In Theaters
DocFest: Space Cowboy
USA | 2024 | 98 min. | Marah Strauch, Bryce Leavitt
October 16, 2025
Thrill to the high-flying story of Joe Jennings, a pioneer of skydiving cinematography and gasp-inducing aerial stunts, as he attempts the one stunt that has eluded him throughout his death-defying life.
SIFF DocFest
October 16-23, 2025
Annual weeklong film festival showcasing the best documentaries from around the world.
Water and Power (35mm)
USA | 1989 | 55 min. | Pat O'Neill
October 16, 2025
Pat O'Neill's 1989 city symphony masterpiece, Water and Power, presented on 35mm.
After the Hunt
USA | 2025 | 139 min. | Luca Guadagnino
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A House of Dynamite
USA | 2025 | 112 min. | Kathryn Bigelow
Now Playing - Oct 16, 2025
In Kathryn Bigelow’s taut thriller, when a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
Tron: Ares
USA | 2025 | 119 min. | Joachim Rønning
Now Playing - Oct 30, 2025
Tron: Ares follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.
One Battle After Another
USA | 2025 | 161 min. | Paul Thomas Anderson
Now Playing - Oct 30, 2025
Washed-up revolutionary Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). When his evil nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
L.A. Noir: Shadows in Paradise
September 10-November 12, 2025
Temperature’s rising, existential heat’s high, but L.A. Noir: Shadows in Paradise keeps its cool. Ten-film series presented by Greg Olson Productions, one film each week at SIFF Cinema Uptown September 10-November 12, 2025.
DocFest: Love+War
USA | 2025 | 96 min. | E. Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
October 17, 2025
Oscar® winners Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (The Rescue, DocFest 2021) turn their camera on Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Lynsey Addario as she documents the war in Ukraine and reflects on her career spent on the front lines.
DocFest: Runa Simi
Peru | 2025 | 86 min. | Augusto Zegarra
October 17, 2025
A charismatic Peruvian voice actor and his son embark on an extraordinary quest: to dub Disney’s The Lion King into their native language of Quechua, the most widely spoken Indigenous language in South America.
Glass Art Society Film Festival: Opening Night
USA | 2024 | 90 min. | Te Rongo Kirkwood, Brad Patocka & Tami Landis
October 17, 2025
Enjoy the intersection of glass and film at the opening night of the 2025 Glass Art Society (GAS) Film Festival. Presented by GAS in partnership with Chihuly Garden and Glass.
DocFest: 25 Cats From Qatar
USA | 2025 | 95 min. | Mye Hoang
October 18, 2025
An American flight attendant embarks on a bold, four-day mission to rescue abandoned cats from the streets of Doha for adoption in the USA in this compelling, heartwarming new film from director Mye Hoang (Cat Daddies, SIFF 2022). Director Mye Hoang scheduled to attend.
DocFest: Steal This Story, Please!
USA | 2025 | 101 min. | Tia Lessin, Carl Deal
October 18, 2025
This riveting portrait of "Democracy Now!"'s Amy Goodman spotlights journalism's power—and peril—amid rising corporate control and political attacks on the press.
DocFest: Widow Champion
Kenya | 2025 | 95 min. | Zippy Kimundu
October 18, 2025
Fifteen years after being thrown off her land by her in-laws, a Kenyan widow transforms herself into a fierce advocate for women’s land rights in her community, rallying her fellow widows to reclaim their rightful property.
Glass Art Society Film Festival
USA | 2025 | 180 min.
October 18, 2025
Enjoy the intersection of glass and film during REFRACT: The Seattle Glass Experience showing of the Glass Art Society Annual Film Festival.
DocFest - A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint
USA | 2025 | 87 min. | Oriel Pe’er
October 19, 2025
Follow trailblazing trans icon and activist Peppermint’s rise from a struggling Harlem queen to history-making turns on RuPaul’s Drag Race and Broadway, in this documentary that pulls back the curtain on fame, transition, and the cost of living in the spotlight as a Black trans woman. Director Oriel Pe’er scheduled to attend.
DocFest: Cutting Through Rocks
Iran | 2025 | 95 min. | Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni
October 19, 2025
The first elected councilwoman of a remote Iranian village sparks a movement—and mounting backlash—when she urges the area’s young women to question long-held patriarchal traditions in this Sundance award-winning documentary.
DocFest: Speak.
USA | 2025 | 103 min. | Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy Mossman
October 19, 2025
Five bold young voices go on a high-stakes journey to conquer the Super Bowl of public speaking, offering a masterclass in courage, conviction, and the kind of hope that refuses to be silenced. Director Jennifer Tiexiera, co-director Guy Mossman, producer Pamela Griner, film participants, and special guests scheduled to attend. Post-screening conversation moderated by director Dawn Porter (Luther: Never Too Much).
