In Theaters
Wild Inside
USA | 2026 | 95 min. | Penny Lane
Now Playing - Aug 9, 2026
In February 2023, a Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco answers the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along.
Michael Mann's Manhunter: The Final Cut
USA | 1986 | 119 min. | Michael Mann
Now Playing - Aug 6, 2026
A new 4K Restoration of Michael Mann’s definitive director’s cut. Will Graham (William Petersen), a former FBI profiler, is cajoled out of retirement to help an old colleague track down a serial killer called "The Tooth Fairy." The question is: can they find the man in time to end his killing spree?
Sheep in the Box
Japan | 2026 | 126 min. | Hirokazu Kore-eda
Now Playing
In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
The Odyssey
United Kingdom | 2026 | 172 min. | Christopher Nolan
Now Playing
A mythic action epic shot across the world bringing Homer’s foundational saga to screens, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, with Zendaya and Charlize Theron.
The Invite
USA | 2026 | 107 min. | Olivia Wilde
Now Playing
Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?
Cold War Summer: The Ipcress File (35mm)
United Kingdom | 1965 | 109 min. | Sidney J. Furie
August 5, 2026
Spy thriller in which intelligence agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is plunged into the shabby and treacherous world of counter-espionage as he uncovers a bizarre brain drain among scientists. Based on the novel by Len Deighton. Presented in 35mm.
Dead Calm
Australia | 1989 | 96 min. | Phillip Noyce
August 6, 2026
In remembrance of Sam Neill, the highly engaging, underrated maritime thriller co-starring Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
Wine & Crime LIVE!
USA | 2026 | 150 min.
August 6, 2026
Join Lucy and Amanda as they chug wine, chat true crime, and unleash their worst Minnesota accents on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at The SIFF Uptown!!Limited VIP tickets grant early entry, a free merch item, and access to the exclusive post-event Q&A.
CatVideoFest 2026
2025 | 70 min.
Opens August 7, 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.
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Japan | 2026 | 147 min. | Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Opens August 7, 2026
Based on Honobu Yonezawa's novel. Set in 16th century Japan, follows Lord Murashige Araki who, besieged in his castle, confronts mysterious crimes and allies with imprisoned strategist Kanbei Kuroda to uncover the truth.
Blood Berries
Thailand | 2025 | 122 min. including post-screening q&a | Hathairat Phaholtap
August 8, 2026
The Isaan Record, an independent media in Thailand, spent over three years following the fate of Thai people who traveled with hope to work as wild‑berry pickers in the forests of Finland and Sweden.
Boyhood
USA | 2014 | 186 min. | Richard Linklater
August 9, 2026
Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater’s Boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason. This special 12th anniversary screening includes a recorded Q&A.
I Want Your Sex
USA | 2026 | 90 min. | Gregg Araki
August 11, 2026
The latest from New Queer Cinema pioneer Gregg Araki. When fresh-faced Elliot (Cooper Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist and provocateur Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
Cold War Summer: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (35mm)
USA | 1997 | 89 min. | Jay Roach
August 12, 2026
A swingin' fashion photographer by day and a groovy British secret agent by night, superspy Austin Powers must foil the sinister schemes of Dr. Evil.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (35mm double feature)
USA | 1990 | 181 min. | Steve Barron
Opens August 13, 2026
In memory of Josh Wakeland and for his birthday, 35mm double features of the first two live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies on both August 13 & 16. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (35mm)
USA | 2026 | 113 min. | Jane Schoenbrun
Opens August 13, 2026
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium. Presented in 35mm.
Julian
Belgium | 2025 | 91 min. | Cato Kusters
Opens August 14, 2026
Two women’s unique campaign for marriage equality inspires a poignant screen love story by director Cato Kusters.
The Odyssey (70mm)
United Kingdom | 2026 | 172 min. | Christopher Nolan
Opens August 14, 2026
A mythic action epic shot across the world bringing Homer’s foundational saga to screens, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, with Zendaya and Charlize Theron.
Community Screening: Little Shop of Horrors
USA | 1986 | 94 | Frank Oz
August 16, 2026
A peculiar plant named Audrey II arrives at a struggling flower shop. As it grows, it develops a taste for human blood, leading the timid assistant, Seymour, on a wild and hilariously horrifying journey of love, success, and moral dilemmas.
Cold War Summer: Atomic Blonde
USA | 2017 | 115 min. | David Leitch
August 19, 2026
Charlize Theron is explosive as an assassin for the British secret service who gets double-crossed while on a mission in Berlin.
Romería
Spain | 2025 | 114 min. | Carla Simón
Opens August 21, 2026
A beautifully rendered autobiographical tale and a touching portrait of family origins, following 18-year-old Marina as she travels to Vigo determined to uncover information on her father and learns the secrets that shaped her family.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
USA | 2026 | 113 min. | Jane Schoenbrun
Opens August 21, 2026
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
The American Astronaut (35mm)
USA | 2001 | 94 min. | Cory McAbee
August 21, 2026
Samuel Curtis, an interplanetary trader, sets forth through a rustic and remote solar system, unaware that his old friend Professor Hess is trying to kill him. A rare 35mm print of this 2001 space western musical.
