Calendar
Cinema's Brilliant Darkness: German Expressionist Film
Feb 07 - Feb 28, 2011
This four week study in Expressionist cinema is not a lecture course but hands on exploration into the history and impact of the movement on art and culture through a comprehensive viewing of films and in-class discussions that cover the form's guiding principles in cinematography and lighting, symbolism and theme, and character's human action of expressiveness.
We Don't Care About Music Anyway
Seattle Premiere! *Please note updated showtimes
Feb 07 - Feb 08, 2011
(Cedric Dupire & Gaspard Kuentz, France/Japan, 2010, DigiBeta, 80 min)
Set in the darkness of Tokyo’s wastelands, this beautifully photographed documentary is a picture of Tokyo we rarely see.
Lemmy
Seattle premiere!
Feb 04 - Feb 10, 2011
(Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski, USA, 2010, HD, 117 min)
A documentary as distinctive and uncompromising as the grizzled subject it details, Lemmy casts new light into the life and works of one of the longest and hardest-rocking lead singers in the history of heavy metal: Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister.
Wavelength
Co-presented by the Sprocket Society and Third Eye Cinema
New 16mm print!
Feb 09, 2011
(Michael Snow, Canada, 1967, 16mm, 45 min)
With his film Wavelength, Michael Snow revolutionized the international avant-garde film scene. Viewed from its basic concept, this is a purely formal film: it consists of a single, 45-minute-long tracking shot through the length of a room, accompanied by slowly increasing sine tones.
You're Lookin' At Country
Co-presented by American Standard Time Live performance by Ian Moore
Feb 10, 2011
(Bill Karn, USA, 1961, DVD, 80 min)
For our 4th annual country program, Greg Vandy of KEXP’s The Roadhouse and American Standard Time will host a jailhouse tour of desperate and dangerous men. The evening’s lineup will include a surprise guest performance, forgotten footage of vintage country performers singing tales of murder, mischief and untimely death, and a rare screening of Five Minutes to Live, starring the Man in Black, Johnny Cash.
The Taqwacores
Seattle Premiere!
Sponsored by Easy Street Records and Tasveer
Feb 11 - Feb 17, 2011
(Eyad Zahra, USA, 2010, 35mm, 84 min)
The Taqwacores marks the energetic directorial debut of Eyad Zahra. Zahra’s fictional feature is highly believable and original riff on the cinematic identity narrative. Ultimately it portrays the glorious filth and fury of Islamic punk with humor and humanity.
Search & Rescue
Feb 16, 2011
(Various, 16mm)
Our journey through the detritus of cinema reinvigorates itself as we dig into our vaults to pull gems from our wonderful collection of 16mm films.
Rabbit a la Berlin
Seattle premiere! Special introduction by "When Herons Dream" director Serge Gregory at Friday, 7pm show
Feb 18 - Feb 24, 2011
(Bartek Konopka, Piotr Rosolowski, Germany/Poland, 2009, DigiBeta, 50 min)
This Oscar nominated short is a tall-but-true tale from a rabbit's point of view. The rabbits’ fate serves as a guise for an allegorical tale of a totalitarian system.
"SW Pick: A lovely modern mini-myth, sarcastic and Beatrix Potter-y in turn." —Seattle Weekly
"It's not exactly tongue-in-cheek, but there's plenty of wry humor in the way Polish filmmaker Bartek Konopka and cinematographer Piotr Rosolowski have turned the plight of Berlin's bunnies into an illuminating Cold War allegory." —Seattle Times
Long Live Our Love
Recent works by Michael Robinson, Ben Russell and Laida Lertxundi Director Laida Lextundi in attendance!
Feb 20, 2011
(Michael Robinson, Ben Russell and Laida Lertxundi, USA, various, 16mm, 80 min)
A desert wind is blowing, a bright light flickering out from far beyond that half-blue horizon. This landscape is a skyscape, it is a rotating mirror, it is a stuttering television image. You and I are there as well - we are jungled and we are masked, we are lost but we are holding hands. We have song and bell and bird for guides, and with you and you standing next to me, this is certainly all we need: Long Live Our Love!
