1 Reel Film Festival Kick-off Event

To kick off Bumbershoot weekend, we present this special FREE screening of award-winning shorts from all corners of the world, with the promise of more to come!

Megatron
Dir. Marian Crisan (Romania, 15 minutes)

Mompelaar
Dir. Wim Reygaert, Marc Roels (Belgium, 2007, 22 min)

Waves
Dir. Adrian Sitaru (Romania, 2007, 17 min)

Contact
Dir. Hanro Smitsman (The Netherlands, 2008, 10 min)

La Vie d'un Chien
Dir. John Harden (USA, 15 min)

A Boy's Life: The Films of Mark Christopher

A selection of award winning shorts from one of the masters of New Queer Cinema.

The Dead Boys Club
Dir. Mark Christopher (USA, 1993, 25 minutes)

Alkali, Iowa
Dir. Mark Christopher (USA, 1996, 17 minutes)

Heartland
Dir. Mark Christopher (USA, 2007, 12 minutes)

Abstractions

These films are dazzling, poetic, gorgeous to look at, but emphatically not straightforward!

Glitch
Dir. Peter Ricq (Canada, 2008, 11 minutes)

Office Mobius
Dir. Seung Hyung Lee (USA, 2007, 6 minutes)

Machine with Wishbone
Dir. Randall Okita (Canada, 2007, 6 minutes)

Jab
Dir. Keith Lawes (United Kingdom, 2007, 7 minutes)

High Heels
Dir. Dale Sophiea (USA, 2008, 15 minutes)

All in the Family

Dysfunction, thy name is family!

Some Apologies
Dir. Adem Weldon (USA, 2007, 8 minutes)

Mockingbird
Dir. Hannah Hilliard (Australia, 2007, 14 minutes)

Dry Rain
Dir. Matthew J. Clark (USA, 2008, 23 minutes)

Antologia Polski

House
Dir. Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica (Poland, 1958, 11 min)

Labyrinth
Dir. Jan Lenica (Poland, 1961, 14 min)

Tango
Dir. Zbigniew Rybczynski (Poland, 1980, 8 min)

Unfaithful Portrait
Dir. Ewa Bibanska (Poland, 1981, 7 min)

Little Black Riding Hood
Dir. Piotr Dumala (Poland, 1983, 5 min)

For My Mother
Dir. Mariusz Wilczynsk (Poland, 2000, 2 min)

Around the World

The world is immense and at the same time incredibly small. These brilliant shorts illustrate the interconnectedness of it all.

Joburg
Dir. Thabo Wolfaardt (South Africa, 2007, 22 min)

Shikashika
Dir. Stephen Hyde (Peru/USA, 2007, 10 min)

The Vulnerable Ones
Dir. Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt (Congo/USA, 2007, 14 min)

Best of SIFF - 2008 Audience Award Winners

The audience at the recent Seattle International Film Festival has spoken! These are their favorite shorts:

Zoologic
Dir. Nicole Mitchell (USA, 2007, 5 min)

Felix
Dir. Andreas Utta (Germany, 2007, 20 min)

Sleeping Betty
Dir. Claude Cloutier (Canada, 2007, 10 min)

Medium Rare
Dir. Stefan Stuckert (United Kingdom, 2007, 14 min)

Best of SIFF - 2008 Jury Awards

The envelope, please… The jury of the 2008 Seattle International Film Festival awards went to…

Rewind
Dir. Atul Taishete (India, 2007, 9 min)

Walnut
Dir. Amy Gebhardt (Australia, 2007, 11 min)

“Self Portrait with Cows Going Home and Other Works”: A Portrait of Sylvia Plachy
Dir. Rebecca Dreyfus (USA, 2008, 11 min)

A Mate
Dir. Teemu Nikki (Finland, 2008, 7 min)

New Boy
Dir. Steph Green (Ireland, 2007, 11 min)

Crime and Punishment

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented...

Samaritan
Dir. Piotr Uzarowicz (USA, 2007, 11 min)

August 15
Dir. Jiang Xuan (China, 2008, 22 min)

Sikumi
Dir. Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (USA, 2008, 15 min)

The Confession
Dir. Thomas Hefferon (Ireland, 2008, 4 min)

Cuisine Art

Food, glorious food and the people who cook and eat it.

Best of the Wurst
Dir. Grace Lee (USA, 2006, 24 min)

John and Karen
Dir. Matthew Walker (United Kingdom, 2007, 3 min)

Coffee & Allah
Dir. Sima Urale (New Zealand, 2007, 14 min)

They’re Made Out of Meat
Dir. Stephen O’Regan (Ireland, 2005, 8 min)

Dreamscapes

Film is the perfect medium to tell fantastic tales!

