Calendar
Jauja
Seattle premiere!
Apr 17 - Apr 23, 2015
(Lisandro Alonso, Argentina/United States/Netherlands/France/Mexico, 2014, DCP, 108 min)
Argentinian director Lisandro Alonso crafts a dream-like journey through haunting landscapes in 19th century Patagonia. Star/producer Viggo Mortensen is Captain Gunnar Dinesen, a Dane who travels with his fifteen year-old daughter to take an engineering job during the Conquest of the Desert (the systematic annihilation of indigenous people in Patagonia).
Indigenous Showcase: Maria Tallchief
Filmmaker Sandy Osawa in attendance!
Co-presented with Longhouse Media!
Public reception at 6pm, Screening at 7pm
Apr 17, 2015
(Sandy Osawa, 2007, 57 min)
This documentary of ballerina Maria Tallchief's life and art captures the growth of ballet in America, as shown by Ms. Tallchief's own rise to fame, in original roles created for her by George Balanchine. Key archival clips include Swan Lake, Pas de Dix, Orpheus, Firebird, Black Swan and Les Sylphides.
Speaking of Dying
Free screening!
Doors open 1pm
Screening at 1:30pm
Q&A with the producer and filmmaker will follow the screening!
Apr 18, 2015
Speaking of Dying is an intimate documentary film, made in Seattle, that captures the importance of individuals and groups speaking openly about all aspects of end-of-life. The film signals a growing shift in our society around awareness and attitudes about how life ends.
Sweet 16 (Millimeter)
Filmmakers in attendance!
Apr 18, 2015
We dug into the treasure trove and gathered together a program of rarely screened 16mm film prints by the likes of Lynn Shelton, Dayna Hanson, Jon Behrens, William Weiss, Reed O’Beirne, Christian Palmer, Caryn Cline, Web Crowell, Lori Goldston, and more! Come see Megan Griffiths play a pizza delivery person, the old PSA for the Grand Illusion and loads of other fun cinematic moments from yesteryear.
Cheatin’
Filmmaker in attendance opening night!
Screens with Don Herztfeldt's World of Tomorrow on April 16, 18, 19, 21
Apr 15 - Apr 21, 2015
(Bill Plympton, United States, 2014, 76 min)
The incomparable Bill Plympton conjures up his memory of an old romance, infuses it with the noirish tone of Double Indemnity, and animates it with watercolor, pen and ink in Cheatin’. In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of Romance. But when a scheming “other” woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity spells out an untimely fate.
North by Pacific Northwest: the Films of Kelly Sears
Visiting filmmaker Kelly Sears in attendance!
Apr 19, 2015
Join us for an evening with animator and filmmaker Kelly Sears, whose politically potent collage animation media practice draws from genres such as experimental film, documentary, essay films, recycled cinema and critical fiction.
Puget Soundtrack: Newaxeyes presents Alien
Live music!
Apr 20, 2015
Take a cinematic journey through Ridley's Scott's 1979 Alien, guided by a new live musical score crafted by Newaxeyes. This local Seattle quartet smears the boundaries of genres like hiphop, psych rock, noise and musique concrete for aural alchemy that telegraphs equal parts menace and beauty.
Horrorism for Beginners, Beginners for Horrorism
Visiting filmmakers Juan David González Monroy and Anja Dornieden in attendance!
16mm screening and double projector live performance!
Apr 23, 2015
"On this occasion OJOBOCA offers its introductory film massage. With our purpose-made device, our trained film masseuses will help you release your other self. Working directly on the invisible flesh, in four distinct movements, the sickness of light will be revealed."
Yakona: Journey Through the Eyes of a River
Live music!
Filmmaker and composers in attendance!
Free public reception at 6pm, both evenings!
Seattle premiere!
Apr 24 - Apr 25, 2015
(85 min)
Yakona means "rising water" in the language of the indigenous people of the San Marcos River in Texas. This film is a visual journey through the crystal clear waters of the San Marcos River and its headwaters at Spring Lake. The story takes the viewer from prehistoric times, through the modern era, on an impressionistic journey from the perspective of the river.
Man from Reno
Seattle premiere!
Skype Q&A with director Dave Boyle on opening night!
Apr 30 - May 04, 2015
(Dave Boyle, United States, 2014, DCP, 111 min)
The neo-noir is back with a vengeance: Man From Reno is a twisting puzzle of a film, one that effortlessly swivels between multiple story lines and multiple languages. Director Dave Boyle (White on Rice, Surrogate Valentine) picked up Best Narrative Feature at the LA Film Festival for this impeccably scripted mystery, which pays homage to the great noir traditions even as it challenges the genre.
BFE: DVD Release Party!
Happy Hour at 7:30pm
Screening at 8:15pm
May 02, 2015
(Shawn Telford, United States, 2014, DCP, 98 min)
Boredom and bad decisions are a part of life in far-off places like BFE, a small, isolated town on the edge of nowhere, Idaho. Young and old struggle to live free or die trying. This includes Grampa, who has a terminal illness but won’t go down without a fight. His grandson Ian divides his time between teaching the old man how to live, and trying to catch the eye of the troubled and angelic Ellie. The only problem is Ellie's popular boyfriend Zack, who stands in the way.
Gringo Trails
Seattle premiere!
Co-presented with the Seattle Documentary Association, with post-screening discussion!
May 03, 2015
(Pegi Vail, United States, 2014, 79 min)
Gringo Trails is a documentary focused on tourism and its effects on locales. Raising important questions about what's left in the wake of tourist culture, the film focuses on decades of human impact on beaches, forests and deserts across the world.
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.
Balikbayan #1
Visiting guest filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik!
Working title: Memories of Overdevelopment (1979-2015)
May 05, 2015
(Kidlat Tahimik, 2015, Philippines, 150min) Shot in mixed formats (16mm, digital SD, analogue VHS/ HI8 and any media available.)
The latest piece by acclaimed Filipino filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik (The Perfumed Nightmare) is a filmic voyage spanning 35 years. Winner of the Caligari Prize at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival, Balikbayan #1 tells the story of Enrique, Magellan’s slave (arguably a Filipino) who inadvertently became the first person to ever circumnavigate the globe.
Roaring Into Our 20s: Northwest Film Forum's 20th Anniversary Gala
May 08, 2015
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Put on the Ritz on May 8: Northwest Film Forum and Honorary Chair Linda Derschang invite you to a joyful celebration of Northwest Film Forum history. Please join us for this momentous occasion, to drop a few clams and support Seattle's most comprehensive film arts center.
SCREEN SHOTS
Free Event/Happy Hour Prices Experimental Film and Video Art Screening Capitol Hill Art Walk!
May 14, 2015
A mix of film and media artists presenting work which varies in its methods of experimentation via sound, direct animation, the film narrative and choreography.
Heaven Adores You
Seattle premiere!
Sponsored by KEXP 90.3!
Extended run by popular demand!
May 15 - May 26, 2015
(Nickolas Rossi, United States, 2014, DCP, 104 min)
A smart and complex portrait of Elliott Smith and his music, Heaven Adores You is neither fawning nor critical, but simply honest. The film is narrated through the memories of Smith’s closest friends and fellow musicians, supplemented with personal interviews conducted over the course of his career. Director and cinematographer Nickolas Rossi tracks the musician through life, tracing the fascinating trajectory of an artist finding his own unique sound.