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Behind the Scenes SIFFTY Trailer
May 15, 2024
Ever wonder how our festival promo trailer gets made? Read on, as we take a closer look at the production of the SIFFTY trailer—a captivating piece that captures the essence of 50 years of must-see films.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on June 2, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on June 1, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 31, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 30, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 28, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 27, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 26, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 25, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 24, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 23, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 22, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 21, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 19, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 18, 2019.
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Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 17, 2019.
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Photos from the Opening Night of the 45th Seattle International Film Festival.
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Photos from the 2019 Volunteer Meeting for new and returning Seattle International Film Festival volunteers.
SIFFcast
Jeremy and SJ recap the cinematic highlights of 2018 with a panel of filmmakers, film critics, and programmers.
SIFFcast
A conversation with Scared SIFF The Halloween Episode, featuring actress Barbara Crampton and Isabella Price
SIFFcast
A Conversation with Shriek: Women in Film Class, with guests Evan J. Peterson and Heather Marie Bartels
SIFFcast
The ScaredSIFF crew talks about diversity and representation in genre filmmaking, and to actor John Cho about his work on "The Exorcist" series and new film SEARCHING.
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Photos from SIFF's annual fundraising gala, Sip for SIFF.
SIFFcast
The ScaredSIFF crew talks about home video and to the director and producer of the new web series, STROWLERS
SIFFcast
Jeremy talks with SIFF WTF Programmers Clinton McClung and Colleen O'Holleran for the first episode of Scared SIFF
SIFFcast
Jeremy talks Cat Video Fest with Will Braden and Rebecca Oertel
SIFFcast
Jeremy talks with Megumi Sasaki, director of A WHALE OF A TALE
SIFFcast
Jeremy sits down with Jon M. Chu, director of the new smash-hit romantic comedy CRAZY RICH ASIANS.
SIFFcast
SJ Chiro sits down with producer and director Marc Turtletaub to discuss his new film PUZZLE.
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SJ Chiro sits down with director Carlos López Estrada to talk about his film BLINDSPOTTING
SIFFcast
Jeremy sits down with documentary filmmaker Kimberly Reed and investigative journalist John S. Adams to talk about their film DARK MONEY.
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SJ Chiro catches up with THE LAST SUIT director Pablo Solarz about his SIFF Golden Space Needle winning film.
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SJ Chiro chats with legendary Pacific Northwest filmmaker Gus Van Sant and actress/musician Beth Ditto about their new film DON'T WORRY, HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOT.
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Director Yixi Sun sits down with Jeremy to discuss her new horror film SUSU
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SJ Chiro sits down with director Bo Burnham and actress Elsie Fisher to discuss their film EIGHTH GRADE (Best Film winner at SIFF 2018).
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SJ Chiro sits down with filmmaker Lisa D'Apolito about her new documentary LOVE, GILDA.
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Jeremy sits down with director Luciana Kaplan to discuss her new documentary RUSH HOUR.
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Jeremy sits down with actor Phil Burgers to discuss his role in the new short film THE PASSAGE.
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Jeremy chats with director Mikko Makela about his film A Moment in the Reeds.
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Jeremy speaks with Writer/Director Kristina Wagenbauer about her feature debut film, Sashinka, making it's world premiere at SIFF 2018.
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Director Aislinn Clarke joins Jeremy in the studio to discuss her feature debut The Devil's Doorway.
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A collection of photos from day 23 of the Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photos from day 24 of the Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photos from day 23 of the Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photos from day 22 of the Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photos from day 21 of the Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photos from day 20 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
SIFFcast
Jeremy sits down with rapper, producer, screenwriter and film director Boots Riley to discuss Sorry To Bother You.
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A collection of photos from day 19 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photos from day 18 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photos from day 17 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
SIFFcast
Jeremy Cropf sits down with Academy-Award winning director Morgan Neville to discuss his new documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor.
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Seattle-based director Vlada Knowlton joins the show to discuss her new documentary The Most Dangerous Year.
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SJ Chiro sits down with local writer/producer Anne Rosellini to talk about her newest film Leave No Trace.
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SJ Chiro sits down with director Christina Choe to discuss her directorial debut Nancy.
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A collection of photos from day 16 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
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SJ Chiro chats with the filmmaker and subject of the new documentary WARRIOR WOMEN
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A collection of photos from day 15 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photos from day 14 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photographs from day 13 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival
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SIFFcast talks with Director Brett Haley about his new film HEARTS BEAT LOUD.
