In Theaters
Nouvelles Femmes: Stolen Kisses (35mm)
France | 1968 | 91 min. | François Truffaut
October 28, 2026
Truffaut's alter-ego Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) gains access to the hearts of Paris by becoming a detective. He’s emotionally up and down with his girlfriend Christine (Claude Jade) but the endearingly hapless fellow is instantly smitten by the elegant wife (Delphine Seyrig) of a client. Presented in 35mm.
Scarecrowber: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
USA | 1978 | 115 min. | Philip Kaufman
October 28, 2026
San Francisco Health Inspector Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) investigates unsettling changes in the people around him, uncovering a terrifying truth spreading throughout the city in Philip Kaufman’s gripping sci-fi chiller.
Seattle 48 Hour Horror Film Project
USA | 2026 | 100 min.
Now Playing - Oct 28, 2026
Local filmmakers. One sleepless weekend. A screen full of nightmares. The Seattle 48 Hour Horror Film Project brings fresh, locally made horror shorts to SIFF Cinema.
The Open Road: The Passenger (35mm)
Italy | 1975 | 126 min. | Michelangelo Antonioni
Now Playing - Oct 29, 2026
Having swapped passports and identities with a deceased acquaintance, disaffected journalist David Locke (Jack Nicholson) discovers that the life he traded in for has connections to secret proxy wars and the international arms trade.
Wicker
USA | 2026 | 105 min. | Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson
Now Playing - Nov 5, 2026
An ostracized fisherwoman commissions the local basketmaker to weave her a husband, but when her wicker creation proves unexpectedly extraordinary, his presence ignites jealousy and upheaval that threatens their quiet village.
KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS
United Kingdom | 1971 | 114 mins. | Ken Russell
Now Playing
An enduring masterpiece of cinema starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption –and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned – and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.
Whalefall
USA | 2026 | 106 min. | Brian Duffield
Now Playing - Oct 29, 2026
Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale.
You Can See Everything
USA | 2026 | 175 min. | Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim
Now Playing - Oct 29, 2026
In this astounding new high-wire act of self-reflexivity from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, created in secret, convicted Silicon Valley fraudster Elizabeth Holmes becomes an entirely different kind of camera subject.
The History of Concrete
USA | 2026 | 101 min. | John Wilson
Now Playing
After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete.
CatVideoFest 2026
2025 | 70 min.
October 29, 2026
The world's #1 cat video festival is back with another compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. Returning for National Cat Day!
Fatherland
Poland | 2026 | 82 min. | Pawel Pawlikowski
Opens October 30, 2026
Oscar-nominated director Paweł Pawlikowski (COLD WAR) won Best Director at Cannes for his most potent film yet, following novelist Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika Mann (Sandra Hüller) on a road trip across Germany in the aftermath of World War II.
Land of the Dead: it's for the gays
USA | 2026 | film: 16 min.; event: 120 min. | Hana Hahn
October 30, 2026
A dark, campy, horror comedy that explores gender identity, addiction, trauma, and Queerness. When a weekend getaway with their friends goes awry, Mel is forced to confront a literal demon from their past.
Reel Rock 20
USA | 2026 | 120 min.
October 30, 2026
Reel Rock goes big in its 20th year! Celebrating two decades since its founding, the world’s greatest climbing film festival returns to theaters this fall with a blood-pumping lineup of four world premiere films
The Shining
USA | 1980 | 144 min. | Stanley Kubrick
Opens October 30, 2026
Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall star in director Stanley Kubrick's disturbing adaptation of Stephen King's blockbuster horror novel. 4K remaster.
Kwaidan
Japan | 1965 | 183 min. | Masaki Kobayashi
Opens October 31, 2026
After more than a decade of sober political dramas and socially minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. 4K restoration of the original three-hour cut.
The Films of Andrzej Wajda: The Wedding
Poland | 1972 | 103 min. | Andrzej Wajda
October 31, 2026
Employing hypnotic music and dizzying cinematography, Wajda adapts a landmark play where ghosts transform revelry into an eerie, tragic death dance of national discord.
