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December 2015
Film Festival: David Russo and James Longley
This program of the Frye Art Museum Genius Film Festival takes place at the Northwest Film Forum. The Genius Film Festival includes screenings and discussions with film makers. Program Producer: Courtney Sheehan; Program Consultant: Northwest Film Forum. James Longley: Fractured Poetry 3–4:30 pm Iraq in Fragments (2006, 94 min) Rare 35mm screening James Longley’s acclaimed documentary explores the lived realities of Iraqis in an era of oppression, violence, and societal upheaval. An opus in three parts, Iraq In Fragments offers…
Find out more »TWISTED FLICKS FEATURING PROM QUEEN: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
This special holiday edition of Puget Soundtrack features Prom Queen in Twisted Flicks, Seattle’s only live movie re-dubbing show that merges improv comedy with classic B movies for a hilarious cinematic experience like none other. As the film plays, the improvisers create all new dialog for the characters, sound effects, and live music - completely improvised using the suggestions provided by the audience! Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is widely revered as one of the worst films ever made. Since…
Find out more »JOYEUSES FETES!
Children's film Festival Seattle PREVIEW! Celebrate Joyeuses fêtes with Children's Film Festival Seattle and the Alliance Francaise. 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Northwest Film Forum. Join in holiday craft making in our lobby and then see French-language and other winter-themed shorts from Children's Film Festival Seattle 2015! See this event on our website: http://nwfilmforum.org/live/page/calendar/3756
Find out more »January 2016
REAR WINDOW (On 35mm!)
Co-presented with the Photographic Center Northwest After suffering a broken leg, professional photographer L.B. Jeffries becomes apartment-bound and unable to work. To keep himself entertained, Jeffries begins to spy on the neighbors across the courtyard through his telephoto lens. When a neighbor’s wife suddenly goes missing after an argument with her husband, Jeffries becomes consumed with discovering the truth of her disappearance. The brilliance of Hitchcock's claustrophobic masterpiece lies in its ability to draw viewers into Jeffries' obsession. Trapped with…
Find out more »May 2016
CLASS: Queering Film
May 10th (Tuesday) 6:30pm - 9:30pm Instructor: Elliat Graney-Saucke Tuition: $25 ($20 for Film Forum members) What is queer film? What does it mean to ‘queer’ content / aesthetic / characters / form, curation, etc? Through presentation and discussion, we will discuss what ‘queer’ means in the application of film, both from historical and contemporary perspectives, taking into account elements of festivals / distribution / curation, community and generational definitions, theoretical application, and personal interpretation of attendees.
Find out more »Translations 2016: Seattle Transgender Film Festival
Welcome to the 11th Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival! This year’s festival is a constellation of shining stars and stellar stories. OPENING NIGHT! MAJOR! A love letter to the revolutionary Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, who has fought for the rights of trans women of color since Stonewall. BEING TRANSPARENT: A CONVERSATION Get the inside scoop on the award-winning show Transparent from cast member Alexandra Billings, co-producer Rhys Ernst, and director Silas Howard! Closing Night! SUITED The Sundance hit about a company that makes…
Find out more »SUITED at Closing Night of Translations Film Festival
Suited (Pacific Northwest Premiere!) Guest in attendance: Rae Tutera! Brought to you by producers Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner (HBO’s Girls), this validating documentary spotlights the harsh struggle to find clothes as a transgender or gender-nonconforming person. But it’s far from a hopeless endeavor, as customers visiting the Brooklyn tailoring company Bindle & Keep demonstrate by sharing their common experiences. Whether you’re suiting up to be a trans boy at a bar mitzvah or an attorney in court, whether you’re…
Find out more »June 2016
Queer Fan Nights: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2
Three Dollar Bill Cinema and Northwest Film Forum have teamed up for a #Pride month series that will make you cheer with delight! It’s an eclectic mix of fan favorites, hosted by avid queer fans ready to share (and defend) their picks. Kick off each night with a pre-show happy hour in the Northwest Film Forum lobby from 7pm-8pm! Horror fans Scott Carnz & Lance Park host A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE...quite possibly the most gay horror…
Find out more »LGBTQ Animated Film Screening at Northwest Film Forum
Join us for a special premier event of 5 short films capturing oral histories of some of Seattle's most vibrant LGBTQ voices as part of the Library's Sharing Our Voices project! There will be two back-to-back screenings of the films -- one at 6 p.m. at one at 7 p.m. Performances and discussions will happen at both screenings. This event features multi-media short films, performances and a panel discussion featuring: Riz Rollins The Lady B Mark Mitchell La Saveona Hunt…
Find out more »Queer Fan Nights: TO THE LIMIT
Three Dollar Bill Cinema and Northwest Film Forum have teamed up for a #Pride month series that will make you cheer with delight! It’s an eclectic mix of fan favorites, hosted by avid queer fans ready to share (and defend) their picks. Kick off each night with a pre-show happy hour in the Northwest Film Forum lobby from 7pm-8pm! Anna Nicole Smith fan John Criscitello hosts TO THE LIMIT, and will provide commentary on the (unintentionally) hilarious film. Come dressed…
Find out more »The Long Haul Live
Feature documentary directed by Amy Enser with live, interactive performance by the Buckaroos Sponsored by Babeland '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. Beneath the cowboy hats and bedazzled thongs, the documentary explores themes of masculinity and…
Find out more »Queer Fan Nights: IMITATION OF LIFE
Three Dollar Bill Cinema and Northwest Film Forum have teamed up for a #Pride month series that will make you cheer with delight! It’s an eclectic mix of fan favorites, hosted by avid queer fans ready to share (and defend) their picks. Kick off each night with a pre-show happy hour in the Northwest Film Forum lobby from 7pm-8pm! Melodrama fan The Lady B hosts IMITATION OF LIFE...being shown on a 35mm print! Soap opera-esque in the absolute best sense,…
Find out more »Queer Feminist Video Art
June 30th - July 21st (Thursdays) 6:30pm - 9pm Instructor: Coley Mixan Tuition: $250 ($225 for Film Forum members) Limited to 8 students http://nwfilmforum.org/live/page/workshops/84#3899 In this group, we’ll share works in progress, from outlines to pages, and give support and feedback to our fellow writers. Each participant will get to hear their words read aloud (by non-actors, so there’s nowhere to hide!) and we’ll have an honest conversation about what’s confusing, what’s working, what to blow up… and we’ll help…
Find out more »Queer Fan Nights: EUROVISION Iconic Song Performances
Three Dollar Bill Cinema and Northwest Film Forum have teamed up for a #Pride month series that will make you cheer with delight! It’s an eclectic mix of fan favorites, hosted by avid queer fans ready to share (and defend) their picks. Kick off each night with a pre-show happy hour in the Northwest Film Forum lobby from 7pm-8pm! Eurovision fans Richard Isaac & Kevin Fansler host a collection of queer and camp performances from the quintessential song contest...an event…
Find out more »August 2016
LGBThc Queer Comedy Show
Featuring comedians who belong to the LGBTQ+ community and hosted by The Gay Uncle Time's Jeffrey Robert! Featuring Max Mitchell, Jenn Snyder, Kevin Yee, Danielle Thralow, Carly Ballerini and Lauren Faber! Get your tickets here: http://www.strangertickets.com/events/33504427/the-highlarious-comedy-festival
Find out more »September 2016
Miss Sharon Jones!
