Local Sightings 2022 – Glitch [Hybrid]
Watch online: Sep. 16–25
Watch in person: Sep. 23 at 7pm
Watch in person: Sep. 23 at 7pm
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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 Patron Services Manager at cris@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 ⚠️
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.
About
In these tech-themed thrillers, characters grapple with the uncertainty of life in the 21st (or possibly 22nd) century. Get ready for secret codes, rogue androids, and AI therapists.
Header photo credit: Animal in Ascension, dir. Ian Clark
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Co-presented by North Bend Film Festival!
Best known as the original shooting location for cult hit Twin Peaks, North Bend Film Fest engages local and national audiences to enrich, promote and support the creation in independent genre film. Using the town’s fantastical and mysterious energy that once inspired David Lynch, the festival sets out to fill the void of programming for the progressive audiences in the Pacific Northwest, and to provide a platform for emerging filmmakers. Working directly with the town of North Bend, NBFF is an event for the local community, Northwest creatives, and national genre film industry to enjoy together.
Co-presented by 48 Hour Film Horror Project!
Filmmakers from all over the Seattle, WA area will compete to see who can make the best horror short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will screen at Filmapalooza 2023.
FAQ: How do I watch online?
- Purchase your ticket through Northwest Film Forum’s Eventive virtual cinema. A free Eventive login is required.
- 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
FAQ: How do I watch 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.
Films in this program:
Made on a Mac
(Sophie Heyman, OR, 2022, 3 min, in English)
World Premiere!
When a library of over 2,000 stock images, thumbnails, and sound bites were inexplicably imported onto the filmmaker’s laptop, what started off as a found footage project on the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement became a piece about being corrupted.
Camera Catch
(Evan J Hoff, WA, 2021, 4 min, in English)
West Coast Premiere!
When Cole decides to take a casual photography hike, he soon realizes he may be the subject of his own photos.
Therapy
(Chace Biddle, WA, 2021, 12 min, in English)
A man struggling with depression begins a new experimental AI therapy.
Aidan
(Donovan Wilson, WA, 2021, 11 min, in English)
Seattle Premiere!
A languishing click-bait reporter decides to go on her own and kidnap a strangely malfunctioning android to find the truth of its existence.
Animal in Ascension
(Ian Clark, OR, 2022, 5 min, in English)
Northwest Premiere!
** This film is exclusive to the in-person screening! **
An inter-dimensional fever dream about DMT in the margins of human perception.
Bury Your Fish
(Emma Josephson, OR, 2021, 16 min, in English)
Northwest Premiere!
A dark psychological drama that follows Sonia, an isolated and lost young woman, as she begins taking life directions based on cryptic Morse code from a mysterious flashing light. When her fish suddenly dies, Sonia must face the ominous phantasm searching for the answers when the only question quickly becomes her own mental stability.
Festival Directory
⚠️ Please note: NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. We are not currently checking vaccination cards.
Presented by Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum, the 25th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival is a virtual-and-in-person showcase of creative communities from throughout the Pacific Northwest. The 2022 program, which runs from September 16–25, 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.