Making Marie Antoinette
USA | 2026 | 86 min. | Eleanor Coppola
November 1, 2026
Eleanor Coppola's behind-the-scenes documentation of her daughter Sofia directing the 2006 film Marie Antoinette, capturing the craftsmanship and challenges of being a young female director. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
Marie Antoinette (4K Restoration)
USA | 2006 | 123 min. | Sofia Coppola
November 1, 2026
20th anniversary screening of Sofia Coppola's pastel-soaked cult classic, newly restored in 4K. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
The Films of Andrzej Wajda: The Birch Wood
Poland | 1970 | 99 min. | Andrzej Wajda
November 1, 2026
In the early 1930s, a tubercular young man returns from Switzerland to live on his introverted older brother’s secluded farm in this painterly mediation on life and death.
The Open Road: Two-Lane Blacktop (35mm)
USA | 1971 | 102 min. | Monte Hellmann
Opens November 2, 2026
The Driver and Mechanic (James Taylor and The Beach Boy’s Dennis Wilson), with a hitchhiker in tow (Laurie Bird), race Warren Oates and his GTO across the southern United States in Monte Hellman’s masterpiece, perhaps the greatest road film ever made. Presented in 35mm.
Godzilla Minus Zero
Japan | 2026 | 135 min. | Takashi Yamazaki
Opens November 3, 2026
An experience that demands the big screen, director Takashi Yamazaki’s follow-up to his triumphant, Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One is a supremely satisfying sequel with even more astounding effects choreography than its predecessor.
Withdrawal (with filmmaker Aaron Strand)
USA | 2025 | 93 min. | Aaron Strand
November 3, 2026
Raw, unflinching, and surprisingly funny, Withdrawal was shot on miniDV in Athens, GA for a budget of $60k and is a prime example of indie filmmaking at its finest. Writer/director/editor Aaron Strand scheduled to join for an in-person intro and Q&A. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
Nouvelles Femmes: A Man and a Woman (60th Anniversary)
France | 1966 | 102 min. | Claude Lelouch
November 4, 2026
60th Anniversary Screening. A man (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and a woman, (Anouk Aimee) who’ve painfully lost their loves, meet by chance. They’re very appealing to each other (and to us), but can current attraction overcome past memories? Aimee’s enigmatic face has answers. This film played for 82 straight weeks in Seattle.
The Last Temptation of Becky
USA | 2026 | 89 min. | Jenn Wexler
November 4, 2026
The latest installment of the Becky series, starring Lulu Wilson and Neil Patrick Harris. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
The VelociPastor and The VelociPastor 2 (Double Feature)
USA | 2026 | 162 min. | Jesse Gouldsbury
November 5, 2026
A double feature of dino-namic proportions! The original cult hit along with the brand new sequel. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
Wild Horse Nine
USA | 2026 | 118 min. | Martin McDonagh
Opens November 6, 2026
Two CIA agents (John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell) are sent on a mission to Easter Island, where one faces an existential crisis over his past actions, in Martin McDonagh’s latest dark comedy.
Seattle Turkish Film Festival 2026
November 7-8, 2026
In its 14th year, STFF: Seattle Turkish Film Festival continues to bring the finest of award-winning cinema from Turkey.
Seattle Turkish Film Festival: Sevda
Turkey | 2026 | 100 min. | Ufuk Emiroğlu
November 7, 2026
Sevda, a successful real estate developer, plays an active role in Istanbul's rampant gentrification. As her buried family past resurfaces and the old caretaker of an Ottoman cemetery stands in her way, she discovers that her personal story is intimately bound up with that of the city.
Seattle Turkish Film Festival: Yellow Letters Gala Film + Party
Turkey | 2026 | 127 min. | İlker Çatak
November 7, 2026
Gala Film + Party Event. Gala film at SIFF Uptown, followed by Party at KEXP.Winner of the Golden Bear (Berlin International Film Festival). Life is good for Derya and Aziz, a celebrated artist couple from Turkey, until an incident at their play’s premiere.
STFFShorts - Narrative Selection 1
Turkey | 2026 | 100 min.
November 7, 2026
A collection of short narrative films (selection 1 of 2) as part of STFF: Seattle Turkish Film Festival.
STFFShorts - Narrative Selection 2
Turkey | 2026 | 105 min.
