Severed [In-Person Only]
Wed Aug 13:
Tickets are Sliding Scale – if comps are needed, please email cole(at)nwfilmforum(dot)org
Minimum – $7
Suggested – $15
Appreciated – $25
A portion of proceeds benefit families in Gaza.
Jen Marlowe
Palestine
2025
35m
About
(Jen Marlowe, 2025, Palestine, 35 min)
Join us for the Seattle premiere of the new documentary film Severed. Severed tells the story of Mohamad Saleh, an 18-year-old from Gaza who has lived through five major assaults on the Gaza Strip. In those attacks, he lost his home, family members, his best friends, and, at the age of 12, his leg. Mohamad was able to evacuate to Egypt after surviving seven months of genocide and remains in exile there, struggling to piece together the shattered fragments of his life. Through his eyes, the pain and trauma endured by thousands in Gaza are laid bare, alongside their remarkable strength, resilience, and determination to live.
Severed is produced by Donkeysaddle Projects, +972 Magazine and The Nation, in partnership with Just Vision.
This event is sponsored by Donkeysaddle Projects and the Northwest Film Forum, and co-sponsored by La Resistencia, Koro Rules the Sun, Multitude Films, Washington for Peace and Justice and Black Lives Matter – WA, with support from the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and King County’s 4Culture.
Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with the filmmakers followed by an in-depth conversation with Jen Marlowe and Mohamad Saleh from Donkeysaddle, Rufina Reyes from La Resistencia, and Diana Fakhoury from Washington for Peace and Justice, moderated by Zahyr Lauren from Koro Rules the Sun.
Please join us after the discussion for a brief reception in the NWFF lobby, providing an opportunity to get to know other Seattle-based community organizers and artists.
Please consider supporting Donkeysaddle Projects work in Gaza, via our Palestine Grassroots Distribution Project (PGDP).
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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.
The majority of seats in our main cinema are 21″ wide from armrest to armrest; some seats are 19″ wide. We are working on creating the option of removable armrests!
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 suji@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 strongly encouraged 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. 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.
