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Coming Soon
Upcoming films and events at SIFF Cinema
Fly Fishing Film Tour 2020
USA | 2020 | 120 minutes
January 29, 2020
F3T coming to Seattle on January 29th
2020 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animated Program
2019 | 85 minutes
Opens January 31, 2020
For the 15th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films.
2020 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
105 minutes
Opens January 31, 2020
For the 15th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films.
Cunningham
Germany | 2019 | 93 minutes | Alla Kovgan
Opens January 31, 2020
An immersive 3D cinematic experience about legendary American choreographer Merce Cunningham.
The Romanians - 30 Years of Cinema Revolution
Opens January 31, 2020
This program curated by Making Waves in NY and ARCS presents internationally acclaimed Romanian films that have never been screened in Seattle.
Cléo from 5 to 7
France | 1962 | 90 minutes | Agnès Varda
February 1, 2020
Agnès Varda’s groundbreaking 1962 French New Wave classic returns as part of our Varda mini-retrospective.
NT Live: Fleabag
United Kingdom | 2019 | 84 minutes | Vicky Jones
Opens February 2, 2020
See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge and captured live in London’s West End.
NT Live: Present Laughter
United Kingdom | 2019 | 180 minutes | Matthew Warchus
Opens February 2, 2020
Join us for The Old Vic in London’s production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter, starring Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Fleabag) and directed by Matthew Warchus.
Bottle Rocket
USA | 1996 | 91 minutes | Wes Anderson
February 5, 2020
After getting his buddy Dignan (Owen Wilson) to help bust him out of a mental health facility, Anthony (Luke Wilson) hatches a plan for a small heist in order to get on the radar of a local criminal (James Caan) in Wes Anderson’s scruffy and loveable first feature.
Zombi Child
France | 2019 | 103 minutes | Bertrand Bonello
Opens February 7, 2020
Director Bertrand Bonello’s (Nocturama, Saint Laurent) critically adored festival triumph juxtaposes an historical case of zombification and slavery in the Haitian sugar cane fields against the experiences of a Haitian immigrant attending a predominately white, all-girls private school in France.
Foosballers
USA | 2019 | 95 minutes | Joe Heslinga
February 11, 2020
Most people know foosball as the game they used to play in their parent's basement, but for some die-hard fans, foosball isn't just a game... it's a way of life.
After Parkland
USA | 2018 | 92 minutes | Emily Taguchi, Jake Lefferman
February 12, 2020
After Parkland is a rare and intimate portrait of the private journeys of those who rose to challenge the nation to end gun violence. Directors Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman followed students and families directly affected by the shooting from its immediate aftermath to the beginning of the next school year.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
France | 2019 | 135 minutes | Céline Sciamma
Opens February 12, 2020
France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Winner of Best Screenplay and the Queer Palm at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
After Midnight
USA | 2019 | 83 minutes | Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella
Opens February 14, 2020
In a classic case of “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone,” Hank (writer/director Jeremy Gardner) spirals into a drunken depression after what appears to be the end of his long-term relationship with Abby (Brea Grant). Just when it seems things couldn’t get any worse, something that lives out in the woods begins attacking his house night after night.
And Then We Danced
Sweden | 2019 | 113 minutes | Levan Akin
Opens February 14, 2020
While training for the highly competitive National Georgian Ensemble, dancer Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) undergoes a sexual awakening when encountering Irakli (Bachi Valishvili), a new addition to the troupe, and learns firsthand of the deeply entrenched homophobia of his homeland.
Beanpole
Russia | 2019 | 139 minutes | Kantemir Balagov
Opens February 14, 2020
Two women who served together as Russian anti-aircraft gunners in World War II conspire to overcome a major loss in Kantemir Balagov’s stunning new feature. Winner of the Un Certain Regard award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Matewan
USA | 1987 | 143 minutes | John Sayles
February 19, 2020
Indie maverick John Sayles' somber depiction of the 1920 bloody struggle between West Virginia coal miners fighting to unionize and the mining company that sought to keep them under their thumb. Film critic A.S. Hamrah in attendance for a post-film conversation.
