy, an Afghan immigrant who previously worked as a U.S. military translator finds work in a San Francisco-based Chinese fortune cookie factory, where she desperately longs for connection and peace. (d: Babak Jalali c: Anaita Wali Zada, Gregg Turkington, Jeremy Allen White, USA 2023, 91 min)

An indigenous Taiwanese family begins to crumble when their elder passes away, burdening them with his debts and the responsibility of carrying on deep-rooted tribal traditions. Winner of Best Director at the 2022 Golden Horse Awards. (d: Laha Mebow (Tayal Tribe) c: Xiao Xun, Kagaw Piling, Yukan Losing, Buya Watan, Wilang Noming, Taiwan 2022, 112 min)

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Gloriavale

It’s David versus Goliath as one man fights for his family’s freedom from the clutches of the Gloriavale Christian Community, an infamous and secretive New Zealand cult whose corruption knows no bounds. (d: Noel Smyth, Fergus Grady, Australia/New Zealand 2022, 89 min)

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The Grab

Acclaimed documentarian Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Blackfish) follows the money and uncovers the alarming, horrible truth of power-hungry private investors across the globe conspiring to hoard and control the world’s food and water supply. (d: Gabriela Cowperthwaite f: Nathan Halverson, Emma Schwartz, Mallory Newman, USA 2022, 104 min) FRI

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A Guilty Conscience

A relatively straight-forward child abuse case involving the death of a supermodel’s child becomes a battleground of justice, power, and fame. When various contrasting elements of society come into conflict, how can justice prevail? (d: Jack Ng c: Dayo Wong, Tse Kwan Ho, Louise Wong, Fish Liew, Hong Kong 2022, 134 min)

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Hanging Gardens

When a 12-year-old “rubbish picker” in one of Baghdad’s dumps discovers a blonde sex doll amidst the detritus, he and a new friend use it to their financial advantage in this masterfully crafted look at necessity, survival, and the loss of innocence. (d: Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji c: Wissam Diyaa, Jawad Al Shakarji, Iraq/Palestine/ Saudi Arabia/Egypt/UK 2022, 117 min) FRI

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U.S. Premiere

The Happiest Man in the World

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At a matchmaking event, a couple seems like they’re perfect for each other until she finds they were on different sides of the Bosnian War. A story of love, forgiveness, and the circumstances that pit us against each other. (d: Teona Strugar Mitevska c: Jelena Kordić Kuret, North Macedonia/ Belgium/Slovenia/Denmark/Croatia/Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022, 95 min)

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A gripping sociopolitical drama about a young Tunisian petrol bootlegger who, dreaming of a better life, is pushed to the brink by misfortune, injustice, and government corruption still in place over a decade after the Arab Spring. (d: Lotfy Nathan c: Ikbal Harbi, Salima Maatoug, Najib Allagui, Adam Bessa, France/Germany/USA/Tunisia 2022, 88 min)

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Harvest Moon

In this tender and touching drama out of Mongolia, a chef and a ten-year-old boy, neither of whom knew their biological fathers, become friends when the former returns from the city to pay respects to his dying grandfather. (d: Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam c: Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam, Tenuun-Erdene Garamkhand, Damdin Sovd, Mongolia 2022, 90 min) 5/16

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FILMS A–Z

N. American Premiere

Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

The Hill of Secrets

Hole in the Head

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The life and times of George Platt Lynes, famed celebrity photographer, gets an added dose of queerness with this deep dive into his lesser known but incredibly vital work on depicting the nude male body in all its glory. (d: Sam Shahid, USA 2023, 96 min)

In this well-observed drama, a young girl (Moon Seung-ah, SIFF 2022’s Voice of Silence), ashamed of her family’s working-class status, hides who they are and strives for a more conservative future.

Maybe running for class president will help. (d: Lee Ji-eun c: Moon Seung-a, Jang Sun, Lim Sun-woo, Kang Gil-woo, Jang Jae-hee, South Korea 2022, 122 min)

N. American Premiere

U.S. Premiere

A House in Jerusalem

The Hummingbird

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A Jewish-British child mourning the death of her mother moves to a house in Jerusalem, only to discover the ghost of an abandoned Palestinian girl in this stirring and supernatural coming-of-age drama. (d: Muayad Alayan c: Johnny Harris, Miley Locke, Sheherazade Makhoul Farrell, Palestine/United Kingdom/Germany/ Netherlands/Qatar 2023, 104 min) 5/16

In this impressionistic feature, a mute young man who works as a projectionist attempts to reconstruct repressed memories of his past through various forms of media—film, videotape, audio tapes, photographs—and by hiring actors to play his missing parents. (d: Dean Kavanagh f: John Curran, James Devereaux, Lynette Callaghan, Ireland 2022, 94 min)

Pierfrancesco Favino (The Best Years) and Oscar® nominee Bérénice Bejo (The Artist) star in this breezy, nonlinear epic about the strange and restless life of Marco Carrera from birth to earth, based on the bestselling novel by Sandro Veronesi. (d: Francesca Archibugi c: Pierfrancesco Favino, Nanni Moretti, Kasia Smutniak, Bérénice Bejo, Laura Morante, Italy/France 2022, 126 min)

I Like Movies

In 2002 suburban Canada, a 17-year-old film aficionado with his sights set on NYU picks up a gig at a local video store where he learns what it takes to grow up and that maybe not everybody wants to hear him bloviate about Paul Thomas Anderson movies all day. (d: Chandler Levack c: Isaiah Lehtinen, Romina D’Ugo, Krista Bridges, Percy Hynes White, Canada 2022, 99 min) SUN 5/21

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The Incredible Shrinking Man

When Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him. This screening is dedicated to the memory of longtime Seattle Times critic and SIFF supporter John Hartl. (d: Jack Arnold c: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, USA 1957, 81 min) SUN 5/14

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Invisible Beauty

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In the latest from filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta (Hannah Arendt), Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) and Ronald Zehrfeld (“Babylon Berlin”) star in this stately biopic about the rocky romance between an Austrian poet and a Swiss playwright. (d: Margarethe von Trotta c: Vicky Krieps, Ronald Zehrfeld, Switzerland/Austria/ Germany/Luxembourg 2023, 110 min)

Walk the runway with Bethann Hardison, the trailblazing Black model-turned-agent who discovered such icons as Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, and Tyson Beckford, forever changing the industry. From the director of SIFF fashion favorites Dior and I and Halston. (d: Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng, USA 2023, 115 min)

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Irati

From the director of SIFF 2018’s horror fable Errementari comes this dark historical fantasy of myth and folklore, as a young pagan woman guides a group of warriors through the ancient Basque forest to recover a lost treasure. (d: Paul Urkijo Alijo c: Eneko Sagardoy, Edurne Azkarate, Itziar Ituño, Elena Uriz, Kepa Errasti, Spain 2022, 114 min) SUN 5/14

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Anchored by a vibrant, friendly downtown, and surround by water... infinite adventures await.

KATAZOME TODAY Migrations of a Japanese Art Through June 11, 2023

Cheryl Lawrence; Snowstorm (diptych detail). Courtesy of the artist.

Now showing at the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham.

