Local Sightings 2021 – A Black Rift Begins to Yawn + RUN

Available virtually from Sep. 16–26, 2021

In-person screening at NWFF:
Sep. 17 at 7pm PT


To accommodate evolving public health recommendations regarding COVID-19, we are adopting a hybrid virtual-and-in-person festival model for 2021. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes are available here.

⚠️ PUBLIC SAFETY NOTICE:

NWFF patrons will be required to wear face coverings while in the building. To be admitted, patrons ages 12+ will also be required to present EITHER proof of COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative result from a COVID-19 test administered within the last 48 hours by an official testing facility.

NWFF is adapting to evolving recommendations to protect the public from COVID-19. Read more about their policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here.

Matthew Wade
US
2021
1h 42m

About

With a title inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s 1936 novella, The Shadow Out of Time, A Black Rift Begins to Yawn is a highly-stylized sci-fi horror film that dements time, place, and identity through a discovery made by two former classmates. As the two slowly unravel the cosmic mystery behind a set of cassette tapes, A Black Rift Begins to Yawn becomes a slow-burning sensory experience that draws viewers into a disorienting world of enticing abstraction.

(Matthew Wade, US, 2021, 102 min)

Screens w/ "RUN"

RUN
(Cleo Barnett, US, 2021, 4 min)

World Premiere!

“In the beginning was nature. The background from which and against which our ideas of God were formed, nature remains the supreme moral problem. We cannot hope to understand sex and gender until we clarify our attitude toward nature. Sex is a subset to nature. Sex is the natural in man.” – Camille Paglia

RUN invites viewers into a hypnotic exploration of the dance between and beyond lust and the patriarchy, pleasure and repression, the sacred divine feminine and organized religion.


How to watch...

VIRTUALLY:

IN PERSON:

  • Purchase your ticket through Brown Paper Tickets; 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).
  • If you have purchased a Hybrid or In-Person-Only Festival Pass, we’ll be able to look you up at Will Call by the name you purchased under.

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⚠️ Please note: For the sake of public safety, NWFF will require both face-coverings and proof of vaccination from audiences. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.

Presented by Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum, the 24th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival is a virtual-and-in-person showcase of creative communities from throughout the Pacific Northwest. The 2021 program, which runs from September 16–26, 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.


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1515 12th Ave,

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