The Popcorn List: Pop-Up Series
September 9 & 23, 2025
The Popcorn List is an annual survey of acclaimed feature films recommended by film festival programmers across North America – not yet available in wide release. The Popcorn List: Pop-Up Series brings a selection of these movies to audiences across the country in 10 cinemas including SIFF. We’ve chosen two works from first-time female filmmakers from the 2025 list to bring to the SIFF Film Center this September - If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing on September 8 and New Wave on September 23.
Learn more at thepopcornlist.com.
The Popcorn List: If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing
USA | 2024 | 95 min. | Sadie Bones
September 9, 2025
After being brutally dumped, 17-year-old Sydnie discovers she is pregnant, and decides to keep the baby as a quick fix to get her ex back and change her life. The Popcorn List is an annual survey of acclaimed feature films recommended by film festival programmers across North America – not yet available in wide release.
The Popcorn List: New Wave
USA | 2024 | 94 min. | Elizabeth Ai
September 23, 2025
Elizabeth Ai’s lively first feature delves into the rebellious Vietnamese new wave music scene, blending nostalgia with a deeply personsal re-examination of her community's hidden and unexamined past. The Popcorn List is an annual survey of acclaimed feature films recommended by film festival programmers across North America – not yet available in wide release.