Talking Pictures: Ken Jennings presents Quiz Show
November 10, 2025
Join SIFF for Talking Pictures, a new series of film experiences where local luminaries host a screening of a film of their choice at SIFF Cinemas and share with audiences how it has impacted them. On November 10, “Jeopardy!” Host and Seattle native Ken Jennings will present Quiz Show (1994) at SIFF Cinema Uptown.
The Talking Pictures series raises funds to support SIFF and a portion of the ticket price includes a donation.
TICKETS:
Member Pre-Sale - Monday, September 29, 10:00am PT
On sale to general public - Wednesday, October 1, 10:00am PT
$35 General | $30 Members
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Monday, November 10, 2025
ABOUT KEN JENNINGS
Season 41 marks Ken Jennings’s third season behind the lectern as the host of "Jeopardy!", for which he was Emmy-nominated in 2023 and 2024 for “Outstanding Host For A Game Show.” Jennings also hosts the ABC primetime special events “Jeopardy! Masters” and “Celebrity Jeopardy!.”
Jennings grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where he became a daily devotee of "Jeopardy!". In 2004, he successfully auditioned for a spot on the show and went on an unprecedented 74-game victory streak worth $2.52 million. He then went on to appear in several special "Jeopardy!" tournaments, including the Ultimate Tournament of Champions in 2005, Jeopardy!: The IBM Challenge in 2011, the Battle of the Decades in 2014, and Jeopardy! All-Star Games in 2019.
Jennings is the author of 14 books; “Brainiac,” about his "Jeopardy!" adventures, was a critically acclaimed New York Times best-seller, as were his follow-up books “Maphead” and “Because I Said So!” His latest book, “100 Places To See After You Die,” was released in 2023. Since 2017, he has co-hosted the podcast "Omnibus," about forgotten oddities from history and culture.
Ken lives in Seattle with his family and his dogs.
ABOUT THE FILM
Directed and produced by the late Robert Redford, Quiz Show is about a big-money, high-stakes TV game show that becomes the subject of scandal when a Washington investigator uncovers corruption behind-the-scenes. Queens-born Herbie Stempel (John Turturro) becomes an unlikely hero after winning on America's beloved game show, "Twenty One." When the network decides to bring in a more telegenic contestant, the WASP-ish Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), Stempel takes aim at the show, announcing that the game is rigged. Congressional investigator Dick Goodwin (Rob Morrow) is brought in to examine the claim that winners were given the answers. Goodwin wrote the book on which this true story is based.
- Director: Robert Redford
- Principal Cast: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, Mira Sorvino
- Country: USA
- Year: 1994
- Running Time: 165 min.
- Producer: Michael Jacobs, Julian Krainin, Michael Nozik, Robert Redford
- Screenplay: Paul Attanasio
- Cinematographers: Michael Ballhaus
- Editors: Stu Linder
- Music: Mark Isham