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Opening Night Gala | SIFF 2019

Photography by Beth Crook, Ashlyn Gehrett, and Quinton Peters

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Director Lynn Shelton and Actor Marc Maron at the SIFF Opening Night Red Carpet for their film, Sword of Trust. Photo by Beth Crook.
Lynn Shelton
Director Lynn Shelton on the red carpet at the SIFF Opening Night Gala for her film Sword of Trust. Photo by Ashlyn Gehrett.
Marc Maron Red Carpet
Actor Marc Maron on the red carpet at the SIFF Opening Gala. Photo by Beth Crook.
Red Carpet Guests 2
Part of the Thin Skin team on the red carpet at the SIFF 2019 Opening Gala. Photo by Beth Crook.
Red Carpet Guests 3
Reverend Patrinell Wright and the makers of Patrinell: The Total Experience at the SIFF Opening Night Gala. Photo by Beth Crook.
Red Carpet Guests 1
Drag Artists Arson Nicki and Jessica Marie Mercy on the red carpet at the SIFF 2019 Opening Gala. Photo by Beth Crook.
McCaw Hall Interior Guests
Guests entering McCaw Hall during the SIFF 2019 Opening Gala. Photo by Ashlyn Gehrett.
Le Chocolat de H Guests
World famous Chocolatier Hironobu Tsujiguchi and Takashi Watanabe, director of the film Le Chocolat de H. Photo by Ashlyn Gehrett.
Sword of Trust Q&A
Marc Maron and Lynn Shelton answering a Q&A on Shelton's film, Sword of Trust, led by SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett at the SIFF 2019 Opening Gala. Photo by Beth Crook.
Fisher Pavilion
Fisher Pavilion under The Space Needle in Seattle Center, the location of the SIFF 2019 Opening Party. Photo by Ashlyn Gehrett.
Party Crowd
The party crowd inside Fisher Pavilion during the SIFF 2019 Opening Party. Photo by Ashlyn Gehrett.
Party Group
A group of guests during the SIFF 2019 Opening Party. Photo by Ashlyn Gehrett.
Party Guests
Boylesque and Burlesque performers Luminous Pariah, Ruby Mimosa, and Waxie Moon at the SIFF 2019 Opening Party. Photo by Quinton Peters.
Party Dancing
Some well-dressed guests getting down at the SIFF 2019 Opening Party. Photo by Quinton Peters.
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The 45th annual Seattle International Film Festival opened with Sword of Trust, directed by Seattle film luminary Lynn Shelton. The red carpet experience and program took place at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall and was followed by a celebratory party at Fisher Pavilion. 

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