Programmers' Picks: Rhys Iliakis on SIFF 2026

Animation4Adults

Obviously. I curated this program with all the love and passion in my heart for the many forms of animation, and I want Seattle to bask in its glory.

Another World

A gorgeous anime out of Hong Kong on reincarnation and what makes someone good. It’s a larger-than-life film that spans across time and space. It’s the tale of a soulkeeper in the afterlife trying to guide a girl to reincarnation, and the story only expands from there. Your visual cortex will thank you for blessing them with this work of art.

Gaua

Festival-favorite Paul Urkijo Alijo is back with another amazing Basque nightmare you won’t want to miss if you like folk horror. Sometimes the witchcraft was simply the friends (and lovers?) we made along the way.