In Theaters
All We Imagine as Light
France | 2024 | 118 min. | Payal Kapadia
Now Playing - Dec 5, 2024
The light, the lives, and the textures of contemporary, working-class Mumbai are explored and celebrated with a vivid, humane richness by Payal Kapadia, who won the Grand Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for her revelatory fiction feature debut.
Black Box Diaries
Japan | 2024 | 104 min. | Shiori Ito
Now Playing - Dec 1, 2024
A journalist takes on Japan’s patriarchal sociopolitical system as she investigates her own sexual assault. 2024 IDA Documentary Awards - Emerging Filmmaker Award.
Wicked
USA | 2024 | Jon M. Chu
Now Playing
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.
A Real Pain
USA | 2024 | 90 min. | Jesse Eisenberg
Now Playing
Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. Sundance 2024 Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic.
Anora
USA | 2024 | 139 min. | Sean Baker
Now Playing
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled. Cannes 2024 Palme d'Or winner.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
United Kingdom | 1964 | 96 min. | Stanley Kubrick
December 4, 2024
Psychotic Air Force General unleashes ingenious foolproof and irrevocable scheme sending bombers to attack Russia. U.S. President works with Soviet premier in a desperate effort to save the world. Introduced by SIFF Graphic Designer Manager Rhys Iliakis.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
USA | 1992 | 85 min. | Brian Henson
Opens December 5, 2024
Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to life through the magic of Jim Henson’s Muppets. All ages welcome!
Flow
Latvia | 2024 | 85 min. | Gints Zilbalodis
Opens December 6, 2024
A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood.
Queer
Italy | 2024 | 135 min. | Luca Guadagnino
Opens December 6, 2024
In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.
Seattle Film Critics Society PNW Award Nominees
December 6–8, 2024
Screenings of the five nominated films for the Seattle Film Critics Society's 2024 Pacific Northwest Filmmaking Award.
SFCS: Rainier: A Beer Odyssey
USA | 2024 | 124 min. | Isaac Olsen
December 6, 2024
Crack open a cold one with the epic story of Rainier Beer and its world-famous 1970s advertising campaign. Filmmakers/producers Isaac Olsen, Justin Peterson, and Robby Peterson are scheduled to be in attendance for an intro and post-film Q&A.
SFCS: All We Carry
USA | 2024 | 87 min. | Cady Voge
December 7, 2024
Honduran refugees find sanctuary in a Seattle synagogue, who show mercy on them as they await asylum. Filmmaker Cady Voge is scheduled to be in attendance for an intro and post-film Q&A.
SFCS: Strange Darling
USA | 2023 | 96 min. | JT Mollner
December 7, 2024
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer's vicious murder spree.
SFCS: Fish War
USA | 2024 | 79 min. | Jeff Ostenson, Charles Atkinson, Skylar Wagner
December 8, 2024
In 1974, a conservative federal judge upheld Indigenous fishing rights in Washington, ending violent clashes with law enforcement and laying the foundation for environmental stewardship in this locally produced activism documentary. Filmmakers/producers Jeff Ostenson, Ed Johnstone, Trevor Pyle, and Rodney Sisson are scheduled to be in attendance for an intro and post-film Q&A.
SFCS: Gasoline Rainbow
USA | 2023 | 108 min. | Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross
December 8, 2024
Reimagining the road movie with the next generation of misfits, celebrated directorial duo the Ross Brothers make a coming-of-age film that runs on free-flowing feeling. Alive with friendship and the promise of the moment, Gasoline Rainbow is a beautiful reminder of what matters and what’s real.
Mountains on Stage - Winter Edition 2024
France | 2024 | 150 min.
December 10, 2024
A selection of the best films related to mountain activities on the big screen are presented.
Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto: Interstella 5555
France | 2004 | 93 min. | Kazuhisa Takenouchi
December 12, 2024
Interstella 5555 tells the story of the abduction of an alien music band by an evil human character who has dark plans. The hour-long film was cut into music videos to accompany Daft Punk’s album "Discovery," and is rare to see in its original form in cinemas.