More info at whatcommuseum.org/exhibition/katazome-today/

It’s Only Life After All

Get an all-access pass to the life and times of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, a.k.a. queer folk-rock duo the Indigo Girls, using over 40 years of personal camcorder footage, audiotapes, archival material, and present-day interviews, in this stunning exploration of music history. (d: Alexandria Bombach f: Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, USA 2023, 123 min) FRI

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Jamojaya

Actor/filmmaker Justin Chon (Gook, Ms. Purple) is back at SIFF with this soulful, Hawaii-set tale about an up-and-coming Indonesian rapper whose relationship with his father (and longtime manager) begins to crack under the pressure of the industry. (d: Justin Chon c: Brian Imanuel (Rich Brian), Yayu A.W. Unru, USA/Indonesia 2023, 93 min) WED 5/17

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King Coal

A thoughtful and beautifully made documentary about the history of Central Appalachia, centering on two preteen West Virginians and the region around them as the prosperous and deleterious effects of coal mining define every moment of their waking life. (d: Elaine McMillion Sheldon, USA 2023, 78 min)

The Last Exit

From director Matthias Hoene (SIFF 2013’s Cockneys vs Zombies) comes this bone-chilling thriller, featuring a ferocious central performance from Joely Richardson, about two criminals who take a Scottish Highland family hostage only to discover the terrible secrets just under their noses. (d: Matthias Hoene c: Joely Richardson, Neil Linpow, United Kingdom 2023, 93 min)

Late Bloomers

From SIFF alum and Audience Award winner Lisa Steen comes this dark comedy about a depressed Brooklyn slacker (Karen Gillan, Dual) who breaks her hip and goes into physical therapy, where she begins an unlikely friendship with an 86-year-old Polish immigrant. (d: Lisa Steen c: Karen Gillan, Margaret Sophie Stein, Jermaine Fowler, Kevin Nealon, USA 2023, 92 min)

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A Letter From Helga

Let the Dance Begin

Let the River Flow

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In a remote corner of 1940s Iceland, an unhappily married farmer and his poet neighbor engage in a smoldering love affair that scandalizes their village in this lyrical, sweeping romantic drama from the director of The Swan. (d: Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir c: Hera Hilmar, Thorvaldur Kristjansson, Anita Briem, Bjorn Thors, Iceland 2022, 112 min)

Carlos and Margarita were the most famous and recognized tango couple of their time but when Carlos gets an urgent message that Margarita has passed, an unexpected road trip is set in motion, old resentments surface, and old flames are rekindled. (d: Marina Seresesky c: Mercedes Morán, Dario Grandinetti, Pastora Vega, Jorge Marrale, Argentina/Spain 2023, 98 min)

The Alta Conflict, a series of protests in 1970s-’80s Norway regarding a hydroelectric power plant that would flood Indigenous land, is the setting of this gutting historical drama centering on a teacher who unintentionally becomes part of the Sámi revolution. (d: Ole Giæver (Sámi) c: Ivar Beddari, Bernt Bjørn, Maria Bock, Norway 2023, 118 min)

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LIFT

Acclaimed ballet dancer Steven Melendez returns to the Bronx shelter that was his childhood home in order to mentor a trio of aspiring dancers in this emotionally rich, unforgettable documentary from director David Petersen. (d: David Petersen f: Steven Melendez, Victor Abreu, Yolanssie Cardona, Sharia Blockwood, USA 2022, 90 min)

L’immensità

International megastar Penélope Cruz leads this heartfelt, semiautobiographical drama (from acclaimed filmmaker Emanuele Crialese) as the mother of a gender-questioning young teenager amidst the shifting social landscape of 1970s Rome. (d: Emanuele Crialese c: Penélope Cruz, Luana Giuliani, Vincenzo Amato, Italy/France 2022, 97 min)

5/20

LOLA

A crackling speculative fiction out of Ireland about two sisters, circa 1941, who build a machine that picks up broadcasts from the future. But when they realize they can change the course of World War II, a terrible butterfly effect is set into motion. (d: Andrew Legge c: Stefanie Martini, Emma Appleton, Ireland/United Kingdom 2022, 80 min)

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Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Love to Love You, Donna Summer

MAMI WATA - A West Afrikan Folklore

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One day, seven middle schoolers find themselves transported to a mysterious castle on the other side of their bedroom mirrors. Conspiring to win the prize set out by the mysterious Wolf Queen, they bond over their stories and make their own rules. (d: Keiichi Hara v: Ami Tōma, Sakura Kiryū, Aoi Miyazaki, Mana Ashida, Japan 2022, 116 min) 5/19

Dim all the lights and get ready for the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, as she takes the spotlight in this pulsating and vibrant yet personal doc that focuses not only on her record-shattering music career but also her personal life through the eyes of her family. (d: Brooklyn Sudano, Roger Ross Williams, USA 2023, 105 min)

World Premiere

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Matria

Pushed to her limits after losing a muchneeded job, middle-aged Ramona frantically searches for work while slowly realizing the value of her own life in a system that nickels and dimes in this emotionally absorbing debut from Álvaro Gago. (d: Álvaro Gago Diaz c: María Vázquez, Santi Prego, Francisca Iglesias Bouzon, Spain 2023, 100 min) TUE

Jury award-winning sensation at Sundance, the latest from C.J. “Fiery” Obasi (SIFF 2022’s Juju Stories) follows the citizens of a fictional West African village as their faith in a water deity is challenged by forces from without and within. (d: C.J. “Fiery” Obasi c: Evelyne Ily, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Emeka Amakeze, Nigeria/France/United Kingdom 2023, 107 min)

The Mattachine Family

Mavka: The Forest Song

In this bright, lovely, and clear-eyed dramedy about modern fatherhood, a gay man (Nico Tortorella, “Younger”) grapples with wanting a child after having to return his foster son. Co-starring Emily Hampshire (“Schitt’s Creek”). (d: Andy Vallentine c: Nico Tortorella, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Emily Hampshire, Heather Matarazzo, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, USA 2023, 99 min)

In this animated fantasy from the Ukraine, mythical guardian Mavka must protect her forest home from an evil lumber magnate, even if it might mean ending her newfound love of young Lukash, a human musician who has touched her heart. Ages 7+, in English. (d: Oleh Malamuzh, Oleksandra Ruban, Ukraine 2023, 90 min)

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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes The life and times of drummer Max Roach, who forever changed the landscape of America through his timeless music and lifetime of cultural activism, structured as a series of chapters that reflect his constant reinvention over his seven-decade career. (d: Samuel Pollard, Ben Shapiro f: Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones,, Abbey Lincoln, USA 2023, 82 min) SAT

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Midnight Cowboy

The only X-rated movie to win the Best Picture Oscar®, John Schlesinger’s innovative and disruptive drama tells of two outcasts, sex worker Joe Buck and con man Ratso Rizzo, as they struggle to survive in an uncaring America. (d: John Schlesinger c: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, USA 1969, 113 min)

Milisuthando

Filmmaker Milisuthando Bongela tries to unpack the legacy of how South African history has informed her country, her sense of self, and her relationship to her ancestors in this poetic, meditative, and deeply personal documentary. (d: Milisuthando Bongela (Xhosa Nation), South Africa/ Colombia 2023, 128 min) FRI

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Mom

Interrogating the absence of a father in his life, Tzotzil director Xun Sero trains his camera on his warm yet fiercely driven mother Hilda, leading to a realization about the strength of her character born of the challenges and contradictions many women face. (d: Xun Sero (Tzotzil) f: Hilda Rodríguez Méndez, Mexico 2022, 80 min)

Monica

Trans woman Monica (Trace Lysette, “Transparent”) returns to her childhood home to take care of her ailing mother (Oscar® nominee Patricia Clarkson), coming to terms with the fractured family she left behind so many years ago. (d: Andrea Pallaoro c: Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson, Adriana Barraza, Emily Browning, Joshua Close, USA/Italy 2022, 106 min)