November 7, 2026
A collection of short narrative films (selection 2 of 2) as part of STFF: Seattle Turkish Film Festival.
The Films of Andrzej Wajda: The Promised Land
Poland | 1974 | 169 min. | Andrzej Wajda
November 7, 2026
This sweeping, anti-capitalist epic set in 19th century Łódź follows three friends who open a textile factory during the ruthlessly competitive Industrial Revolution. Wajda’s first Academy Award-nominated drama remains one of his most celebrated films.
Seattle Turkish Film Festival: Dump of Untitled Pieces
Turkey | 2025 | 105 min. | Melik Kuru
November 8, 2026
Facing imminent eviction, an idealistic young photographer and her hapless roommate attempt to sell her work to galleries for the first time, embarking on a bumpy journey through the collapsing art market of Istanbul.
Seattle Turkish Film Festival: Salvation
Turkey | 2026 | 117 min. | Emin Alper
November 8, 2026
A sheikh faces a territorial dispute when a rival tribe returns to reclaim their ancestral land. He and his brother clash over how to handle the escalating conflict following a period of regional violence.
Seattle Turkish Film Festival: Those Who Whistle After Dark
Turkey | 2025 | 107 min. | Pınar Yorgancıoğlu
November 8, 2026
After a supernatural encounter, retired Mr. Melih spirals into an existential crisis. As he ventures into a search for the meaning of life, he seeks solace from his family but they are busy with their own crises.
STFFShorts - Documentary Selection
Turkey | 2026 | 95 min.
November 8, 2026
A collection of short documentary films as part of STFF: Seattle Turkish Film Festival.
The Films of Andrzej Wajda: Man of Marble
Poland | 1976 | 161 min. | Andrzej Wajda
November 8, 2026
Student filmmaker Agnieszka sets out to discover the truth about a discredited labor hero, a man remembered in Stalinist Poland only through statues made of him languishing in cellars.
SIFF Movie Club: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
France | 1972 | 102 min. | Luis Buñuel
November 9, 2026
4K restoration. A group of six friends - three men and three women decidedly of the French Upper Middle Class - have their dinner plans continually interrupted due to a series of bizarre events that can only be described as Buñuelian.
Nouvelles Femmes: Pierrot le Fou (35mm)
France | 1965 | 110 min. | Jean-Luc Godard
November 10, 2026
A husband (Jean-Paul Belmondo) flees his shallow Paris life with the babysitter (Anna Karina), to French Riviera escapades with gangsters, stolen loot, sunny hedonism, political commentary; a charming disorder, a reflection of director Godard's and Karina’s stormy marriage. It’s truly moving when he has her gaze into our/his camera’s eyes. Presented in 35mm.
Girl Winter Film Tour
149 min.
November 12, 2026
Join us for a night of women-centric short ski films! Doors open at 6:00 PM; films begin at 7:00 PM.From big mountain skiing and storytelling to humor and human experiences, our short ski documentaries bring something different to the table–the kind of mix that leaves you fully satisfied by the end of the night.
The Open Road: Candy Mountain (35mm)
Switzerland | 1987 | 103 min. | Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer
November 12, 2026
A mediocre musician wanders the road in search of the world's greatest, and most reclusive, guitar maker in this cult rock ‘n’ roll odyssey. Co-directed by photographer Robert Frank and Two-Lane Blacktop screenwriter Rudolph Wurlitzer. Presented in 35mm.
PNW Awards: A Simple Machine
USA | 2025 | 100 min. | Mark Alan Hoffman
November 13, 2026
Coming out of the pandemic, an idealistic but indecisive young man makes a series of radical choices to get himself out of debt without telling his girlfriend-practically fiancée that he’s going to be homeless. Director Mark Alan Hoffman and author Evan P. Schneider scheduled to attend.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle - 13th Edition
November 13 - 15, 2026
The Romanian Film Festival Seattle returns to SIFF Uptown for its 13th edition. This year's theme, Beyond Borders, looks at the lines that shape our world: those carried in memory, left by hardship, and lightened by the laughter of everyday life.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: 3 Days in September
Romania | 2026 | 75 min.
