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Venus and Serena

Seattle premiere!

May 24 - May 30

(Maiken Baird and Michelle Major, 2011, USA, blu-ray, 100 min)

The Williams sisters are unlike any other sports celebrities in America today, and so well-known that their last name need never be mentioned—not even in this documentary’s title. Venus and Serena Williams, tennis stars who endured years of training, triumph and hardship side by side, have worked as a team despite countless opportunities for their blood ties to split them apart. Venus and Serena turns the spotlight on their hardest year, as physical challenges and personal changes reveal the inspiring depth of their commitment to each other.

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Music Movies

Movie Night

Dec 14 - May 24

DJs Jon Francois and Nik Gilmore return Movie Night to our screens as they remix quirky feature films with some of the finest vinyl records, live!  Feast your eyes on odd cinematic gems, as the DJs replace almost the entire soundtrack (including music, sound effects and dialogue) of classic flicks. Special ticket pricing: $5 online or at the door!

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Music Movies

Greetings From Tim Buckley

Seattle premiere!

May 24 - May 30

(Daniel Algrant, 2013, USA, Blu-ray, 99 min)

It’s 1991, and the organizer of a tribute concert for musician Tim Buckley has asked Tim's son Jeff to make his debut performance. Wrestling with confusing feelings about the father he never knew, Jeff travels to New York City, exploring the city like his father (whose story is also told in Greetings) once explored America on a cross-country tour. This feature film exploration of fame and memory also features the up-and-coming musician Penn Badgley, who plays the role of Jeff with all the uncertainty and struggle that Buckley fans have heard in his music.

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Photo credit: Montana Maurice.

Raw, Raucous and Sublime

30 Years Of Vanessa Renwick: An Oregon Department of Kickass Retrospective

Artist in attendance!

May 31

There are few living artists as in tune with the rugged spirit of the Pacific Northwest as Vanessa Renwick and her Oregon Department of Kick Ass. Across work in experimental film, documentary and installations, this Chicago transplant has delivered unsparingly rough but sumptuous visions, ranging from travels with her pet half-wolf-half-dog to an operatic rendition of the Trojan power plant's demolition, to Kodak-hour panoramas of the industrial tidal flats of Puget Sound. 

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Special Events

Free events
Scour our calendar for regular free and cheap events for Seattle film lovers. Have you checked out Framing Pictures? We have the best film critic chat in town. 

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Series

Creating a new black cinema

Join us during weekends in March for an in-depth viewing of African-American artists trained at UCLA in the 1960s and 70s, their impact on the culture of the era and their lasting influence on fellow filmmakers. This major series includes a very special evening with legendary filmmaker Charles Burnett on March 8.

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Programs

Live at the Film Forum

Our 2012-13 season of Live performance concludes this spring with two epic dreamscapes from Brooklyn writer Luc Sante and Seattle musician Robin Holcomb.

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