Motherland

Exposing violent bullying and abuse in the Belarus army, the Ukrainian/Belarusian filmmakers also unexpectedly chronicle the systematic destruction of free-will societies and democratic ideals. A SIFF 2022 New Works-in-Progress project. (d: Hanna Badziaka, Alexander Mihalkovich, Sweden/ Ukraine/Belarus 2023, 91 min)

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Mother Superior

A gothic occult thriller set in 1970s Austria, where the specter of World War II haunts every aspect of life, as a woman born under sinister circumstances takes a job as an eccentric Baroness’ nurse to solve the mystery of her own parentage. (d: Marie Alice Wolfszahn c: Isabella Händler, Inga Maux, Jochen Nickel, Tim Werths, Austria 2022, 71 min) SAT

5/20

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Mutt

Feña (Sundance award-winner Lío Mehiel), still early in his transition, must navigate how he’s perceived by people from his past, including his ex-boyfriend, his half-sister, and his out-of-touch father over one long, hectic summer day in New York City. (d: Vuk Lungulov-Klotz c: Lío Mehiel, Cole Doman, Mimi Ryder, Alejandro Goic, USA 2023, 87 min)

5/16

My Animal

Mixing ’80s horror cinema, the John Carpenter canon, and giallo, this queer modern fairy tale follows a teenage Canadian outcast with a deadly, animalistic secret who falls for the new figure skater in town…with bloody consequences. (d: Jacqueline Castel c: Bobbi Salvör Menuez, Amandla Stenberg, Stephen McHattie, Canada/USA 2023, 100 min)

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My Love Affair With Marriage

Next Sohee

A vivacious high schooler is placed in a job training program at a call center and is slowly cut down to nothing until she commits suicide, galvanizing a police detective to peel back layer upon layer of exploitation to get to the bottom of her death. (d: July Jung c: Bae Doona, Kim Si-eun, South Korea 2022, 138 min)

Winner of six César Awards including Best Picture, this deeply satisfying true crime police procedural from filmmaker Dominik Moll (suspense classic With a Friend Like Harry…) follows two detectives investigating the shocking murder of a young suburban woman. (d: Dominik Moll c: Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Theo Cholbi, Johann Dionnet, France/Belgium 2022, 115 min)

SAT

This delightful and evocatively animated musical comedy for adults follows Zelma (Dagmara Dominczyk, “Succession”) over 23 years as she learns about and rebels against what women are taught about sex, body image, and the promise of one true love. (d: Signe Baumane v: Dagmara Dominczyk, Michele Pawk, Latvia/USA/ Luxembourg 2022, 108 min)

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N. American Premiere

One Day All This Will Be Yours

In this offbeat drama of dysfunctional domestic dynamics, a cartoonist reunites with her siblings at their family farm in distant Norrland, Sweden, to find out which of them will inherit the land. But something buried in their past is bound to complicate matters. (d: Andreas Öhman c: Karin Franz Körlof, Peter Haber, Suzanne Reuter, Sweden 2023, 105 min) FRI

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Opponent

A poignant gut-punch of a refugee story about an Iranian family living in a hotel in Sweden. When patriarch Iman decides to rejoin the wrestling world, rumors spread that threaten to ruin the tenuous grasp the family has on a safe future. (d: Milad Alami c: Payman Maadi, Marall Nasiri, Björn Elgerd, Ardalan Esmaili, Sweden 2023, 119 min) FRI

5/12

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Other People’s Children

What does it mean to care for another person’s child? A single 40-year-old middle school teacher must ask herself this question when she falls in love with Ali and especially his four-year-old daughter in the latest from Rebecca Zlotowski (An Easy Girl). (d: Rebecca Zlotowski c: Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni, Callie Ferreira-Goncalves, France 2022, 104 min) SAT

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Passages

From SIFF alum Ira Sachs (Keep the Lights On, Little Men) comes this sexy, messy, and mordantly funny relationship drama/ cautionary tale about a queer auteur director, his husband, and the woman with whom he has an affair. (d: Ira Sachs c: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adéle Exarchopoulos, France 2023, 91 min) SUN 5/14

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Past Lives

Korean-Canadian playwright Celine Song (“Endlings”) makes her directorial debut with this beautiful and delicate romance about the depth of love and connection, as two childhood best friends reunite years after an untimely separation. (d: Celine Song c: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, USA/Korea 2023, 106 min)

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Pianoforte

It’s the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and young musicians from all over the world are ready to prove their dedication to classical piano in this virtuosic and crowd-pleasing sensation in the vein of documentary smash hit Spellbound. (d: Jakub Piątek, Poland 2023, 89 min) SUN 5/14

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5/20

World Premiere

U.S. Premiere

Plan 75

Three interlocking stories set in an alternate modern Japan, where the elderly are given the option to euthanize themselves to stave off the country’s economic woes in return for a final sum of money they can spend however they want. (d: Chie Hayakawa c: Chieko Baisho, Hayato Isomura, Stefanie Arianne, Japan/France/Philippines 2022, 112 min)

Pretty Red Dress

Black masculinity is investigated with a compassionate and assured hand in this debut feature from Dionne Edwards, as a family of Black Londoners have their world shaken by the purchase of a lovely, rhinestoned red dress. (d: Dionne Edwards c: Natey Jones, Ben Caplan, Alexandra Burke, Temilola Olatunbosun, United Kingdom 2022, 110 min)

Punderneath It All

Let’s get ready to…tell puns? Yes! Step into the ring, or onto the stage, and learn about the wide world of pun slams and tournaments from some of America’s top competitors, including stand-up comedians, political activists, and anthropologists. (d: Abby Hagan, USA 2023, 76 min)

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The Quiet Migration

Retreat

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Director Malene Choi (The Return, SIFF 2018) is back with this thoughtful and semiautobiographical film about transnational adoption, following a South Korean adoptee raised on a family dairy farm in the Danish countryside. (d: Malene Choi c: Cornelius Won Riedel-Clausen, Bodil Jørgensen, Bjarne Henriksen, Denmark 2023, 102 min)

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A boy joins his estranged father on a trip into the mountains, only to find that the patriarch has grander plans for the two of them in this picturesque slow burn of mounting dread. (d: Leon Schwitter c: Peter Hottinger, Dorian Heiniger, Switzerland 2022, 82 min)

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Riders on the Storm

When U.S. forces pull out of Afghanistan and the Taliban regains control, two famed horsemen and champions of Buzkashi—the national sport—must go into hiding and find a way out of their country before they suffer the same fate as their assassinated uncle. (d: Jason Motlagh, Mark Oltmanns f: Khaiber Akbarzada, Gulbuddin Tashkargani, Austria 2023, 101 min)

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A Room of My Own

Satan Wants You

Learn the truth behind “Michelle Remembers,” the disputed memoir written

by Lawrence Pazder and Michelle Smith that helped ignite the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and led to destructive and exploitative cultural changes that have reverberated for decades. (d: Sean Horlor, Steve J. Adams f: Sarah Marshall, Elizabeth Loftus, Debbie Nathan, Canada 2023, 90 min)

Harris Dickinson (Beach Rats, Triangle of Sadness) costars in this bright and engaging dramedy about a 12-year-old girl who lives alone in a London council house, only for her estranged father to suddenly return and roar back into her life. (d: Charlotte Regan c: Harris Dickinson, Lola Campbell, Alin Uzun, Ambreen Razia, United Kingdom 2023, 84 min)

