In Theaters

Nouvelles Femmes: Band of Outsiders

France | 1964 | 95 min. | Jean-Luc Godard

October 21, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Scarecrowber: Ringu

Japan | 1998 | 96 min. | Hideo Nakata

October 21, 2026

SIFF Film Center

The tale of a killer VHS tape in this groundbreaking Japanese shocker will claw its way out of the screen and into your brain.

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The Open Road: Wagon Master (35mm)

USA | 1950 | 86 min. | John Ford

Now Playing - Oct 22, 2026

SIFF Film Center

Two adventurous horse traders are hired to lead a Mormon wagon train through southeastern Utah, forming a community of outcasts as they travel along the dusty trail in John Ford’s lyrical road poem. Presented in 35mm.

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KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS

United Kingdom | 1971 | 114 mins. | Ken Russell

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SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Whalefall

USA | 2026 | 106 min. | Brian Duffield

Now Playing - Oct 29, 2026

SIFF Cinema Downtown

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.

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You Can See Everything

USA | 2026 | 175 min. | Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim

Now Playing - Oct 29, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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NAZA

United Kingdom | 2026 | 80 min. | Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Now Playing - Oct 22, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the co-directors of the 2024 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, NAZA reveals the systems behind Israel’s bombing of Gaza and its mass killing of Palestinian civilians. Winner of Special Jury Prize at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.

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The History of Concrete

USA | 2026 | 101 min. | John Wilson

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SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Glen Canyon Institute's What the River Knows

USA | 2025 | 34 min. (105 min. full event) | Will Buckley and Diego Riley

October 22, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Presented by Glen Canyon Institute this Good Intentions Paving Co. documentary explores the reemergence of Glen Canyon from the receding waters of Lake Powell reservoir.

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Bernstein's Wall

USA | 2021 | 100 min. | Douglas Tirola

Opens October 23, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Seattle Polish Film Festival 2026

October 23-25, 2026

Since the early 1990s, the Seattle Polish Film Festival (SPFF) has brought the best of Polish cinema to Seattle audiences. Produced and presented by the Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Association, this annual celebration returns with an exceptional lineup of films, special guests, and events.

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Seattle Polish Film Festival: Erupcja

Poland | 2026 | 71 min. | Pete Ohs

October 23, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents the film "Eruption." A volcanic eruption strands Bethany and her soon-to-be fiancé, Rob, in Warsaw, Poland. Taking the explosive event as a sign, she soon reunites with her childhood friend, Nel, and embarks on a European adventure that forces her to confront the pains and pleasures of growing up.

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Seattle Polish Film Festival: GSF Shorts

Poland | 2025 | 75 min.

October 23, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents short films by Gdynia Film School students: "Blueberries" (Marta Kowalska), "The Color of Cherries" (Filip Błaszczyk), "Fear" (Robert Zawadzki) and "Penguin Habits" (Jakub Poterała).

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Seattle Polish Film Festival: The Altar Boys

Poland | 2025 | 110 min. | Piotr Domalewski

October 23, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents the film "The Altar Boys." The story follows a group of altar boys who, disillusioned by the Church's indifference, decide to take matters into their own hands. They plant a bug in the confessional to learn their neighbors' secrets and dispense justice by their own rules. Their mission quickly spirals out of control.The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Piotr Domalewski and actress Kamila Urzędowska.

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Wicker

USA | 2026 | 105 min. | Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson

Opens October 23, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Final Girl Screening, Q&A, and Social

USA | 2026 | 135 min. | Matilda Scheftel

October 24, 2026

SIFF Film Center

Join us for the Las Pantuflas’ showing of 'Final Girl', the second short film directed by Esperanza Scheftel and Jaisudy Arias. The night’s screening will be followed by a Q&A and Social Hour.

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Seattle Polish Film Festival: Brother

Poland | 2025 | 100 min. | Maciej Sobieszczański

October 24, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents the film "Brother." When her husband ends up in prison, Agnieszka takes up the fight for her family's security, her beloved sons' dreams, and also for true love, which unexpectedly appears in her life.

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Seattle Polish Film Festival: Heel

Poland | 2026 | 110 min. | Jan Komasa

October 24, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents the film "Heel." The story follows nineteen-year-old criminal Tommy, who is kidnapped and forced into resocialization by a dysfunctional couple, Chris and Kathryn. They try to turn him into a "good boy," while Tommy looks for a way to escape.

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Seattle Polish Film Festival: Home Sweet Home

Poland | 2025 | 107 min. | Wojciech Smarzowski

October 24, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents the film "Home Sweet Home." The story about Gośka who gives her heart to the seemingly perfect Grzesiek, but their relationship and home quickly turn into a space full of violence.The screening will be followed by a Q&A with actresses Agata Turkot and Maria Sobocińska.