Lady Vengeance (35mm)
South Korea | 2005 | 115 min. | Park Chan-wook
Opens October 19, 2025
Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema. 20th anniversary of the final film in Park Chan-wook's thematically-linked "Vengeance Trilogy," with special intros from film educator Hannah Baek before each screening.
Television Terror Triple Feature Pizza Party
300 min.
October 19, 2025
The Grand Illusion Cinema presents a triple feature of chilling tales from the heyday of made-for-TV horror movies. Plus pizza! And more!
DocFest - Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert
Spain | 2024 | 95 min. | Paco Plaza
October 20, 2025
Director Paco Plaza takes us behind the closed doors of the legendary, Michelin-starred restaurant Mugaritz, where chef Andoni Luis Aduriz and his inventive team reinvent fine dining with a bold, boundary-pushing new menu each year.
CLASSIFIED CINEMA SECRET MOVIE DOUBLE FEATURE
200 min.
October 21, 2025
TWO MOVIES FOR THE PRICE OF NONE! Just in time for All Hallow’s Eve
DocFest: 2000 Meters to Andriivka
Ukraine | 2025 | 106 min. | Mstyslav Chernov
October 21, 2025
The Oscar®-winning team behind 20 Days in Mariupol return with a searing, unvarnished portrait of the toll of the Russia-Ukraine war on Ukrainian soldiers, told from a deeply personal and devastatingly graphic vantage point. Winner of Sundance’s Directing Award for World Cinema Documentary.
DocFest: The Secret of Me
United Kingdom | 2025 | 97 min. | Grace Hughes-Hallett
October 22, 2025
A shocking medical discovery turns a college student’s life upside-down in this gripping film from the team behind Three Identical Strangers. Subject Jim Ambrose scheduled to attend.
DocFest: The Tale of Silyan
North Macedonia | 2025 | 81 min. | Tamara Kotevska
October 22, 2025
A Macedonian folktale comes to life when a wounded stork is rescued by an unlikely savior, transforming both of their lives for the better in this whimsical and breathtaking new film from director Tamara Kotevska (Honeyland). North Macedonia's Official 2026 Academy Awards® Submission for Best International Feature.
L.A. Noir: L.A. Confidential (35mm)
1997 | 138 min. | Curtis Hanson
October 22, 2025
Guided by James Ellroy’s fierce novel, director Hanson wonders why honorable men, sworn to uphold the law, tip towards the dark side. Passions and secrets drive a 1950s LAPD neophyte (Guy Pearce), a tough cop (Russell Crowe), and a showboat (Kevin Spacey) allied with gangsters, Hollywood, and sleazy tabloids. The top cop (James Cromwell) pulls strings, and fragments of meaning coalesce into story. The men’s jobs are their lives, but love can’t be denied. For Pearce and Crowe, it’s centered on a classy prostitute (Kim Basinger), who holds a key to the city. Presented on 35mm.
DocFest - Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
USA | 2025 | 84 min. | Christine Turner
October 23, 2025
A kaleidoscopic portrait of the visionary jazz musician, composer, and poet known as Sun Ra and the musical, historical, and philosophical currents that shaped him. Associate Producer Talia Moore scheduled to attend.
DocFest: Cover-Up
USA | 2025 | 117 min. | Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus
October 23, 2025
Urgent and deeply reported, Laura Poitras (All The Beauty and the Bloodshed, DocFest 2022) and Mark Obenhaus (“Frontline”) profile renowned investigative reporter Seymour Hersh in this arresting reflection on power and accountability.
Scarecrowber: Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell
Japan | 1968 | 84 min. | Hajime Sato
October 23, 2025
Are Gokemidoro undead or are extraterrestrial bloodsuckers a different form of life-as-we-know-it? Introduced by Scarecrow Video's Matt Lynch.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
USA | 2024 | 113 min. | Mary Bronstein
Opens October 24, 2025
With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
Seattle Polish Film Festival 2025
Opens October 24, 2025
The 33rd Seattle Polish Film Festival showcases outstanding contemporary Polish cinema, including feature films, documentaries, and shorts. Join us for screenings, Q&As, and special guest appearances as we celebrate the richness of Polish culture through film.
Rocky Horror Pole Show
Opens October 25, 2025
Seattle artists bring The Rocky Horror Picture Show to life with a dazzling twist—pole, burlesque, and drag collide with the cult classic film in a chaotic, campy, and deliciously risqué spectacle.