Opens November 13, 2026
When her fiancé’s mistress crashes her wedding, Bianca flees the scene, launching a real-time odyssey of chaos and eventual liberation through an off-season seaside resort.
Another Country Premiere
USA | 2027 | 90 min. | Sarah and Emily Kunstler
November 14, 2026
Another Country is The Who We Are Project's forthcoming docuseries investigating hidden and untold stories that have shaped our country. Hosted by renowned criminal defense attorney and founder of The Who We Are Project, Jeffery Robinson, each episode takes us for a second look at the places we think we know across the United States.
PNW Awards: Again Again
USA | 2026 | 99 min. | Mia Moore, Heather Ballish
November 14, 2026
Aberdeen-raised director Mia Moore’s debut film, executive produced by Lilly Wachowski, is a heady, romantic sci-fi starring a trans woman who enters a new day after ten years stuck in “the loop.” Filmmaker Mia Moore Marchant scheduled to attend.
PNW Awards: Powwow People
USA | 2025 | 88 min. | Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians)
November 14, 2026
Powwow People immerses us in a single day at a powwow, guided by Reuben Little Head’s humor and heart, culminating in a long take honoring community as privilege. Director Sky Hopinka scheduled to attend.
PNW Awards: Short Film Nominee Showcase
USA | 2026 | 86 min. | Various
November 14, 2026
Each year, the Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) honors Pacific Northwest filmmaking as part of their annual awards. A selection committee carefully considered dozens of short films released this year whose primary production took place in the Pacific Northwest and selected five as initial nominees for this year’s Best Pacific Northwest Short Film award.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: Kontinental '25
Romania | 2025 | 109 min.
November 14, 2026
After a municipal worker in Transylvania oversees an eviction that goes wrong, she spirals into an existential crisis that forces her to confront her place in a frenzied world.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: R.M.N.
Romania | 2022 | 128 min.
November 14, 2026
When a multi-ethnic Transylvanian village hires Sri Lankan workers at the local bakery, latent xenophobia and historic tribal resentments explode, fracturing the community's veneer of peace.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: The Last Transhumance
Romania | 2026 | 90 min.
November 14, 2026
Filmed in six countries during fifteen years, "The Last Transhumance" takes us into the world of shepherds who walk with their animals very long distances in search of food: an ancient way of life not compatible with the modern world.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: Traffic
Romania | 2024 | 119 min.
November 14, 2026
A young Romanian couple working in Western Europe orchestrates an ambitious art museum heist after the woman is assaulted.
Community Screening: Auntie Mame
USA | 1958 | 145 | Morton DaCosta
November 15, 2026
Rosalind Russell dazzles in a tour-de-force performance as the larger-than-life Mame Dennis, who unexpectedly gains custody of her young nephew.
PNW Awards: The Joyless Economy
USA | 2026 | 58 min. | Marjorie Conrad
November 15, 2026
A documentary that explores how a woman's movie collection triggers her infidelity. Created for one viewer—the woman whose confessions are revealed through hypnotic second-person narration. Director Marjorie Conrad, producer John Tuthill, and writer B. Curran scheduled to attend.
PNW Awards: The Life We Leave
USA | 2026 | 87 min. | JJ Gerber
Opens November 15, 2026
An ambitious entrepreneur and two funeral directors pioneer a groundbreaking eco-friendly deathcare facility in Washington state, challenging traditional burial practices and transforming end-of-life rituals. Director JJ Gerber scheduled to attend.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: Atlas of the Universe
Romania | 2026 | 85 min.
November 15, 2026
After mistakenly buying two right-foot shoes, a ten-year-old boy sets off across the countryside to find the missing left one. An unexpected journey of courage, friendship, and self-discovery.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: Blindsight
Romania | 2025 | 91 min.
November 15, 2026
Amnesiac Laura and her family journey to Türkiye, only to find themselves trapped in a reality-bending game of illusions, challenging their choices and trust, leading to hilariously irrational situations.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: The Wall
Romania | 2026 | 96 min.
November 15, 2026
A boundary dispute between two neighbors erupts right as their children are supposed to get married, dragging the entire village in their conflict.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: The Yellow Tie
Romania | 2025 | 145 min.