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Seattle Polish Film Festival: Picasso's Mermaid

Poland | 2026 | 95 min. | Janusz Zaorski

October 24, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents the film "Picasso's Mermaid." A young woman discovers a mysterious drawing on the wall of her apartment. This unassuming find turns her life upside down.

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Seattle Polish Film Festival: Gorky Resort

Poland | 2026 | 113 min. | Łukasz Palkowski

October 25, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents the film "Gorky Resort." In 1939, as war descends on Europe, thousands of Polish citizens are taken captive by the Soviet Union and subjected to relentless ideological indoctrination. An ambitious Soviet agent sets out to break the spirit of a young, world-renowned pianist and leader among the prisoners, believing that his surrender could force others to follow.

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Seattle Polish Film Festival: Larp

Poland | 2025 | 100 min. | Kordian Kądziela

October 25, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents the film "Larp." The story follows Sergiusz, a teenager who loves fantasy and LARPing, and struggles with bullying at school and his feelings for Helena. When he discovers her secret, he gets a chance for an extraordinary adventure.The screening will be followed by a Q&A with actress Martyna Byczkowska.

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Seattle Polish Film Festival: Wild, Wild East

Poland | 2026 | 120 min. | Jan Holubek

October 25, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents the film "Wild, Wild East." Wolff, a mysterious official from Berlin, arrives in a sleepy small town in eastern Poland. He carefully guards the reasons for his visit, but his mere presence quickly disturbs the peace in Małe Zalesie.

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Seattle 48 Hour Horror Film Project

USA | 2026 | 100 min.

Opens October 26, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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The Open Road: The Passenger (35mm)

Italy | 1975 | 126 min. | Michelangelo Antonioni

Opens October 26, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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The Most Dangerous Game plus spooky shorts, all on 16mm

USA | 1932 | 95 min. | Ernest B. Schoedsack

October 27, 2026

SIFF Film Center

The Sprocket Society and Grand Illusion Cinema present the legendary pre-Code thriller, The Most Dangerous Game, along with spooky shorts - all on 16mm film!

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Nouvelles Femmes: Stolen Kisses (35mm)

France | 1968 | 91 min. | François Truffaut

October 28, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Scarecrowber: Invasion of the Body Snatchers

USA | 1978 | 115 min. | Philip Kaufman

October 28, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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CatVideoFest 2026

2025 | 70 min.

October 29, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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!

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Fatherland

Poland | 2026 | 82 min. | Pawel Pawlikowski

Opens October 30, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Land of the Dead: it's for the gays

USA | 2026 | film: 16 min.; event: 120 min. | Hana Hahn

October 30, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Reel Rock 20

USA | 2026 | 120 min.

October 30, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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

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The Shining

USA | 1980 | 144 min. | Stanley Kubrick

Opens October 30, 2026

SIFF Cinema Downtown

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.

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Kwaidan

Japan | 1965 | 183 min. | Masaki Kobayashi

Opens October 31, 2026

SIFF Cinema Downtown

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.

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The Films of Andrzej Wajda: The Wedding

Poland | 1972 | 103 min. | Andrzej Wajda

October 31, 2026

SIFF Film Center

Employing hypnotic music and dizzying cinematography, Wajda adapts a landmark play where ghosts transform revelry into an eerie, tragic death dance of national discord.

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Making Marie Antoinette

USA | 2026 | 86 min. | Eleanor Coppola

November 1, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Marie Antoinette (4K Restoration)

USA | 2006 | 123 min. | Sofia Coppola

November 1, 2026

SIFF Film Center

20th anniversary screening of Sofia Coppola's pastel-soaked cult classic, newly restored in 4K. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.

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The Films of Andrzej Wajda: The Birch Wood

Poland | 1970 | 99 min. | Andrzej Wajda

November 1, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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The Open Road: Two-Lane Blacktop (35mm)

USA | 1971 | 102 min. | Monte Hellmann

Opens November 2, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Godzilla Minus Zero

Japan | 2026 | 135 min. | Takashi Yamazaki

Opens November 3, 2026

SIFF Cinema Downtown

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.

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Withdrawal (with filmmaker Aaron Strand)

USA | 2025 | 93 min. | Aaron Strand

November 3, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Nouvelles Femmes: A Man and a Woman (60th Anniversary)

France | 1966 | 102 min. | Claude Lelouch

November 4, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Wild Horse Nine

USA | 2026 | 118 min. | Martin McDonagh

Opens November 6, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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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.

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The Films of Andrzej Wajda: The Promised Land

Poland | 1974 | 169 min. | Andrzej Wajda

November 7, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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The Films of Andrzej Wajda: Man of Marble

Poland | 1976 | 161 min. | Andrzej Wajda

November 8, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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SIFF Movie Club: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

France | 1972 | 102 min. | Luis Buñuel

November 9, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Nouvelles Femmes: Pierrot le Fou (35mm)

France | 1965 | 110 min. | Jean-Luc Godard

November 10, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Girl Winter Film Tour

149 min.

