Face the Music
SIFF programmers agree that regular exposure to music and film are essential to your overall well-being. With that in mind, the Face the Music program has been specifically designed to provide a holistic regimen for your audio-visual health.
Dreamin’ Wild
USA | 2022 | 110 min. | Bill Pohlad
Casey Affleck plays musician Donnie Emerson, who finds fame and purpose decades after he thought his career was over.
Even Hell has its Heroes
USA | 2023 | 110 min. | Clyde Petersen
Clyde Petersen directs this incendiary doc on the Olympia-based Earth, “the slowest metal band on the planet.”
It’s Only Life After All
USA | 2023 | 123 min. | Alexandria Bombach
Get an all-access pass to the life and times of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, a.k.a. queer folk-rock duo the Indigo Girls.
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
USA | 2023 | 105 min. | Brooklyn Sudano, Roger Ross Williams
The Queen of Disco in all her glory, focusing on her illustrious music career and her personal life through her family’s eyes.
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
USA | 2023 | 82 min. | Sam Pollard, Ben Shapiro
The life of drummer Max Roach, who forever changed the landscape of America through his timeless music and cultural activism.
Pianoforte
Poland | 2023 | 89 min. | Jakub Piątek
It’s the International Chopin Piano Competition, and young musicians from the world over are ready to prove their dedication.
SIFF & CFC Present The Craft with DJ NicFit
USA | 1996 | 101 min. | Andrew Fleming
May 16, 2023
Seattle’s own DJ NicFit creates a live soundtrack to accompany the 1996 cult classic The Craft, about a coven of teen witches.
