Year-Round Programming
In addition to our annual film festival, Northwest Film Forum presents year-round programming for young people, including award-winning features and shorts, historically important children's films, director retrospectives, documentaries from around the globe, interdisciplinary programs, and hands-on filmmaking workshops.
Here's what's going on now!
Dream Screen: Three Films by Miyazaki
Sponsored by Izilla Toys
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JUNE 24 - 25, Tuesday - Wednesday at 6:30, 9pm
NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
(Hayao Miyazaki, 1984, 35mm, 116 min)
This is the masterpiece that gave birth to the famous Studio Ghibli. Set in the post-apocalyptic distant future, in the isolated mythical seaside kingdom of the Valley of the Wind, this film features Miyazaki touchstones such as flying imagery, strong female characters and stunning retooling of Japanese folklore. The story is unforgettable and inspiring: the brave and compassionate Princes Nausicaa must lead her people in an epic struggle to save the world, working against all odds to repair the rift between humanity and nature. This Disney version features voice actors Uma Thurman and Patrick Stewart.
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JULY 22 - 23, Tuesday - Wednesday at 7, 9pm
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
(Hayao Miyazaki, 1988, 35mm, 86 min)
One of the most beloved family films of all time, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO is a meticulous and utterly awe-inspiring film, filled with the kind of gentle magic that can only be seen through the eyes of a child. Two sisters, Satsuki and Mei, exploring their new home in the countryside, discover a mysterious, lovable and all-powerful forest spirit called Totoro, who shows them the secrets of the natural world and leads them on an incredible journey.
"How can I describe its inexplicable power? It is like how childhood memories feel, if you had a happy childhood — wide-eyed and blissful, matter-of-factly magical and entrancingly prosaic." -Steven D. Greydanus, DECENT FILMS GUIDE
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AUGUST 26 - 27, Tuesday - Wednesday at 6:30, 9pm
SPIRITED AWAY
(Hayao Miyazaki, 2001, 35mm, 124 min)
SPIRITED AWAY, winner of a variety of international awards including an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, is Hayao Miyazaki’s best-known work. Drawing heavily on Japanese cultural influences and fairy-tale motifs, as well as children’s literature classics including "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Wizard of Oz," this astonishing film tells the tale of a young girl, Chihiro, who is trapped with her parents in a strange world of spirits. Chihiro must summon all her intelligence, strength, courage and compassion to break the spell and return to the world of humans.
"Miyazaki is the Pied Piper – see SPIRITED AWAY and you'll follow him anywhere." -Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
Past Programming
Past year-round programs through Northwest Film Forum have included:
Wild Beauty: The Films of Carroll Ballard
Duma, The Black Stallion, Never Cry Wolf
Through the Eyes of a Child: Three Films from Iran
Bazi, Where is the Friend's Home, The White Balloon
Green Greatness: The Best of Gumby, Pokey and Art Clokey
Shorts celebrating Gumby's 50th Anniversary
Muppet Mania
The Muppet Movie, Labyrinth
Swashbuckler Marathon
The Sea Hawk, The Crimson Pirate, and King Solomon's Mines
Our Stories, Our Heroes
To Kill a Mockingbird, Stars in My Crown
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)
Featuring a new score composed and performed live by Danny Barnes and Robbie Fulks. Instrumentation included banjo, tuba, electric and acoustic guitar, percussion, violin, viola, and harmonica.
Peter Pan (1924)
Featuring a new score composed and performed live by Leslie McMichael on Celtic, electric, and concert harp.
Serious Playtime: Tati Turns 100
Mr. Hulot's Holiday, Jour De Fete, Mon Oncle, Playtime, Traffic
From the Tsars to the Stars: Classic Russian Sci-Fi
Cosmic Voyage, Heaven's Call, Planet of Storms, Amphibian Man, To the Stars by Hard Ways
The Singin' Sixties
Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Oliver!