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A tale of quiet intimacy and messy humanity, this spare but fascinating comedy of manners follows a lonely young woman in desperate need of a flat who falls for her hard-partying new roommate, pushing her toward emotional freedom and self-actualization. (d: Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze c: Taki Mumladze, Mariam Khundadze, Sophio Zeragia, Georgia/Germany 2022, 107 min)

Seven Samurai

A sixteenth century farming village requests protection from seven samurai against a horde of bandits who have warned they will return when the crops are ripe. This screening is dedicated to the memory of longtime SIFF Programmer Ruth Hayler. (d: Akira Kurosawa c: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukio Shimazaki, Japan 1954, 207 min)

SIFF & CFC Present The Craft with DJ NicFit

Break out your spell books and chokers for a very special presentation of The Craft. This time, Seattle’s own DJ NicFit will create a live soundtrack to accompany the 1996 cult classic about a coven of teen witches out for vengeance. (d: Andrew Fleming c: Fairuza Balk, Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, USA 1996, 101 min)

Scrapper

Sister & Sister

In this lush, semiautobiographical film from Kattia G. Zúñiga, two teenage Costa Rican sisters head to the Panamanian tropics in search of their estranged father. Along the way, they learn what it takes to grow up. (d: Kattia G. Zúñiga c: Ariana Chaves Gavilán, Cala Rossel Campos, Gabriela Man, Fernando Bonilla, Joshua De León, Panama/ Chile 2023, 80 min) TUE

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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

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A stunning, intimate, and beautifully shot lightning bolt of a film, as a group of women regularly meet at the smoke saunas of southern Estonia to not only cleanse their bodies but also bare their souls to each other, finding connection in their joys and ordeals. This screening is in honor of longtime SIFF programmer Maryna Ajaja. (d: Anna Hints, Estonia/France/Iceland 2023, 89 min)

Snow and the Bear

A young nurse arrives in a remote village in Anatolia, where winter never seems to end and bears dwell in the woods. When a notorious local man goes missing, she finds herself forced up against tradition, folklore, and deeply ingrained patriarchy. (d: Selcen Ergun c: Merve Dizdar, Saygın Soysal, Asiye Dinçsoy, Erkan Bekta, Derya Pınar Ak, Turkey/Germany/Serbia 2022, 93 min)

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An Austrian Muslim teen and her two friends get caught between modern life and tradition while wading through the world of sudden viral fame when they upload a video of them dancing to an R.E.M. song while wearing hijabs. (d: Kurdwin Ayub c: Melina Benli, Law Wallner, Maya Wopienka, Austria 2022, 88 min)

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Stella

Grab a seat and grab a slice! Chef Ciro Oliva wants nothing more than his Neapolitan pizzeria Concettina ai Tre Santi to be the first of its kind to earn a coveted Michelin Star, but that’s easier said than done with the notoriously secretive organization. (d: Tyler Doehring f: Ciro Oliva, Jonathan Benno, Nick Curtola, Gwendal Poullennec, USA 2022, 78 min) SAT

Stephen Curry: Underrated

Subtraction

Stephen Curry is one of the most influential, dynamic, and unexpected players in the history of basketball. Intimate cinematic video, archival footage, and on-camera interviews reveal Curry’s rise from an undersized college player to a four-time NBA champion. (d: Peter Nicks, USA 2023, 110 min)

A pulse-pounding cautionary thriller from Iranian filmmaker Mani Haghighi (2018’s Pig) that sends a Tehran couple to confront mortality, aging, identity, marital dedication, and the toxicity of the patriarchy when they happen upon their doppelgängers. (d: Mani Haghighi c: Taraneh Alidoosti, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Esmail Poor-Reza, Farham Azizi, Iran/France 2022, 107 min)

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The Sunny Side of the Street

Superposition

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Nominated for six Golden Horse Awards including Best Picture, this well-done melodrama about the challenges facing immigrants in Hong Kong tracks the friendship between a gruff, emotionally distant taxi driver and a 10-year-old Pakistani refugee. (d: Lau Kok-rui c: Anthony Wong, Sahal Zaman, Endy Chow, Hong Kong 2022, 112 min)

A married couple and their son leave busy Copenhagen behind for some muchneeded rest and relaxation in Sweden’s vast forests. But across the lake from their cabin, they happen to spot a family that looks much like their own in this twisty metaphysical thriller. (d: Karoline Lyngbye c: Marie Bach Hansen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Denmark 2023, 105 min)

Table For Six

In this Hong Kong box office smash that’s equal parts slapstick and melodrama, a family reunion dinner goes haywire when one of the members brings his new girlfriend, only to find that she had previously dated his own brother. (d: Sunny Chan c: Dayo Wong, Stephy Tang, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Hong Kong 2022, 120 min)

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Theater Camp

It seems like curtains for the rundown AdirondACTS theater camp when their founder falls into a coma, leaving the counselors, a clueless new owner, and an eccentric ensemble of impressionable kids scrambling to put together the best summer show possible. (d: Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman c: Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, Jimmy Tatro, USA 2023, 88 min) SAT

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This Closeness

In Philadelphia for a high school reunion, a couple (including writer/director Kit Zauhar) opts to stay at a shared-space apartment only for their relationship to fracture almost in real time, not least of which thanks to their incredibly strange host. (d: Kit Zauhar c: Kit Zauhar, Zane Pais, Ian Edlund, Jesse Pinnick, USA 2023, 88 min)

To Kill a Tiger

A gut-wrenching but empowering look at systemic misogyny, as an Indian rice farmer joins forces with a gender rights advocacy organization to stand up to his village and receive justice for his young daughter, the victim of a terrible sexual assault. (d: Nisha Pahuja, Canada 2022, 125 min)

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To the North

A harrowing maritime thriller about a Filipino worker on a freight ship who discovers a Romanian stowaway on board.

Believing it is a sign from God, the worker helps the young man hide from the Taiwanese officers intent on quashing any sign of danger. (d: Mihai Mincan c: Niko Becker, Soliman Cruz, Bart Guingona, Olivier Ho Hio Hen, Romania 2022, 122 min) SAT

5/13

9:00 PM

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1:15 PM

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The Tuba Thieves

This experimental mix of documentary, recreation (cast with Deaf performers), and essay uses a series of Los Angeles high school tuba thefts as a jumping-off point to skillfully explore the ways in which we engage with sound, music, and speech. (d: Alison O’Daniel, USA 2023, 92 min)

MON 5/15

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8:30 PM

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5/16

H E N RYA R T.O R G

Until Branches Bend

In this zeitgeisty, confident, and visually evocative debut of social commentary shot on 16mm, a pregnant cannery worker in the Okanagan Valley discovers a peach crop infestation and makes it her mission to convince everybody of its danger. (d: Sophie Jarvis c: Grace Glowicki, Alexandra Roberts, Quelemia Sparrow, Lochlyn Munro, Canada 2022, 98 min) SAT

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FILMS A–Z

Valeria is Getting Married

The Visitor From the Future

MON 5/15

6:00 PM

ARK LODGE

FRI

5/12

MIDNIGHT

SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN

THU 5/18

8:30 PM

PACIFIC PLACE

FRI

5/19

1:00 PM

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This delightful and nuanced four-hander follows the titular Ukrainian woman as she arrives in Bat Tam, where she is to enter an arranged marriage with an Israeli man, only to suffer from a bad case of cold feet. (d: Michal Vinik c: Lena Fraifeld, Dasha Tvoronovich, Yaakov Zada Daniel, Avraham Shalom Levi, Israel/Ukraine 2022, 76 min)