Tony
USA | 2026 | 106 min. | Matt Johnson
Opens August 21, 2026
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
BFDI & Inanimate Insanity 2026 Tour
USA | 2026 | 110 min.
Opens August 22, 2026
Experience an exclusive live premiere of never-before-seen episodes from BFDI: The Power of Two and Inanimate Insanity IV, shown on the big screen for fans in attendance.
Lore Door - Comedy Game Show
USA | 2026 | 90 min.
August 22, 2026
Lore Door is Seattle's wildest new comedy game show. Hosts Spencer Earl and Riley Urbano bring contestants on stage and share their craziest stories - and it's up to three hilarious comedians to figure out who did what.
Batman: The Movie
USA | 1966 | 105 min. | Leslie H. Martinson
August 23, 2026
60th anniversary screening featuring a bevy of Bat-bonuses! Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema in collaboration with the Adam West Day committee.
NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
United Kingdom | 2026 | 180 min. | Marianne Elliott
Opens August 23, 2026
Lesley Manville joins Aidan Turner in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton ’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, directed by Marianne Elliott.
Apocalypse Now: Final Cut
USA | 1979 | 183 min. | Francis Ford Coppola
August 25, 2026
"The horror... the horror." Francis Ford Coppola's American classic, back on the big screen for one night only. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
Cold War Summer: GoldenEye (35mm)
United Kingdom | 1995 | 130 min. | Martin Campbell
August 26, 2026
When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006 (Sean Bean), a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) can save the world from an awesome space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could destroy the earth!
Gypsy 83: The Director's Cut
USA | 2001 | 138 min. | Todd Stephens
Opens August 26, 2026
A brand new director's cut of the goth cult classic, newly restored and featuring over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
Coyote vs. Acme
USA | 2026 | 101 min. | Dave Green
Opens August 27, 2026
After enduring years of catastrophic product failures at the hands of ACME, Inc., a tenacious, unemployed coyote uncovers a corporate cover-up and spearheads an unhinged battle against the multinational conglomerate that’s been blowing him up in the name of profit. Also, there’s a roadrunner. And dynamite.
American Doctor
USA | 2026 | 93 min. | Poh Si Teng
Opens August 28, 2026
Three courageous doctors—a Jewish orthopedic surgeon from North Carolina, a Zoroastrian trauma surgeon from California, and a Palestinian American ER specialist from Illinois—volunteer their services in Gaza, risking their lives to save others.
Bernstein's Wall
USA | 2021 | 100 min. | Douglas Tirola
Opens August 28, 2026
Perfectly timed after Spielberg’s recent remake of WEST SIDE STORY, this portrait of its composer Leonard Bernstein, conqueror of both Broadway and the concert hall, captures his genius and his voracious, even self-destructive, appetite for music and for life.
The Marching Band
France | 2024 | 103 min. | Emmanuel Courcol
Opens September 4, 2026
A world-famous orchestra conductor discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker who plays trombone in a local marching band. An equally hilarious and affecting crowdpleaser that premiered at Cannes and became a French box office sensation.
Faust with The Invincible Czars
Germany | 1926 | 106 min. | FW Murnau
September 9, 2026
The Invincible Czars celebrate 100 years of the silent masterpiece Faust (1926, FW Murnau). Their brand new electrifying score marries new and old elements of classical music, bossa nova and even a touch of heavy metal to bring the movie to life for contemporary audiences and incorporates a mix of instruments like flute, violin and electric guitar.
Found Footage Festival: Porcelain VHS Treasures
USA | 2026 | 90 min.
September 10, 2026
Live comedy with VHS tapes!
Strange and Found Live Video Show!
USA | 2026 | 80 min.
September 12, 2026
Chicago VHS all-stars Scott Miller (Strange Tapes Zine) and Joe Pickett (Found Footage Fest) bring you the strangest and finest bounty VHS has to offer! Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
The Pain And The Power (Advance Screening)
USA | 2026 | 120 min. | Cai Indermaur
September 13, 2026
Decades after a sixteen-year addiction to cocaine, alcohol, and crack nearly ended his life, Queer musician Logan Lynn retraces his memory, music, and the wreckage left behind.(This event includes a live Q&A with Logan Lynn after the screening)
SIFF Movie Club: Serial Mom
USA | 1994 | 93 min. | John Waters
September 14, 2026
Written and directed by John Waters, this 1994 dark satirical comedy stars Kathleen Turner as Beverly Sutphin, a picture-perfect suburban housewife and mother who secretly moonlights as a gleeful serial killer.
Nouvelles Femmes: Breathless
France | 1960 | 90 min. | Jean-Luc Godard
September 16, 2026
Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) stomps the accelerator, and is Parisian-cool and casual about the big things (love, living and dying). Speeding ahead like Bogart in those American Noir movies, with the American Patricia (Jean Seberg) sharing his crime spree. She (standing still) gives us a Mona Lisa gaze: all the mysteries.
