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Introducing the five finalists of the @seattlecritics.bsky.social Pacific Northwest Awards! These films will be playing at the SIFF Film Center November 13-15. 🎥 A SIMPLE MACHINE 🎥 POWWOW PEOPLE 🎥 AGAIN AGAIN 🎥 THE JOYLESS ECONOMY 🎥 THE LIFE WE LEAVE More info & tickets: siff.info/sfcs26-bs

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 20h

WOWZA. Check out all of the "Carrie" book covers below ⬇️

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 20h

CAPTURING BIGFOOT reveals the untold story behind one of the world’s greatest mysteries. 🫈 A decades-old film discovered after half a century contains footage that could rewrite our understanding of the legendary cryptid. Plays Sunday 10/18 with a post-film Q&A with director Marq Evans.

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Capturing Bigfoot

A reel of 16mm film locked away for 50 years turns the Bigfoot debate on its head. Post-film Q&A with director Marq Evans.

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Join us this Friday at the Film Center for a Q&A with Director Paula González-Nasser and Producer/Co-Editor Ryan Martin Brown (alumni of the 2016 edition of NFFTY!) following the opening screening of their film THE SCOUT. Special youth pricing (24 & younger) is available. 🎟️: siff.info/thescout-bs

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The Scout

A location scout is tasked with finding the perfect interiors for a television pilot. Over the course of a single day, she drives around New York City, interacting with strangers, taking photos of their cozy apartments and eclectic shops, while attempting to satisfy the demands of her erratic employers.

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tickets are now on sale for GODZILLA MINUS ZERO. 💥 The Shikishima family confronts a fresh catastrophe two years after surviving their previous ordeal with the legendary monster. There is no third time. Everything ends here. Opens Wed 11/4 @ SIFF Cinema Downtown. 🎟️: siff.info/godzillaminuszero-bs

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today’s $7 Movies at SIFF Cinema: ⭐ THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE ⭐ DIGGER ⭐ FILIPIÑANA ⭐ PRIMETIME ⭐ UNZIPPED Showtimes: siff.info/nowplaying-bs. Support provided by 4Culture.

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

JOYBUBBLES is a captivating documentary about a boy who is born blind and discovers he can control the global telephone system simply by whistling a magic tone, sparking a subculture that shapes the future of hacking and modern technology. Plays Mon 10/12 at 6:30pm at the SIFF Film Center. ☎️

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Joybubbles

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One of Wajda’s finest achievements, KANAŁ (1957) presents a harrowing portrait of Polish Home Army fighters forced to flee the Nazis via Warsaw’s hellish, labyrinthian sewage system. Plays Sun 10/11 at the SIFF Film Center as part of The Films of Andrezj Wajda series. 🎟️: siff.info/kanal-bs

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 04/10/2026

Long live the new flesh. VIDEODROME: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT is this Tuesday at 8pm at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center! In memory of William Kennedy, one of Seattle's most dedicated cinephiles. grandillusioncinema.org/film/videodr...

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Scarecrowber kicks off on October 14 with DEEP RED (1975). 🔪🩸 A jazz musician and a plucky reporter uncover a legacy of dementia and murder in this classic giallo, featuring one of cinema’s best-ever scores. 🎟️: siff.info/deepred-bs Presented in collaboration with Scarecrow Video.

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The absurdly hilarious mockumentary and #SIFF2026 crowd-pleaser LADY is returning to SIFF Cinema Uptown! Sian Clifford stars as Lady Isabella, a self-obsessed aristocrat who dupes a struggling director into filming her every move, only for something unseen and quite strange to happen. Opens 10/9🦩

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Lady

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Follow along on the heartwarming adventures of 9-year-old Masao and former yakuza Kikujiro with our 35mm screenings of Takeshi Kitano’s KIKUJIRO (1999). 🍉 Plays 10/5 and 10/8 at 7pm at the SIFF Film Center as part of The Open Road series. 🎟️: siff.info/kikujiro-bs

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Films of Andrzej Wadja series begins with his feature directorial debut, A GENERATION (1954). This landmark of Polish cinema presents a portrait of a teenager who witnesses his friend slayed by the Nazis and subsequently joins a left-wing resistance cell. Plays Sat 10/10 @ the Film Center.

