The Mixer / August: Northwest Film Forum’s “Local Sightings”

Name: The Mixer / August: Northwest Film Forum’s “Local Sightings”
Start: 2017-08-30T17:00:00-07:00
End: 2017-08-30T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Museum of Pop Culture

August 30, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

This month The Mixer welcomes Courtney Sheehan, Executive Director of Northwest Film Forum. Courtney is co-founder of multiple global film events including Cine Migratorio, a migration-themed film festival in Spain, as well as the Seventh Art Stand, a national film series centering those impacted by travel bans. As a journalist she covered international events including the world’s largest documentary festival. She will discuss NWFF’s Local Sightings-the only local festival dedicated to Pacific Northwest filmmaking- in celebration of the event’s 20th anniversary. Plus, find out more about artist services offered at NWFF such as access to gear, fiscal sponsorship and an editing lab. Join us!

Date: Wednesday, August 30
Location: Museum of Pop Culture – 325 5th Ave N. Seattle, WA 98109 (Please enter at the Culture Kitchen Main Entrance at the corner of 5th and Harrison)
Time: 5pm-7pm

This event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome, must be 21+ to drink.

Parking: There are many parking lots near the museum, as well as metered parking on the side of 5th Avenue N. However, make sure to read surrounding signage because there are restrictions! Please enter at the Culture Kitchen Main Entrance at the corner of 5th and Harrison

Public Transportation: The bus stop at 5th Ave N accommodates King County Metro routes 3, 4, and 82. The monorail from Westlake Center to Seattle Center is also available.

About Northwest Film Forum

Northwest Film Forum incites public dialogue and creative action through collective cinematic experiences.

A nonprofit film and arts center located in Seattle, Northwest Film Forum presents hundreds of films, festivals, community events, multidisciplinary performances, and public discussions each year. A comprehensive visual media organization, the Forum offers educational workshops and artist services for film and media makers at all stages of their development. Artist services include access to space, gear, fiscal sponsorship, and an edit lab. Northwest Film Forum is a member-based organization.

Details

Date:: August 30, 2017
Time:: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Website:: https://www.facebook.com/events/1438747672888872

Venue

: Museum of Pop Culture
: 325 5th Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109 United States

Organizer

: Seattle Office of Film + Music

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.