(Barbara Kopple, US, 2015, 94 min) Seattle premiere! Friday, Sep 02 at 07:45PM Saturday, Sep 03 at 04:15PM Saturday, Sep 03 at 07:45PM Sunday, Sep 04 at 07:30PM Monday, Sep 05 at 03:00PM Tuesday, Sep 06 at 07:30PM Wednesday, Sep 07 at 07:45PM Thursday, Sep 08 at 07:45PM Two-time Academy Award-Winner® Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA, American Dream) follows Grammy-nominated R&B dynamo Sharon Jones during the most courageous year of her life. Often compared to the legendary James Brown because…
Find out more »Class: Queering Film
September 8th (Thursday) 6:30pm - 9:30pm Instructor: Elliat Graney-Saucke Tuition: $25 ($20 for Film Forum members) What is queer film? What does it mean to ‘queer’ content / aesthetic / characters / form, curation, etc? Through presentation and discussion, we will discuss what ‘queer’ means in the application of film, both from historical and contemporary perspectives, taking into account elements of festivals / distribution / curation, community and generational definitions, theoretical application, and personal interpretation of attendees.
Find out more »Chatty Catties
Chatty Catties (Pablo Valencia, US, 2016, 84 min) Friday, Sep 09 at 10:00PM Saturday, Sep 17 at 10:00PM Saturday, Oct 08 at 10:00PM Pablo Valencia’s debut feature film, #ChattyCatties, is a laugh-out-loud comedy set in an alternate world in which cats are able to communicate with humans. Sassy tabby Leonard (voiced by John Autry) is at odds with his human roommate, Shelby (Megan Hensley), whose own emotional problems limit her abilities to provide for the most basic of Leonard’s needs.…
Find out more »Suddenly, Last Summer
(Joseph L. Mankiewicz, US, 1959, 35mm, 114 min) Saturday, Sep 10 at 07:00PM Based on Garden District, the one-act play by Tennessee Williams, Suddenly, Last Summer brings together Hollywood powerhouses Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn and Montgomery Clift in this American Southern Gothic tale. Set in New Orleans in 1937, the matriarch of a wealthy family, Violet Venable (Hepburn), is determined to bury the facts about her dead son, Sebastian. However, her niece Catherine (Taylor) who witnessed Sebastian’s death during their…
Find out more »Lonesome Cowboys
(Andy Warhol, US, 1968, 16mm, 109 min) Sunday, Sep 11 at 07:00PM Warhol’s satire of the American Western film features his usual coterie of “superstars” Joe Dallesandro, Taylor Meade, Viva among others. According to the original publicity poster, Lonesome Cowboys, shot on location in Tucson, Arizona in January 1968, represents “the true story of what it was like to live the life of a cowboy in the Old West…a story of men among men and the woman who tried to…
Find out more »The Boy Who Lived Before Screening Local Sightings Film Festival
TICKETS ON SALE http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2600181 The following people contributed to this film: Neko McHegg Leo McHegg Colleen Carey-Artist Chris MacDonald José Villalobos Rachel Cox Anthony Phillips Norman Newkirk Patrick Toney Marianne Y. Ray Ariel Burke Courtland Richardson Stephen Anunson Samantha Herndon Julio Ramírez Alexander Lenzi Alex Berry Javier S. Ortega Vera Petukhova Tiffany Ta Katie Schultz Jesse Chappelle Kamaria Daniel Andre Sanabria Brian Cunningham Bailey Disher Wendy Leuthold Amelia Burnatowski Emma Rockenbeck Michael Notestine David Shane Smith Hannah Gregg Lawton Hall…
Find out more »October 2016
Documental: Recuerdos de un corazón penitente
TWIST SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL No nos podemos perder este documental. Por favor comparte. RECUERDOS DE UN CORAZON PENITENTE Cecilia sigue la pista de Robert, el antiguo amante de Miguel, reviviendo un drama familiar irresuelto. Cuando por fin lo encuentra, descubre que ya no es el mismo hombre: Robert es ahora el Padre Aquino, un monje franciscano arrastrando veinticinco años de pena y amargura acumulada. 5:00 pm 10/14 at Northwest Film Forum 1515 12th Ave Seattle, WA, 98122
Find out more »QTONE Shorts
Curated by Lion's Main Art Collective Enjoy this selection of shorts by queer people of color that reflect the joys and challenges of our intersectional identities. CRYSTAL LAKE Jennifer Reeder 2016; USA; 20 min. A group of girls take over a skate park, forming an all-female force field on the half-pipe. BAIL Ben Kadie 2015; USA; 6 min. In a seedy nightclub in 1926 Harlem, Prohibition gave cover to a huge, but fleeting, underground queer scene in New York that…
Find out more »Real Boy
REAL BOY Shaleece Haas 2016; USA; 72 mins. From queer director Shaleece Haas comes an affecting documentary about transgender teen and aspiring musician Bennett Wallace. With the support of his best friend Dylan (also transitioning) and fellow transgender performer Joe Stevens, Bennett navigates the ups and downs of his journey to find his voice, including sobriety and patience as his mother weathers his transition, while reaching for the promise of a new life. With a soundtrack that features Bennett and…
Find out more »Roger Corman Double Feature!
