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51st Seattle International Film Festival

Medicine Circle: Indigenous Stories of Return

The Glass Web in 3-D

Mongrels

Starman

Monk in Pieces

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Escape to the Reel World at the 51st Seattle International Film Festival. Celebrate independent cinema as a destination with screenings in person May 15–25 at venues across Seattle, and extend your vacation with select encores streaming on the SIFF Channel May 26–June 1.

Use the SIFF Film Finder to view the full 2025 lineup and plan the cinematic trip of your dreams. Passes, ticket packs, and individual tickets are on sale now.

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Looking for the program? Find it on our Resources page, Programs & Competitions page, or download the PDF. You can also pick up a printed copy at any SIFF Cinema venue.

HIGHLIGHTS

Four Mothers A humorous and tender Irish charmer about a gay YA novelist who must look after four aging women left in his care.

Drowned Land The Choctaw Nation fights against cultural displacement and the developers who wish to dam and divert the Kiamichi River.

Chain Reactions Five horror luminaries—Stephen King and Takashi Miike among them—discuss the impact 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Ka Whawhai Tonu: Struggle Without End A Māori-language epic about the 1864 Battle of Ōrākau, as an Indigenous tribe defends their land from invading British forces.

Into the Wonderwoods Adventurous Angelo encounters a wondrous fairy tale fantasy world in this eco-conscious marvel of a family film.

Invention An inventive, autofictional indie about a daughter who investigates her estranged late father’s experimental health marketing schemes.

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