Calendar
Viktoria
Jun 10 - Jun 12, 2016
(Maya Vitkova, Bulgaria/Romania, 2014, DCP, 155 min)
Viktoria follows three generations of women in the final years of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and the early years of the new government, focusing on reluctant mother Boryana and her daughter, Viktoria. Writer-director Maya Vitkova's first feature has the feeling of a held breath; it is a collage of pregnant pauses, marking suppressed dreams and mute passion.
Seattle Documentary Association: The Long Haul
Happy hour at 6:30 in the lobby Free event!
Jun 13, 2016
Amy Enser: The Long Haul
Anna Nicole Smith: TO THE LIMIT
Co-presented with Three Dollar Bill Cinema Live commentary by John Criscitello! Happy hour in the lobby at 7:00pm
Jun 16, 2016
(Raymond Martino, U.S., 1995, 93 min)
Deadly ninjas, hot Vegas nights, CIA skullduggery, a coveted CD-ROM, and superstars Anna Nicole Smith and Joey Travolta fuse into a white-hot action spectacular that will take your senses TO THE LIMIT! Anna Nicole Smith’s first starring film role after being named Playboy’s Playmate of the Year!
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (Double Feature!)
Jun 17 - Jun 19, 2016
Raiders! (Jeremy Coon & Tim Skousen, US, 2015, 95 min) The Adaptation (Eric Zala, US, 1989, 100 min)
Experience the backstory behind the incredible shot-for-shot remake of Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark executed entirely by an ingenious group of Mississippi teenagers in the '80s. Raiders! joins the young entrepreneurs, now grown men, as they reinvest in their childhood passion project and film one final scene. Keep your seats after the show for a screening of the titular fan film after the documentary!
The Long Haul Live
Feature documentary with live, interactive performance by the Buckaroos
Jun 18, 2016
(Amy Enser, United States, 2016, approx 90 min)
Magic Mike meets The Full Monty in this experimental documentary featuring six “average joes” as they reinvent the limited male revue staples such as Chippendales and Thunder from Down Under. The result is the Buckaroos—a theatrical cowboy western variety show seen on-screen and in person in this unique interactive screening.
Touki bouki (The Hyena's Journey)
Jun 22 - Jun 26, 2016
(Djibril Diop Mambéty, Senegal, 1973, 35mm, 95 min)
Djibril Diop Mambéty's debut feature Touki Bouki is a tour de force stylistic composite of French New Wave filmmaking techniques, the avant-garde traditions of Sergei Eisenstein, and nonlinear West African storytelling (griot). Mory and Anta are a fashionable, Bonnie- and Clyde-esque young Senegalese couple on the lam, discontented with Senegalese modernity and dreaming of Europe. Channeling themes of wealth, youth, and delusion, the story revolves around the couple's brash and illegal attempts to get enough cash for boat tickets to Paris.
Melodrama: IMITATION OF LIFE
Co-presented with Three Dollar Bill Cinema Hosted by The Lady B, performer/activist Happy hour in the lobby at 7:00pm
Jun 23, 2016
(Douglas Sirk, U.S., 1959, 125 min)
Soap opera-esque in the absolute best sense, Douglas Sirk’s Imitation of Life is one of the great melodramas of the ‘50s, steeped in the race and class politics of the era. The film follows two mother-daughter relationships as they develop over several years.
Kaili Blues
Seattle premiere!
Jun 23 - Jun 26, 2016
(Bi Gan, China, 2015, DCP, 113 min)
Visual poetry and geography guide the viewer in Bi Gan’s dreamlike debut feature Kaili Blues. Gan’s fluid camera captures the mystical landscape in the province of Guizhou, following doctor Chen Sheng as he embarks on a journey by train to find his nephew. On the way, Chen Sheng encounters a place where time seems to flow both forwards and backwards, the lives of the local people a complete mystery. The personal insights gained on his journey become meaningful on a larger scale as Chen’s journey ultimately reflects on the increasingly rapid pace of cultural and economic transformation in China.
School's Out Screening of Best of Children’s Film Festival Seattle 2016
Ice cream sandwiches and cupcakes in the lobby before each show!
Jun 26, 2016
(Various countries, animation and live action, in English, Spanish, Russian, Tagalong and Dutch, with English subtitles)
What better way to celebrate the start of summer than to see the world and feed your mind, with prizewinning and audience favorite films from Children’s Film Festival! These two screenings are also a special benefit to help send this year’s crop of youth jurors to the world-famous Giffoni Film Festival, in Italy, this summer — an amazing experience that Northwest Film Forum has offered to youth since 2014.
And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead
Seattle premiere!
Jun 29 - Jul 02, 2016
(Billy Woodberry, US/Portugal, 2015, DCP, 89 min)
And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead is an archival journey into New Orleans-born beat-poet Bob Kaufman’s life and work amidst the changes and struggles of the United States during his active years in San Francisco's North Beach, opening a time capsule of black-and-white film footage and still photography, underscored by jazz and city soundscapes.
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
35mm print!
Jun 29, 2016
(John Cassavetes, US, 1976, 35mm, 135 min)
John Cassavetes’s mid-70s film noirish gangster film is a mesmerizing study of masculine identity. Ben Gazzara plays Cosmo Vitelli, a suave gentleman’s club owner deep in debt with loan sharks who is forced to carry out a terrible crime or lose his way of life.
Eurovision: Iconic Song Performances
Co-presented with Three Dollar Bill Cinema Hosted by Richard & Kevin, Three Dollar Bill Cinema members Happy hour in the lobby at 7:00pm
Jun 30, 2016
Eurovision is the longest-running annual song competition in television history and one of TV’s most-watched non-sports programs. The glitzy stage design, pop-anthemic performances, flamboyant costuming and dancing are delightful, breathtakingly saccharine expressions of supranational exuberance.
HAPPY HOUR for V2 Dance + Film Residency
Free event!
Jul 06, 2016
The V2 Dance + Film Residency is offered by Northwest Film Forum and Velocity Dance Center to two artistic teams selected through a Dance Film Challenge. Come meet the organizers of the residency and potential future collaborators at this free happy hour in the Film Forum lobby!
PALMS
World premiere!
Live show commission by Northwest Film Forum
Free after party on Saturday at 10pm
*ALL SHOWS ARE SOLD OUT*
Jul 07 - Jul 09, 2016
Snow, cake, lighthouses, confined spaces, pockets, shadow, hands, pulse. These are the key components of PALMS, a performance that combines dance, music, poetry, and architectural design to portray the story of a wild animal turning into a woman.