Fri Feb 9
5.30pm
5.30pm
CFFS 2024 – TEEN NIGHT! Silkscreening with María [In-Person Only]
workshop
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 Patron Services Manager at maria@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.
A number of seats will be held at each show for members of the community for whom ticket cost is an obstacle. If you’d like to attend free of charge, please email María and Paul (maria@nwfilmforum.org, paul@nwfilmforum.org) to let them know which program and showtime you’re interested in!
NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Recent variants of COVID-19 readily infect and spread between individuals regardless of vaccination status.
Read more about NWFF’s policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here.
Header photo credit: Treasure, dir. Jeong-in Heo
During summer break, Yeonghee and Yeongeun visit their grandmother’s house in the countryside and discover a giant frog! At first, the sisters are put off by the creature’s mysterious aura and human-like ability to stand upright. But over time, they come to appreciate the frog in this quirky tale about unexpected friends. North American premiere!
(Sohui Lee, Minjin Jang, Minsol Bae & Hyeonjin An, Korea, 2023, 9 min, in Korean with English subtitles)
On the day of her 12th birthday, Rue starts questioning the beauty standards around her.
(Ruhi Radke, US, 2022, 13 min, in English)
In denial of his grandma’s death, a young boy goes on a bittersweet journey into the underworld in search of her. Seattle premiere! CW: Death, grief.
(Nicole Di Fresco, Denmark, 2022, 6 min, in English)
A little Kurdish girl tries to put a smile back on her grandmother’s face after the disappearance of her television, her only window into the world. Pacific Northwest premiere!
(Ramazan Kilic, Turkey, 2023, 16 min, in Kurdish with English subtitles)
In this angst-filled film with a rocking soundtrack, 14-year old Hanbyul runs away from home on her birthday. When she encounters a gang of monsters in a strange alley, she’ll meet a figure from her past. CW: Flashing lights.
(Apsol Kang & Yoorim Lee, Korea, 2023, 5 min, nonverbal)
Once Alma realises their human camouflage is beginning to slip, they are thrusted into the deepest, darkest corners of their mind to have the battle of a lifetime – with themself. West Coast premiere!
(Malek Pilgrim, United Kingdom, 2023, 5 min, in English)
** This youth-made film was programmed in partnership with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and the International Organization for Migration’s PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival. **
In the eyes of an imaginative preschooler, telephone users are like zombies. Seattle premiere!
(Tim Alards, Netherlands, 2022, 4 min, nonverbal)
When the obsessive Instagrammer Florian takes too many selfies, he becomes transparent and has to struggle to keep his beloved followers. Seattle premiere!
(Job, Joris & Marieke, Netherlands, 2022, 9 min, in Dutch with English subtitles)
In this dimension-hopping music video that combines live action and animation, a video store clerk’s whole world changes when the characters from her favorite movies start coming alive. North American premiere!
(Jeong-in Heo, Korea, 2022, 4 min, in English & Korean with English subtitles)
As summer ends, Ren’s bandmates and childhood friends are leaving for college. He struggles to write the lyrics for a perfect goodbye song. West Coast premiere!
(Nicola Bernardi, Alessandra De Stefano, Gabriela Lewandowska, Chloé Van Becelaere, Camille Van Delft & Elodie Xia, France, 2022, 5 min, in English)
2024 festival artwork by Kid Lerner.