The Sacrifice (New 4K Restoration)
Sweden | 1986 | 145 min. | Andrei Tarkovsky
Opens December 13, 2024
As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch Alexander (Erland Josephson, Cries and Whispers), news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island—and the happy mood turns to horror.
SIFF Cinema Downtown’s First Birthday Bash: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
USA | 1971 | 100 min. | Mel Stuart
December 14, 2024
You step into a world of pure imagination every time you enter SIFF Cinema Downtown, and we want to share it with you this December!
CLASSIFIED CINEMA
91 min.
December 17, 2024
Immaculately curated films kept top secret until they hit the screen. Still free, always fun, never pretentious.
Mufasa: The Lion King
USA | 2024 | 120 min. | Barry Jenkins
Opens December 19, 2024
Exploring the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, Mufasa: The Lion King enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick.
A Complete Unknown
USA | 2024 | 135 min. | James Mangold
Opens December 25, 2024
Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.
Babygirl
USA | 2024 | 114 min. | Halina Reijn
Opens December 25, 2024
A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.
Fiddler on the Roof Sing-along
USA | 1971 | 191 min. | Norman Jewison
December 25, 2024
A holiday party with the best Jewish-themed musical of them all!
Nosferatu
2024 | 132 min. | Robert Eggers
Opens December 25, 2024
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Moulin Rouge! New Year’s Eve Sing-along
USA | 2001 | 127 minutes | Baz Luhrmann
December 31, 2024
Ring in the new year with the classic Baz Luhrmann romantic musical favorite!
The Room Next Door
Spain | 2024 | 110 min. | Pedro Almodóvar
Opens January 10, 2025
Ingrid (Julianne Moore), a best-selling writer, rekindles her relationship with her friend Martha (Tilda Swinton), a war journalist with whom she has lost touch for a number of years.
Powell & Pressburger: The Tales of Hoffmann
United Kingdom | 1951 | 138 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
January 15, 2025
Set to Jacques Offenbach’s enchanting music, an archetypal Poet (Robert Rounseville) courts women, his muses (Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tcherina), in various lands and times, ever pursued by his nemesis (Robert Helpmann). Delectably intoxicating.
Powell & Pressburger: Peeping Tom
United Kingdom | 1960 | 101 min. | Michael Powell
January 22, 2025
A psychologist experiments on his young son, who grows into a gentle, photography-obsessed man (Carl Boehm) who lives to see fear on others’ faces. Can we sympathize with a murderer? Powell calls this a “tender film,” full of empathy for a twisted soul. With Moira Shearer.
Powell & Pressburger: Gone to Earth
1950 | 111 min. | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
January 29, 2025
A nature girl (Jennifer Jones) of the Welsh hills is courted by a pious vicar (Cyril Cusack) and tempted by a roguish squire (David Farrar). Amidst an evocatively rendered sense of place, sacred and profane love entwine in the Celtic twilight.
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
Max Webster
Opens February 22, 2025
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa ("Doctor Who;" "Sex Education") in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
To Live and Die in L.A.
USA | 1985 | 114 min. | William Friedkin
February 27, 2025
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Sea Slug Animation Festival
March 8, 2025
A new film festival in Seattle celebrating the ingenuity, creativity, and weirdness of independent animation. Presented by Sea Slug Animation Festival.
CreepTime The Podcast LIVE
90 min.
March 12, 2025
CreepTime LIVE starring Sylas and Stew. A night of haunting tales brought right to you in Seattle. Presented by CreepTime The Podcast.
Super Mario Bros. (35mm)
United Kingdom | 1993 | 104 min. | Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
March 27, 2025
Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They’re the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa.
Pink Flamingos
USA | 1972 | 93 min. | John Waters
June 26, 2025
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as “The Filthiest Person Alive”.