đ Friday, September 20th â Sunday, September 29th
đ Passes start at $60
đ Online and at Northwest Film Forum: 1515 12th Ave, Seattle
Though many movies are set in the area, and The Ticket has listed some of them right hereânot all Seattle-set movies are shot or made by locals. Northwest Film Forum has held the Local Sightings Film Festival for 27 years, offering those looking for films an opportunity to experience shorts, features, workshops, and panels focusing on regional filmmakers.
Watch films in person or at home. Purchase individual tickets or passes. Or join in for the Opening Night Party with a “Pun-Off” hosted by the director of the documentary Underneath It All, a flick about how a weekly Seattle pun-off became so popular it spread around the globe.
Check out the full festival lineup here, but don’t miss seeing these gems:
- Ghost of Recent Past, a dark comedy by Portland-based Edgar Garcia Chavez, in which newlyweds move into a haunted house. (Sunday, September 22nd, @ 7 pm)
- In #TalithaKoum, Indigenous filmmaker Misty Shipman dives into her experiences with radical religious communities by examining one mother’s search for a miracle. (Sunday, September 29th, @ 7 pm)
- Starring an all-canine cast, Block Dog examines the lives of tree restoration workers in BC through the eyes of their four-legged friends. (Saturday, September 28th, @ 7:30 pm)
- Finding Groovopolis takes an interesting approach to looking at how mental health impacts lives as filmmaker Wil Kristin works on his deceased father’s unmade screenplay. (Sunday, September 29th, @ 7:30 pm)
- Closing out the final Saturday of Local Sightings is Seattle of the Future?, a trio of films that investigate the changing landscape of a city. Join Seattle artists, activists, and space-makers as they question how we keep community spaces as the city vanishes. (Saturday, September 28th, @ 7 pm)
Festival passes are available at a sliding scale, and discounted tickets are available for students, children, seniors, and Northwest Film Forum members. Stay tuned for announcements on this year’s workshops and panels.
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