Scarecrowber: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Czech Republic | 1974 | 77 min. | Jaromil Jires
October 28, 2025
We conclude our world-ranging romp across the permeable barrier of life and death with the greatest of all coming-of-age films. Introduced by Scarecrow Video's Meghann Crafton and Jonathan Marlow.
L.A. Noir: The Limey
1999 | 89 min. | Steven Soderbergh
October 29, 2025
This lean quest film hums with counterculture vibes. An aging ex-con (Swinging London icon Terence Stamp) flies to L.A. when his daughter (Melissa George) dies in a car crash. Her death was suspicious, and the road leads to a music mogul (Hip icon Peter Fonda), George’s last boyfriend. Fonda’s surrounded by protectors (Barry Newman of the 1970s cult film Vanishing Point), but Stamp gets help from his daughter’s friends (Cool Girl Lesley Anne Warren, Luis Guzman). Can Stamp’s consciousness expand beyond his need for cold revenge?
PNW Awards: Train Dreams
USA | 2025 | 102 min. | Clint Bentley
October 29, 2025
Set in the Pacific Northwest during the first decades of the 20th century, director Clint Bentley’s beguiling adaptation of Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis Johnson’s novella stars Joel Edgerton as a humble labourer immersed in a rapidly changing world of natural splendour and voracious industry.
Bugonia
United Kingdom | 2025 | 120 min. | Yorgos Lanthimos
Opens October 30, 2025
Two conspiracy-obsessed men kidnap the CEO of a major company when they become convinced that she's an alien who wants to destroy Earth.
Haze
Japan | 2005 | 49 min. | Shinya Tsukamoto
October 30, 2025
A truly frightening, claustrophobic experience from irreverent Japanese genre wizard Shinya Tsukamoto. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
Queens of The Dead
USA | 2025 | 99 min. | Tina Romero
October 30, 2025
Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema. Tina Romero’s directorial debut is a riotous blend of horror and comedy, infused with queer sensibilities and sharp social commentary.
It Was Just an Accident
Iran | 2025 | 105 min. | Jafar Panahi
Opens October 31, 2025
Winner of this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, the latest from Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi — his first following his most recent prison sentence — follows a group of citizens pondering revenge against a man they believe was their torturer.
SIFF 'n' Stitch: Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
USA | 2005 | 77 min. | Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
November 2, 2025
On the eve of his wedding, nervous groom Victor accidentally marries corpse bride Emily and descends with her into the underworld. Bring your small needlecraft projects to work on while socializing with the lights up!
The Last Class
USA | 2025 | 71 min. | Elliot Kirschner
November 2, 2025
Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema. Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich always considered teaching his true calling. As he faces his final class, he wrestles with the dual realities of his own aging and his students inheriting a world out of balance.
Skweezy Jibbs Makes a Movie
USA | 2025 | 85 min. | Michael Ward
November 4, 2025
Oddball internet legend Skweezy Jibbs is making the movie of his dreams. Unfortunately for him, he's got no money, no experience, no skill, and no filmmaking talent. Be among the first people to see the movie, and stay for an exclusive Q&A with Skweezy himself. One night only!
L.A. Noir: Drive
USA | 2011 | 100 min. | Nicolas Winding Refn
November 5, 2025
Self-contained, in control, Driver (Ryan Gosling) is super professional as both Hollywood stunt driver and getaway transportation for criminals. When he shares an elevator ride with a sweet woman (Carey Mulligan) there’s only a shy glance between them, but a hum of connection persists, even after her husband (Oscar Issac) comes home from prison. Gosling’s like a romantic troubadour, pledged to his lady in spirit. There are good guys (Bryan Cranston) and bad (Albert Brooks), but Gosling will drive Mulligan in the golden afternoon and through the night, have no fear.
SIFF Movie Club: The Ascent
Soviet Union | 1977 | 109 min. | Larisa Shepitko
November 5, 2025
Set during World War II's darkest days, The Ascent follows the path of two peasant soldiers, cut off from their troop, who trudge through the snowy backwoods of Belarus seeking refuge among villagers. Introduced by SIFF Cinema Staff Member Adam Plesser.
Girl Winter Film Tour
90 min.
November 6, 2025
Join us for a night of women-centric short ski films and get excited for winter at SIFF Uptown in Seattle, WA.
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
France | 2025 | 90 min. | Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
Opens November 7, 2025
Based on Amélie Nothomb’s bestselling novel The Character of Rain,” Mäilys Vallade and Liane-cho Han’s wondrous animated feature looks at the world through the eyes of a Belgian girl discovering everything around her as she approaches her third birthday.