November 15, 2026
The life of legendary conductor Sergiu Celibidache unfolds from a strict childhood to wartime exile and musical brilliance.
The Heart of the Game (20th anniversary)
USA | 2005 | 97 min. | Ward Serrill
November 15, 2026
When a maverick college tax professor takes over as coach and revitalizes Seattle’s struggling Roosevelt High School girls’ basketball team, he is challenged by Darnellia, an inner city tough girl with incredible skills, but her off-court difficulties threaten to sideline the team’s effort to win the state championship. 20th anniversary screening.
The Open Road: Wild Boys of the Road (35mm)
USA | 1933 | 67 min. | William Wellman
Opens November 16, 2026
During the height of the Great Depression, two teenagers decide to alleviate their parents’ financial burden by hitting the road and hopping freight trains in this hard edged, pre-Code classic. Presented in 35mm.
Her Song
USA | 2026 | 105 min. | John M. Keller
November 17, 2026
Her Song is a witty comedy-drama written, filmed in the French Pyrénées, written and directed by John M. Keller and Executive-produced by Oscar-winner James Ivory.
Nouvelles Femmes: My Night at Maud’s
France | 1969 | 105 min. | Éric Rohmer
November 17, 2026
Fate and chance entwine as a man (Jean-Louis Trintignant), convinced he’ll marry a woman he’s never met (Marie-Christine Barrault), is unexpectedly side-tracked to an evening with Maud (Françoise Fabienne), a desirable paragon of education, culture, challenging conversation, career stability, and bedroom eyes.
Cinema Italian Style 2026
November 18–22, 2026
Cinema Italian Style features some of the best Italian films. Entering its 18th year, the festival will take place November 18–22, 2026 at SIFF Cinema Uptown.
Cinema Italian Style: Sweetheart - Opening Night Film + Party
Italy | 2025 | 92 min. | Margherita Spampinato
November 18, 2026
A reluctant summer together transforms into an enchanting adventure when a young boy discovers his aunt's mysterious Sicilian household's secrets and, perhaps, ancient spirits lurking within its walls. After the screening: Join us for the Opening Night Party at KEXP! Make sure to purchase the “Movie + Party” ticket to attend.
Cinema Italian Style 2026: A Year of School
Italy | 2025 | 102 min. | Laura Samani
November 19, 2026
In 2007, Fred moves to Trieste with her father, enrolling in Technical High School. She becomes the only girl in an all-male class, disrupting friends Antero, Pasini, and Mitis' secret desire for her.
Cinema Italian Style: Elisa
Italy | 2025 | 105 min. | Leonardo Di Constanzo
November 19, 2026
After a decade in prison for her sister's murder, Elisa barely remembers the crime. A criminologist helps her uncover buried memories, leading her toward potential redemption.
Cinema Italian Style 2026: Brunello: The Gracious Visionary
Italy | 2026 | 120 min. | Giuseppe Tornatore
November 20, 2026
A farmer's son transforms into a fashion mogul, building a billion-dollar luxury empire while staying true to his humanistic values and commitment to ethical business practices and fine craftsmanship.
Cinema Italian Style 2026: Gioia
Italy | 2025 | 108 min. | Nicolangelo Gelormini
November 20, 2026
A high school teacher and a troubled student forge a forbidden bond that becomes essential to them both. Following the screening: Q&A with the film's director, Nicolangelo Gelormini, a guest of Cinema Italian Style.
Cinema Italian Style 2026: The Last One for the Road
Italy | 2025 | 98 min. | Francesco Sossai
November 20, 2026
Two blustery 50-somethings have an obsession: going for their last drink. One night, they run into Giulio, a shy architecture student, whose way of seeing the world and love will be transformed as the trio wander from bar to bar in Veneto.
Raise the Red Lantern
China | 1991 | 125 min. | Zhang Yimou
Opens November 20, 2026
A young woman becomes the fourth concubine of a wealthy man and soon realizes there's fierce competition for his attention and associated privileges. 35th anniversary 4K restoration.
Cinema Italian Style 2026: Love Fits Everything
Italy | 2026 | 96 min. | Giampaolo Morelli
November 21, 2026
In Rome, a politician, a self-help author and a former pop duo face personal crises that force them to rethink their ideas about love and happiness.