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A collection of photographs from day 12 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photos from day 11 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
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A collection of photos from day 10 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
SIFFcast
WTF and Midnight Movie programmers Clinton McClung and Colleen O'Holleran pick some of their highlights from the 2018 festival.
SIFFcast
SIFFcast talks with Seattle-based Director Megan Griffiths about her new film SADIE.
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Photography from day seven of the Seattle International Film Festival
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Photography from day six of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival
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Photography from day five of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival.
SIFFcast
Marco Collins, Kim Voynar, and Nathaniel Pinzon talk about the SIFF 2018 VR Zone.
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SIFFcast talks with Writer/Director Lucy Coleman and actress Sarah Gaul about their new film HOT MESS.
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Photography from day five of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival.
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SIFFcast chats with Michael McNamara and Aaron Hancox about their new documentary CATWALK: TALES FROM THE CAT SHOW CIRCUIT
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SIFFcast talks with director Bart Layton about his new heist film AMERICAN ANIMALS.
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Photography from day four of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival.
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Photography from day three of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival.
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SIFFcast Programmers Picks with Dan Doody
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SJ Chiro, co-host of SIFFcast, interviews Brent Hodge
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SIFFcast chats with Pascal Plante about his film FAKE TATTOOS.
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Photography from day two of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival
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Photography from the Opening Night of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival
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SIFF Programmer, Hebe Tabachnick discusses her top picks for the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.
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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap May 16: SIFF VR Zone Press Launch
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SIFF Programming Manager, Stan Shields discusses his top picks for the 44th Annual Seattle International Film Festival.
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SIFF Programmer, Megan Leonard discusses her top picks for the 44th Annual Seattle International Film Festival.
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SIFF's Artistic Director Beth Barrett discusses her top picks for the 44th Annual Seattle International Film Festival.
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SIFFcast chats with directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen about their new documentary RBG, about the legal legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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SIFFcast chats to directors Aaron Moorhouse and Justin Benson about the ir new film The Endless.
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Director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years, Looking) discusses his new film Lean on Pete with SIFFcast.
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Seattle's own Lynn Shelton joins SIFFcast to chat about her new film Outside In, filming in Washington state, and working with stars Jay Duplass and Edie Falco.
SIFFcast
Kasi Lemmons (actress in Silence of the Lambs, director of Eve's Bayou) discusses her intense career, spanning from her childhood to the present day.
SIFFcast
We sat down with director Greg Berlanti and two main cast members, Nick Robinson and Alexandra Shipp, to discuss their groundbreaking new film Love, Simon.
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Director Sebastian Lelio joins us to discuss his Oscar-nominated new film A Fantastic Woman, opening at SIFF Cinema Egyptian on 2/23.
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Noir City 2018 presented by the Seattle International Film Festival. A week long celebration of the most iconic genre in Hollywood.
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Celebrate the 100th episode of SIFFcast with a special tribute to all things noir. The Czar of Noir, Eddie Muller, takes a break from hosting TCM's Noir Alley to guide us on a journey through this year's Noir City festival.
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The SIFFcast team breaks down the best performances and films of 2017 and chat with history-making Oscar nominee Rachel Morrison about her work on Mudbound.
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In this special two-part episode we recap the past year in film with special guest Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, The Florida Project).
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Actor Richard Jenkins joins SIFFCast to discuss his acclaimed role in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water.
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Greta Gerwig joined us at SIFF Cinema Uptown to introduce her film Lady Bird.
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Jeremy sits down with documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen to discuss his new film JANE, an intimate portrait of trailblazing conservationist Jane Goodall.
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SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf talks with Nora Twomey, director of the acclaimed new animated film The Breadwinner.
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Explore the zany world of Bill Nye with this in-depth interview with the filmmakers of the new documentary Bill Nye: Science Guy – Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado.
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SIFF programmer Angelo Acerbi talks to SIFFcast about the upcoming Cinema Italian Style festival.
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Photography from SIFF's annual fundraising gala Sip for SIFF.
SIFFcast
Celebrate Halloween with the final episode of our SCARED SIFF special. Today we interview filmmaker Christopher Smith (Severance, Creep) about his work and influences.
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SIFFcast speaks with writer/director Christopher B. Landon about his work on the Paranormal Activity franchise and his newest film Happy Death Day.