Saturday, Oct 22 at 08:00PM Ski Troop Attack: (Roger Corman, US, 1960, 16mm, 63 min) Monster from the Ocean Floor: (Wyatt Ordung, US, 1954, 16mm, 64 min) Featuring an introduction by Professor Fred Hopkins, TV & Radio personality and SchlockMeister extraordinaire! Having produced or directed over 400 films in a 60 year Hollywood film career, Roger Corman turned 90 earlier this year. Join us for a 16mm double-feature screening of two of his classic, low-budget, drive-in features: Monster from the…
Find out more »November 2016
First Wednesday Queer Film Series
TICKETS REQUIRED FREE for MEMBERS $5 for NON-MEMBERS MULHOLLAND DRIVE was recently named by BBC the top film of the 21st Century. Our board member, Jen Kilchenmann agrees! Join us for the inagrual First Wednesday Queer Film Series at the Northwest Film Forum on November 2nd. Jen Kilchenmann will introduce the film and lead a discussion about the film. Any questions, please contact: david@threedollarbillcinema.org
Find out more »Kate Plays Christine
(Robert Greene, US, 2016, 112 min) Seattle premiere! Skype Q&A with director Robert Greene on Friday! Kate Plays Christine is part of the Veracity: New Documentary Cinema series. For full series details, head to http://nwfilmforum.org/live/page/series/4134 Thursday, Nov 03 at 08:00PM Friday, Nov 04 at 07:45PM Saturday, Nov 05 at 04:15PM Saturday, Nov 05 at 08:00PM Sunday, Nov 06 at 04:00PM Sunday, Nov 06 at 08:00PM A mesmerically self-reflexive documentary that takes as its source the infamous but often unspoken on-air…
Find out more »Saturday Morning Cartoons with Brian Edwards
Saturday, Nov 05 at 11:00AM (various directors, 1936-1974, US & Japan, 16mm, ~100 min) 16mm print program! Bring back the thrill of those long-gone Saturday morning cartoon shows of your childhood with this fun-filled, retro cartoon program! Voyage to the depths of the steamy Amazon jungle with Hanna & Barbera’s Johnny Quest, then take a journey to the dark, icy voids of outer space with the crew of Leiji Mastumoto’s Space Cruiser Yamato; join Max & Dave Fleischer’s Popeye for…
Find out more »Homo Sapiens
This film is part of the series Dystopia on Our Doorstep. Learn more about the series here: http://nwfilmforum.org/live/page/series/4154 (Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Switzerland / Germany / Austria, 2016, DCP, 94 min) Seattle premiere! Homo Sapiens is a film about the finiteness and fragility of human existence and the end of the industrial age, and what it means to consider what human impact on the world looks like once we’re gone. What will remain of our lives? Empty spaces, ruins, cities increasingly overgrown…
Find out more »December 2016
Annual Holiday party
Free and all-ages! Friday, Dec 09 at 07:00PM Our legendary annual holiday bash is back, with Cineoke host Three Dollar Bill Cinema! - Partake of warm and toasty delights - Bring a dish to share in ye olde community potluck - Belt out your favorite show stoppers with Cineoke hosted by Three Dollar Bill Cinema in our big theater. It’s like Karaoke — only better. You’re the star of your favorite movie musical. Pick any scene to sing along to,…
Find out more »January 2017
First Wednesday Queer Film: Holiday Heart
TICKETS REQUIRED FREE for Members of Three Dollar Bill Cinema $6 for Non-Members HOLIDAY HEART (Robert Townsend; 2000; US; 100 min.) Adapted from Cheryl West’s play which premiered at the Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1994, HOLIDAY HEART is a classic drama filmed in the Pacific Northwest that reminds us about the importance of chosen family. After losing his police officer lover, church-going drag queen Holiday Heart (Ving Rhames) meets 12-year-old Niki and her drug-addicted mother, Wanda (Alfre Woodard). Holiday finds…
Find out more »Meet Up for a Cause: Filmmakers and Grassroots Groups
Wednesday, Jan 18 at 07:00PM Free event co-presented with Seattle Documentary Association - SeaDoc! Now more than ever, film is a powerful tool for amplifying voices, inciting empathy, and shedding light on social issues. As visual storytellers, filmmakers have invaluable skills to offer to the community. Grassroots groups that champion progressive causes lead the way in creating and inspiring positive change. At this meet-up, filmmakers and community groups can link up for video projects that highlight important social change work.…
Find out more »February 2017
Queer Date Night Shorts – First Wednesday Queer Film Series
TICKETS REQUIRED (Tickets will go on sale 2 months before the event) FREE for Members of Three Dollar Bill Cinema $6 for Non-Members Get ready to celebrate Valentine's Day with this collection of short films from past screenings at TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival and Translations Film Festival! Bring a date, a friend date, a few dates, or just yourself! Total run time 88 minutes Any questions, please contact: david@threedollarbillcinema.org *** THE FIRST SESSION (Ryan Logan; 2015; US; 6 min)…
Find out more »The Boy Who Lived Before: Children’s Film Festival Screening
Director and cast members in attendance! This Seattle-made feature explores the mind of a boy who deeply contemplates his identity, both in terms of who the kind of person he wants to be, and the kind of person he might have already been. Meet Cody, who has memories of a previous life. These memories present themselves in the forms of visions, dreams, and daily routines. In an attempt to understand where he comes from, Cody delves into the online world,…
Find out more »I Think You’re Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
(James Franco, US, 2016, 87 min) Subjects in attendance! Wednesday, Feb 08 at 07:30PM Wednesday, Feb 15 at 07:30PM Loosely based on the book of the same name, writers David Shields and his collaborator and fellow-combatant, Caleb Powell, decide to put their friendship on the line by spending four days together in a cabin in the Cascades. The men barely make it down the driveway before an argument breaks out. On the drive to the cabin, things degenerate even further,…
Find out more »Torrey Pines
(Clyde Petersen, US, 2016) Live score! Thursday, Feb 16 at 08:00PM Based on a true story, Torrey Pines is a queer punk coming-of-age tale that takes place in Southern California in the early 1990's. 12-year-old Petersen is taken on a cross-country jaunt by his schizophrenic single mother (who is fueled by hallucinations of political conspiracy), and on the adventure Petersen's life story unfolds in a series of baffling events, both “real” and imagined. "When I saw Torrey Pines in Seattle…
Find out more »SAAFF 2017 Painted Nails
Co-Presented by Got Green and International Community Health Services (ICHS)! In PAINTED NAILS we witness the American dream crumble when Van, a Vietnamese nail salon worker, discovers her health problems, including two miscarriages, are the result of toxic chemicals in the products used in her salon. She courageously becomes involved in the fight for safe cosmetics. Van transforms from a self-described shy woman who speaks minimal English to a forthright advocate who testifies before Congress. In Washington, DC, at hearings…
Find out more »SAAFF 2017 LGBTQ In Focus (Shorts)