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The Films of Andrzej Wajda: A Generation

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

34 days before she’s sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. From directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim comes YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING. 👀 Opens Fri 10/16 at the Uptown. ⏰+🎟️: siff.info/seeeverything-bs

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The 35mm print of KIKUJIRO has arrived! 🎞️ See it October 5 & 8 at the SIFF Film Center. 🎟️: siff.info/kikujiro-bs

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

An enduring masterpiece, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption. This is the uncut, unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned – and the first time the film will be presented restored in 4K. Opens 10/16 @ the Uptown. ⏰+🎟️: siff.info/devils-bs

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 02/10/2026

FROM BEYOND and SOCIETY screen tomorrow at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center! We celebrate the 40th anniversary of FROM BEYOND at 530pm. Then we celebrate the late special effects and makeup artist legend Screaming Mad George with SOCIETY at 745pm grandillusioncinema.org

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🕯️ This week: Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s DIGGER, starring Tom Cruise, is now playing at the Downtown. Catch the 4K restoration of UNZIPPED, John Wilson’s THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE, and FILIPIÑANA (back by popular demand!) at the Uptown! 🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/nowplaying-bs

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 10/4 (matinees only) and Tue 10/6: ⭐️ PRIMETIME ⭐️ DIGGER ⭐️ National Theatre Live: THE MISANTHROPE (Sunday Only) ⭐️ UNZIPPED (Tuesday Only) More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Join us for a ✨free✨ screening of FRIDA, NATURALEZA VIVA, presented by SIFF, Seattle Latino Film Festival, and Seattle Opera, in conjunction with their upcoming production of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego." Plays Tue 10/13, 6:30pm @ SIFF Film Center. Learn more: siff.info/frida-bs

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 01/10/2026

The annual William Kennedy Memorial Screening of VIDEODROME is 10/6 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. “…has lost none of its power to disturb, none of its potency as a catalyst for meaningful introspection… It’s a masterpiece.” @mangiotto.bsky.social grandillusioncinema.org/film/videodr...

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our Nouvelles Femmes series continues with Jean-Luc Godard’s CONTEMPT (1963). A French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of "The Odyssey", as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer. 🎬 Plays Wed 10/7 @ the Uptown.

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Nouvelles Femmes: Contempt

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The early deadline for #SIFF2027 is TODAY! 🚨 Submit your feature-length or short films by 11:59pm PST for our lowest entry fee. Taking place May 13-23, the 2027 Festival will spotlight new voices alongside established directors, and you could be one of them. 🎥 Submit: siff.info/callforentriestw

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📰 New on the blog 📰 CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7 (1962) film notes by Robert Horton for the Nouvelles Femmes series: siff.info/blogcleo-bs.

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This October at SIFF Cinema is full of spooky cinema, daring documentaries, and Scarecrowber! 🧡📽️🐦‍⬛ Treat-or-treat and take a look at the October guide ⬇️

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October at SIFF Cinemas

With the new month we welcome a new lineup of films, events, and more. See what's happening this October at SIFF Cinemas.

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

50 years ago, Brian De Palma brought Stephen King’s chilling debut novel to life with his iconic adaptation of CARRIE (1976), and the story continues to haunt us half a century later. Plays Sun 10/11 at 3:30pm for the first installment of SIFF Book Club. Info + 🎟️: siff.info/carrie-bs

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tickets are now on sale for WHALEFALL. 🐋🤿 The film follows a scuba diver who, while looking for his father's remains, is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has just one hour to get out before his oxygen runs out. Opens Fri 10/16 at SIFF Cinema Downtown. ⏰+🎟️: siff.info/whalefall-bs

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 29/09/2026

EGG is a searing Y2K-era cocktail of creature features, body horror, psychological thrillers & vaporwave aesthetics. See it 10/4 at 530pm at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center! “…at barely an hour it’s worth your while to go in blind.” Danielle Burgos, Screen Slate grandillusioncinema.org/film/egg/

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In conjunction with Seattle Opera’s upcoming production of “Salome”, we’re bringing Ken Russell’s SALOME’S LAST DANCE to SIFF Cinema Uptown for a single screening on October 10 at 2pm. 🎭 🎟️: siff.info/salomeslastdance-bs

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Take one last summer trip with Takeshi Kitano’s KIKUJIRO (1999) in magnificent 35mm. ☀️ Seeking the mother he has never met, 9-year-old Masao forms an unlikely bond with Kikujiro, a former yakuza who guides him on a heart-warming and hilarious summer quest. Plays 10/5 and 10/8 at the Film Center.

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The Open Road: Kikujiro (35mm)

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today’s $7 Movies at SIFF Cinema: ⭐ RESIDENT EVIL ⭐ HA-CHAN, SHALE YOUR BOOTY! ⭐ PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 ⭐ PRIMETIME ⭐ TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA Showtimes: siff.info/nowplaying-bs. Support provided by 4Culture.

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Get more movies for less all year long with an annual pass or ticket 6-pack. 🍿 Annual passes get you unlimited movies, so you can catch all of your must-sees. 6-packs give you six tickets to use whenever you’re ready for your next movie night. Explore all the ways to save: siff.info/cinemapasstw.

