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Akira Kurosawa: A Celebration

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Akira Kurosawa: A Celebration

July 29, 2025

In recognition of one of the most influential and ingenious filmmakers, SIFFRAFF reflects on their first encounters with Akira Kurosawa’s filmography.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Heather Booth

September 12, 2017

Jeremy sits down with the most influential person you’ve never heard of – Heather Booth. She is the subject of the new documentary Heather Booth: Changing the World.

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SIFFcast with Amanda Lipitz

August 11, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf sits down with director Amanda Lipitz to talk about her critically-acclaimed debut feature Step.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with William Oldroyd

July 31, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf chats with director William Oldroyd about his acclaimed debut feature Lady Macbeth

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An Inconvenient Sequel with Former Vice President Al Gore

July 30, 2017

Former Vice President Al Gore discusses his new documentary An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

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SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Gillian Robespierre, Jenny Slate, and Abby Quinn

July 19, 2017

SIFFcast chats with the director and stars of Landline about the making of their quirky 90s-set comedy. Hilarious anecdotes ensue.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Nick Naveda

June 13, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf sits down with filmmaker Nick Naveda to discuss his directorial debut Say You Will, which had its World Premiere at SIFF 2017.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Andrew Gooi

June 12, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy sits down with Seattle-native director Andrew Gooi to chat about his new non-traditional culinary documentary Kakehashi: A Portrait of Chef Nobuo Fukada.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Douglas Trumbull

June 11, 2017

Jeremy talks with director and SFX legend Douglas Trumbull about his 1983 film Brainstorm.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with David Soren

June 7, 2017

Jeremy talks with director of Captain Underpants, David Soren, about the new animated adaption of the children's comic book.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Matthew Heineman

June 7, 2017

Director Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land) discusses the tense subject matter of his most recent documentary, City of Ghosts.

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