Cinema Italian Style 2026: Where Is the Fiesta?
Italy | 2026 | 102 min. | Niccolò Gentili
November 21, 2026
Leo and Irene have been dating for three months and they have not yet faced that moment, the one in which one asks: What are the two of us? In a few days it will be New Year's Eve and friends are pressing on: the time has come to clarify.
Cinema Italian Style: The Kidnapping of Arabella
Italy | 2025 | 107 min. | Carolina Cavalli
November 21, 2026
An Italian woman named Holly is convinced she's the wrong version of herself until meeting a 7-year-old girl who changes her perspective. Following the screening: Q&A with the film's director, Carolina Cavalli, a guest of Cinema Italian Style.
Cinema Italian Style 2026: Beloved
Italy | 2025 | 100 min. | Elisa Amoruso
November 22, 2026
When young Sicilian student Nunzia discovers she is pregnant, she faces an impossible choice: placing her baby for adoption. Meanwhile, Maddalena and Luca, after years of painful struggles to conceive, turn to adoption. Their lives converge, bound by love, sacrifice, hope, and new beginnings.
Cinema Italian Style 2026: God Forgives Everyone
Italy | 2026 | 113 min. | Pif
November 22, 2026
Arturo, a Palermo real estate agent obsessed with Sicilian pastries, falls for Flora, a devout Catholic. To win her heart, he embraces religion in an unexpected way, turning Gospel teachings into daily actions, with the Pope as his unlikely spiritual mentor.
Cinema Italian Style 2026: Journey to Italy
Italy | 1954 | 97 min. | Roberto Rossellini
November 22, 2026
After ten years of marriage, Alexander and Katherine have grown weary of routine and begin to question their love. A journey to Naples, sparked by an unexpected inheritance, plunges them into a world of passion, chaos, and discovery, forcing them to confront what still binds them together.
The Open Road: Route One/USA
France | 1989 | 254 min. | Robert Kramer
November 22, 2026
Traveling down the entirety of Route 1 from Maine to Florida, renegade filmmaker Robert Kramer and his friend Doc survey the state of ‘80s America in this monumental portrait of everyday Americans.
The Open Road: Taste of Cherry
Iran | 1997 | 99 min. | Abbas Kiarostami
Opens November 23, 2026
A middle aged man drives around the hilly outskirts of Tehran, seeking someone who will bury him after he commits suicide, a taboo under Islamic law.
Beware! The Devil’s Wrath - Special Screening + Q&A
USA | 2026 | 92 min. | Craig Meinhart
November 24, 2026
The good people of Blackwood Falls believe in Faith, Family, and Community. But all will be tested when hell is unleashed.
Elsinore
United Kingdom | 2026 | Simon Stone
Opens November 25, 2026
The deeply emotional and inspirational true story of Ian Charleson, a gifted actor whose greatest challenge becomes his greatest triumph. Facing his own mortality with unflinching honesty, wit, and grace, Charleson delivers a courageous performance that becomes a source of healing and inspiration for those around him.
Hen
Germany | 2025 | 96 min. | György Pálfi
Opens November 27, 2026
A runaway hen finds refuge in a crumbling Greek taverna and bears witness to a human-smuggling operation. Hen proves motherhood looks the same across species. If you think this is a goofy movie about a chicken, you couldn’t be more wrong.
The Backcourt Documentary - Basketball's Best Kept Secret
USA | 2026 | 120 min. | Marquez Price
November 29, 2026
Based on the Amazon bestseller The Backcourt, this documentary explores Tucson basketball legends Delano Price and Hoegie Simmons, Southwest playground folklore, while examining the Great Migration, crack epidemic, gang culture, media propaganda, prison-industrial complex, brotherhood, basketball, triumph, and adversity.
The Open Road: Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (35mm)
USA | 1996 | 81 min. | Mike Judge
December 3, 2026
Waking to discover their beloved television set has been stolen, dimwitted delinquents Beavis and Butt-Head leave their squalid dwellings to embark on a couch potato road trip in the hopes to finally score. Presented in 35mm.