COMING FULL CIRCLE: THE JOURNEY OF A TRANSGENDERED KOREAN ADOPTEE LARRY TUNG / SHORTS / UNITED STATES / 2016 / DOCUMENTARY / 24 MINS What is it like to go "back" to a country you never knew? Pauline Park was born into a poor family in post-war Korea. Adopted by white American parents, she left Korea as a 7-month old baby boy and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 54 years later, she embarked on a journey of discovering and connecting…
Find out more »March 2017
GBF – First Wednesday Queer Film Series
TICKETS REQUIRED FREE for Members of Three Dollar Bill Cinema $6 for Non-Members Join us for our First Wednesday Queer Film Series with a screening of: G.B.F. (Darren Stein; 2013; US; 92 min) The acronym G.B.F. stands for “Gay Best Friend” which has recently been deemed the hottest new fad at North Gateway High School; the Queen Bees need a G.B.F.! But there is one big problem: none of the gay guys at their posh suburban high school are out…
Find out more »I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying: 50 Years of Political TV Satire
With The Future is 0 host Claire Buss! Happy hour at 6:30pm! Wednesday, Mar 01 at 07:30PM How do you satirize the fact that our country elected a reality television star to the highest office in the nation? What challenges does the surreality of our modern political dilemma present for comedians, writers, and consumers of media? Does sharing John Oliver clips on your timeline really do anything? (hot take: nope). Is SNL still relevant in the larger cultural conversation? Join…
Find out more »International Day for Women and Trans People
Saturday, Mar 04 at 12:00PM * * Free event (after Sister Spit's performance)! * * For the third year, Northwest Film Forum partners with multiple departments at UW-Bothell to present a day of performances, screenings and conversations in celebration of International Women's Day (March 8th). The day-long event will include a special performance by Sister Spit. Sister Spit began in San Francisco in the 1990s as a weekly, girls-only open mic that was an alternative to the misogyny-soaked poetry open…
Find out more »Festival of (In)appropriation #9
Curator Lauren Berliner in attendance! Friday, Mar 10 at 08:00PM 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. Such new works are, in other words, “inappropriate.” This act of (in)appropriation may even produce revelations about the relationship between past and present, here and…
Find out more »3rd Annual Seattle Web Fest
Free web series film festival! Saturday, Mar 11 at 10:00AM Featuring over 50 fiction & non-fiction series from Seattle & around the world. Celebrate independent television by viewing a curated selection of amazing shows in theatrical presentation and join us for a full day of educational panels & workshops from industry professionals. All events are free and seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Screenings run from 10AM - 8PM in Theater 1 with new blocks every 90 minutes. Filmmakers…
Find out more »The Rules of the Game
(Jean Renoir, France, 1939, 106 min) 35mm print! *** Free for members! There is also a members-only free screening of The Rules of the Game on March 12 at 4pm. *** Sunday, Mar 12 at 07:00PM This screening is open to the public, but free of charge to members. At la Colinière, the deceptively idyllic country estate of a wealthy Parisian aristocrat, a selection of society’s finest gather for a rural sojourn and shooting party, and over the course of…
Find out more »Beau Travail
(Claire Denis, France, 1999, 92 min) Mar. 21 at 7:30pm Mar. 22 at 7:30pm "Beau Travail is an all-male military hothouse under an unrelenting desert sun, where soldiers are in a constant state of preparedness, which includes freshly laundered and properly pressed uniforms. This is the French Foreign Legion: men only, alone together; no women are permitted to join. Officers are French citizens; enlisted men are of any nationality and are mostly political refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants looking…
Find out more »Class: Producing Fundamentals for Indie Filmmaking
Producing Fundamentals for Indie Filmmakers March 27th & 29th (Monday & Wednesday) 6:30-9:30pm Instructor: Lindy Boustedt Tuition: $120 ($95 for Film Forum members) Participants will gain an understanding of the creative producer’s process, timelines and the many idiosyncrasies around an independent film’s life cycle from development through initial deliverables. Lindy Boustedt will share how, through her award-winning company First Sight Productions, she has produced 18 short films and 3 feature films with budgets of all shapes and sizes. She will…
Find out more »Strike a Pose
(Ester Gould & Reijer Zwaan, Netherlands & Belgium, 2016, 83 min) Co-presented with Three Dollar Bill Cinema on Apr. 5! Wednesday, Mar 29 at 08:00PM Thursday, Mar 30 at 08:00PM Wednesday, Apr 05 at 07:00PM In 1990, seven young dancers joined pop star Madonna on her most controversial world tour. Wild, talented and barely twenty, the dancers set out on the trip of a lifetime. Their journey was captured in Truth or Dare, one of the highest-grossing documentaries ever. As…
Find out more »April 2017
Mosquita Y Mari – First Wednesday Queer Film
TICKETS REQUIRED FREE for Members of Three Dollar Bill Cinema $6 for Non-Members MOSQUITA Y MARI (Aurora Guerrero; 2011; USA; 85 min.) In honor of Lesbian Visibility Day later this month, we're revisiting this official selection from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Set in a predominately Mexican, immigrant neighborhood in Los Angeles, MOSQUITA Y MARI tells the story of two 15 year old Chicanas growing up in H.P. —Huntington Park. When Yolanda Olveros (“Mosquita”) meets her new neighbor, Mari Rodriguez,…
Find out more »Strike A Pose – First Wednesday Queer Film Series
TICKETS REQUIRED FREE for Members of Three Dollar Bill Cinema, reserve your ticket here: http://www.strangertickets.com/events/42231706/queer-film-series-strike-a-pose $12 for Non-Members http://www.nwfilmforum.org/live/page/calendar/4317 Join us for our First Wednesday Queer Film Series in collaboration with the Northwest Film Forum's screening of: STRIKE A POSE (Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan; 2016; US; 83 min) Dare to express yourself anew in this heartwarming update on Madonna’s 1990 Blond Ambition Tour backup dancers, showcased in the iconic documentary TRUTH OR DARE. Those seven young men have lived…
Find out more »Queering Film
April 25th (Tuesday) 6:30-9:30pm Instructor: Elliat Graney-Saucke Tuition: $25 ($20 for Film Forum members) What is queer film? What does it mean to ‘queer’ content, aesthetic, characters, form, or curation? Through presentation and discussion, we will explore what ‘queer’ means in the application of film. We will draw from both historical and contemporary perspectives, taking into account elements of festivals, distribution, curation, community and generational definitions. Students are encouraged to come prepared to discuss current or theoretical projects through a…
Find out more »May 2017
Mosquita Y Mari – First Wednesday Queer Film Series
Join us for our First Wednesday Queer Film Series with a screening of: MOSQUITA Y MARI (Aurora Guerrero; 2012; US; 86 min) Yolanda’s parents want her to be the first one in the family to go to college. But she’d rather focus on her feisty new neighbor, Mari, whom she finds way more compelling than school (or any of the boys there). Mari has her own troubles—like paying the rent. As their friendship threatens their responsibilities, they must navigate between…