Punching the Clown
Feb 22, 2011
(Gregori Viens, USA, 2009, DVD, 91 min)
Combining scripted fiction with actual live comedic performances by Henry Philips, Gregori Viens' unique hybrid has captured half-a-dozen awards on the festival circuit, most notable the Audience Award at Slamdance, its not hard to see why; Viens and Philips are one helluva funny duo and Punching the Clown is a wonderful example of American independent filmmaking.
Sound First Film Challenge
Free!
Feb 24, 2011
This quarter for our film challenge we provide filmmakers with some pre-recorded and mixed sound asking them to create images to accompany. Are you up for the challenge?
Kaboom
Seattle Premiere! Sponsored by Seattle Gay News
Feb 25 - Mar 03, 2011
(Gregg Araki, USA, 2010, 35mm, 86 min)
An ambisexual college apocalypse thriller, Kaboom is the newest gender and genre-bending escapade from director Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin). Winner of the inaugural Queer Palm, awarded to an LGBT film at the Cannes Film Festival, the film picks up the themes of Araki’s “Teen Apocalypse Trilogy” and takes them on a new journey in his own inimitable camp pop style.
"He's assembled the best-looking cast in town, and it's largely his gaga fetishization that makes the movie so much fun." —Seattle Weekly
"Funny and entertaining...Gregg Araki’s Kaboom has it all" —The Stranger
The Woodmans
Seattle Premiere! The Henry Art Gallery's Sara Krajewski will introduce the 7pm show on Sunday Sponsored by the Photographic Center Northwest
Feb 25 - Mar 03, 2011
(C. Scott Willis, USA, 2010, DigiBeta, 82 min)
Francesca Woodman was an outstanding young artist whose promising photographs impressed not only her art world entrenched parents, but also her peers. She would create some of the late 20th century's most recognized images. But her fame came after a tragedy that would forever scar the family.
"What makes The Woodmans exceptional is the analytical, drama- free honesty on camera" —The Stranger
"Thoughtful...[The Woodmans] attempts to piece together both Woodman's brief life and her legacy 30 years after her death." —Seattle Times
"a haunting study in family dynamics" —Seattle Weekly
Youth Film Happy Hour
Feb 26, 2011
Join NFFTY, Northwest Film Forum, SIFF and the Museum of History & Industry once again for a film-networking event exclusively for young filmmakers!
Mi Chacra
Co-Presented by Longhouse Media
Feb 27, 2011
(Jason Burlage, 2009, USA/Peru, Beta-SP, 99 min)
Uncovering a little-seen way of life in the Andes, Mi Chacra follows Feliciano, a descendant of indigenous subsistence farmers high in Peru’s Sacred Valley. In a rhythm that has existed for hundreds of years, Feliciano, his wife, and young son live by the seasons, existing fully off the sparse offerings of the land. To make extra money, he works as a porter on the Inca Trail, carrying close to 50 pounds of gear for trekkers on the four-day trip to Machu Picchu.
Queen of The Sun
Additional screenings added on Monday, March 21!
Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM
Mar 04 - Mar 21, 2011
(Taggart Siegel, USA, 2010, 82 min)
When documentary filmmaker Taggart Siegel released his debut feature The Real Dirt on Farmer John, he knew he was onto something special. Queen Of the Sun, like Farmer John, provides a profound, alternative examination of the tragic global bee crisis, known as Colony Collapse Disorder. Featuring Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk, and Vandana Shiva, Queen of the Sun reveals both the problems and the solutions in reforming a culture to be in balance with nature.
"3 1/2 stars: An uplifting call to action to solve a potentially disastrous problem. Siegel is a solution-savvy filmmaker who favors hope over gloom." —Seattle Times
"A fascinating, emotional look at industrial agriculture and its toll on Mother Nature." —Seattlest
Metalhaus 1977-1995
Sponsored by Easy Street Records
Mar 04 - Mar 05, 2011
Curated by Jacques Boyreau & Darren Aboulafia
The feeling among certain quarters is that metal, new wave, and punk rock have excellent reasons to feast together. Thus, Fantagraphics author Boyreau and archivist Aboulafia have pieced two totally different nights of extreme music mash, drawing together strictly live performances from such artists as Judas Priest, The Jam, Iron Maiden, The Ramones, Black Flag, Slayer, Motorhead, The Runaways, Gwar, Metallica, and yes even Oliver Reed.