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Seattle Art Fair at CenturyLink Field Event Center

Aug 04 - Aug 06

The Seattle Art Fair is a one-of-a-kind destination for the best in modern and contemporary art and a showcase for the vibrant arts community of the Pacific Northwest.

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Ugetsu

New 4K restoration!

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Aug 04 - Aug 06

(Kenji Mizoguchi, Japan, 1953, 96 min)

Derived from stories by Akinari Ueda and Guy de Maupassant, this haunting tale of love and loss—with its exquisite blending of the otherworldly and the real—is one of the most beautiful films ever made.

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The Ornithologist

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Aug 02 - Aug 06

(João Pedro Rodrigues, Portugal, France & Brazil, 2016, 117 min)

Fernando, a solitary ornithologist, is looking for black storks when he is swept away by the rapids. Rescued by a couple of Chinese pilgrims, he plunges into an eerie and dark forest, trying to get back on his track.

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Industry Happy Hour

Free and all-ages!

Jul 12 - Aug 30

Join us for Summer Happy Hours at Northwest Film Forum and meet with local professionals in independent film and VR. Each happy hour (Wednesdays, 6–7:30pm) will focus on either Directors and Actors, Producers, and VR (360/VR/AR).

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Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

Seattle premiere!

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Aug 09 - Aug 17

(Corbett Reford, US, 2017, 155 min)

Narrated by Iggy Pop and executive produced by Green Day, Turn it Around: The Story of East Bay Punk spans over 30 years of the California Bay Area’s punk music history with a central focus on the emergence of Berkeley's inspiring 924 Gilman Street music collective.

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The Woman Who Left

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Aug 09 - Aug 10

(Lav Diaz, Philippines, 2017, 226 min)

Winner of the Golden Lion at the 2016 Venice Film Festival, Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz’s epic story of revenge deferred functions as a tale of urban theater and class warfare.

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Bless Their Little Hearts

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Aug 10 - Aug 12

(Billy Woodberry, US, 1984, 80 min)

In this agonizing neo-realist feature from L.A. Rebellion director Billy Woodberry, unemployment haunts Charlie Banks with a senseless vengeance. Being unable to provide for his family erodes his ego with frustration and self-loathing. As his spirit weakens, so does his resolve to make things work, resulting in a vicious negative feedback cycle… the situation at home only grows worse.

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Dawson City: Frozen Time

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Aug 11 - Aug 13

(Bill Morrison, US, 2016, 120 min)

Dawson City, settled in 1896, was the center of the Canadian Gold Rush. It was also the final stop for a distribution chain that sent prints and newsreels to the Yukon for prospectors. In 1978, more than 500 nitrate film prints from the early 1900s were discovered in the frozen earth of Dawson: this is the bizarre, true history of their recovery, from Decasia director Bill Morrison.

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Tango Negro

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Aug 11

(Dom Pedro, France, 2013, 93 min)

Tango Negro examines the dense cultural history of tango dancing. Placing emphasis on Central Africa’s influence in the dance’s origins, the film seeks to unthink the accepted idea that the dance comes from Argentina.

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Special Events

Special Events
Check our calendar regularly for non-screening events; we host a plethora of lectures, roundtable discussions (Chat Room), multidisciplinary events (IRL: Craigslist), and free Art Walk events (Cine-meme).

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Series

Children's Film Festival Seattle

See the world and feed your mind at the 12th annual Children's Film Festival Seattle, the largest and best film festival on the West Coast for kids and their families. The fun starts on January 26!

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Programs

Music Movies

The Film Forum has some of the strongest music film programming in the country - come enjoy live scores created by local musicians at our Puget Soundtrack series, music documentaries, soundscapes + multimedia and everything in between

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