Open Caption Screenings
SIFF is excited to bring more open caption screenings to better welcome deaf and hard of hearing audiences, as well as anyone who benefits from viewing captions. We present as many films as possible with open captions on every Tuesday and Sunday.
WHAT ARE OPEN CAPTIONS?
Open captioning is when the dialogue and sounds of a film are written as text that is overlaid on the film image for anyone in the audience to see. It is considered passive assistance, a service that is there to use or ignore.
We understand that open captions can be distracting for those who are not accustomed to using them, but in the spirit of making SIFF accessible for all cinephiles we appreciate your consideration for those who need open captions.
ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES
All SIFF Cinema venues and Seattle International Film Festival external venues will remain equipped with Assistive Listening devices on days when open captioning is not offered. Check-in with the Cinema or Festival Venue Manager to locate the devices at your venue.
All SIFF Cinema venues and Seattle International Film Festival external venues are equipped with Closed Captioning and Descriptive Listening devices, but services may vary per film. Call 206-464-5830 or email info@siff.net for more information.
Sentimental Value
Norway | 2025 | 135 min. | Joachim Trier
Now Playing - Dec 24, 2025
Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve lead an incomparable cast in Joachim Trier’s (The Worst Person In the World) moving drama about a director’s bid to revive his career and repair his family’s broken bonds. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes 2025.
Wicked: For Good
USA | 2025 | Jon M. Chu
Now Playing - Dec 17, 2025
Now demonized as the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba lives in exile in the Ozian forest, while Glinda resides at the palace in Emerald City, reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, she'll need to reunite with Glinda to transform herself, and all of Oz, for good.
Eternity
USA | 2025 | 112 min. | David Freyne
November 26 - December 11, 2025
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan must choose between the man she spent her life with and her first love.
Hamnet
United Kingdom | 2025 | 125 min. | Chloé Zhao
Now Playing - Dec 24, 2025
A lush and tender drama about William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his family, as seen through the eyes of his thoughtful wife Agnes (a luminous Jessie Buckley). From Academy Award–winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland).
The Secret Agent
Brazil | 2025 | 159 min. | Kleber Mendonça Filho
Now Playing - Jan 1, 2026
Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau) returns with a thrillingly unpredictable, shape-shifting epic set in his hometown of Recife during the late 1970s, starring a magnetic Wagner Moura as a man on the run from his past.
Deaf Santa Claus
USA | 2025 | 109 min. | Ben Shelton, Anthony Mowl
December 14, 2025
With an uncanny resemblance to the icon himself, Charles Graves chases his dream of becoming a professional Deaf Santa Claus. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema, with open captions.
Marty Supreme
USA | 2025 | 149 min. | Josh Safdie
Opens December 24, 2025
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. From writer/director Josh Safdie and starring Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher. Three Golden Globe nominations including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.
Song Sung Blue
USA | 2025 | 131 min. | Craig Brewer
Opens December 25, 2025
Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026 | 110 min. | Nia DaCosta
Opens January 15, 2026
As Spike is inducted into Jimmy Crystal's gang on the mainland, Dr. Kelson makes a discovery that could alter the world. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple expands upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later, but turns it on its head.
The Testament of Ann Lee
United Kingdom | 2025 | 137 min. | Mona Fastvold
Opens January 15, 2026
A bold colonial-era musical from the co-writer of The Brutalist, Amanda Seyfried stars as visionary Shaker leader Ann Lee who builds a radical utopian faith in 18th century America.
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
2025 | 120 min. | Dominic Cooke
Opens January 17, 2026
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton ("The Crown") joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter ("Bridgerton") for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.
National Theatre Live: Life of Pi
2025 | 150 min. | Max Webster
Opens February 21, 2026
Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel.
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
2025 | 100 min. | Finn den Hertog
Opens March 14, 2026
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden ("Slow Horses," Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, "The Responder") in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.
