Local Sightings 2021 – Nail Biters (Shorts Program)
In-person screening at NWFF:
Sep. 19 at 6:30pm 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.
About
Eerie music, lighting, and foreshadowing create a pervading sense of unease and nail-biting tension in this series of dramatic thrillers. May need to be peeked at over glasses, or watched between fingers.
Header photo credit: KIN, dir. Mila Zuo
How to watch...
VIRTUALLY:
- Purchase your ticket through Northwest Film Forum’s Eventive virtual cinema. A free Eventive login is required to view Local Sightings 2021 film programs online.
- From the Eventive virtual catalog page, purchased tickets will appear under “My Content Library” under your user menu (upper-right). From the Eventive festival landing page, they will appear under “My Tickets” on the site’s menu bar (at top).
- Your confirmation email will also route you back to these pages to watch. (Can’t find it? Check spam!)
- If all else fails, please contact paul@nwfilmforum.org
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.
In this program:
That Piece of You
World Premiere!
With help from her girlfriend Maddie, Trisha is in the middle of sneaking into her old house when the new tenant and his date return unexpectedly.
(Jessica Barr, US, 2021, 11 min)
Spring Tide
US Premiere!
Emily is excited for her best friend to stay with her in a seaside vacation town for the summer, but their different appetites for risk and romance threaten to shake their friendship to its core.
(Jean Parsons, Canada, 2020, 20 min)
Bloom
Northwest Premiere!
Twin sisters who haven’t spoken in years reunite for a road trip after one of them tries to take her own life.
(Dawson Doupé, Ryder Doupé & Todd Tapper, US, 2020, 14 min)
blind spot
A woman’s toxic relationship turns sinister when her boyfriend makes a terrible mistake, forcing her to decide what she can, and can’t, live with.
(Kira Sipler, US, 2019, 12 min)
KIN
Seattle Premiere!
A tense love triangle between three twenty-somethings in rural Oregon ends in unimaginable violence.
(Mila Zuo, Canada, 2020, 17 min)
Festival Directory
⚠️ 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.