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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 19, 2018

Photography by Ezra Asfaw, Lisa Day, Clark Labelson, and Samantha Tokita-McLean

Blindspotting Director
Director Carlos Lopez Estrada ahead of the SIFF 2018 screening of his film Blindspotting. Photo by Ezra Asfaw.
Blindspotting intro
Director Carlos Lopez Estrada introduces Blindspotting at SIFF 2018. Photo by Ezra Asfaw.
Cake General
Directors Filip Hammar & Fredrik Wikingsson, Actress Agnes Lindström Bolmgren, and DP Simon Rudholm on the red carpet ahead of their SIFF 2018 screening of Cake General. Photo by Clark Labelson.
Catwalk
Director Michael McNamara and guest with SIFF programmers Megan Leonard and Dan Doody ahead of the SIFF 2018 screening of Catwalk: Tales from the Cat Show Circuit. Photo by Lisa Day.
Prospect line
Audience members wait eagerly in the rain for the first SIFF 2018 screening of Prospect. Photo by Ezra Asfaw.
Prospect
Directors Chris Caldwell and Zeek Earl, and Producer Brice Budke ahead of the SIFF 2018 screening of Prospect. Photo by Ezra Asfaw.
Return
Actor Karoline Sofie Lee on the red carpet ahead of the SIFF 2018 screening of The Return. Photo by Samantha Tokita-McLean.
Return QandA
Actor Karoline Sofie Lee takes questions form the audience at the SIFF 2018 screening of The Return. Photo by Samantha Tokita-Mclean.
Return audience
Audience members ahead of the SIFF 2018 screening of The Return. Photo by Samantha Tokita-McLean.
Russian Five red carpet
Joshua Riehl, director of The Russian Five, and Steve Bannatyne on the red carpet with SIFF Executive Director Sarah Wilke. Photo by Samantha Tokita-McLean.
Russian Five
Steve Bannatyne of The Russian Five meets SIFF programmer Maryna Ajaja. Photo by Samantha Tokita-McLean.
Blindspotting Director Blindspotting intro Cake General Catwalk Prospect line Prospect Return Return QandA Return audience Russian Five red carpet Russian Five

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