Films/Programs
Secret Festival
William Penn, who founded Pennsylvania, and looked like the guy on the Quaker Oats container once said, "It is wise not to seek a secret; and honest, not to reveal one." In our opinion he is half right (the second half part). As for not seeking secrets… well he clearly never went to SIFF, signed the Oath, and paid his dues to go to the Secret Festival. If he had—besides being shocked by all of the technological advances, like cars, skyscrapers, synthetic fibers (which breath nicely in the summer), let alone the technology of Film—he would have recanted his statement. Upon leaving the Egyptian Theatre that first Sunday, he would adorn a wry smile on his face, much like the other attendees.
“Why are they smiling like that?” you may ask. Well, because they have a secret. A totally great secret in fact. Should he wear his Secret Fest Pass and attend all the Sunday Secret Screenings he would have four great secrets. Maybe he saw a film that everyone has been waiting to be released, some world changing Adam Sandler film! Or maybe it was an incredible archival film (which to William Penn still would have been new anyway) that had been locked away in a secret vault for years! Maybe it was that never released Bollywood film, the one censored for its obscene puppetry! The possibilities are endless, they could be anything, really.
Our programmers work such long and hard hours to come up with a great festival, and by the time they can focus on finding the Secret Fest films, they are ready to let loose, and make insane and fascinating choices. Look, this is worth it and it is easy! All you do is drop 53 Washingtons (43 if you are a SIFF Supporter), sign the infamous Oath of Silence, and become part of this secret Members Only guild. Go. Go, and make everyone else, including the ghost of William Penn, crazy wicked jealous. If you don’t have fun you probably belong in the late 1600’s…
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90 min.
Long ago that irascible French scamp Voltaire said that the secret of being a bore is to tell everything. Harry Potter had his Chamber of Secrets. Nicolas Cage had his Book of Secrets and SIFF has the Secret Festival. Never heard of it? That’s because it’s a….a….work with us here. That’s right, it’s
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