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the co-directors of the 2024 Oscar-winning documentary NO OTHER LAND, NAZA reveals the systems behind Israel’s bombing of Gaza and its mass killing of Palestinian civilians. Opens 10/9 at the Uptown. ⏰+🎟️: siff.info/naza-bs

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 27/09/2026

We present a 25th anniversary screening of SESSION 9 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center on October 4. The composers of the film's score, local experimental music legends Climax Golden Twins, are scheduled to join for a live intro and Q&A! grandillusioncinema.org/film/session...

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Early Bird deadline for #SIFF2027 is fast approaching! 🐦🎬 Submit your film by Thursday, October 1 to save on your submission fee. The regular deadline is December 17. We’d love to see what you’ve been working on. Submit today at siff.info/callforentriestw.

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In THE SCOUT, a location scout searches for the perfect interiors for a TV pilot, journeying through other people's worlds as she struggles to find her own. Join us on Friday 10/9 for a post-film Q&A with filmmakers Paula González-Nasser and Ryan Martin Brown. Plays 10/9-11 at the Film Center.

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The Scout

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A landmark of American independent cinema, Barbara Loden’s WANDA is coming to the SIFF Film Center this upcoming Monday, September 28. Shot in a bracing vérité style, Loden paints a profoundly moving portrait of a woman adrift. 🎟️: siff.info/wanda-bs

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Dive into the 90s fashion world with a new 4K restoration of UNZIPPED (1995). 🪡 Designer Isaac Mizrahi proved a force of nature with his legendary fall 1994 collection, a career-defining triumph that was documented with an effervescent intimacy by Douglas Keeve. Plays 10/2-8 at the Uptown.

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Unzipped

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 9/27 (matinees only) and Tue 9/29: ⭐️ PRIMETIME ⭐️ HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! ⭐️ PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 ⭐️ RESIDENT EVIL ⭐️ TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE pours into SIFF Cinema Uptown next week. 🏢 After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete. Opens Fri 10/2. ⏰+🎟️: siff.info/historyofconcrete-bs

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 25/09/2026

One of the ickiest, most original body horror shockers of all time, SOCIETY, screens in remembrance of special effects and makeup artist legend Screaming Mad George! See it Oct 3 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. grandillusioncinema.org/film/society/

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🌆 This week: HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!, winner of the '26 Directing Award - Dramatic at Sundance, & PRIMETIME, starring RPattz, are now playing at UPT. FILIPIÑANA, recipient of the Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at the ‘26 Sundance, plays at FC thru 9/27. 🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/nowplaying-bs

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 25/09/2026

“This movie is great fun… a funny, horrific grossout.” Gene Siskel We present a 40th anniversary screening of Stuart Gordon's crazy, gory, and gooey sci-fi body horror classic FROM BEYOND Oct. 3 at 5pm at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center! grandillusioncinema.org/film/from-be...

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Up next in our Nouvelles Femmes film series is CLÉO FROM 5 to 7 (1962), written and directed by the legend herself, Agnès Varda. Follow pop singer Cléo as she wanders through Paris, awaiting the results of her cancer biopsy. Plays Wed 9/30 at 7:30pm at the Uptown. 🎟️: siff.info/cleo-bs

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📰 New on the blog 📰 JULES AND JIM (1960) film notes by John Trafton for the Nouvelles Femmes series: siff.info/blogjulesandjim-bs.

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What an exciting night! A big thank YOU to everyone who attended last week’s Marquee Gala and enjoyed a special 70mm screening of NORTH BY NORTHWEST (the first repertory 70mm screening at SIFF Cinema Downtown in 7 years).

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 23/09/2026

We present a new restoration of Tsui Hark's DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE (aka DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIRST KIND) at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center on 9/29 & 30! Intro'd by @pattymcf.bsky.social of the Seattle Film Society. grandillusioncinema.org/film/dont-pl...

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Andrzej Wajda (1926–2016) was one of the most important figures in Polish and world cinema. To honor the renowned filmmaker and leading voice of the Polish Film School, we are bringing eight of his most influential works to the SIFF Film Center. Explore the lineup and get 🎟️: siff.info/wajda-bs

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 22/09/2026

ALL MONSTERS ATTACK 2026! Our annual horror series since '07 returns at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center & @centralcinema.bsky.social 10/3-29. Zombies! Voyeurs! Haunted asylums! Creatures from alternate dimensions! Vamp-Friars! The wealthy upper-class! grandillusioncinema.org/series/all-m...

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SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tix are now on sale for DIGGER, the latest film from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The most powerful man in the world sets out to prove he’s humanity’s savior before the disaster he unleashed destroys everything. Opens 10/2 @ SIFF Cinema Downtown. ⏰+🎟️: siff.info/digger-bs

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