Films/Programs

Short Film Packages

The SIFF Shorts program, with films ranging from under 30 minutes to just 3 minutes, exhibits an astonishing array of spectacular storytelling and visual splendor, offering short and satisfying glimpses into unique characters and wonderful worlds unlike our own.

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  • 3 Minute Masterpieces 2007
    3 Minute Masterpieces 2007

    60 min.

    Funny, touching, mischievous and always surprising, these are the winning entries for the Seattle Times' Three-Minute Masterpiece digital movie contest, as chosen by the SIFF and The Seattle Times.

  • Against the Grain: Art and Life
    Against the Grain: Art and Life

    83 min.

    From the sublime to the bizarre, these short documentaries capture four stories of life lived at its most passionate.

  • Behind the Headlines
    Behind the Headlines

    96 min.

    Strength and truth can be overlooked if not given the proper attention. In this package we highlight these hidden virtues, found in some unexpected places.

  • Dames in Frames
    Dames in Frames

    95 min.

    From growing up, to our families, to the things we just don’t say, this package explores the varied experience of what it means to be a woman in the modern world.

  • Deutsch in Miniature
    Deutsch in Miniature

    96 min.

    Our focus on German Cinema goes beyond features, as we are proud to present eight short films from Germany's next generation of filmmakers.

  • The Family Picture Show 2007
    The Family Picture Show 2007

    80 min.

    SIFF’s annual selection of family-oriented shorts sparkles with a combination of emotional realism and indulgent imagination for children aged 4-99.

  • Five Senses
    Five Senses

    86 min.

    Eight shorts that focus on how we experience certain senses, and how we’re so often led (and misled) by them.

  • FutureWave Shorts 2007
    FutureWave Shorts 2007

    75 min.

    Seattle International Film Festival is proud to present FutureWave Shorts, a program of new works by the filmmakers of tomorrow. All made by artists under 18, and running the gamut from experimental to narrative to documentary, from live action to animation, these original short films are never less

  • I Dot the Eye
    I Dot the Eye

    80 min.

    Foundational musings and remembrances of things past, this program explores the world of memory. With works depicting messages of friendship, records of love, historical disconnects and explorations of that all too elusive place called creativity, you'll find yourself in awe, amused, bemused, and oc

  • La Vida Homo
    La Vida Homo

    91 min.

    Buff farm boys, missed connections and a kiss with your ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend- haven’t we all been there? This collection of international shorts highlights living la vida Homo

  • Northwest Ties
    Northwest Ties

    78 min.

    From the exquisite to the outrageous, the Pacific Northwest is fertile ground for art, music and film. This collection of shorts from around here offers just a taste of what’s going on.

  • Reduce, Reuse and Recyle
    Reduce, Reuse and Recyle

    70 min.

    The art of reduction, reusing and recycling is explored in this program featuring pop-art collages to cinematic archeology, including film sequences and images lifted from the safety of their original reels and contexts only to be re-born in new cinematic landscapes. The results are at once amusing

  • Satellites of Planet Cinema
    Satellites of Planet Cinema

    79 min.

    Films about global climate change and our relationship to the natural world.

  • This Animated Life 2007
    This Animated Life 2007

    84 min.

    Digital animation may have a corner on the Hollywood market, but SIFF is here to prove how exquisite all forms of animation continue to be.

  • Youth Run Amok
    Youth Run Amok

    93 min.

    During a time of seeming invulnerability and limitless possibility, the boundaries of adulthood slowly constrict.