Calendar
Videoasis
Oct 22 - Feb 18, 2015
Videoasis is a celebration of music videos and the artists who create them. Our quarterly showcase is a thematic mixture of locally made videos, some new, and some definite throwbacks.
Fort McMoney
Live game (RPG) and viewing, plus discussion!
Co-presented with UW-Bothell
Feb 19, 2015
This documentary game offers players an immersive, interactive portal into the world’s largest oil sands (and accompanying boomtown) in northern Canada. By giving players access to the town’s residents and an ingenious virtual public sphere, French journalist and web doc director David Dufresne (Prison Valley) explores new terrain in his latest work of multi-platform storytelling. We will explore Fort McMoney together in the cinema, with democratic discussion steering the course of gameplay.
Hard to Be a God
Feb 20 - Feb 23, 2015
(Alexsey German, 2013, Russia, 170 min)
Equally compelling for the saga of its backstory and for the sheer grandiosity of its cinematic vision, Hard to Be a God is a sci-fi critique of Stalinism, set on a far-flung planet strikingly similar to medieval Europe, where suffering is status quo and inhabitants are soaked in the full smorgasbord of bodily fluids. Don Rumata, an Earthling historian, is sent to make heads and tails of this alien portal to the past, without directly interfering with the gruesome civilization.
Big in Japan
U.S. premiere!
Director John Jeffcoat in attendance on 2/27 and 2/28!
Post-screening live sets with Tennis Pro on 2/20 and 2/21!
Feb 20 - Mar 05, 2015
(John Jeffcoat, 2014, United States, DCP, 100 min)
Making its theatrical premiere in Seattle after world premiering at SXSW, Big in Japan is an upbeat rock 'n roll road movie by local director (and founding member of Northwest Film Forum) John Jeffcoat (Outsourced). Creative nonfiction meets comedy, as Seattle-based band Tennis Pro play versions of themselves in their quest for fame. The guys are about to call it quits on their hometown: bored with their day jobs and unable to build a fan base in the local music scene, the trio sets out to make it big in Japan. Comedic adventures, cross-culture connections, rock concerts, and a zanily psychedelic animated sequence ensues.
Behind the Scenes with John Jeffcoat
Free event!
Feb 23, 2015
Big in Japan director John Jeffcoat presents five music videos he directed for Tennis Pro, including the world premiere of "Gone Fishin." In this free public discussion, John will tell the story of how he started working with the band through MTV's Five Dollar Cover, and provide insights into his "one man band" guerilla film production style.
Blow-Up
Screening held at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue
Post-screening discussion moderated by Joe Milutis!
Feb 24, 2015
Blow-Up stars David Hemmings as a photographer in swinging London who, trying to balance his time shooting glamorous models for glossy magazines with more soulful street photography, seems to photograph a murder in a public park. Part murder mystery, part post-modern exploration of a riddling universe, this is the film that blew up Antonioni’s career and made his name synonymous with Pop Art and Modern Worry.
Shredder Orpheus
35mm print!
Director, cast and crew in attendance!
Pre-show live performance by The Subpoenaed Lemur Vocoder Orchestra!
Feb 27, 2015
(Robert McGinley, 1989, United States, 35mm, 90 min)
Seattle’s first and only skate rock opera shreds its way out of the depths of hell for a rare 35mm screening. The Euthanasia Broadcast Network, a nefarious television station run by overlord Hades, is brainwashing the city. It’s up to guitar-slinging skater Orpheus and his merry band of misfits to stop Hades and his minions.
The Courage to Love
Feb 28, 2015
It is estimated that at least 18 million Americans are suffering from sexual addiction, yet to date there has not been a documentary film made about this very real public health issue. Filmmaker Paul Ginocchio spent the past seven years creating this personal documentary film about men and women healing from sexual addiction. The Courage to Love will be making its Seattle premiere at Northwest Film Forum.
Indigenous Showcase: Princess Angeline
Filmmakers Sandy and Yasu Osawa in attendance!
Co-presented with Longhouse Media!
Public reception at 6pm
Please note the first screening (7:30pm) is now sold out!
Feb 28, 2015
(Sandy Osawa and Yasu Osawa, 2009, 53 min)
Princess Angeline, daughter of Chief Seattle and star of many Seattle postcards, lived alone towards the end of her life, refusing to leave her homeland. What historical events led her to be one of the few Duwamish people left in Seattle by the 1890s, only 35 years after the peace treaty guaranteeing that land would be reserved for the Duwamish (which never happened)?
La Notte
Screening held at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue
Post-screening discussion moderated by Sean Nelson!
Mar 03, 2015
(1961, Italy, 115 min)
La Notte is the second film Antonioni made in a year, and it tells the story of a day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their deteriorating relationship. The plot is not a good index for the film, however; the key is the use of the camera as a pen that explores the world as a visual corollary of inner life.
Festival of (In)appropriation
Curated by Jaimie Baron, Lauren Berliner and Greg Cohen
Filmmakers Chris Vargas and Greg Youmans in attendance!
