Post Alley Film Festival

2025 | 448 min.

March 21, 2026

Presented by Women in Film Seattle

A day of woman-centric & eccentric short films from around the block and around the world. Twenty-five creatively diverse short film stories from 11 countries in 6 thematic groups: Oh Mother, Fantasy, Family Matters, Choices, Docs Rock, and A Lighter Side.

There’s a break for lunch, stretch time, Q&A’s, an invitational reception after the screenings, a silent auction and raffle during the fest. Your ticket helps secure the future of Post Alley Film Festival and provide a venue for women’s filmwork. 

SCHEDULE
10:30am - Doors open
11:00am - Seating & welcome by Virginia Bogert, PAFF Founder/Director
11:10am - Oh Mother
12:30pm - Lunch Break
1:35pm - Fantasy
2:00pm - Choices
3:10pm - Family Matters
4:50pm - Docs Rock
5:55pm - The Lighter Side
6:55pm - End of Festival
7:00pm - 8:45pm Reception 

SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.

Tickets

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

OH MOTHER
  • Mama
  • Lao Lao
  • The Weight of a Dog 
  • Appetite for Destruction
  • Letters 
  • Excess Baggage 

FANTASY 
  • Sticky Buns, Ravioli, and White Cake

CHOICES
  • Sona 
  • Hard Boiled Eggs 
  • Friend of the Year (FOTY)
  • The Middle

FAMILY MATTERS 
  • A Trapdoor 
  • Such a Pretty Girl 
  • One's Own Skin 
  • We Have Sinned Before You 

DOCS ROCK 
  • The Third Child
  • Brewer 
  • Jahawer 
  • Old Girl in a Tutu 

THE LIGHTER SIDE 
  • What is the Word? 
  • Lumen
  • Cockroach 
  • Things I've Made My Roomate Do #2 
  • Things I've Made My Roomate Do #3
  • Jane Austen's Period Drama

Additional info on each film here

Past festivals included early work of Megan Griffiths, SJ Chiro, Lynn Shelton, Robin Wright Penn, and Ana Lily Amipour.

This year we boast an Oscar-nominated short.

Awards, Q&As, prizes and surprises, and a silent auction.

Attend an invitational "end of evening" reception.

PAFF is sponsored by Laughing Dog Pictures and Women in Film Seattle a 501(c) 3 organization since 1990 … promoting respect for all, on and off set and screen.

PAFF has been in existence since 2003 originating in Post Alley, Seattle, WA, and didn't happen every year in-between then and now. 2025 was our 15th Edition. Join us for sweet 16.

  • Year: 2025
  • Running Time: 448 min.