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SIFFcast chats with legendary Scream Queen Jessica Harper about her work in Dario Argento’s classic film Suspiria (celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year).
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SIFFcast sits down with acclaimed director Sean Baker to discuss his newest film The Florida Project.
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SCARED SIFF continues with an interview with an exclusive interview with veteran Scream Queen Shauna MacDonald (Neil Marshall’s The Descent).
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SIFFcast celebrates the scariest time of the year with a special month-long tribute to the horror genre. First up, we interview Candyman director Bernard Rose.
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On the newest SIFFcast, Jeremy chats with legendary civil rights activist Dolores Huerta and director Peter Bratt about their new documentary DOLORES (opening 10/6).
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SIFFcast chats with acclaimed actor John Carroll Lynch about his debut film LUCKY, and shares memories of working with the late, great Harry Dean Stanton.
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Local director SJ Chiro joins the show to talk about her feature film debut LANE 1974, opening at SIFF Film Center on Friday 9/22.
SIFFcast
Jeremy sits down with the most influential person you’ve never heard of – Heather Booth. She is the subject of the new documentary Heather Booth: Changing the World.
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SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf sits down with director Amanda Lipitz to talk about her critically-acclaimed debut feature Step.
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SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf chats with director William Oldroyd about his acclaimed debut feature Lady Macbeth
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Former Vice President Al Gore discusses his new documentary An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
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SIFFcast chats with the director and stars of Landline about the making of their quirky 90s-set comedy. Hilarious anecdotes ensue.
SIFFcast
SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf sits down with filmmaker Nick Naveda to discuss his directorial debut Say You Will, which had its World Premiere at SIFF 2017.
SIFFcast
SIFFcast host Jeremy sits down with Seattle-native director Andrew Gooi to chat about his new non-traditional culinary documentary Kakehashi: A Portrait of Chef Nobuo Fukada.
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Jeremy talks with director and SFX legend Douglas Trumbull about his 1983 film Brainstorm.
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Jeremy talks with director of Captain Underpants, David Soren, about the new animated adaption of the children's comic book.
SIFFcast
Director Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land) discusses the tense subject matter of his most recent documentary, City of Ghosts.
SIFFcast
Actress Aubrey Plaza and Director Jeff Baena talk to SIFFcast about their new film The Little Hours.
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Photos of director Douglas Trumbull, audience, and post-film panelists for Brainstorm
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Photos from the red carpet and screening of Pow Wow at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival.
SIFFcast
Zoe Lister-Jones shares her experiences of creating a feature film, Band Aid, while simultaneously making her directorial debut.
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Photos of the screening of and red carpet guests from Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey
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Photos of the June 3, 2017 Festival forums at SIFF Lounge
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Photos from the screening of and guests from Devil's Freedom
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Photos of the screening of and red carpet guests from At the End of the Tunnel
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Photos of the first screening of and guests from Bad Influence.
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Photos from the Red Carpet and screening of Landline at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival.
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Photos from the Centerpiece Gala at DAR Rainier Chapter House on Capitol Hill.
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Photos from the second screening of Come, Together
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SIFF 2017 Filmmaker Round Table with Matt Heineman, Kate Brooks, Jeff Baena, Christopher Schaap, and Jairus McLeary.
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Photos of the screening of and red carpet guests from Infinity Baby
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Photos of the first screening and red carpet guests from Chameleon.
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Photos from the first screening of Lane 1974 at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival.
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Photos of the Patti Cake$ post-film Q&A with director Geremy Jasper
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Photos of the Whose Streets? screening and panelists
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Photos from the SIFF 2017 screening of The Cage Fighter.
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Photos from the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival screening of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.
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Photos from the first screening of Those Who Remain
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Pictures from Prom Queen's live performance at the Triple Door.
SIFFcast
Our SIFF programmers discuss the films they selected the films for the New Director's Competition.
SIFFcast
Director Katherine Fairfax Wright joins SIFFcast to peel back the curtain on her film Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall
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Photos from ShortsFest Closing Night
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Photos from the first screening of Kakehashi: A Portrait of Nobuo Fukuda
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Photos from the Red Carpet and screenings of the WTF?! short film package at SIFF 2017.
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Photos from the solo screening of The Hero.
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Photos of the post-screening Q&A for Family Picture Show, a collection of short films.
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Photos of the red carpet guests from Finding KUKAN.