Secret Festival
The Reel World: Classified
May 18 - 25, 2025
Take a private trip to the cinema with SIFF’s Secret Festival. Secret Fest is a confidential cinematic excursion that requires each viewer to sign an NDA prior to attending. Screenings might be rare archival finds or unofficial debuts, international films, hyper-local documentaries, or anything in between!
Secret Fest first snuck on the scene in 1983, with the film [REDACTED]. In a year when regularly priced tickets went for $4.50, SIFF organizers sold Secret Fest tickets for just a single dollar to test the waters on this brand-new program. It was a total hit, and Secret Fest has since become a gem of the Seattle film scene.
Catch this year’s Secret Fest screenings on the two Sundays of the Festival, May 18 and 25, at 11:00am sharp! As the 1983 SIFF catalog put it, “IF YOU’RE SMART, YOU’LL SHOW UP.”
Two community partners are sweetening the deal for all you film buffs out there who love bizarre movies, physical media, and signing NDAs. On May 18, Unstreamable will greet guests with limited-edition DVDs and raffle off tickets to their July secret screening. Then on May 25, Classified Cinema will take over, giving you the chance to win DVDs from their mysterious monthly series.
Sunday, May 18 & Sunday, May 25
11:00am, SIFF Cinema Downtown
$39 Members | $44 Non-Members