Selling Quickly

Stay up-to-date on which films and events are selling quickly at the 52nd annual Seattle International Film Festival—happening in person May 7–17, 2026.

ADDED SCREENINGS

Birds of War - Sunday, May 17, 5:00 PM SIFF Cinema Uptown 
Edie Arnold is a Loser - Sunday, May 17, 7:00 PM SIFF Cinema Uptown 
The Friend's House is Here - Sunday, May 17, 8:00 PM SIFF Film Center
RADIOHEART: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole - Sunday, May 17, 8:00pm SIFF Cinema Uptown

SELLING QUICKLY

Black Burns Fast - Sunday, May 17, 2:30pm, SIFF Film Center
Body Blow - Sunday, May 17, 2:15 PM SIFF Cinema Uptown
The Friend's House is Here - Sunday, May 17, 8:00pm, SIFF Film Center 
Lady - Sunday, May 17, 11:30am, SIFF Cinema Uptown
Sundays - Sunday, May 17, 4:00pm, SIFF Downtown 

ON STANDBY

(Advance tickets not available)

The Big Cheese - Sunday, May 17, 1:30pm, SIFF Cinema Uptown
Cookie Queens - Sunday, May 17, 11:00am, SIFF Cinema Uptown
The Furious - Sunday, May 17, 7:45pm, SIFF Cinema Uptown
The Invite: Closing Night Film - Sunday, May 17, 7:00pm, SIFF Downtown
RADIOHEART: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole - Sunday, May 17,
8:00pm, SIFF Cinema Uptown

SOLD OUT

(No standby available)

Secret Fest - Sunday, May 10 & Sunday, May 17, 11:00am, SIFF Downtown

GUESTS IN TOWN 

Director Zack Khalil, Aanikoobijigan
Director Mia Moore, Again Again
Director/Editor Victoria Cheyenne, Are You Native?
Director Zach Weintraub, Assets & Liabilities
Actor Arsenio Salvante, Assets & Liabilities
Producer Guille Cascante, Balandrau, Where the Fierce Wind Blew
Director Amie Simon, Be Careful What You Ask For
Director Ross Whitaker, Beat the Lotto
Director Alex Benson, Best of Luck
EP/ Subject Adam Moskowitz, The Big Cheese
Subject Courtney Johnson, The Big Cheese
Director Peter Muller, Bucks Harbor
Actor Brooks Ginnan, Charlie is Not a Boy
Director Walker Kalan, Children & Animals
Co-Producer Ann Rogers, Cooke Queens / The Life We Leave
EP Steve Hall, Cookie Queens
Director Richie Follin, Crystal Cross
Producer Peter Hagan, Crystal Cross
Director Dylan Young, Dick's-A-Thon
Director/Writer Shea Formanes, Diwata
Director Kade Atwood, Edie Arnold is a Loser
Director Matthew Rush, Embrace
Producer Justin Robert Vinall, Embrace
Director Victoria Trow, ERUCTATION
Director/Producer Yossy Zagha, Fifteen
Associate Producer Maria Cecilia Bacci, Fifteen
Director Celia Beasley, Fitted Sheet
Producer Meghan Mowrey, Fitted Sheet
Subject Emily A Bender, Ghost in the Machine
EP/Sound Design Kevin Veatch, Ghost in the Machine
Writer / Director Mohammed "Mo" Mamdouh, Halal Dreams
Producer / Writer Jumana Radi, Halal Dreams
Writer/Producer Bilal Sammy, Hanging By A Wire 
Producer Ellen "Elle" Xing, Homecoming
Director Alex Park, Horse Fly
Director Emma Penaz Eisner, In the Heavenly Cutting Room
Director John Bell, It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
Director Dan Bell, It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
Director Efraín Mojica, Jaripeo
Director Rebecca Zweig, Jaripeo
Producer Sarah Strunin, Jaripeo
Jas Keimig, Jury
Jason Reid, Jury
Lu Mukerjee, Jury
Lucas Marchi, Jury
Marcus Baker, Jury
Marina Vecchi, Jury
Mary Elder, Jury
Producer Mike Morrisoe, Kikuyu Land
Key Participant Nganga Mungai, Kikuyu Land
Associate Producer Celine Francois, Kikuyu Land
Producer Mia Vyzis, Kikuyu Land
EP Barbara Terzieff, Kikuyu Land
EP Tracy Rector, Kikuyu Land 
Director Samuel Abrahams, Lady
Director Michael Langan, The Last Cinnamon Roll 
Writer/Director Britta Johnson, Late Shift
Director JJ Gerber, The Life We Leave
Producer Clementine Briand, The Life We Leave
Editor Sandy Jeglum, The Life We Leave
Lead Assistant Editor Mikayla Irle, The Life We Leave
Co-producer Andrew Burton, The Life We Leave
Cinematographer Kyle Seago, The Life We Leave
Subject Micah Truman, The Life We Leave
Subject Brie Smith, The Life We Leave
Subject Katey Houston, The Life We Leave
Director Chithra Jeyaram, Love Chaos Kin
Director Tasha Hubbard, Meadowlarks
Director Salise Hughes, Night Plane
Director Lokotah Sanborn, Otherworld
Director Bayan Joonam, Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero
Producer Claire Chubbuck, Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero
Producer/Editor Duncan Dickerson, Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero
DP Chris Koser, Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero
Producer Marlow Blue, Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero
Director Sky Hopinka, Powwow People
Producer Rebecca Staffel, RADIOHEART
Director Peter Hilgendorf, RADIOHEART
Director Andrew Franks, RADIOHEART
Subject Kevin Cole, RADIOHEART
Director Libby Hakaraia, Raptor
Director Jade Wong, refrigerator hum
Director Brenda Fisher, Reservation Redemption
Director Blake Pickens, Reservation Redemption
Editor Caleb Vesely, Reservation Redemption
Subject Shelly Boyd, Reservation Redemption
Director Courtney Montour, Rising Through the Fray
Producer Angel Camacho, The Road to Plan C
Director Oliver Rodriguiz Dickson, Roll Modelz
Director Isabel Pask, Scout's Honor
Producer Jason McRuer, Scout's Honor
Producer/Actor/Editor Brenna Power, Scout's Honor
Director An Ly, Sea Song
Editor Nathan Colby, Sea Song
Director of Photography Robin Groulx, Sea Song
Executive Producer Mel Eslyn, See You When I See You 
Director Marcelese Cooper, Story Drive: Voices Unveiled
Director Danny Bourque, Sunspark
Production Assistant Diana Samuels, Sunspark
Director Chezik Tsunoda, Under a Million Stars
Cinematographer Paul Mailman, Under a Million Stars
Camera Daniel Tran, Under a Million Stars
Director Evelyn Pakinewatik, We Act Like Children 
Cinematographer/Editor/Colourist Morgana McKenzie, We Act Like Children 

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