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SIFFcast with SJ Chiro

September 22, 2017

Local director SJ Chiro joins the show to talk about her feature film debut LANE 1974, opening at SIFF Film Center on Friday 9/22.

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SIFFcast with Heather Booth

September 12, 2017

Jeremy sits down with the most influential person you’ve never heard of – Heather Booth. She is the subject of the new documentary Heather Booth: Changing the World.

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SIFFcast with Amanda Lipitz

August 11, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf sits down with director Amanda Lipitz to talk about her critically-acclaimed debut feature Step.

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SIFFcast with William Oldroyd

July 31, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf chats with director William Oldroyd about his acclaimed debut feature Lady Macbeth

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An Inconvenient Sequel with Former Vice President Al Gore

July 30, 2017

Former Vice President Al Gore discusses his new documentary An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

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SIFFcast with Gillian Robespierre, Jenny Slate, and Abby Quinn

July 19, 2017

SIFFcast chats with the director and stars of Landline about the making of their quirky 90s-set comedy. Hilarious anecdotes ensue.

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SIFFcast with Nick Naveda

June 13, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf sits down with filmmaker Nick Naveda to discuss his directorial debut Say You Will, which had its World Premiere at SIFF 2017.

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SIFFcast with Andrew Gooi

June 12, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy sits down with Seattle-native director Andrew Gooi to chat about his new non-traditional culinary documentary Kakehashi: A Portrait of Chef Nobuo Fukada.

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SIFFcast with Douglas Trumbull

June 11, 2017

Jeremy talks with director and SFX legend Douglas Trumbull about his 1983 film Brainstorm.

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SIFFcast with David Soren

June 7, 2017

Jeremy talks with director of Captain Underpants, David Soren, about the new animated adaption of the children's comic book.

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SIFFcast with Matthew Heineman

June 7, 2017

Director Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land) discusses the tense subject matter of his most recent documentary, City of Ghosts.

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SIFFcast with Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza

June 6, 2017

Actress Aubrey Plaza and Director Jeff Baena talk to SIFFcast about their new film The Little Hours.

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Brainstorm | SIFF 2017

June 5, 2017

Photos of director Douglas Trumbull, audience, and post-film panelists for Brainstorm

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Pow Wow | SIFF 2017

June 5, 2017

Photos from the red carpet and screening of Pow Wow at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival.

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SIFFcast with Zoe Lister-Jones

June 5, 2017

Zoe Lister-Jones shares her experiences of creating a feature film, Band Aid, while simultaneously making her directorial debut.

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Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey | SIFF 2017

June 4, 2017

Photos of the screening of and red carpet guests from Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey

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Festival Forums: June 3 | SIFF 2017

June 3, 2017

Photos of the June 3, 2017 Festival forums at SIFF Lounge

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Devil's Freedom | SIFF 2017

June 3, 2017

Photos from the screening of and guests from Devil's Freedom

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At the End of the Tunnel | SIFF 2017

June 3, 2017

Photos of the screening of and red carpet guests from At the End of the Tunnel

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Bad Influence | SIFF 2017

June 3, 2017

Photos of the first screening of and guests from Bad Influence.

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Landline | SIFF 2017

June 3, 2017

Photos from the Red Carpet and screening of Landline at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival.

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Centerpiece Gala | SIFF 2017

June 3, 2017

Photos from the Centerpiece Gala at DAR Rainier Chapter House on Capitol Hill.

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Come, Together | SIFF 2017

June 3, 2017

Photos from the second screening of Come, Together

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Fermented | SIFF 2017

June 3, 2017

Photos from the first screening of Fermented

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SIFFcast at the SIFF 2017 Filmmaker Round Table

June 3, 2017

SIFF 2017 Filmmaker Round Table with Matt Heineman, Kate Brooks, Jeff Baena, Christopher Schaap, and Jairus McLeary.

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