Edie Arnold is a Loser
USA | 2026 | 73 min. | Megan Rico, Kade Atwood
September 17, 2026
Lace up your combat boots and whip out that black eyeliner for Edie Arnold is a Loser, an infectiously charming coming-of-age flick about a self-proclaimed loser starting a punk band at her Catholic high school.
The Hole (35mm)
Taiwan | 1998 | 89 min. | Tsai Ming-liang
Opens September 18, 2026
A sci-fi film set in the dreary present, a romantic-comedy about two people that never meet, an Antonioni-esque look at urban squalor, and a jukebox musical. New 35mm print.
Brailled It
USA | 2025 | 73 min. | David Grabias, Brendon Schulze, Salome Cummins, Isaiah Gauthier, Christopher Morgan
September 20, 2026
For the first time, blind and low-vision kids take control of the cameras and capture their own experiences at the annual Braille Challenge—a weekend of high-pressure competition and raw coming-of-age moments.
Community Screening: North By Northwest
USA | 1959 | 136 | Alfred Hitchcock
September 20, 2026
Cary Grant stars as an innocent man mistaken for a spy in one of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest thrillers. While leaving New York's Plaza Hotel, advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Grant) has the misfortune of standing just as the name "George Kaplan" is paged--starting a lethal case of mistaken identity and a nonstop game of cat and mouse as he is pursued across North America by espionage agents trying to kill him--and by police who suspect him of murder.
Nouvelles Femmes: Jules and Jim (35mm)
France | 1961 | 105 min. | François Truffaut
September 23, 2026
Two Parisian literature-loving friends (Oscar Werner, Henri Serre) are dumbstruck when they encounter Catherine (Jeanne Moreau), a real-life embodiment of passionate, adventurous living. Respect and affection flow freely between the three, and soon a larking-about friendship branches into many configurations of love. Presented in 35mm.
Filipiñana
Singapore | 2025 | 100 min. | Rafael Manuel
Opens September 25, 2026
At a picturesque upscale resort and golf club on the outskirts of Manila, 17-year-old tee-girl Isabel (Jorrybell Agoto) seeks out Dr. Palanca, the club's president, to return a misplaced golf club, but unexpectedly uncovers a series of dark truths about her workplace, elite members, and her own past.
Nouvelles Femmes: Cléo from 5 to 7
France | 1962 | 90 min. | Agnès Varda
September 30, 2026
This afternoon beautiful pop singer Cleo (Corinne Marchand) will find out the results of her cancer biopsy, and this raw fact changes her life. She’s used to everyone looking adoringly at her, defining her as a princess. Today, as Varda says, “She changes to a black dress, like singer Edith Piaf, and goes out; now she looks at the world.”
NT Live: The Misanthrope
United Kingdom | 2026 | 150 min. | Indhu Rubasingham
Opens October 3, 2026
Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy.
Nouvelles Femmes: Contempt
France | 1963 | 102 min. | Jean-Luc Godard
October 7, 2026
A film producer (Jack Palance) and his director (pantheon director Fritz Lang) are filming Homer’s The Odyssey. The screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) and his stunning wife (Brigitte Bardot) are on the scene. Godard seeks to “film thought, the beauty of moments,” and a small emotional miscalculation (or happenstance) sows doubt in a Mediterranean paradise.
SIFF Movie Club: Ginger Snaps
Canada | 2000 | 108 min. | John Fawcett
October 12, 2026
Ginger Snaps is a 2000 Canadian supernatural horror film about two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, who must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.
Watsky x Infinity Anniversary Screening Tour
USA | 2016 | 90 min. | Multiple
October 12, 2026
In 2016, Watsky, a genre-bending rapper and poet known for verbal gymnastics, capped his creatively ambitious record x Infinity with a visual album comprised of 18 interconnected music videos. To celebrate the project's tenth anniversary, Watsky performs the album in its entirely alongside a synchronized projection of the accompanying film.
Nouvelles Femmes: Le Bonheur (Happiness)
France | 1965 | 80 min. | Agnès Varda
October 14, 2026
In a French Impressionist landscape of sunny blossoms, a blissful husband and wife (Jean-Claude and Claire Drouot) picnic on the grass.Their happiness feels organically grown, part of the natural order. But when Jean-Claude meets a postal clerk (Marie-France Boyer), he realizes he has a capacity for “more flowers, more apples.”
Community Screening: Casablanca
USA | 1942 | 102 | Michael Curtiz
October 18, 2026
American expat Rick Blaine (Humphrey Boagart) runs a Moroccan nightclub during World War II and contends with his ex (Ingrid Bergman), who walks back into his life.
Nouvelles Femmes: Band of Outsiders
France | 1964 | 95 min. | Jean-Luc Godard
October 21, 2026
Godard puts his appreciative-playful spin on Hollywood-style Noir. Two guys (Claude Brasseur, Sami Frey) team with a lovely, naive, doe-eyed language student (Anna Karina) to steal money that’s hidden in her rooming house. Karina conveys a woman coming into her exuberant selfhood. When the three line dance the Madison, she keeps going, bouncing and smiling.
Hen
Germany | 2025 | 96 min. | György Pálfi
Opens October 23, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.