Bird
USA | 1988 | 161 minutes | Clint Eastwood
February 20, 2020
A biographical film set during the 1930s, '40s, and '50s that traces the life of jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker--from his Bebop Jazz, to his drug problem and legal difficulties.
63 Up
United Kingdom | 2019 | 144 minutes | Michael Apted
Opens February 21, 2020
Captured over six decades, Michael Apted’s Up series has documented a group of individuals as they became adults and entered middle-age. Now, as the group reaches retirement age, the latest installment is back to discover where they are in their lives.
Corpus Christi
Poland | 2019 | 116 minutes | Jan Komasa
Opens February 21, 2020
A young man with strong religious leanings is released from a juvenile detention center in Poland and lies his way into the pulpit of a small church. Nominated for the Best International Feature Film Academy Award.
The Cordillera of Dreams
France | 2019 | 85 minutes | Patricio Guzmán
Opens February 21, 2020
Documentary filmmaker Patricio Guzmán’s (Nostalgia for the Light, The Battle of Chile) lyrical rumination on the mountainous region of the Chilean Andes and their role as witness to the trauma and exploitation experienced in his homeland from the terror of Pinochet-era to the present day. Winner of the Golden Eye award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
CatVideoFest 2020
2020 | 80 minutes
Opens February 22, 2020
Dedicated to bringing the joy of cat videos to the masses and raising money for cats in need.
NT Live: Cyrano de Bergerac
2020 | 180 minutes | Jamie Lloyd
Opens February 23, 2020
James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, captured live from the West End in London.
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Emma
United Kingdom | 2020 | Autumn de Wilde
Opens February 28, 2020
Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, Thoroughbreds) stars as Emma Woodhouse in director Autumn de Wilde’s adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen novel.
Nordic Lights Film Festival 2020
Opens February 28, 2020
The Nordic Lights Film Festival shares the richness and diversity of the Nordic cultures through the lens of film.
Vitalina Varela
Portugal | 2019 | 124 minutes | Pedro Costa
Opens February 28, 2020
Winner of the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival, Pedro Costa’s (Horse Money, Colossal Youth) latest, greatest film chronicles the journey of a widow through the slums of Lisbon as she attempts to learn more about the last years of her long-estranged husband’s life.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Germany | 1926 | 72 minutes | Lotte Reiniger
February 29, 2020
When Lotte Reiniger’s The Adventures of Prince Achmed premiered in Germany on September 23, 1926, it was hailed as the first full-length animated film. More than seventy-five years later, this enchanting film still stands as one of the great classics of animation—beautiful, mesmerizing and utterly seductive.
Election
USA | 1999 | 103 minutes | Alexander Payne
March 4, 2020
When irrepressible high schooler Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) runs for student body president, the school’s civics teacher (Matthew Broderick) takes it upon himself to make sure she’ll never win.
Exhibition on Screen: Lucian Freud - A Self Portrait
80 minutes | David Bickerstaff
Opens March 8, 2020
Join us as the work of 20th-century master Lucian Freud’s revealing self-portraits are brought into full view via an unprecedented exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Pom Poko
Japan | 1994 | 119 minutes | Isao Takahata
March 28, 2020
In Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata’s 1994 anime classic, the forests are filled with groups of magical tanuki, mischievous raccoon-like animals from Japanese folklore that are capable of shape-shifting from their standard raccoon form to practically any object.
The Awful Truth
USA | 1937 | 90 minutes | Leo McCarey
April 1, 2020
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne duke it out in Leo McCarey’s 1937 romantic comedy in which they play a couple whose marriage is on the rocks…or are they just having a laugh at the expense of one another?
Tales of the Night
France | 2011 | 84 minutes | Michel Ocelot
April 25, 2020
From renowned animator and storyteller Michel Ocelot (Kirikou and the Sorceress, Azur & Asmar) comes a dazzling and magical new film that is certain to delight children, families, and animation fans of all ages.
