Cadence 2025 – Cadence Casual Gatherings [In-Person + Online]

Apr. 26 at 5:30–6:15pm PT – In-Person at NWFF
Apr. 27 at 10am PT – Online via Zoom

Free to attend!

Meet the artists featured in this year’s festival, share ideas, ask questions, make connections and live life. 🤗

Festival passes > (Pay what you can, $65 – $80 – $95 / NWFF Members, $40)

All Festival Passes are HYBRID, granting access to both virtual and in-person viewing this year! Non-member passes are priced on a sliding scale; please pay what you can to support our work. Passes exclude workshops and satellite screenings, please register separately.

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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.

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 Director of Exhibition at cole@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 ⚠️

Northwest Film Forum values being a COVID-safer space for the filmmakers and film lovers who need us to be. From the moment we reopened to the public in September 2021, we required masks. Due to economic pressure, however, a new mask policy took effect on September 20, 2024.

We will continue to require masks at select showtimes – Thursday nights and Saturday and Sunday matinees – but the majority of screenings will now be “masks strongly encouraged.” Please note additional details here, and be sure to read each calendar event thoroughly for policy differences.

ℹ️ FAQ: How do I attend in-person? ℹ️
  • Show up! No purchase necessary to mingle. We’ll gather in the NWFF lobby.
  • If you’d like to attend the screenings, you can purchase a ticket in advance or on the day of the screening at Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave, Seattle).
  • If you have purchased a Hybrid Festival Pass, we’ll look you up at Will Call by the name you purchased under.
🌐 FAQ: How do I attend online? 🌐
  • Ticketholders and passholders will receive an invitation to join the call via Zoom.
  • If you would like to attend but do not receive a link to participate by April 21, please email cadencevideopoetry@gmail.com.

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Cadence Video Poetry Festival is a series of screenings, workshops, and discussions on the genre of video poetry during National Poetry Month.

Cadence approaches video poetry as a literary genre presented as visual media that makes new meaning from the combination of text and moving image. Featuring screenings, an artist residency, generative workshops for youth and adults, artist gatherings, and a virtual poetry bookshelf, Cadence fosters critical and creative growth around the medium of video poetry.


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Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave,

Seattle, WA 98122

206 329 2629


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