A smart and zany sci-fi comedy about a teenage environmental activist and her nuclear industrialist father who time travel 500 years into the future. Can they prevent mass radioactive destruction with the dastardly Time Brigade and a hoard of zombies on their tail? (d: François Descraques c: Arnaud Ducret, Florent Dorin, Enya Baroux, France 2022, 96 min)

N. American Premiere

Whale Nation

They’re Earth’s biggest creatures, yet still we know very little about them. Jean-Albert Lievre’s astounding documentary, based on the revolutionary book by Heathcote Williams, explores the rich and complex societies of whales and what we must do to protect them. (d: Jean-Albert Lievre v: Narrated by Jean Dujardin, France 2023, 82 min)

We Are Still Here

Eight connected stories of varying genres— made by filmmakers from across Australia, New Zealand, and Pasifika—cover over 250 years of Indigenous history, including European colonization all the way to a speculative future, making space to hear from the people. (d: Beck Cole (Luritja), Dena Curtis (Warrumungu/Warlpiri), Tracey Rigney (Wotjobaluk/Ngarrindjeri), Danielle MacLean (Warumungu/Luritja), Tim Worrall (Ngai Tuhoe), Renae Maihi (Ngati Whakaue/ Ngapuhi), Miki Magasiva (Samoan), Mario Gaoa (Samoan), Richard Curtis (Ngati Rongomai/Ngati Pikiao), Chantelle Burgoyne (Samoan), c: Clarence Ryan, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Villa Lemanu, Lisa Flanagan, Meyne Wyatt, Leonie Whyman, Calvin Tuteao, Evander Brown, Sean Mununggurr, Willow Rupapera, Baz Te Hira, Deborah Brown, Serene Dubs Yunupingu, Elijah Jade Bowen, Oriini Kaipara, Robert Taylor, Australia/New Zealand 2022, 90 min) FRI

When it Melts

5/19

5:30 PM

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10:30 AM

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Actress Veerle Baetens (SIFF 2013’s The Broken Circle Breakdown) makes her directorial debut with this dark, uncompromising tale about the destructive ripples of trauma, as adult Eva returns home to confront the perpetrators of a sexual assault from her youth. (d: Veerle Baetens c: Rosa Marchant, Charlotte de Bruyne, Belgium/ Netherlands 2023, 111 min)

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5/12

4:15 PM

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9:00 PM

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5/16

6:00 PM

SHORELINE CC

THU 5/18

12:30 PM

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World Premiere

Wild, Terrifying, and For One Night Only

Nope, we can’t tell you what you will see.

But it may include nudity, strobe lights, the quest for immortality through drugs, and is just plain WTF weird. (runs 90 min)

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Year of the Fox

U.S. Premiere

Yuku and the Himalayan Flower

The latest from local filmmaker Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them, The Off Hours), this true story based on Eliza Flug’s own memoirs follows a 17-year-old adoptee who navigates her parents’ recent divorce and the unwanted advances of an older man. (d: Megan Griffiths c: Sarah Jeffery, Jane Adams, Jake Weber, Balthazar Getty, Lexi Simonsen, USA 2023, 97 min)

A mouse on a mission! In this gorgeously animated musical fable, little Yuku must locate a fabled Himalayan flower to restore her grandmother back to health, heading on a perilous adventure armed only with a ukulele and a song in her heart. All ages, in French with English subtitles. (d: Rémi Durin, Arnaud Demuynck, Belgium/France 2022, 65 min)

SAT

5/13

6:45 PM

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5/20

3:30 PM

SHORELINE CC

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12:00 PM

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SHORTS PACKAGES Short is indeed sweet in these collections of some of the best short films this year. Catch them on the big screen May 11–21 or stream them on the SIFF Channel May 22–28.

SHORT FILMS BEFORE FEATURES

ALT Shorts: Transitions

El Baston (Bad Press); Chalk (The Last Exit); The Future Innu (Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun); The Retrieval (We Are Still Here); Time Traveling Through Time (LOLA); Voices (Mother Superior)

Sometimes change is best captured with a camera, while editing can create transitions that inspire new ideas. Welcome to ALT Shorts. (82 min)

SUN 5/14

Animal Instincts

A collection of stories that put you in the minds of our feathered, fuzzy, furry, and many-legged friends. From frolicking on the farm to roaming the city streets, but beware a few pests turned BFFs. (87 min)

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Border Crossings

Five documentary and narrative stories of people navigating the seen and unseen lines that we draw to both unite and divide us. (80 min)

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2:00 PM

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8:30 PM

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Animation4Adults

Blurred Dimensions

SAT

SUN 5/14

This year’s animation package immerses you into secret worlds and initiations, brimming with sibling rivalries, high school hookups, and underwater allies. (87 min)

5/20

9:00 PM

SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

From tech what-could-have-beens to intergalactic what-could-be’s, plug in and unlock the secrets of these eight cosmic realities. Beam me up, SIFF-y. (92 min)

11:30 AM

SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

CONNECTED by WATER

DoQommunity Now

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Many Indigenous peoples have deep relationships with water. These short stories are reminders of the interconnected nature of all beings. (89 min)

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Bringing people together is what these six documentaries do in order to tell real, queer stories that uplift, advocate for/ against relevant topics, and move the spotlight over to those that deserve more recognition. (80 min) 5/20

12:30 PM

SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

The Family Picture Show

Finding Family

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FRI

Enjoy a wide variety of animated and live action favorites that will delight young and old alike. (80 min)

5/13

11:30 AM

SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

Whether chosen or by blood, these documentary short films capture what it means to find family. (93 min)

5/12

3:45 PM

Futurewave Shorts

Good Grief

SAT

FRI

We believe the children are our future.

See shorts from around the world created by filmmakers under 18 who represent the next generation of cinema. (94 min)

5/20

1:00 PM

SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

From tropical apparitions and twisted role play to a school bus spaceship and, well…Shrek, these seven tales explore the beautiful, bizarre ways we encounter grief.

(95 min)

5/19

5:30 PM

ShortsFest Opening Night

Sound Visions

FRI

THU 5/18

It is our great pleasure to open our ShortsFest Spotlight with this collection of superb films from around the world: whether narrative or documentary, live action or animated—these films prove short is truly sweet. (93 min)

5/12

6:30 PM

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Assorted tales of women by women.

Women conning, women cumming, women crushing. (98 min)

FRI

5/19

8:15 PM

SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN

Revelations In Darkness

As daylight fades, a macabre world of the bizarre, beautiful, and horrific reveals itself.

(96 min)

SAT

From pickleball players past their prime to sermonizing sex toys, these eight shorts capture the adventurous spirit of our talented filmmaking community. (91 min)

6:15 PM

Full Frontal

5/13

9:30 PM

SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN

WTF - All Turnt On

They’re wet, they’re wild, they’re turning a wheel for mysterious reasons. Don’t miss this year’s batch of laugh-out-loud oddities.