Mysterieuse
Dir. Samantha Olschan (USA, 2007, 3 min)

Found Objects
Dir. David Birnbaum (Canada, 2007, 18 min)

We Three
Dir. Laura Di Trapani (USA, 2007, 4 min)

In the House of the Sin Eater
Dir. Paul Kloss, Mathew Acheson (USA, 2007, 15 min)

Institute Of The Dream
Dir. Mati Kütt (Estonia, 2006, 10 min)

Fly Filmmaking Challenge SIFF 2008

A great story, a clear vision, a talented cast and crew, very little time and even less money.

Creativity in Context
Dir. Cheryl Slean (USA, 2008, 10 min)

Moving
Dir. Megan Griffiths (USA, 2008, 10 min)

End Zone
Dir. Rob Cunningham (USA, 2008, 10 min)

Shut Eye
Dir. Joe Shapiro, Andy McCone (USA, 2008, 10 min)

For All Ages: Films4Families

Absolutely appropriate for children, but rewarding for more sophisticated viewers!

Goldfish
Dir. Joe Wein (USA, 2007, 13 min)

Birthmark
Dir. David Woods (USA, 2008, 11 min)

Pirates and Pills
Dir. Christopher Hutchinson (USA, 2007, 9 min)

For a Few Marbles More
Dir. Jelmar Hufen (Netherlands, 2006, 11 min)

Lavatory Lovestory
Dir. Konstantin Bronzit (Russia, 2007, 10 min)

For the Ladies

Short films by the ladies, for the ladies….

Congratulations Daisy Graham
Dir. Cassandra Nicolaou (Canada, 2007, 15 min)

Ramona’s New Dresser
Dir. Bohdana Smyrnova (Ukraine/USA, 2008, 11 min)

Closer
Dir. Aitor Echeverría (Spain, 2007, 6 min)

Pitstop
Dir. Melanie McGraw (USA, 2007, 15 min)

Hecho en Mexico

Superb films from South of the Border.

Watching It Rain
Dir. Elisa Miller (Mexico, 2007, 14 min)

Fish Soup
Dir. Nuria Ibañez (Mexico, 2007, 7 min)

If I Die Far From You
Dir. Roberto Canales (Mexico, 2007, 9 min)

End of the Line
Dir. Acán Coen (Mexico, 2007, 11 min)

Coco and Nico
Dir. Alejandro Cantú (Mexico, 5 min)

Live Earth Film Festival

This selection of shorts is from SOS, the Movement for a Climate in Crisis.

Switch On. Switch Off.
Dir. Chris Bran (U.K., 2 min)

Mermaid
Dir. Matt Tomaszewski (New Zealand, 3 min)

H2 Uh-Oh
Dir. Matt Mahurin (USA, 5 min)

Think (What Does It Take To Change A Habit?)
Dir. Rupert Jones, U.K., 4 min)

Sunny Day
Dir. Sophie Mulle (USA, 3 min)

Devil's Rulebook
Dir. Roman Coppola and Bucky Fukumoto (USA, 2 min)

The Rewind
Dir. Matt Tomaszewsk ( New Zealand, 2 min)

Can One Person Make A Difference?
Dir. David Handley (U.K., 5 min)

Wind
Dir. Chel White (USA, 4 min)

Don't Let It All Unravel
Dir. Sarah Cox (U.K., 2 min)

Alice In Not So Wonderland
Dir. The Brothers Quay (U.K., 3 min)

Earth 2.0
Dir. Vernie Yeung (U.K., 2 min)

Lorran E Ge
Dir. Casey Affleck (USA, 8 min)

Love and Marriage

Do they really go together like a horse and carriage?

Amelia and Michael
Dir. Daniel Cormack (Germany/United Kingdom, 2007, 11 min)

Regret
Dir. Mina Mikhail (Canada, 2007, 3 min)

The Wednesdays
Dir. Conor Ferguson (Ireland, 2007, 13 min)

Rubberheart
Dir. Brian Crano (USA, 2007, 15 min)

Made in Seattle

Extraordinary work is happening in our own backyard, and we are pleased to present some of the best…

Annie’s First Date
Dir. Michael Gaston, Brooke Montgomery (USA, 2008, 3 min)

Cookies For Sale
Dir. Wes Kim (USA, 2007, 4 min)

Third Days Child
Dir. SJ Chiro (USA, 2008, 10 min)

Grey Linings
Dir. Jeremy Mackie (USA, 2007, 7 min)

A Night in the Sunlight
Dir. Shawn Telford (USA, 2008, 10 min)

Trucker's Lullaby: Tim Seely
Dir. Jason Reid (USA, 2007, 5 min)

The Meaning of Life

What’s it all about? The films in this program contain tiny clues.

