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Mourning Sickness Vol. 3 - Series Pass [In-Person Only]
April 21, 2024 8:00 PM
Seattle drag superstar Monday Mourning is ready to take your divine fixation with cult cinema to new and exciting heights by joining forces with Northwest Film Forum to bring you MOURNING SICKNESS: a quarterly showcase of essential cult & camp classics dusted off and brought back to life once more across the silver screen, featuring pre-show drag entertainment that will leave you looking camp right in the eye. |
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The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville)
September 08, 2024 4:00 PM - September 08, 2024 7:00 PM
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire to rescue him. |
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The Secret Life of Plants [In-Person Only]
September 08, 2024 4:30 PM - September 08, 2024 7:30 PM
Supported by Stevie Wonders exuberant and sometimes haunting soundtrack, this documentary conveys the pain and joy plants experience and how they communicate it. |
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Staff Picks - Your Fat Friend [In-Person Only]
September 13, 2024 7:00 PM - September 15, 2024 7:00 PM
Acclaimed director Janie Finlay charts the rise of Aubrey Gordon. Shot over six years, we see Aubrey go from anonymous blogger yrfatfriend to New York Times best-seller and beloved podcaster with an audience of millions. |
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One Way Or Another (De Cierta Manera) [In-Person Only]
September 13, 2024 7:30 PM - September 15, 2024 7:30 PM
The only feature from the radical Afro-Cuban filmmaker Sara Gómez is an extraordinary portrait of post-revolution Cuba. |
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2024 Lynn Shelton "Of a Certain Age" Grant Info Session [Online]
September 16, 2024 2:00 PM
Have questions about applying for Northwest Film Forum's Lynn Shelton "Of A Certain Age" Grant or simply want some tips? We're here to provide it! |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Opening Feature: Punderneath it All [Hybrid]
September 20, 2024 7:00 PM
This delightful doc explores the idiosyncratic, camaraderie-filled subculture of punsters, and shows how language (even puns!) is a tool for social change. Join us for a live, movie-themed pun-off before the screening, hosted by Seattles own Forest Ember and featuring a slate of to-be-announced comedians! Buckle up for not only puns, but also idioms, acronyms, and other wordplay delights. |
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Local Sightings Film Festival 2024: In-Person Only Full Festival Pass
September 20, 2024 7:00 PM - September 27, 2024 7:00 PM
Presented by Seattle's Northwest Film Forum, the 27th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival is a virtual-and-in-person showcase of creative communities from throughout the Pacific Northwest. The 2024 program, which runs from September 20-29, features a competitive selection of curated short film programs and feature films, inviting regional artists to experiment, break, and remake popular conceptions around filmmaking and film exhibition. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Kinetic Energies [Hybrid]
September 21, 2024 4:00 PM
Showcasing the multifaceted talents of Pacific Northwest performers, these energizing shorts use dance and music to break down barriers. Join us for a pre-show dance performance from one of the virtuosic FORever FeroshUS performers! |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Next of Kin [Hybrid]
September 21, 2024 4:30 PM
Heartwarming and heartrending in equal measure, these relatable shorts feature multiple generations of immigrant, multicultural, and neuro-diverse families. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - The Eternal Ephemeral [Hybrid]
September 21, 2024 7:00 PM
These experimental films tackle such heady topics using a smorgasbord of techniques eco-processing, intaglio printing, direct animation, and more. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - The Space Between [Hybrid]
September 21, 2024 7:30 PM
A program of poignant shorts about found family, childhood friends, old lovers, and everyone else who lingers in our thoughts when we go to sleep. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Moving History: Forum Vault Flashback [In-Person Only]
September 22, 2024 4:00 PM
NWFF and MIPoPS delve deep into the Forums own archives for treasure from our days as WigglyWorld Studios and the ancient Local Sightings screenings of yore. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Call Me Mule [In-Person Only]
September 22, 2024 4:30 PM
A man traveling with three mules fights to maintain a nomadic lifestyle in the increasingly inhospitable American West. Featuring an in-person Q&A with director John McDonald! |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Hard Laughs [Hybrid]
September 22, 2024 7:00 PM
These side-splitting shorts push the boundaries of comedy (and ... good taste) with tales of racist ghosts, dead dogs, and team-building exercises gone amok. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Can't Seem to Make You Mine [In-Person Only]
September 22, 2024 7:30 PM
Recently released from prison and newly in love with a woman from a pen-pal site, Wilder struggles to stay sober, get a job, and be a father to his son. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Monster of the Week [Hybrid]
September 27, 2024 7:00 PM
Travel back in time with these campy, throwback monster flicks ranging from the hilarious to the spine-tingling. Featuring a Seattle horror film from 1936! |