(93 min)

THU 5/18

9:00 PM

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TOPIC INDEX AFRICAN

BUDDY PICTURE

All the Colours of the World

Adolfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 28

Are Between Black

Coyote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

and White . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 23, 29

Egghead & Twinkie . . . 22, 23, 24, 34

Free Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 36

The Eight Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Harka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 23, 38

Ernest & Célestine:

MAMI WATA - A West

A Trip to Gibberitia . . . . . . . . .25, 34

Afrikan Folklore . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 44

I Like Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 40

Milisuthando . . . . . . . . . .20, 21, 23, 44

Late Bloomers . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 42

AFRICAN AMERICAN

Midnight Cowboy . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 44 A Room of My Own . . . . . . . . . .23, 50

ABLED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Sister & Sister . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 50

Invisible Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Sonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Love to Love You,

Year of the Fox. . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 54

Donna Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 44 Max Roach: The Drum

CHINESE LANGUAGE

Also Waltzes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 44

Coo-Coo 043 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 30

Stephen Curry: Underrated . . . . . . . 52

Gaga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 38

ANIMALS Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun . . . . . . . . . . 21, 28, 56

A Guilty Conscience. . . . . . . . . . 21, 38 The Sunny Side of the Street . . 21, 52 Table For Six . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 52

Animal Instincts (shorts) . . . . . . . . . . 56

COMING OF AGE

Ernest & Célestine:

20,000 Species of Bees . . 22, 23, 28

A Trip to Gibberitia . . . . . . . . .25, 34

Adolfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 28

The Incredible Shrinking Man . 20, 40

Almamula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 29

Whale Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

ANU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 24, 29

Yuku and the

Coyote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Himalayan Flower . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 54

Dancing Queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 31

ANIMATION

The Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 34 Egghead & Twinkie . . . 22, 23, 24, 34

Animation4Adults (shorts) . . . . . . . . 56

Falcon Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ernest & Célestine:

Hanging Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38

A Trip to Gibberitia . . . . . . . . .25, 34

Harvest Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 38

Lonely Castle in the Mirror . 21, 24, 44

The Hill of Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 40

Mavka: The Forest Song . . . . . .25, 44

I Like Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 40

My Love Affair With Marriage . . . . . 46

Milisuthando . . . . . . . . . .20, 21, 23, 44

Yuku and the

Mutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 46

Himalayan Flower . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 54

My Animal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 46

ARABIC LANGUAGE The Blue Caftan . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 30 Hanging Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38 Harka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 23, 38 A House in Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . .40

ART/DESIGN Alan @ Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 28 Animation4Adults (shorts) . . . . . . . . 56 Art for Everybody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Blue Caftan . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 30 Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes . . . . . . . . . . . .40

ASIAN AMERICAN Alan @ Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 28 ANU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 24, 29 Egghead & Twinkie . . . 22, 23, 24, 34 Jamojaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 41 Past Lives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 22, 48 This Closeness . . . . . . . . . . .22, 23, 52

One Day All This Will Be Yours . . . . 47 Pretty Red Dress . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 48 The Quiet Migration . . . . . . . . . .23, 48 Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 A Room of My Own . . . . . . . . . .23, 50 Scrapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Sister & Sister . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 50 Sonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Until Branches Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 When it Melts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 54 Year of the Fox. . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 54

20 Days in Mariupol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Burning Hearts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Copenhagen Does Not Exist . . . 23, 31 The Grab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38 A Guilty Conscience. . . . . . . . . . 21, 38 A House in Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . .40 The Last Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 42, 56 The Night of the 12th. . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Satan Wants You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

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Stella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 52

Superposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Stephen Curry: Underrated . . . . . . . 52

CULT Circus of the Scars - The Insider Odyssey of the Jim Rose

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To Kill a Tiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 52 The Tuba Thieves . . . . . . . . .20, 23, 53 Whale Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Circus Sideshow . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 30

EASTERN EUROPE

A Disturbance in the Force . . . . . . . 34

20 Days in Mariupol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

LOLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 42, 56

Filip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Satan Wants You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Fragments of Paradise . . . . . . . .20, 36

SIFF & CFC Present The Craft

The Happiest Man in the World . . . 38

with DJ NicFit . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 22, 50

Mavka: The Forest Song . . . . . .25, 44

DOCUMENTARY

Motherland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 46 Pianoforte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 48

20 Days in Mariupol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

A Room of My Own . . . . . . . . . .23, 50

26.2 to Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood . . . . . . . . .50

ABLED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

To the North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Against the Tide . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 28

Valeria is Getting Married . . . . . . . . 54

Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun . . . . . . . . . . 21, 28, 56

ENVIRONMENTAL

Alan @ Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 28

Against the Tide . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 28

And the King Said, What a

The Fishbowl . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 36

Fantastic Machine. . . . . . . .23, 24, 29

The Grab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38

Art for Everybody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

King Coal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 42

Bad Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 29, 56

Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Being Mary Tyler Moore . . . . . . . . . 29

Snow and the Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Bottle Conditioned . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 30

Whale Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Circus of the Scars - The Insider Odyssey of the Jim Rose

EROTIC/SEX

Circus Sideshow . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 30

Filip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Coldwater Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 30

Four Little Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Confessions of a Good Samaritan .30

Hidden Master: The Legacy of

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the

George Platt Lynes . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Legend of Midnight Cowboy . . . . 34

Ingeborg Bachmann -

A Disturbance in the Force . . . . . . . 34

Journey into the Desert . . . . 23, 40

DoQommunity Now (shorts) . . . . . . 56

Midnight Cowboy . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 44

Douglas Sirk - Hope as in Despair . 34

My Love Affair With Marriage . . . . . 46

The Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 34

Passages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Even Hell has its Heroes . . 22, 23, 36

Pretty Red Dress . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 48

Food and Country . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 36

A Room of My Own . . . . . . . . . .23, 50

Finding Family (shorts) . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Free Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 36

EXPERIMENTAL / AVANT GARDE

Fragments of Paradise . . . . . . . .20, 36 Gloriavale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38

ALT Shorts: Transitions (shorts) .20, 56

The Grab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38

Fragments of Paradise . . . . . . . .20, 36

Hidden Master: The Legacy of

Hole in the Head . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 40

George Platt Lynes . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Wild, Terrifying, and For

Invisible Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

One Night Only . . . . . . . . 20, 23, 54

It’s Only Life After All . . . . . . . . 22, 41 King Coal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 42 LIFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Love to Love You,

CRIME/ MYSTERY

Snow and the Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

60

Subtraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Donna Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 44 Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 44 Milisuthando . . . . . . . . . .20, 21, 23, 44 Mom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 22, 23, 46 Motherland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 46 Pianoforte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 48 Punderneath It All . . . . . . . . . . .23, 48 Riders on the Storm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Satan Wants You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Smoke Sauna Sisterhood . . . . . . . . .50

FAMILY FRIENDLY Ernest & Célestine: A Trip to Gibberitia . . . . . . . . .25, 34 The Family Picture Show . . . . . . 25, 57 Mavka: The Forest Song . . . . . .25, 44 Yuku and the Himalayan Flower . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 54

FILM RELATED And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 24, 29 Being Mary Tyler Moore . . . . . . . . . 29 Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy . . . . 34

A Disturbance in the Force . . . . . . . 34

Mother Superior . . . . . . . . . 23, 46, 56

Passages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Douglas Sirk - Hope as in Despair . 34

Satan Wants You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Punderneath It All . . . . . . . . . . .23, 48

Fragments of Paradise . . . . . . . .20, 36

Seven Samurai . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 50

A Room of My Own . . . . . . . . . .23, 50

Hole in the Head . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 40

We Are Still Here . . . . . . . . . 21, 54, 56

Satan Wants You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

I Like Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 40 The Tuba Thieves . . . . . . . . .20, 23, 53

FRENCH LANGUAGE

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Snow and the Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Theater Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 52

Against the Tide . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 28

Wild, Terrifying, and For One

Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi:

Night Only . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 23, 54

Angry Annie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Before the Sun . . . . . . . . . . 21, 28, 56

The Beasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 29

Bad Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 29, 56

LITERATURE

Bottle Conditioned . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 30

CONNECTED by WATER (shorts) 21, 56

Bad Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 29, 56

Coyote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Gaga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 38

Filip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Douglas Sirk - Hope as in Despair . 34