Romanian FF - The Moromete Family 3: Father and Son
112 min.
November 7, 2025
It’s 1954 and Niculae Moromete faces a crisis of political conscience and the loss of confidence in his literary guild.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle
November 7-9, 2025
The Romanian Film Festival Seattle returns with nine Romanian and Moldovan films, alongside international guests. This year’s theme, Unifying Stories, illustrates the breadth of our shared human experiences.
Romanian FF: Comatogen
110 min.
November 8, 2025
Trying to get money to cover a debt for her son and avoid prison, Alina, a nurse, faces an ethical problem.
Romanian FF: High School Thieves
110 min.
November 8, 2025
In order to fulfill their dreams, four teenagers decide to make money by selling the SAT prompts online.
Romanian FF: Ink Wash
90 min.
November 8, 2025
A painter turning 40 attempts to reassess her future prospects after a breakup.
Romanian FF: Moldovan Tales
104 min.
November 8, 2025
Five short films offer unique perspectives on rural and urban life in contemporary Moldova.
Romanian FF: The Dream
136 min.
November 8, 2025
In a Romanian prison, six inmates are cast in a theater rehabilitation program—until a seventh joins with a secret escape plan.
Romanian FF: The Spruce Forest
75 min.
November 8, 2025
This gripping hybrid documentary recreates the struggles faced by a Romanian community in Bessarabia while under Soviet occupation during World War II.
Grave of the Fireflies
Japan | 1988 | 88 min. | Isao Takahata
November 9, 2025
This is the story of Seita and his younger sister Setsuko, two children born at the wrong time, in the wrong place, and now cast adrift in a world that lacks not the care to shelter them, but simply the resources.
Romanian FF - TWST: Things We Said Today
85 min.
November 9, 2025
A time capsule of New York City in August 1965 framed by the Beatles’s first concert at Shea Stadium and other notable events.
Romanian FF: The New Year That Never Came
138 min.
November 9, 2025
A tragicomic puzzle of six people struggling to find their footing as society breaks down in December 1989, Romania.
Talking Pictures: Ken Jennings presents Quiz Show
USA | 1994 | 165 min. | Robert Redford
November 10, 2025
Directed and produced by the late Robert Redford, Quiz Show (1994) 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. This special Talking Pictures event – where local luminaries present a movie of their choice and share with audiences how it has impacted them – will be presented by “Jeopardy!” Host and Seattle native (and quiz-show champion), Ken Jennings.
Cinema Italian Style 2025
November 12–16, 2025
Cinema Italian Style returns to Seattle November 12–16 at SIFF Cinema Uptown.
L.A. Noir: Inherent Vice
USA | 2014 | 148 min. | Paul Thomas Anderson
November 12, 2025
Smoking a joint helps beach town private eye Doc Sportello (a transcendent Joaquin Phoenix) see all the dimensions of a case. HIs former girlfriend Shasta (Katherine Waterston) shows up, then vanishes in the night. Her mysteries multiply as he encounters the sinister Golden Fang organization, a presumed-dead sax player (Owen Wilson), and Doc’s nemesis-friend Bigfoot (James Brolin). The brilliant, satirical universe of Thomas Pynchon’s source novel is on beguiling display, as beauty, menace, absurdity, heart and soul mix it up every minute. Doc rides his counterculture values, and Neil Young’s music, like a sweet wave. With Martin Short, Reese Witherspoon.
Sentimental Value
Norway | 2025 | 135 min. | Joachim Trier
Opens November 13, 2025
Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve lead an incomparable cast in Joachim Trier’s moving drama about a director’s bid to revive his career and repair his family’s broken bonds.
Peter Hujar's Day
USA | 2025 | 76 min. | Ira Sachs
Opens November 14, 2025
Twenty-four hours in the life of the famously uncompromising Peter Hujar who was regarded as one of the most important characters in downtown New York's cultural scene.
CLASSIFIED CINEMA
91 min.
November 18, 2025
Immaculately curated films kept top secret until they hit the screen. Still free, always fun, never pretentious.
Unstreamable: Angel’s Egg (4K Restoration)
Japan | 1985 | 73 min. | Mamoru Oshii
November 20, 2025
In an underwater city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms – a treasure that she believes is an angel’s egg. 4K Restoration
Wicked: For Good
USA | 2025 | Jon M. Chu
Opens November 20, 2025
Now demonized as the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba lives in exile in the Ozian forest, while Glinda resides at the palace in Emerald City, reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, she'll need to reunite with Glinda to transform herself, and all of Oz, for good.
