Local Sightings 2025 – All In My Head (Shorts)
Sat Sep 27:
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$15 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
$100 General Admission
$70 Student/Child/Senior
$45 Member
Full Festival Passes and Individual Tickets are available!
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Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum’s ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. All doors in Northwest Film Forum are non-motorized, and may require staff assistance to open. Our upstairs workshop room is not wheelchair accessible.
The majority of seats in our main cinema are 21″ wide from armrest to armrest; some seats are 19″ wide. We are working on creating the option of removable armrests!
We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter. Also available at the front desk is a Sensory Kit you can borrow, which includes a Communication Card, noise-reducing headphones, and fidget toys.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at rajah@nwfilmforum.org. Our phone number (206-329-2629) is voicemail-only, but we check it often.
Made possible due to a grant from Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Sensory Access, our Sensory Access document presents a visual and descriptive walk-through of the NWFF space. View it in advance of attending an in-person event at bit.ly/nwffsocialnarrativepdf, in order to prepare yourself for the experience.
⚠️ COVID-19 Policies ⚠️
As of August 2024, NWFF has adjusted its mask policy from universally required to strongly encouraged at the majority of screenings. Occasional exceptions will be noted on each event’s page.
Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them.
Read more about NWFF’s policies responding to the present pandemic here.
About
(71 min TRT)
Is it real, or is it all just in their heads? In these horror shorts, characters encounter intergalactic beings, hidden worlds, and haunted houses which make them question reality.
Header photo credit: Stargazer, dir. Justin Robert Vinall
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FAQ: What's the festival format this year?
- This year’s festival will be in-person only! For the past several years, we have been proud to offer the festival as a hybrid virtual-and-in-person experience, but due to staff capacity, we cannot do this for the 2025 fest.
FAQ: How do I watch in-person?
- Purchase your ticket through Brown Paper Tickets <don’t forget to hyperlink this>; come to the show!
- You can also purchase a ticket on the day of the screening at Northwest Film Forum’s box office (1515 12th Ave, Seattle).
- Pass-Holders, we’ll be able to look you up at Will Call by the name you purchased under.
Films in this program:
Rash
(Lyssa Samuel, Portland, OR, 2025, 11 min, in English)
Days before her board exam, a stressed medical student develops a mysterious rash and must decide between pursuing success or saving her health and sanity.
Untethered
(Rachelle Younie, Vancouver, BC, 2024, 15 min, in English) US premiere!
When Sylvie’s dad moves in with them due to his worsening Alzheimer’s, the line between past and present blurs as haunting events unfold in their home.
STARGAZER
(Justin Robert Vinall, Everett, WA, 2024, 15 min, in English)
A fragmented astronomer looks to the stars to find comfort in the darkest of places.
Softboy
(Tommy Meisel, Seattle, WA, 2024, 12 min, in English) World premiere!
A hopeless romantic goes to extraordinary lengths to make sure a first date is a success.
IMPROVEMENTS
(Erica Terpening-Romeo, Portland, OR, 2024, 18 min, in English) WA State premiere!
An isolated woman returns to her deceased father’s house and picks up the never-ending renovations where he left off. But the house begins to respond.
Festival Directory
Presented by Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum, the 28th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival is a showcase of creative communities from throughout the Pacific Northwest. The 2025 program, which runs from September 19–28, features a competitive selection of curated short film programs and feature films, inviting regional artists to experiment, break, and remake popular conceptions around filmmaking and film exhibition.
Local Sightings champions emerging and established talent, supports the regional film industry, and promotes diverse media as a critical tool for public engagement.