Let The River Flow . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 42

Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey

Ernest & Célestine:

Milisuthando . . . . . . . . . .20, 21, 23, 44

into the Desert. . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 40

A Trip to Gibberitia . . . . . . . . .25, 34

Mom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 22, 23, 46

A Letter From Helga . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Falcon Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

We Are Still Here . . . . . . . . . 21, 54, 56

Punderneath It All . . . . . . . . . . .23, 48

Ingeborg Bachmann -

Satan Wants You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Journey into the Desert . . . . 23, 40

ITALIAN LANGUAGE

The Night of the 12th. . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Burning Hearts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

MIDDLE EAST

Other People’s Children . . . . . . . . . 47

The Eight Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Fremont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 38

Stella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 52

The Hummingbird . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Hanging Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38

The Visitor From the Future . . .23, 54

Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey

A House in Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . .40

Whale Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

into the Desert. . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 40

Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey

Yuku and the

L’immensità . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

into the Desert. . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 40

Himalayan Flower . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 54

Stella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 52

Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 47 Riders on the Storm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

GERMAN LANGUAGE

JAPANESE LANGUAGE

Douglas Sirk - Hope as in Despair . 34

Lonely Castle in the Mirror . 21, 24, 44

Sonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Filip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Plan 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 48

Subtraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey

Seven Samurai . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 50

Valeria is Getting Married . . . . . . . . 54

JEWISH

MUSIC

Douglas Sirk - Hope as in Despair . 34

Dreamin’ Wild . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 34

Filip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Even Hell has its Heroes . . 22, 23, 36

A House in Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . .40

It’s Only Life After All . . . . . . . . 22, 41

into the Desert. . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 40 Mother Superior . . . . . . . . . 23, 46, 56 Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Sonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

HISTORY Angry Annie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Being Mary Tyler Moore . . . . . . . . . 29 Blue Jean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Bottle Conditioned . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 30 Chile ‘76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 30 Circus of the Scars - The Insider Odyssey of the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 30 Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy . . . . 34 Douglas Sirk - Hope as in Despair . 34 Even Hell has its Heroes . . 22, 23, 36 Filip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Fragments of Paradise . . . . . . . .20, 36 Gloriavale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38 Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes . . . . . . . . . . . .40 A House in Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . .40 Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey into the Desert. . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 40 Invisible Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Irati. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 41 Let The River Flow . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 42 LOLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 42, 56 Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 44 Milisuthando . . . . . . . . . .20, 21, 23, 44

LGBTQ+ 20,000 Species of Bees . . 22, 23, 28 20 Days in Mariupol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 23, 29 Almamula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 29 The Blue Caftan . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 30 Blue Jean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Snow and the Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Jamojaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 41 Love to Love You, Donna Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 44 Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 44 Pianoforte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 48 SIFF & CFC Present The Craft with DJ NicFit . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 22, 50 Sonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Blue Jean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 DEMIGOD: The Legend Begins . . . . . . 21, 23, 34 Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy . . . . 34 A Disturbance in the Force . . . . . . . 34 Filip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Incredible Shrinking Man . 20, 40 Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey into the Desert. . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 40 A Letter From Helga . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Let The River Flow . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 42 L’immensità . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 LOLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 42, 56 Midnight Cowboy . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 44 Mother Superior . . . . . . . . . 23, 46, 56 Satan Wants You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Seven Samurai . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 50 We Are Still Here . . . . . . . . . 21, 54, 56 Year of the Fox. . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 54

POLITICAL 20 Days in Mariupol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Against the Tide . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 28 Angry Annie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Blue Caftan . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 30 Chile ‘76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 30 Free Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 36 The Grab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38 Hanging Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38 The Happiest Man in the World . . . 38 Harka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 23, 38 A House in Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . .40 King Coal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 42 MAMI WATA - A West Afrikan Folklore . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 44 Milisuthando . . . . . . . . . .20, 21, 23, 44 Motherland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 46 Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 47 Riders on the Storm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Subtraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 To Kill a Tiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 52

NATURE

Legend of Midnight Cowboy . . . . 34

The Eight Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

DoQommunity Now (shorts) . . . . . . 56

Irati. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 41

Egghead & Twinkie . . . 22, 23, 24, 34

Mavka: The Forest Song . . . . . .25, 44

Even Hell has its Heroes . . 22, 23, 36

Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Falcon Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Snow and the Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Hidden Master: The Legacy of

Until Branches Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

George Platt Lynes . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Whale Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

LIFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

NORTH AFRICA

L’immensità . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

The Blue Caftan . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 30

The Mattachine Family . . . . 22, 23, 44

Harka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 23, 38

Midnight Cowboy . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 44

Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey into

Milisuthando . . . . . . . . . .20, 21, 23, 44

the Desert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 40

Monica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 46

Angry Annie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Gaga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 38

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the

It’s Only Life After All . . . . . . . . 22, 41

PERIOD PIECE

To the North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Valeria is Getting Married . . . . . . . . 54

RELIGION ANU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 24, 29 Gloriavale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38 Hanging Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38 Irati. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 41 Sonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

SCANDINAVIAN / NORDIC And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine. . . . . . . .23, 24, 29 Copenhagen Does Not Exist . . . 23, 31 Dancing Queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 31

Mutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 46

Four Little Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

My Animal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 46

A Letter From Helga . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 47

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TOPIC INDEX Let The River Flow . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 42 One Day All This Will Be Yours . . . . 47 Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 47 The Quiet Migration . . . . . . . . . .23, 48 Superposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

SCIENCE FICTION Blurred Dimensions (shorts) . . . . . . 56 A Disturbance in the Force . . . . . . . 34 The Incredible Shrinking Man . 20, 40 LOLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 42, 56 The Visitor From the Future . . .23, 54 Wild, Terrifying, and For One Night Only . . . . . . . . 20, 23, 54

SEATTLE Alan @ Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 28 ANU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 24, 29 Circus of the Scars - The Insider Odyssey of the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 30 Dreamin’ Wild . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 34 Even Hell has its Heroes . . 22, 23, 36 Punderneath It All . . . . . . . . . . .23, 48 Sound Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 57

SENIORS Ajoomma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 28 Jamojaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 41 Late Bloomers . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 42 Let the Dance Begin . . . . . 22, 23, 42 Monica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 46 Plan 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 48

SPANISH LANGUAGE 20,000 Species of Bees . . 22, 23, 28 Adolfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 28 Almamula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 29 The Beasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 29 Chile ‘76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 30 The Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 34 The Fishbowl . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 36 Let the Dance Begin . . . . . 22, 23, 42 Mom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 22, 23, 46 Sister & Sister . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 50

SPORTS 26.2 to Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ABLED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun . . . . . . . . . . 21, 28, 56 Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 47 Riders on the Storm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Stephen Curry: Underrated . . . . . . . 52

TEEN FRIENDLY Adolfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 28 Almamula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 29 And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine. . . . . . . .23, 24, 29 ANU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 24, 29 Coyote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Dancing Queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 31 A Disturbance in the Force . . . . . . . 34 Egghead & Twinkie . . . 22, 23, 24, 34 Ernest & Célestine: A Trip to Gibberitia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 34 Futurewave Shorts . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 57 Harvest Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 38 The Incredible Shrinking Man . 20, 40 Lonely Castle in the Mirror . 21, 24, 44 Mavka: The Forest Song . . . . . .25, 44 Pianoforte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 48 Satan Wants You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Scrapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Sonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Stephen Curry: Underrated . . . . . . . 52 Theater Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 52 Yuku and the Himalayan Flower 25, 54