Find out more »Apricot Groves Screening
Pleas join us for the Northwest Premiere screening of Apricot Groves film! What would you do to ensure that something good in your life remains there? Aram, an Iranian-Armenian youth who immigrated to the United States in childhood, travels to Armenia for the first time—to propose to a girlfriend Aram met and lived with in America. Despite a brother’s love and support, Aram encounters many cultural, religious, and national differences on the 24- hour trip, but even harder obstacles lie…
Find out more »So Long Suburbia screening
Join us for our screening of SO LONG SUBURBIA at the Northwest Film Forum, during the first weekend of this year's Translations 2017: Seattle Transgender Film Festival! Director Samuel Shanahoy and cast members in attendance! One sleepless night, as Sadie is surfing the web, she discovers that her best friend has unfollowed her on Instagram. Wounded, Sadie becomes a social recluse, just going directly from school to her night job. Encouraging her to get out and explore the city, Sadie’s…
Find out more »Real Boy Screening
Join us for our screening of REAL BOY during the second weekend of this year's Translations 2017: Seattle Transgender Film Festival! From queer director Shaleece Haas comes an affecting documentary about transgender teen and aspiring musician Ben Wallace. With the support of his best friend Dylan (also transitioning) and fellow transgender performer Joe Stevens, Bennett navigates the ups and downs of his journey to find his voice, including sobriety and patience as his mother weathers his transition, while reaching for…
Find out more »Joe Stevens Live in Concert with Ben Wallace
Joe Stevens and special guest Ben Wallace, subjects of REAL BOY, perform a one-night only concert at Translations 2017: Seattle Transgender Film Festival! With a folk/Americana sound, Joe’s signature smoky voice weaves stories of his transgender experiences. This is a performance you won’t want to miss! https://joestevensmusic.com/ https://www.reverbnation.com/benwallacemusic This concert is co-presented by Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center and TransFTM.org. For all festival info and films: http://www.translationsfilmfest.org.
Find out more »Finding Kim at TRANSlations Film Festival
Seattle! For those of you who may have missed it, Finding Kim is showing once more. Come out and support this amazing festival! Sunday May 14th at 2pm. TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/110715400 This visually astonishing documentary by Seattle director Aaron Bear follows Kim’s search for self-acceptance through transition from female to male after a lifetime of coming to terms with drug addiction and isolation. “I’m a 50-year-old man… I never wanted to be a 50-year-old woman, so now I don’t have to…
Find out more »Closing Night! Die Beautiful
Join us for our closing night screening of Die Beautiful! Trisha’s only request is that upon death she be dressed as a different celebrity every night of her wake. Just as her long-awaited beauty pageant crowning takes place, she gets her wish, after collapsing on stage. Since her family never came around to having a trans daughter, the wake is kept a secret by her best friend, Barbs. Flashbacks take us deeper into a complex history of unspoken regrets, touching…
Find out more »June 2017
Class: Queering Film
June 5th (Monday) 6:30-9:30pm Instructor: Elliat Graney-Saucke Tuition: $25 ($20 for Film Forum members) What is queer film? What does it mean to ‘queer’ content, aesthetic, characters, form, or curation? Through presentation and discussion, we will explore what ‘queer’ means in the application of film. We will draw from both historical and contemporary perspectives, taking into account elements of festivals, distribution, curation, community and generational definitions. Students are encouraged to come prepared to discuss current or theoretical projects through a…
Find out more »To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar – 1st Wed Series
Join us for our First Wednesday Queer Film Series screening of: TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR (Beeban Kidron; 1995; US; 109 min) Elite Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze) and Noxeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes) impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez (John Leguizamo) — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster…
Find out more »September 2017
Better Than Chocolate – 1st Wed Queer Film Series
TICKETS REQUIRED FREE for Members of Three Dollar Bill Cinema $6 for Not-Yet-Members ($6.16 with fees) Join us for our First Wednesday Queer Film Series screening of: BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE (Anne Wheeler; 1999; Canada; 101 min) Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila (Wendy Crewson), and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive traveling artist, Kim…
Find out more »Nocturama
(Bertrand Bonello, France, 2016, 130 min) Sunday, Sep 10 at 07:00PM The new film by Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent, House of Pleasures) is a terrorism thriller like no other, recalling Robert Bresson and George Romero in equal measure. A group of young, multiracial radicals with no stated ideology stage a series of terrorist attacks in Paris, then hide out for the night in a shopping center in this transgressive exploration of radical violence. Will they survive the unseen, encroaching authorities?…
Find out more »Annual Member Meeting
** Happy hour at 6pm ** ** Meeting at 7:15pm ** Every September, the members of Northwest Film Forum convene to learn about the organization's progress and look ahead to the future of the organization. Join us for updates on what's in the works at the Forum, network with other filmmakers & lovers, and enjoy a drink. As a member-based organization, we value your insights and feedback! All current and new members are welcome to attend - RSVP here, or…
Find out more »October 2017
TWIST Sneak Peek! 1st Wed Queer Film Series
Join us for our First Wednesday Queer Film Series to get some sneak peeks and celebrate the return of TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival! (Oct 12-22) Get the scoop on 2017’s TWIST, watch a bunch of trailers and sneak peek short films, and get pumped for the festival! Save the date and more info coming soon. This is a FREE event! Please reserve your ticket online to save your seat. Any questions, please contact: sam@threedollarbillcinema.org
Find out more »Snapshot Screening at TWIST
From the producers of the online cult lesbian erotica series, Crash Pad,comes Shine Louise Houston’s titillating tale of a sex toy photographer stalked by a bloodthirsty creep. In this chilling sex romp set in San Francisco, Charlie (Beretta James) is coping with intimacy issues whenshemeetsamysteriousandintriguingnewlover. Butisshewho she says she is? Can Charlie trust anyone? Her employer? The two butches who always seem to be repairing their car? Sinister, sexy characters abound in this fun, frisky barn burner where love may…
Find out more »November 2017
1st Wednesday – Saturday Church Encore Screening!
