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Opening Night Gala | SIFF 2017

Photography by Beth Crook

Q&A Big Sick Selfie
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Q&A Big Sick Laughs
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Q&A Big Sick Kumail
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Q&A Big Sick
Left to right: Keith Simanton from IMDB, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, Michael Showalter
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey Production Team
Left to right: Producer Jason Reid and Guest, Producer Andrew McDonough, (Far Left) Editor Darren Lund and Producer Colin Plank
Tan Jacket Pair
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Scarf Couple
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Long Hair Guest
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Hat Guest
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Group of Five
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Haskell Crew
Left to right: Director/Producer James Allan Smith, Executive Producer/Producer Nesib Shamah, Costume Supervisor Ronald Leamon
Blue Shirt
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Goofy Couple
Director Carlos Lopez (Ghosting the Party) and Guest
Blue Dress Couple
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Yellow Glasses Group
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Miss Washington 2016
Miss Washington 2016
Lane 1974 Director and Producer
Left to right: Jannessa West (Producer) & SJ Chiro (Director)
Mixtape Marauders Crew
Left to right: Lael Rogers (Assistant Director), Megan Leonard (Director)
Rocketmen Cast
Cast of Rocketmen
Wallflower Crew
Producer John Comerford, Director Jagger Gravning, wife Riho Gravning & son
Eric Ostrowski
Director/Producer of Spaceships and Timemachines
Entanglement Crew
Right to left: Jhode Cardinal, Jason James (Director), Amber Ripley (Producer), Jason Filiatrault (Writer)
Ian Ebright and Wife
Director of The Devil Needs a Fix, Ian Ebright, and his wife
Brian Nunes and Guest
Wallflower Producer Brian Nunes and Guest
WASA Members
Left to right: Eugene Zhang, Li Hongtao, Tony Yu
Lane 1974 Crew
Lane 1974 Crew (Far right: Ronald Leamon - Costume Designer)
Mayor Murray and Michael Shiosaki
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, and husband Michael Shiosaki
Kumail and Emily
Left to right: Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon
Michael Showalter
Director of the Big Sick, Michael Showalter
Emily V. Gordon
Co-writer of the Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon
Kumail Nanjiani
Co-writer and star of the Big Sick, Kumail Nanjiani
Big Three, Beth Barrett and Sarah Wilke
Left to right: Michael Showalter, Beth Barrett, Sarah Wilke, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon
Beth Barrett
SIFF Artistic Director, Beth Barrett
Interview
Left to right: Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon
Big Three
Left to right: Michael Showalter, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon
Big Sick Trophy
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
Q&A Big Sick Selfie Q&A Big Sick Laughs Q&A Big Sick Kumail Q&A Big Sick Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey Production Team Tan Jacket Pair Scarf Couple Long Hair Guest Hat Guest Group of Five Haskell Crew Blue Shirt Goofy Couple Blue Dress Couple Yellow Glasses Group Miss Washington 2016 Lane 1974 Director and Producer Mixtape Marauders Crew Rocketmen Cast Wallflower Crew Eric Ostrowski Entanglement Crew Ian Ebright and Wife Brian Nunes and Guest WASA Members Lane 1974 Crew Mayor Murray and Michael Shiosaki Kumail and Emily Michael Showalter Emily V. Gordon Kumail Nanjiani Big Three, Beth Barrett and Sarah Wilke Beth Barrett Interview Big Three Big Sick Trophy

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