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Local Sightings 2024 - All We Carry [In-Person Only]
September 27, 2024 7:30 PM
A film following the journey of Magdiel, Mirna, and their toddler Joshua from Honduras to Seattle; a human story beyond the headlines of the refugee crisis. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Dreaming Animals [Hybrid]
September 28, 2024 4:00 PM
Prepare to be dazzled by these existentially trippy shorts, programmed in partnership with Scarecrow Video! "We're just a bunch of dreaming animals." |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Why Dig When You Can Pluck screens w/ Fireworks [In-Person Only]
September 28, 2024 4:30 PM
While on a camping trip with her family, a filmmaker's competing desires to be both a good mother and a visionary artist are brought to a head. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Seattle of the Future? Closing Shorts [Hybrid]
September 28, 2024 7:00 PM
This trio of powerhouse films grapples with, bemoans, and interrogates Seattle's changing physical landscape. These filmmakers ask: Can intentional, grassroots community spaces provide an antidote to "placelessness"? |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Block Dog screens w/ Managed to Extinction [In-Person Only]
September 28, 2024 7:30 PM
Experience the rough-and-tumble camaraderie between tree-planters in B.C.'s wilderness, as seen through the eyes of their adorable canine companions. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Doomsday [Hybrid]
September 29, 2024 7:00 PM
What happens after the end of the world? These thrilling shorts plunge us into a post-apocalyptic America full of fire-and-brimstone preachers and corporate-execs-turned-survivalists. |
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Local Sightings 2024 - Finding Groovopolis [In-Person Only]
September 29, 2024 7:30 PM
Several years after his mysterious, brilliant father David's passing, Wil resolves to bring an unmade screenplay of David's, "Groovopolis," to life. |
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Carrie [In-Person Only]
October 02, 2024 7:00 PM - October 13, 2024 7:00 PM
An awkward, telekinetic teenage girls lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. |
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Anhell69 [In-Person Only]
October 02, 2024 7:30 PM - October 13, 2024 7:30 PM
Anhell69 explores the dreams, doubts and fears of an annihilated generation, and the struggle to carry on making cinema. |
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We're All Going To The World's Fair [In-Person Only]
October 16, 2024 7:00 PM - November 03, 2024 7:00 PM
Alone in her attic bedroom, teenager Casey becomes immersed in an online role-playing horror game, wherein she begins to document the changes that may or may not be happening to her. |
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The Wave of Queer Cinema in Super-8 From Paraíba [In-Person Only]
October 16, 2024 7:30 PM - October 20, 2024 4:30 PM
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, during Brazils military dictatorship, a group of queer filmmakers in the northeastern state of Paraíba had a major impact on the cultural scene of João Pessoa, as, for the first time, filmmaking was something possible for more people. |
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The Disabled List Presents: Live Comedy (Oct. 2024) [In-Person Only]
October 19, 2024 7:00 PM
The Disabled List, produced and hosted by local comedians Dan Hurwitz and Kayla Brown, takes place bimonthly at Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, WA. |
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Mourning Sickness Vol. 3 - The Craft [In-Person Only]
October 20, 2024 7:00 PM
Summon the coven as Mourning Sickness invokes the spirit of Halloween with a spellbound tale of witchcraft and 90s teen angst. This nostalgic cult classic casts a spell of four teen outcast witches who wield their newfound powers for love, revenge, and liberation, bringing them face to face with the exhilarating yet perilous potential of their craft. Just dont let the popcorn hex your black lipstick. |
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Union [In-Person Only]
October 25, 2024 7:30 PM - October 27, 2024 7:30 PM
Up against one of the most powerful companies on the planet, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York. |
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Matt & Mara [In-Person Only]
November 06, 2024 7:30 PM - November 15, 2024 6:30 PM
When Mara reunites with Matt, a free-spirited author from her past, a chance encounter threatens to spin her life in a thrilling new direction. |
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The Disabled List Presents: Live Comedy (Dec. 2024) [In-Person Only]
December 07, 2024 7:00 PM
The Disabled List, produced and hosted by local comedians Dan Hurwitz and Kayla Brown, takes place bimonthly at Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, WA. |
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Mourning Sickness Vol. 3 - Showgirls Annual Screening [In-Person Only]
January 12, 2025 7:00 PM
The cornerstone of cult cinema makes its GRAND RETURN to Mourning Sickness for its ANNUAL SCREENING! |
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Northwest Film Forum is Seattle's premier film arts organization, screening over 200 independently made and classic films annually, offering a year-round schedule of filmmaking classes for all ages, and supporting filmmakers at all stages of their careers.