Join us for our 1st Wednesday Queer Film Series in November for an encore screening of the TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival Audience Award Winning movie, Saturday Church! Kicked out for trying on his mother’s clothes, Ulysses (Luka Kain) finds refuge in Saturday Church, a weekly community space run by a street-smart volunteer (Kate Bornstein), which provides warm meals to homeless queer youth. Newfound friends from Saturday Church and queens of the New York City piers give Ulysses a platform…
Find out more »December 2017
Forum and Friends Holiday Party 2017
Friday, Dec. 8 at 7pm ** Free, all-ages, and open to the public! Bring friends, family, and your dancing shoes ** Featuring DJ Retina Burn & DJ Emmanuelle Revelry! Mingling! KARAOKE! Northwest Film Forum shakes out the ol’ Santa suit for another unforgettable night of dance, music, media, and communal carousal. The annual holiday party is a local destination for those seeking warm feelings of welcome and belonging; it occupies a category of festiveness all its own. This year’s fête…
Find out more »February 2018
Three Dollar Bill Wednesday: Date Night Shorts & Fast Flirting
Three Dollar Bill Cinema and Little Gay Book, LLC are partnering to bring you Queer Fast Flirting and Date Night Short Films at Northwest Film Forum on Capitol Hill! Let's ring in Valentine's Day with a bang. Schedule: 5pm - Fast Flirting (find friends or dates!) 7pm - Date Night Short Films (of the queer variety) Tickets & Cost: You can buy tickets to one or both of these events. Fast Flirting $30 in advance, $35 at the door.Tickets to…
Find out more »SAAFF 2018 – Portraits of Us (shorts program)
IN THIS PROGRAM THE FLIP SIDE VAL WANG / UNITED STATES / 2016 / 25 MINS THE FLIP SIDE presents the increasingly globalized circus world, where disparate people and acrobatic cultures come together, clash, and ultimately transform each other. We meet Daqi, a Chinese circus artist who leaves home at age 9 to train at an elite state-run circus academy. Restless after ascending to the zenith of the Chinese circus world, he leaves his stable job to perform with Cirque…
Find out more »Rebels on Pointe
Exploring universal themes of identity, dreams and family, Rebels on Pointe celebrates the legendary dance troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. The notorious all-male drag ballet company, commonly known as “The Trocks,” was founded in 1974 in New York City on the heels of the Stonewall riots and has since developed a passionate cult following around the world. The film juxtaposes intimate behind-the-scenes access, rich archives and history, engaging character driven stories, and dance performances shot in North America,…
Find out more »March 2018
Bill Nye: Science Guy – With Bill Nye in person!
Bill Nye is a man on a mission: to stop the spread of anti-scientific thinking across the world. The former star of the popular kids show "Bill Nye The Science Guy" is now the CEO of The Planetary Society, an organization founded by Bill's mentor Carl Sagan, where he's launching a solar propelled spacecraft into the cosmos and advocating for the importance of science, research, and discovery in public life. With intimate and exclusive access – as well as plenty…
Find out more »Rebels on Pointe
Exploring universal themes of identity, dreams and family, Rebels on Pointe celebrates the legendary dance troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. The notorious all-male drag ballet company, commonly known as “The Trocks,” was founded in 1974 in New York City on the heels of the Stonewall riots and has since developed a passionate cult following around the world. The film juxtaposes intimate behind-the-scenes access, rich archives and history, engaging character driven stories, and dance performances shot in North America,…
Find out more »April 2018
Three Dollar Bill Wednesday: StageDoor Film & Panel
Come join us April 4th at our next Three Dollar Bill Wednesday event for a screening of STAGEDOOR! Schedule: 6:00PM - Box Office opens 6:30PM - Film trailers from the same era play onscreen with live commentary by our panelists for a pre-func (beer and wine available for purchase) 7:00PM - Film Screening begins, post-film panel discussion to follow Film Description: Stage Door (1937) is director Gregory La Cava's superb, behind-the-scenes film about show business, camaraderie, and the lives of…
Find out more »June 2018
PrideFest FilmFest
The 4th Annual PrideFest Film Fest, now with ALL free film screenings. REGISTER for your free tickets with the links below. AGELESS SHORTS Stories of young love, reflections of elders on lifetime experiences, and seeing how the two intersect. The common struggles and joys in this short film collection prove to be ageless. TRT: 78 min http://www.strangertickets.com/events/55564610/ageless-shorts-short-films-for-all-of-us CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS 2:30PM Conversations With Gay Elders is a compilation of of single-character video documentaries of varying length, focused on older…
Find out more »Queerama
(Daisy Asquith, UK, 2017, 70 min) Using only archival footage from the British Film Institute dating back to 1919, filmmaker Daisy Asquith recounts #LGBTQ history and its evolution as seen in the UK media throughout the 20th century in this celebratory film. In this stunning compilation, Asquith gives a new breath to forgotten works through creative editing and placement. For instance, she creates mirror effects where scenes depicting rejection, contempt, and humiliations, are countered by scenes of intimacy, love, and…
Find out more »August 2018
Opening Reception // FF18
Northwest Film Forum 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 LoveCityLove 1406 E Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122 Let’s celebrate the festival:festival community! We are opening the doors of Northwest Film Forum and LoveCityLove to welcome the community into the spaces to socialize, meet the artists, make new friends, and have a first look at the visual art in both venues. This is also your chance to pick-up your official f:f rewards from the Kickstarter campaign or to purchase one. Come…
Find out more »Film Screening (Hanan Diriye + Kamyar Mohsenin) // FF18
Time to watch two short films: Hanan Diriye’s "The Mask" (2018) and Kamyar Mohsenin’s "Bookworm" (2018). This event is FREE. About the artists: Hanan Diriye is a poet and storyteller currently residing in the pacific NW. Her work is influenced by her experience as a black woman, 2nd generation American and diaspora of Somaliland. Kamyar Mohsenin, 20 years of age, is an artist, filmmaker, and student from Santa Cruz, California, currently living in Seattle, WA. **** More Info > http://festivalfestival.art/…
Find out more »September 2018
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis & the Cult of Capitalism (Emily Pothast)
