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Boorman and the Devil After the success of The Exorcist, Warner Bros. offered director John Boorman the opportunity of a lifetime, the chance to direct its sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic. And then all Hell broke loose…

Under a Million Stars Experts and homeless neighbors alike bust myths about Seattle’s homelessness crisis in a deeply reported, humanistic dispatch from the front lines.

SIFF & CFC Present A Nightmare on Elm Street with DJ NicFit A group of suburban teenagers learn to never sleep again when they discover they’re being targeted by a vicious serial killer who can slaughter you in your dreams. This time, Seattle’s own DJ NicFit will create a live soundtrack to accompany Wes Craven’s original, paradigm-shifting supernatural chiller.

Ghost in the Machine Is AI racist? This documentary says yes, seeing as it’s made from so many books written when racism was commonplace, not to mention the ingestion of posts and rants from the wild west of social media today.

Cuba & Alaska Amid the carnage of war in Ukraine, frontline medics Cuba and Alaska risk their lives to save others, forging an unbreakable bond of friendship while holding onto dreams of a life beyond conflict.

The Ascent Mandy Horvath, a bilateral amputee battling her past, embarks on a gripping journey to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in her quest to become the first legless woman to conquer it without prosthetics.

SIFF & CFC Present A Nightmare on Elm Street with DJ NicFit A group of suburban teenagers learn to never sleep again when they discover they’re being targeted by a vicious serial killer who can slaughter you in your dreams. This time, Seattle’s own DJ NicFit will create a live soundtrack to accompany Wes Craven’s original, paradigm-shifting supernatural chiller.

Ghost in the Machine Is AI racist? This documentary says yes, seeing as it’s made from so many books written when racism was commonplace, not to mention the ingestion of posts and rants from the wild west of social media today.

Cuba & Alaska Amid the carnage of war in Ukraine, frontline medics Cuba and Alaska risk their lives to save others, forging an unbreakable bond of friendship while holding onto dreams of a life beyond conflict.

The Ascent Mandy Horvath, a bilateral amputee battling her past, embarks on a gripping journey to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in her quest to become the first legless woman to conquer it without prosthetics.

Boorman and the Devil After the success of The Exorcist, Warner Bros. offered director John Boorman the opportunity of a lifetime, the chance to direct its sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic. And then all Hell broke loose…

Under a Million Stars Experts and homeless neighbors alike bust myths about Seattle’s homelessness crisis in a deeply reported, humanistic dispatch from the front lines.

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