November 12, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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The Open Road: Candy Mountain (35mm)

Switzerland | 1987 | 103 min. | Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer

November 12, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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PNW Awards: A Simple Machine

USA | 2025 | 100 min. | Mark Alan Hoffman

November 13, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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PNW Awards: Again Again

USA | 2026 | 99 min. | Mia Moore, Heather Ballish

November 14, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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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.

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Community Screening: Auntie Mame

USA | 1958 | 145 | Morton DaCosta

November 15, 2026

SIFF Cinema Downtown

Rosalind Russell dazzles in a tour-de-force performance as the larger-than-life Mame Dennis, who unexpectedly gains custody of her young nephew.

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PNW Awards: The Joyless Economy

USA | 2026 | 58 min. | Marjorie Conrad

November 15, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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PNW Awards: The Life We Leave

USA | 2026 | 87 min. | JJ Gerber

Opens November 15, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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The Heart of the Game (20th anniversary)

USA | 2005 | 97 min. | Ward Serrill

November 15, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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The Open Road: Wild Boys of the Road (35mm)

USA | 1933 | 67 min. | William Wellman

Opens November 16, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Nouvelles Femmes: My Night at Maud’s

France | 1969 | 105 min. | Éric Rohmer

November 17, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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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.

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Raise the Red Lantern

China | 1991 | 125 min. | Zhang Yimou

Opens November 20, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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The Open Road: Route One/USA

France | 1989 | 254 min. | Robert Kramer

November 22, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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The Open Road: Taste of Cherry

Iran | 1997 | 99 min. | Abbas Kiarostami

Opens November 23, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Beware! The Devil’s Wrath - Special Screening + Q&A

USA | 2026 | 92 min. | Craig Meinhart

November 24, 2026

SIFF Film Center

The good people of Blackwood Falls believe in Faith, Family, and Community. But all will be tested when hell is unleashed.

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Elsinore

United Kingdom | 2026 | Simon Stone

Opens November 25, 2026

SIFF Cinema Downtown

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.

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Hen

Germany | 2025 | 96 min. | György Pálfi

Opens November 27, 2026

SIFF Film Center

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.

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The Open Road: Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (35mm)

USA | 1996 | 81 min. | Mike Judge

December 3, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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SIFF Book Club: Twilight (35mm)

USA | 2008 | 127 min. | Catherine Hardwicke

December 6, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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SIFF Movie Club: Damnation

Hungary | 1988 | 116 min. | Béla Tarr

December 7, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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).

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Mountains on Stage - Winter Edition 2026

France | 2026 | 195 min. (including 10 min intermission)

December 9, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

An international mountain film festival featuring inspiring documentaries about climbing, skiing, mountaineering, adventure, and the outdoors.

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Holiday Favorites: The Muppet Christmas Carol

USA | 1992 | 85 min. | Brian Henson

Opens December 12, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to life through the magic of Jim Henson’s Muppets. All ages welcome!

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Community Screening: Singin’ In the Rain

USA | 1952 | 103 min. | Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly

December 13, 2026

SIFF Cinema Downtown

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.

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Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall (35mm)

USA | 2026 | 72 min. | Paul Thomas Anderson

Opens December 15, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Dune: Part Three

USA | 2026 | 150 min. | Denis Villeneuve

Opens December 18, 2026

SIFF Cinema Downtown

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.

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Christmas Pop-Up

USA | 2026 | film: 93 minutes / event: 3 hours | Molly Muse

December 19, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

This is a public screening of the Seattle based feature film, Christmas Pop-Up

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Holiday Favorites: Fiddler on the Roof Sing-along

USA | 1971 | 191 min. | Norman Jewison

December 25, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Moulin Rouge! New Year’s Eve Sing-along

USA | 2001 | 127 minutes | Baz Luhrmann

December 31, 2026

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Ring in the new year with the classic Baz Luhrmann romantic musical favorite!

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SIFF Movie Club: 20,000 Species of Bees

Spain | 2023 | 125 min. | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

January 11, 2027

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A gender-questioning eight-year-old and their mother spend a summer in the country with their family’s widowed matriarch.

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SIFF Movie Club: The Love Witch (35mm)

USA | 2016 | 120 min. | Anna Biller

February 8, 2027

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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SIFF Movie Club: Days of Heaven

USA | 1978 | 94 min. | Terrence Malick

March 8, 2027

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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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.

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SIFF Movie Club: Mary and Max (35mm)

Australia | 2009 | 92 min. | Adam Elliot

April 5, 2027

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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SIFF Movie Club: Midnight (35mm)

USA | 1939 | 94 min. | Mitchell Leisen

May 3, 2027

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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