PNW Awards: Twinless
USA | 2025 | 100 min. | James Sweeney
November 21, 2025
In this Sundance-winning, Portland-set dark comedy, two men trauma-bond at a support group for people who have lost their twin.
PNW Awards: To Kill A Wolf
USA | 2023 | 91 min. | Kelsey Taylor
November 22, 2025
In a modern re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood, a social pariah discovers a teenage runaway in the Oregon Wilderness and does his best to help her find a way home—a troubling exploration of trauma and redemption. Director Kelsey Taylor and Cinematographer Adam Lee scheduled to attend for introduction and Q&A.
PNW Awards: Wolf Land
USA | 2025 | 71 min. | Sarah Hoffman
November 22, 2025
“Wolf-protecting cowboy” Daniel Curry and rancher Jerry Francis try to find common ground between their conflicting interests. Director Sarah Hoffman, Editor David Wulzen, Director of Photography Bryce Yukio Adolphson, and Executive Producer Sarah Menzies scheduled to attend for introduction and Q&A.
PNW Awards: Not One Drop of Blood
USA | 2024 | 83 min. | Jackson Deveraux, Lachlan Hinton
November 23, 2025
In the remote expanses of Eastern Oregon, a rash of unexplained cattle mutilations reignites a decades-old mystery of the American West. Film team scheduled to attend for introduction and Q&A.
PNW Awards: WTO/99
USA | 2025 | 95 min. | Ian Bell
November 23, 2025
An immersive archival documentary that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the more than 40,000 people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest the WTO's impact on human rights, labor, and the future effects of continued globalization. Director Ian Bell scheduled to attend for introduction and Q&A.
Hamnet
United Kingdom | 2025 | 125 min. | Chloé Zhao
Opens November 26, 2025
A lush and tender drama about William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his family, as seen through the eyes of his thoughtful wife Agnes (a luminous Jessie Buckley). From Academy Award–winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland).
The Donn Of Tiki
USA | 2024 | 100 min. | Alex Lamb, Max Well
December 1, 2025
The life of Donn Beach, creator of the Tiki Bar, has been frequently embellished, and at times flat-out fabricated. The Donn of Tiki attempts to separate fact from fiction as it explores his incredulous story and the legacy he left behind. Post-film Q&A with directors Alex Lamb and Max Well.
SIFF Movie Club: The Night of the Hunter (70th Anniversary)
USA | 1955 | 93 min. | Charles Laughton
December 3, 2025
Part fairy tale, part Southern gothic horror story, The Night of the Hunter tells the story of a psychopathic preacher who pursues two children who hold the key to hidden loot. 70th anniversary screening. Introduced by SIFF Education Manager Megan Garbayo-López.
Bach: A Christmas Miracle
Germany | 2024 | 90 min. | Florian Baxmeyer
December 7, 2025
Join the Seattle Bach Festival for an exclusive screening of the film “Bach: A Christmas Miracle,” a festive prelude to our much-anticipated performances of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio this December.
SIFF 'n' Stitch: Elf
USA | 2003 | 97 min. | Jon Favreau
December 7, 2025
The holiday classic starring Will Farrell as Buddy the Elf, on a mission to find his biological father and spread Christmas cheer to all. Bring your small needlecraft projects to work on while socializing with the lights up!
Mountains on Stage - Winter Edition 2025
2025 | 180 min.
December 10, 2025
Mountains on Stage aims to bring the mountains to the city, to share the beauty of mountain sports! A selection of the best documentaries on mountain activities are presented.
Holiday Favorites: The Muppet Christmas Carol
USA | 1992 | 85 min. | Brian Henson
Opens December 11, 2025
Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to life through the magic of Jim Henson’s Muppets. All ages welcome!
Dark and Tender: The Big Island (Debut)
USA | 2025 | 120 min. | Aaron Johnson
December 12, 2025
A film by the Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project directed by Aaron Johnson (Founder, The CUT Project) and produced by Ben Wilson and Color of Sound.
Avatar: Fire and Ash (3D)
USA | 2025 | 192 min. | James Cameron
Opens December 18, 2025
Jake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief after Neteyam's death, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges. All screenings presented in 3D.
Holiday Favorites: Fiddler on the Roof Sing-along
USA | 1971 | 191 min. | Norman Jewison
December 25, 2025
A holiday party with the best Jewish-themed musical of them all!
Song Sung Blue
USA | 2025 | Craig Brewer
Opens December 25, 2025
Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.
Moulin Rouge! New Year’s Eve Sing-along
USA | 2001 | 127 minutes | Baz Luhrmann
December 31, 2025
Ring in the new year with the classic Baz Luhrmann romantic musical favorite!