Seattle International Film Festival Starts Soon

SIIF starts next Thursday, May 19th and runs thru June 12th.

Of interest:

- Films4Families, everything from Buster Keaton in The General, to an Indian fairy tale, Rainbow

- Animal stories galore.

  • Seasons about animals that live in Europe, 
  • A continuation of Belle&Sebastian Story (boy and dog) 
  • A penguin living on a farm (Oddball), 
  • Naledi: a baby elephant's tale from Botswana
- there's also The Family Picture Show, a 90-minute set of "animated, live-action and documentary short films curated for the young and the young at heart."


- movies for teens - FutureWave (I would suggest reading the descriptions but most are coming of age stories.).
One that looks especially interesting is Before the Streets, "set among the Atikamekw communities in Quebecc, featuring an indigenous cast speaking in their native tongue, is the redemptive story of a young man who returns to his Native tradtions after a robbery ends in tragedy."  The French comedy, Microbe and Gasoline, also looks fun.

- Short Film program includes Northern Tales, stories about Seattle

- Best of NFFTY, films by filmmakers under 18

- Documentaries including:

  • Contemporary Color - about American color-guard teams 
  • Horizons - about three generations of Cuban ballerinas
  • The Violin Teacher, from Brazil
  • Tiny:  The Life of Erin Blackwell, a follow-up film about a Seattle girl who was homeless in the 1984 Oscar-nominated Streetwise
And, one film that looks like interactive fun - the classic 1953 bad film, Glen or Glenda, from director Ed Wood, Jr via Mystery Science Theater 3000.



Comments

Anonymous said…
I love SIFF - and I love the suggestions that Melissa puts up every year. Thank you for doing this.

-SPS parent
5/12/16, 8:49 PM
Anonymous said…
And at 1pm on Sat 5/21 and Sun 5/22 Moomins on the Mediterranean is being shown for ages 6 and up at Northwest Film Forum on 12th Avenue between Pike and Pine, copresented with Nordic Heritage Museum. Tickets through Northwest Film Forum on brown paper tickets.
NEmom
5/13/16, 9:38 AM
Lisa said…
Also, SIFF has a brand new venue -- Shoreline College (formerly Shoreline Community College). The theater has a brand new, super-fancy projection and sound system so the movie experience should be excellent. Also lots of legroom in the seats and a new cafe area in the lobby. And, in a true departure from SIFF's more urban locations: a PARKING LOT.
5/16/16, 1:53 PM
Anonymous said…
Hello Admin,
Also, SIFF has a present-day venue -- Shoreline College (formerly Shoreline Community College). The theater has a contemporary, remarkable-fancy projection and sound gadget so the film revel in need to be great. Also plenty of legroom within the seats and a brand new cafe located in the foyer. And, in a true departure from SIFF's greater city locations: a PARKING LOT.
Thanks & Regard
Vinita
12/15/19, 11:06 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tuesday Open Thread

The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested.  It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio.  (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
Read more

Breaking It Down: Where the District Might Close Schools

Update 2: an absolutely fabulous interactive map made by parent Beth Day (@thebethocracy on Twitter - she covers Board meetings and is fun to read).   end of update    Update 1: Mea culpa, I did indeed get Decatur and Thornton Creek mixed up. Thanks to all for the correction. end of update   I suspect some who read this post will be irate. Why do this? Because the district seems very hellbent on this effort with no oversight skid marks from the Board.    To clearly state - I do not believe that closing 20 schools is a good idea. I think they hit on 20 because they thought it might bring in the most savings. But the jury is still out on the savings because the district has not shown its work nor its data. I suspect closing schools and THEN leasing/renting them is the big plan but that means the district really has to keep the buildings up.   But this district, with its happy talk about "well-resourced schools" is NOT acknowledging the pain and yes, gr...
Read more

Education News Roundup

From the ever-amusing Washington Policy Center : Vouchers are Pell Grants for students under 18.  Vouchers are no different than Pell Grants or GI benefits, except the money goes to the families of students younger than age 18.  Except they are. Pell Grants were created to help needy students and that's not really the goal of the voucher program.  The Pell grant website does have a couple of great studies on why low-income students drop out before finishing their higher ed and what makes a difference.
Read more