Seattle Film Critics Society PNW Award Nominees
December 5–9, 2023
The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) is an association of professional critics working to facilitate a community that supports local productions and festivals; enhances public education, awareness, and appreciation of cinema; and strengthens the bonds of critical dialogue as it pertains to the cinematic arts. Since 2022, the SFCS has honored Pacific Northwest filmmaking as part of our annual awards. To celebrate the many talented filmmakers who call our region home and who produce work here, a nominating committee considers films released throughout the year whose primary production was in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, or Idaho) and selects five finalists. The winner is determined by a vote of all SFCS members.
SFCS: Even Hell has its Heroes
USA | 2023 | 110 min. | Clyde Petersen
December 5, 2023
Clyde Petersen directs this incendiary doc on the Olympia-based Earth, “the slowest metal band on the planet.”
SFCS: Richland
USA | 2023 | 94 min. | Irene Lusztig
December 6, 2023
Approaching the 80th anniversary of the creation of the Hanford reactor, Richland, Washington’s residents wrestle with both pride and ambivalence about their role in the Nagasaki bombing and the nuclear legacy they have left behind.
SFCS: Showing Up
USA | 2022 | 108 min. | Kelly Reichardt
December 6, 2023
A sculptor preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of family and friends, in Kelly Reichardt's vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art and craft.
SFCS: Dreamin’ Wild
USA | 2022 | 110 min. | Bill Pohlad
December 7, 2023
Casey Affleck plays musician Donnie Emerson, who finds fame and purpose decades after he thought his career was over.
SFCS: Fantasy A Gets A Mattress
USA | 2023 | 80 min. | David Norman Lewis, Noah Zoltan Sofian
December 9, 2023
Fantasy A, real-life autistic Seattle rapper, suffers trials and tribulations from total creeps as he attempts to become a superstar.