Border Work
Dir. Tom Wright (United Kingdom, 2007, 10 min)

My Father is Sleeping
Dir. Grzegouz Muskala (Germany, 2007, 14 min)

Parachute
Dir. Lucas Fleischer, Paul Grellong (USA, 2008, 12 min)

I Have Seen the Future
Dir. Cam Christiansen (Canada, 2007, 6 min)

The Naked City

There are eight million stories in the naked city. These are a few...

The Mirror
Dir. Lili Cabrera, Valerio Veneras (Spain, 2006, 17 min)

Americana
Dir. Zach Shedd (USA, 2008, 21 min)

Zackary Samuel: Illusionist
Dir. Benjamin Steiger Levine (Canada, 2007, 15 min)

On the Edge

Unsettling, bizarre... and astonishing!

For the Masses
Dir. Corrie Francis (USA, 2007, 5 min)

Homeroom
Dir. Gabriel Taraboulsy (Canada/USA, 2007, 8 min)

Crossbow
Dir. David Michôd (Australia, 2007, 14 min)

Remember Back, Remember When
Dir. Rainer Judd (USA, 2007, 10 min)

Some of an Equation
Dir. Burke Roberts (Spain/United Kingdom, 2007, 8 min)

Spider
Dir. Nash Edgerton (Australia, 2007, 9 min)

Picture & Sound: Music Videos

This eclectic mix of music videos showcases some of the most talented people working in film today, and the worlds they conjure to accompany the popular song.

Bachianas No.5: Villa Lobos
Dir. Curtis Taylor (USA, 2007, 8 min)

Pea vs. Carrot: Denise Hradecky
Dir. Ben Hicks (USA, 2007, 5 min)

Happy: Out From Underneath
Dir. Shervin Youssefian, Danny Simonzad (USA, 2007, 5 min)

Moving Along: The Planets
Dir. Patrick Smith (USA, 2004, 3 min)

Run: Air
Dir. Melanie Mandl (USA, 2008, 4 min)

New Year’s Eve: Vern Kathol
Dir. Jeff Curtis (USA, 2008, 9 min)

Corpses: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Dir. Adam Feinstein (USA, 2007, 5 min)

On the Outside: Jake Powell
Dir. Craig Stinson (USA, 2008, 4 min)

Portrait of the Artist

Films about artists and their work...

Currents of Destiny
Dir. George Kuchar (USA, 2007, 25 min)

Cocoon
Dir. Jeroen Bogaert (Belgium, 2007, 19 min)

Spotlight on Iran

A selection of incredible new work from Iran.

Angels Die in the Soil
Dir. Babak Amini (Iran/Iraq, 2007, 30 min)

Snowy Day’s Night
Dir. Danesh Salvati, Babak Salvati (Iran, 2007, 14 min)

True Stories

A brilliant selection of short documentaries.

On a Moving Path
Dir. Myriam Fougére (Canada, 2007, 25 min)

Certain Green
Dir. Theo Lipfert (USA, 2007, 9 min)

Szmolinsky
Dir. Julias Onah (Germany/USA, 2007, 5 min)

The Twilight Zone

You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Behind it is another dimension...

Hotel Paradiso
Dir. Florian Röser (Germany, 2007, 16 min)

Hejira
Dir. Philip Davis (USA, 2007, 18 min)

I See Things
Dir. Max Croci (Italy, 2007, 6 min)

Pivot
Dir. Julius Ramsay (USA, 2007, 15 min)

The Wages of War

Conflict and its effect on everyday people.

The Soldier's Wife
Dir. John Herndon (USA, 2007, 8 min)

The Letter
Dir. Matvei Zhivov (Canada/Russian Federation, 2007, 15 min)

Retreating
Dir. Elisabetta Bernardini (Italy, 2007, 18 min)

Wazzu Films

A selection of films by Washington State University film students.

November Red
Dir. Alex Heuting (USA, 20 min)

Like Pink Milk
Dir. David Over (USA, 8 min)

Resurrection
Dir. Matt Romero and Greg Backus (USA, 1 minute)

Blue Eyes
Dir. Aaron Hecker (USA, 1 min)

McPheely
Dir. Pete Wilburn (USA, 12 min)