SIFF Book Club: Twilight (35mm)
USA | 2008 | 127 min. | Catherine Hardwicke
December 6, 2026
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 104-year-old vampire. Presented in 35mm.
SIFF Movie Club: Damnation
Hungary | 1988 | 116 min. | Béla Tarr
December 7, 2026
4K restoration. A mid-career masterwork by legendary Hungarian art house auteur Béla Tarr and the first of his internationally acclaimed trilogy of films written in collaboration with author László Krasznahorkai (including the legendary Sátántangó).
Mountains on Stage - Winter Edition 2026
France | 2026 | 195 min. (including 10 min intermission)
December 9, 2026
An international mountain film festival featuring inspiring documentaries about climbing, skiing, mountaineering, adventure, and the outdoors.
Holiday Favorites: The Muppet Christmas Carol
USA | 1992 | 85 min. | Brian Henson
Opens December 12, 2026
Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to life through the magic of Jim Henson’s Muppets. All ages welcome!
Community Screening: Singin’ In the Rain
USA | 1952 | 103 min. | Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
December 13, 2026
Hollywood’s troubled transition from silent to talking pictures at the end of the 1920s provided the inspiration for perhaps the greatest of movie musicals. In appreciation of our movie-loving community, tickets to this series are available on a sliding scale basis, starting at $5 for child tickets.
Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall (35mm)
USA | 2026 | 72 min. | Paul Thomas Anderson
Opens December 15, 2026
Cameron Winter, in December 2025, after a months-long sold-out tour with his band Geese, returned to New York to play a single show at Carnegie Hall. This is the movie. Presented in 35mm.
Dune: Part Three
USA | 2026 | 150 min. | Denis Villeneuve
Opens December 18, 2026
Dune: Part Three is set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides seized control of the Imperium. Now a ruthless Emperor, Paul must face the consequences of his reign as old allies return, terrifying new threats emerge, and betrayal lurks in every shadow.
Christmas Pop-Up
USA | 2026 | film: 93 minutes / event: 3 hours | Molly Muse
December 19, 2026
This is a public screening of the Seattle based feature film, Christmas Pop-Up
Holiday Favorites: Fiddler on the Roof Sing-along
USA | 1971 | 191 min. | Norman Jewison
December 25, 2026
Party with the best Jewish-themed musical of them all by singing along to “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise Sunset,” and “To Life”. Live klezmer music by Orkestyr Farfeleh and free vegetarian noodle take-out from Leah’s Kosher Catering. Challah for sale from Rise Up Bakers.
Moulin Rouge! New Year’s Eve Sing-along
USA | 2001 | 127 minutes | Baz Luhrmann
December 31, 2026
Ring in the new year with the classic Baz Luhrmann romantic musical favorite!
SIFF Movie Club: 20,000 Species of Bees
Spain | 2023 | 125 min. | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
January 11, 2027
A gender-questioning eight-year-old and their mother spend a summer in the country with their family’s widowed matriarch.
SIFF Movie Club: The Love Witch (35mm)
USA | 2016 | 120 min. | Anna Biller
February 8, 2027
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, in a vivid tribute to ’60s Technicolor thrillers. Presented in 35mm.
SIFF Movie Club: Days of Heaven
USA | 1978 | 94 min. | Terrence Malick
March 8, 2027
4K restoration. A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.
National Film Festival for Talented Youth
April 1-4, 2027
The National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) was founded by three Seattle teenagers in 2007, and has grown into the world’s largest film festival for emerging directors. Each year the festival showcases the best short films by directors aged 24 and under from all around the world.
SIFF Movie Club: Mary and Max (35mm)
Australia | 2009 | 92 min. | Adam Elliot
April 5, 2027
A chubby 8-year-old Australian girl, and an obese, adult New Yorker with Asperger's are a pair of unlikely pen pals in this clay animation feature. Presented in 35mm.
SIFF Movie Club: Midnight (35mm)
USA | 1939 | 94 min. | Mitchell Leisen
May 3, 2027
Screwball comedy doesn’t get any more effortlessly elegant and gleefully irreverent than this roulette wheel of romantic deception, gleaming with cunning wit and Continental élan. Presented in 35mm.