"Capitalism is a pure religious cult," wrote Walter Benjamin in 1921, "perhaps the most the most extreme the world has ever known." In this information-packed, entertaining slide talk incorporating moving images, multimedia artist and culture critic Emily Pothast will read Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) side-by-side with Benjamin’s posthumously published fragment Capitalism as Religion to give analysis of the history and current state of the ubiquitous religion of capitalism, whose theology Benjamin describes as the “expansion of despair.” Note: The film…
Find out more »October 2018
TWIST 2018: Authenticity: Trans Shorts Program
TWIST 2018: AUTHENTICITY: TRANS SHORTS These trans shorts are a testament to living authentically, whether it’s running a dog-walking business, sitting by your grandmother’s bedside, applying for a passport, or starting a revolution. Sponsored by Capitol Cider Films: REBELLIOUS ESSENCE (UPORNI DUH) Ana Čigon; 2017; Slovenia; 5 min. This kaleidoscopic animation follows a psychedelic genderfluid cat’s bureaucratic nightmare at the Ministry for Cat Affairs. --- FIRST DAY Julie Kalceff; 2017; Australia; 18 min. It’s Hannah’s first day of high school—not…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: Leitis In Waiting
LEITIS IN WAITING Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson & Wong-Kalu Hinaleimoana; 2018; USA/Tonga; 72 min.; in English and Tongan with English subtitles; Northwest Premiere From the team that brought us KUMU HINA (TWIST, Translations 2014) comes a story from Tonga, the last kingdom in the South Pacific. Leitis (Tongan for transwomen) have long been respected in the culture, but mainstream homophobia and transphobia have begun to infiltrate the island, threatening their livelihoods. Enter Joey Joleen Mataele: a passionate leiti and mentor…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: Every Act of Life
EVERY ACT OF LIFE Jeff Kaufman; 2018; USA; 93 min. Terrence McNally takes center stage in this dynamic portrait of the prolific and trailblazing playwright that covers six decades of his influential works. Featuring archive performances, celebrity interviews, and readings by friends and colleagues (including Nathan Lane, Rita Moreno, and Chita Rivera), this perceptive and in-depth look at McNally’s struggles and triumphs weaves together an homage to the creative theatrical process that can be enjoyed by everyone. Always at the…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: QTPOC-POV Shorts Program
TWIST 2018: QTPOC-POV SHORTS PROGRAM QTPOC perspectives are showcased directly and on their own terms. Guests in Attendance. Films: SWEET AND SOUR Ann Sun; 2017; USA; 6 min. Wei is having trouble telling his traditional Chinese mother about the man he loves. But at dinner, he finds out more than he ever knew. --- MASKS Mahaliyah Ayla O; 2018; USA; 22 min. Saba and Maya are having a fun night out at a gay nightclub when a shooting occurs, after…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: Authentically Us: VR Program (FREE!)
TWIST 2018: AUTHENTICALLY US: STORIES FROM THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY VR PROGRAM: SUNDAY, OCT 14, DROP-IN from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, NWFF (Theater 2) Come put a headset on and view AUTHENTICALLY US using an Oculus VR headset. WE’RE STILL HERE Aiden Crawford, a Two-Spirit artist and historian in Boise, Idaho, struggles to preserve his heritage and pass down the wisdom of his Two-Spirit elders. SHE FLIES BY HER OWN WINGS Shannon Scott, driven by the military tenet of “leave…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: All the Feels: Family Shorts Program
TWIST 2018: ALL THE FEELS: FAMILY SHORTS Families bring us joy and pain, comfort and anxiety. These shorts illustrate the emotional heights of family life—but also the depths, in which hope for reconciliation and love endures. Films: ARE WE GOOD PARENTS Bola Ogun; 2017; USA; 9 min. In this upbeat portrayal of parents who try (too?) hard, their daughter’s surprising announcement that her homecoming date is a boy has them questioning everything. --- HEATHER HAS 4 MOMS Jeannette Buck; 2018;…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: Kiss Me! (Embrasse-Moi!)
KISS ME! (EMBRASSE-MOI!) Océan Michel & Cyprien Vial; 2017; France; 86 min.; in French with English subtitles; Northwest Premiere Océanerosemarie meets beautiful photographer Cécile (Alice Pol) and knows immediately that she is the love of her life. With the help of her eclectic group of friends, family, and past girlfriends—76 to be exact—she takes her best shot at winning Cécile’s heart, but her playful banter makes an unfavorable impression. Now brokenhearted but determined, she tries even harder to prove her…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: Dykes, Camera, Action!
DYKES, CAMERA, ACTION! Caroline Berler; 2018; USA; 60 min. A history of queer cinema from the women who made it happen—complete with juicy clips and stories—director Caroline Berler’s accomplished first documentary goes beyond Hollywood myth-making to show how women, lesbians, and people of color helped transform the queer imagination. Filmmakers Barbara Hammer, Rose Troche, Cheryl Dunye, Desiree Akhavan, and Vicky Du (among others) discuss confronting mainstream image-making and creating work that pushes boundaries, tells great stories, and reflects diversity and…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: Viewfinder Shorts Program
TWIST 2018: VIEWFINDER SHORTS PROGRAM Perform, dress-up, and dance—these queers are ready to thrust their way to new heights in imaginative and fantastical ways. Films: TSANIZID (WAKE UP) Beric Manywounds; 2017; Canada; 6 min. Two-spirit performer and storyteller Beric Manywounds takes us on an intimate and enthralling dance experience. --- LATE NIGHTS IN THE LAB Clyde Petersen; 2018; USA; 3 min. Hot for queer teacher at an experimental college, in song. --- SPLENDID CASE OF DOUBT Daniel Moshe; 2018; Austria;…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: Montana
MONTANA Limor Shmila; 2017; Israel; 74 min.; in Hebrew with English subtitles; Northwest Premiere After her grandfather’s death and a 15-year absence, Efi (Noa Biron) returns to her family in the picturesque Mediterranean coastal town of Acre, where she begins a torrid affair with Karen, the sultry, married mother of two who now lives in Efi’s childhood home. When confronted by the close relationship between her uncle and Karen’s young daughter, Efi struggles to face and expose traumatic family secrets…
Find out more »Kusama: Infinity
(Heather Lenz, US, 2018, 80 min) In 1958, a fledgling yet fierce young Japanese artist moved to New York City after writing to Georgia O'Keefe to express admiration and seek guidance on how to break into the New York art scene. Miraculously, O’Keeffe wrote back, and an emboldened Yayoi Kusama left behind what she considered the conformist culture of Japan to assert herself in the Big Apple. Inspired by the 1960s American political and social revolution, Kusama’s avant-garde innovations garnered…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: In The Dark Shorts Program