Mar 05, 2015
Whether you call it collage, compilation, found footage, détournement, or recycled cinema, the incorporation of already existing media into new artworks is a practice that generates novel juxtapositions and new meanings and ideas, often in ways entirely unrelated to the intentions of the original makers. Founded in 2009, the Festival of (In)appropriation is a yearly showcase of contemporary, short (20 minutes or less), audiovisual works that appropriate existing film, video, or other media and repurpose it in “inappropriate” and inventive ways.
Wild Canaries
Seattle premiere!
Filmmakers in attendance March 12!
Mar 06 - Mar 12, 2015
(Lawrence Michael Levine, United States, 2014, 99 min, DCP)
Director Lawrence Michael Levine describes his Brooklyn-set madcap detective-style murder comedy as "50% screwball, 50% suspense.” Husband and wife filmmaking team Sophia Takal and director Lawrence Michael Levine star as recently engaged but perpetually bickering couple Barri and Noah. When their elderly downstairs neighbor suddenly kicks the bucket, the flighty Barri immediately suspects foul play. Cue a hilariously harebrained investigation as Barri—outfitted in a Columbo-style trench coat—enlists her secretly-in-love-with-her lesbian roommate to help her get to the bottom of the matter.
Jeremy Moss: Space immaterial/Immaterial place
Visiting filmmaker!
Introduction and Q&A moderation by Johanna Gosse!
Mar 07, 2015
The films of Jeremy Moss explore the intersection of expressionistic tendencies, place and the moving body. His work ranges from surrealist documentary, to abstract hand-made 16mm films, to dance for camera, to essay film. Join us for an immersive optical and sonic experience, and revel in cinema’s capacity for meditation and rigorous experimentation.
She's Beautiful When She's Angry
Mar 08, 2015
(Mary Dore, United States, 2014, 92 min)
This joyously-received documentary charts a crucial era in the modern women's movement (1966-1971). Returning to Seattle for a special screening on International Women's Day, it covers the founding of NOW, with ladies in hats and gloves, through to the emergence of more radical factions of women’s liberation (from intellectuals like Kate Millett to the street theatrics of WITCH-Women’s International Conspiracy from Hell!).
The Clouds That Touch Us Out of Clear Skies
Co-presented with UW-Bothell Women's Global Health class
Supply drive -- see details below!
Mar 08, 2015
(Lynn Shelton, United States, 2000, 16mm, 27 min)
During this event for International Women's Day, special guest and local filmmaker Lynn Shelton will present a rare screening of her 16mm film The Clouds that touch us out of clear skies, a haunting, imagistic documentary that tells a personal miscarriage story. Followed by a conversation with the filmmaker. The evening will conclude with readings and performances by local feminists/writers Sonya Vatomsky and Jocelyn MacDonald, and musician Briana Marela.
Open Screenings at the Film Forum
Feb 09 - Feb 06
* FEB. 6th OPEN SCREENING CANCELED FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER *
Are you a local filmmaker looking to share your work? Seeking feedback on your film? Want to see what other people are currently working on? Come join us for our monthly opening screening! Hang out with new and established filmmakers and experience films being made right here in our community.
L’eclisse
Screening held at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue
Post-screening discussion moderated by Sean Nelson!
Mar 10, 2015
(1962, Italy, 126 min)
L’eclisse is a gorgeous puzzle that begins with a romantic break-up: Vittoria, played by Monica Vitti, in her third role for Antonioni, only knows vaguely that something is wrong with the man she has been seeing. The camera knows it, too, framing a nearby water tower as if it had been erected on the moon. When Vittoria takes up with a young stockbroker, she is no less in doubt. One of the most beautiful and arresting films about a drifting state ever made.
Screen Shots at Capitol Hill Art Walk
Free event, 5pm - 8pm!
Happy hour drink prices!
Curated by Vera Petukhova!
Jul 10 - Mar 12, 2015
Join Northwest Film Forum for Screen Shots, a monthly series during Capitol Hill Art Walk. A new program every month features happy hour, video art, and sometimes special guests and lobby installations!
Join the Crowd
Happy Hour at 6:30pm, Program at 7pm!
Mar 13, 2015
Crowdfunding campaigns are an increasingly crucial stage in the making of short and feature films, webseries, documentaries and other moving image media projects. Seattle area filmmakers and fans do a terrific job of supporting each other's campaigns online. Join the Crowd is a new offline platform for artists to spread the word about their projects, connect with fellow crews and support each other's work. Join the Crowd features short presentations of projects currently in the midst of a campaign, plus a recent crowdfunding Success Story, with the filmmaker on hand to offer wise words to anyone who wants to learn tips and tricks of crowdfunding.
Seattle Web Fest
Free event!
Mar 14, 2015
Seattle Web Fest is a free web series festival that will take place at Northwest Film Forum on March 14, 2015. From 10am to 8pm, SWF will be screening over 40 web series from around the world, while hosting a series of panels from industry professionals.
Red Desert
Screening held at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue
Post-screening discussion moderated by James Tweedie!
Mar 17, 2015
(1964, 117 min)
Red Desert tells the story of a young woman, played by Monica Vitti, who seeks to survive in the modern world of anxiety and existential doubt. Antonioni's first color film is remarkable for the stunning industrial landscapes that seem to express the unease and alienation.