WOMAN DIRECTOR 20,000 Species of Bees . . 22, 23, 28 26.2 to Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Against the Tide . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 28 Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 28, 56 Angry Annie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ANU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 24, 29 Art for Everybody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Bad Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 29, 56 The Blue Caftan . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 30 Blue Jean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Chile ‘76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 30

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Confessions of a Good Samaritan .30

Superposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Coyote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Theater Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 52

Dancing Queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 31

This Closeness . . . . . . . . . . .22, 23, 52

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the

To Kill a Tiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 52

Legend of Midnight Cowboy . . . . 34

The Tuba Thieves . . . . . . . . .20, 23, 53

The Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 34

Until Branches Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Egghead & Twinkie . . . 22, 23, 24, 34

Valeria is Getting Married . . . . . . . . 54

The Eight Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

We Are Still Here . . . . . . . . . 21, 54, 56

Falcon Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

When it Melts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 54

The Fishbowl . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 36

Year of the Fox. . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 54

Food and Country . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 36 Four Little Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

WOMEN

Fragments of Paradise . . . . . . . .20, 36

Angry Annie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Free Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 36

Being Mary Tyler Moore . . . . . . . . . 29

Full Frontal (shorts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Blue Jean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Gaga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 38

Dancing Queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 31

The Grab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 38

The Fishbowl . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 36

The Happiest Man in the World . . . 38

Fremont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 38

The Hill of Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 40

The Hill of Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 40

The Hummingbird . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey

I Like Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 40

into the Desert. . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 40

Invisible Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Invisible Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

It’s Only Life After All . . . . . . . . 22, 41

It’s Only Life After All . . . . . . . . 22, 41

King Coal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 42

The Last Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 42, 56

Late Bloomers . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 42

Late Bloomers . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 42

A Letter From Helga . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Matria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 44

Let the Dance Begin . . . . . 22, 23, 42

Mom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 22, 23, 46

Love to Love You,

Monica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 46

Donna Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 44

Mother Superior . . . . . . . . . 23, 46, 56

Mavka: The Forest Song . . . . . .25, 44

My Animal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 46

Milisuthando . . . . . . . . . .20, 21, 23, 44

Next Sohee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 46

Motherland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 46

The Night of the 12th. . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Mother Superior . . . . . . . . . 23, 46, 56

Other People’s Children . . . . . . . . . 47

My Animal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 46

A Room of My Own . . . . . . . . . .23, 50

My Love Affair With Marriage . . . . . 46

SIFF & CFC Present The Craft

Next Sohee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 46

with DJ NicFit . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 22, 50

Other People’s Children . . . . . . . . . 47

Sister & Sister . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 50

Past Lives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 22, 48

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood . . . . . . . . .50

Plan 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 48

Snow and the Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Pretty Red Dress . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 48

Sonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Punderneath It All . . . . . . . . . . .23, 48

To Kill a Tiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 52

The Quiet Migration . . . . . . . . . .23, 48

Until Branches Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Scrapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Valeria is Getting Married . . . . . . . . 54

Sister & Sister . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 50

When it Melts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 54

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood . . . . . . . . .50

Year of the Fox. . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 54

Snow and the Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Sonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

STAFF & PUBLICATIONS CREDITS Tom Mara Executive Director Beth Barrett Artistic Director Stan Shields Programming Manager

PUBLICATIONS

Festival Publications Manager Jennifer K. Stuller Festival Publications Associate Editors Janae Brooks, Marcus Gorman Publications Services Encore Media Group Publications Design and Production Shaun Swick Advertising Sales Brieanna Hansen Contributing Writers Angelo Acerbi, James Akita, Samah Ali, Marion Bailey, Justine Barda, Beth Barrett, Heather Marie Bartels, Gavin Borchert, Trevor Brandt, Janae Brooks, Betsy Cass, SuJ’n Chon, Brian Clement, Kimberly Dinehart, Dan Doody, Dannzel Escobar, Megan Garbayo-López, SJ Geiger, Laura Good, Marcus Gorman, Jonathan Kreisky, Megan Leonard, Rita Meher, Colleen O’Holleran, Nancy Pappas, Tracy Rector, Cory Rodriguez, Martin Schwartz, Stan Shields, Emalie Soderback, Andy Spletzer, Devan Suber, Hebe Tabachnik, Mayumi Tsutakawa, Mackenzie Wardlow, Randy Woods, Sandra Woolf, Darcy Wytko

OPERATIONS

Director of Operations Saz Simonds Associate Director of Festivals and Events Carley Callahan Operations Manager Tim Nicholson Technical Manager Pat.c Noriega Senior Projectionist Josh Wakeland Cinema Operations Manager Elizabeth Calhoun Cinema Rentals Manager Betty Tweedy Festival Volunteer Program Manager Randi Dodson Festival Venue Operations Manager Dael Norwitz Festival Production Manager Cesal Corbo-Roberts Festival Box Office Assistant Manager Joshua Wyrick Festival Operations Coordinator Liz Hildebrandt Festival Special Events Manager Christa Luckenbach Festival Special Events Coordinator Angela Ricketts Festival Quality Control Technicians Kelli Fox, Zachary Schneider Festival Print Traffic Officers Amanda Ebert, Darcy Wytko Cinema Projectionists Jim Tuohey, Jessica Vangel

CINEMA STAFF

Cinema Leads Franky Hawk, Arthur Keenan, Kalen Knowles, Lily Krolopp, Katie McMillin, Tony Ochoa, Kolby Rowland, Joe Soldezzo Cinema Floor Staff Lauren Green, Milo Harms, Ivan Kavnagh, Josy Wegner, Braeden Wiebe, Dan Young

PROGRAMMING

Programming Coordinator James Davis Festival Materials Coordinator Danette Kha Senior Festival Programmers Justine Barda, Hebe Tabachnik Festival Programmers Angelo Acerbi, Samah Ali, Beth Barrett, SuJ’n Chon, James Davis, Kimberly Dinehart, Dan Doody, Megan GarbayoLópez, Laura Good, Marcus Gorman, Megan Leonard, Rita Meher, Dale Nash, Colleen O’Holleran, Nancy Pappas, Tracy Rector, Cory Rodriguez, Martin Schwartz, Stan Shields, Emalie Soderback, Andy Spletzer, Mayumi Tsutakawa, Darcy Wytko

GUEST RELATIONS

Festival Guest Relations Manager Justin Hamilton Festival Guest Relations Travel Coordinator Andrea Nilosek Festival Filmmaker Services Associates James Fahey, Kris Fleming, Dana Silverman

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Senior Digital Marketing Manager Clare Canzoneri Garvin Associate Director of Audience Development Patrick Graham Audience & Communications Associate Caroline Beston Graphic Design Manager Reese Iliakis Marketing & PR Manager Madison Zimmerman Festival Digital Marketing Associate Helen Paulini Festival Graphic Design Associates Julia Reck, Tracy Tsutsumoto Festival Marketing Manager Hannah Baek Festival Marketing Outreach Associates Anna Nolan, Laura Shapiro Festival Social Media Associate Shelby Smout Marketing & Communications Strategist Jessica Stehlin

EDUCATION

Education Manager Megan Garbayo-López

DEVELOPMENT

Associate Director of Individual Giving Jennifer Maines Associate Director of Sponsorship Sales Joel Feldman Development & Memberships Manager Carson Rennekamp Grants Manager Caroline Parry Events Manager Jessica Kittams

ADMINISTRATION

Director of Finance & Administration Julie LaLuna Accounting Manager Andrew Montana Staff Accountant Jimmy McNamara Administrative Executive Support Coordinator Jennifer Marshall

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