TWIST 2018: IN THE DARK SHORTS After the sun sets, our darkest impulses come out to play. Guests in Attendance. Curated by Christopher Coronado Films: SELL YOUR BODY Jaanelle Yee; 2017; USA; 11 min. In this darkly comic update of a classic urban legend, a medical school dropout learns just how far she’s prepared to go to keep herself afloat. --- FISH TANK Neal Mulani; 2017; USA; 6 min. A young virgin may be in over his head when an…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: Tucked
TUCKED Jamie Patterson; 2018; UK; 79 min.; Seattle Premiere This 2018 LA Outfest audience winner for Best Narrative and grand jury winner for International Narrative Feature brings together an Odd Couple pairing of seasoned and brazen comedic elder drag queen Jackie (Derren Nesbitt) and naïve younger protégé Faith (Jordan Stephens). When Jackie receives a terminal medical diagnosis, an unlikely bond of friendship and intimacy develops as they explore unfinished business with an estranged daughter and begin to check off items…
Find out more »February 2019
SAAFF 2019 – For Izzy
Directed by Alex Chu United States / 2017 / 84 mins Dede, a photojournalist and recovering addict, moves in next door to Laura, a young woman with autism. As the pair form an unlikely friendship, Dede assembles a documentary, using animation and found footage to tell a story of getting sober, of family and friendship, and of love and forgiveness. Watch trailer: https://vimeo.com/242500679 CO-PRESENTED BY OCA-Greater Seattle Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) --- ABOUT SAAFF The Seattle Asian American…
Find out more »March 2019
Film: The Gospel of Eureka @ NW Film Forum
Fri Mar 01: 7.30pm Sat Mar 02: 4.30pm, 7.30pm Sun Mar 03: 7.30pm Mon Mar 04: 3.00pm Tue Mar 05: 3.00pm Wed Mar 06: 7.30pm $12 General Admission $9 Student/Senior $7 Member Get Tickets Become a Member Michael Palmieri & Donal Mosher US 2019 1h 15m About ** After-party at Queer Bar after the Mar. 2 7:30 screening! ** At The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, LGBTQ audiences watch a production of the last week of Jesus Christ in a grand amphitheater. Inside the nearby…
Find out more »May 2019
Translations Film Festival Opening Night Film: The Garden Left Behind
Join us for the Translations Seattle Transgender Film Festival Opening Night Film + Party: THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND. Fresh from its premiere at SXSW comes an incredibly timely film about Tina, a young transwoman, and her grandmother Eliana, as they navigate Tina’s transition and their struggle to build a life as undocumented immigrants in New York City. WATCH SNEAK PEEK: https://youtu.be/Fwnm_mXlOA0 Tina (played with poise and depth by newcomer Carlie Guevara) luckily has a supportive group of transwomen friends but…
Find out more »A Tribute to Barbara Hammer: Making Movies out of Sex and Life
** Copresented by Engauge Experimental Film Festival ** Barbara Hammer (May 15, 1939 – March 16, 2019) is a key figure in the “second wave” of experimental women filmmakers. She made technically innovative, personal, essayistic, political, and passionate films for a full five decades. Nurtured and inspired by the films and lives of Maya Deren and Marie Menken, Hammer’s filmmaking practice took root in the ’70s, when she became a pioneering figure in the film portrayal of lesbian identity, creating…
Find out more »Travessias Brazilian Film Festival: Short Film Program
** Co-presented with the Center for Brazilian Studies at UW, Somos Seattle, and BrasilFest ** ** May 24 opening night screening preceded by a reception with complimentary Brazilian treats from Kitanda! ** (Various directors, Brazil, 2017–2018, 44 min) Tried (Tentei) (Laís Melo, Paraná, 2017, 12 min, fiction) One morning, Glória works up the courage to seek out the help to stand up for herself. Eder's Dream (O Sonho de Eder) (Sofia Amaral, Mato Grosso, 2018, 13 min, documentary) Eder Aponodepá…
Find out more »Travessias Brazilian Film Festival: The City of the Future
** Co-presented with the Center for Brazilian Studies at UW, Somos Seattle, and BrasilFest ** ** Opening night screenings preceded by a reception from 6 – 7pm with complimentary Brazilian treats from Kitanda! ** ** Festival curator Emanuella Leite Rodrigues de Moraes will host a discussion and audience Q&A with director Marília Hughes, who will Skype in following the film. ** (Marília Hughes & Cláudio Marques; Bahia, Brazil; 2018; 76 min) A polyamorous family in Bahia, Brazil prepares for the…
Find out more »Travessias Brazilian Film Festival – Tr*nny F*g (Bixa Travesty)
** Co-presented with the Center for Brazilian Studies at UW, Somos Seattle, and BrasilFest ** (Claudia Priscilla & Kiko Goyfman; São Paulo, Brazil; 2018; 75 min) Linn da Quebrada, a black transsexual singer, uses her body and unusual stage presence to deconstruct gender, race, and class stereotypes in this intimate documentary that captures her public and private persona.
Find out more »Travessias Brazilian Film Festival – Don’t Call Me Son
** Co-presented with the Center for Brazilian Studies at UW, Somos Seattle, and BrasilFest ** ** Festival curator Emanuella Leite Rodrigues de Moraes will host a discussion and audience Q&A following the film. ** (Anna Muylaert; São Paulo, Brazil; 2018; 82 min) Pierre is a free-flowing teen whose life is disrupted when his biological ties to his family come into question. As he settles into a new rhythm with relatives who call him Felipe, he is soon forced to defend…
Find out more »June 2019
Film: Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community
(Greta Schiller & Robert Rosenberg, US, 1984, 87 mins) ** Newly restored for the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots! ** In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city’s gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the gay liberation movement had begun. Before Stonewall pries open the closet door, setting free dramatic stories from the early 1900’s onwards of public…
Find out more »September 2019
C.L.I.T. : Femme Fux Edition (Consciously Learning Intimacy Together)
Sexuality is in our media, in our art and on our minds! C.L.I.T. : Femme Fux Edition (Consciously Learning Intimacy Together) **************** Sept 28, 9p-12a Tickets $15-35 **************** Let’s talk pleasure and entertainment, better yet, let’s watch films by workers and artists! Partnering for the first time two arts organizations—Scumtrust, nonbinary trans p*rn crew and Earth Pearl Collective, a black womxn healing collective—are sharing their exploration of the sensual, divine, kinky, and explicit. We will be showing films produced and…
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