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Your search by 'Kirkland Performance Center' identified 22 films
Russia, 2008, 94 min.
School is out for summer and Alisa is leaving futuristic Moscow for the planet Koleida where she’ll embark on an adventure in time travel to save the people of the planet’s previous society. With surprising creative characters and incredible energy, Alisa's Birthday is a new family film worth celebrating. English subtitles will be read aloud at the June 7 and June 14 screenings. Recommended …
Canada, 2008, 81 min.
A lesbian couple uses an experimental process to impregnate themselves with “female sperm” created from each others’ stem cells, but not everybody in their families is keen on the idea. Shot in a mockumentary style, this mildly funny, improvisational film celebrates love, acceptance and life in all its forms. …
USA, 2008, 102 min.
Sticky is a high school kid with enormous basketball talent, but also daunting challenges, including an obsessive-compulsive disorder and a childhood spent in foster care. Full of terrific “streetball” sequences, this adaptation of Matt de la Peña’s novel mixes drama and humor to tell the story of a young man learning the right moves. …
Iran, 2008, 89 min.
Motu and his gang of reckless youths are involved in smuggling contraband. When his father disappears, Motu has to care for his sister and pregnant mother in this ultra-realistic portrait of an isolated Persian Gulf village on the brink of modernization. …
USA, 2008, 101 min.
While cutting class one day, Rickie and JT make a bizarre find in the basement of an abandoned hospital–a girl strapped to an operating table, neither living nor dead. But as word of their discovery slowly leaks out, it leads to a series of gory confrontations that test the friends’ loyalties. …
Denmark, 2008, 95 min.
Reminiscent of Nicholas Ray’s Bigger Than Life, this psychological thriller chronicles the transformation of Michael, a middle-aged family man who signs up for the clinical trials of a new antidepressant. When the pills turn out to have serious side effects, the trials are abandoned, but Michael continues the experiment on his own. …
USA, 2008, 91 min.
Director and Broadway producer Dori Berinstein's exuberant and warm-hearted documentary chronicles the birth of the NETSationals Senior Dance Team. From debut to final performance, she captures their crowd-pleasing hip-hop routines, diverse backgrounds, and the media stardom that follows in the wake of their first season. …
USA, 2009, 86 min.
Informative, engaging, and funny, this insightful documentary explores the world of ventriloquism. Dissecting the history of “venting” through archival footage, photos, and interviews with legendary performers, the film allows a rare glimpse into the complex creative process that sustains this seemingly magical art. …
Japan, 2008, 132 min.
A father’s imprisonment for his progressive political views throws a family into hardship in veteran director Yoji Yamada’s intricate 1940s domestic drama. Unashamedly emotional without lapsing into sentimentality, Kabei—Our Mother’s meditative approach and impeccable formal construction make it a rewarding exploration of a family’s resilience in the face of distress. …
France, 2009, 75 min.
N.C. Heikin’s documentary gives long overdue voice to those who’ve suffered under Kim Jong-il’s reign. Though the film maintains a furious tone, it is far from homogenous as it playfully mixes interviews, dance performances, propaganda films, and animation. The result is a devastating indictment of one of the world’s worst dictators and a call for justice …
USA, 2009, 100 min.
In this moving adaptation of Karen Kingsbury's novel, well-off Floridians Jack and Molly Campbell battle with the disadvantaged birth parents of their adopted son, Joey, in an examination of the socioeconomic factors that shape families. The film simply and effectively taps into parents' most primal feelings of love and fear for their young. …
USA, 2009, 135 min.
Part rock concert, part memoir, part Broadway musical, Spike Lee’s new documentary breaks conventions to tell its story of a young L.A. songwriter’s international journey to self-discovery. A translation to the big screen of the hit Broadway play by Stew, the film is also a profound treatise on black identity. …
USA, 2009, 85 min.
This not-just-for-fans documentary serves as the perfect introduction to figure skating's immensely talented and unpredictable Enfant Terrible, Johnny Weir. Funny, fast paced, and intimate, the film quickly draws even the ice skating uninitiated into Weir's unique world as he lives and skates from the gut, for better or for worse. …
Bahamas, 2008, 93 min.
Maria Govan’s debut feature exposes a darker side of Bahamian life rarely seen from the country’s luxury resorts. When a teenager named Rain embarks on a quest to meet her mother for the first time, she is devastated by the poverty of her mother’s AIDS-blighted slum, and finds the strength within to survive. Winner of Best First Director and First Film at the Pan African Film Festival. …
Norway, 2008, 85 min.
Can you imagine a world without fish? A Sea Change follows Sven Huseby in his quest to discover what is happening to the world’s oceans. After reading Elizabeth Kolbert’s “A Darkening Sea,” Sven becomes obsessed with the rising acidity of the oceans and what this “sea change” bodes for mankind. …
United Kingdom, 2008, 93 min.
Special Jury Award - SIFF 2009 Youth JuryBright-eyed European kids ages ten to 15 compete for the top prize at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in this warmly comic “popumentary.” With their sparkly costumes and animated dance moves, the young contestants profiled in this film show us the power of perseverance and hope. Recommended for ages 13+. …
USA, 2008, 90 min.
Winner Lena Sharpe Award for Persistence of Vision, Presented by Women in Film/SeattleTen percent of our oil supply comes from Nigeria, but few of us know the social and environmental devastation that the oil business wreaks there. Seattle filmmaker Sandy Cioffi brings her camera overseas to expose the corruption and the growing militant reaction to the politically irresponsible oil com …
USA, 2008, 79 min.
Trimpin is a wild ride through the kinetic universe of a creative genius. We watch Seattle-based artist/inventor/engineer/composer Trimpin design, scavenge, build, and investigate an outrageous range of materials. This will delight anyone interested in the mysteries, pitfalls, and sheer joy of creative experiment. …
Iceland, 2008, 96 min.
In this irreverent, uprooting, and updated interpretation of Anton Chekhov’s play “Ivanov,” a middle-aged professor tries to figure out his life and himself. He’s about to marry a woman half his age despite the opposition of his future parents-in-law, but before they can call off the nuptials, he starts to get cold feet. …
USA, 2009, 89 min.
Joshua Goldin’s directorial debut stars Matthew Broderick as Ben Singer, a pot-smoking proofreader, failed children’s singer, lackluster weekend dad, and card-carrying pessimist. But when Ben’s roommate’s sister comes to visit, his usual misanthropy starts to give way as he realizes that inspiration can be found in the most unlikely places. …
Gonzo political activists The Yes Men showcase their most recent slew of corporate hoaxes and political stunts at the expense of our cynical political and financial overlords. Similar to the antics of Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat,” The Yes Men Fix the World reveals the absurdity that lurks at the heart of global free trade. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival. …
USA, 2009, 88 min.
Things are rotten in the idyllic island town of Port Gamble, Washington, quite possibly because there’s been a zombie virus outbreak. Now a small band of intrepid heroes must fight back and eradicate the undead invaders—it’s the American way. …
