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SIFFcast with Aaron Moorhouse and Justin Benson
April 25, 2018
SIFFcast chats to directors Aaron Moorhouse and Justin Benson about the ir new film The Endless.
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SIFFcast with Andrew Haigh
April 10, 2018
Director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years, Looking) discusses his new film Lean on Pete with SIFFcast.
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SIFFcast with Lynn Shelton
April 4, 2018
Seattle's own Lynn Shelton joins SIFFcast to chat about her new film Outside In, filming in Washington state, and working with stars Jay Duplass and Edie Falco.
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SIFFcast with Kasi Lemmons
March 28, 2018
Kasi Lemmons (actress in Silence of the Lambs, director of Eve's Bayou) discusses her intense career, spanning from her childhood to the present day.
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SIFFcast with Greg Berlanti, Nick Robinson, and Alexandra Shipp
March 14, 2018
We sat down with director Greg Berlanti and two main cast members, Nick Robinson and Alexandra Shipp, to discuss their groundbreaking new film Love, Simon.
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SIFFcast with Sebastian Lelio
February 20, 2018
Director Sebastian Lelio joins us to discuss his Oscar-nominated new film A Fantastic Woman, opening at SIFF Cinema Egyptian on 2/23.
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Noir City 2018
February 16, 2018
Noir City 2018 presented by the Seattle International Film Festival. A week long celebration of the most iconic genre in Hollywood.
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SIFFcast with Eddie Muller
February 6, 2018
Celebrate the 100th episode of SIFFcast with a special tribute to all things noir. The Czar of Noir, Eddie Muller, takes a break from hosting TCM's Noir Alley to guide us on a journey through this year's Noir City festival.
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Best of 2017 Part 2
January 23, 2018
The SIFFcast team breaks down the best performances and films of 2017 and chat with history-making Oscar nominee Rachel Morrison about her work on Mudbound.
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Best of 2017 Part 1
January 3, 2018
In this special two-part episode we recap the past year in film with special guest Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, The Florida Project).
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SIFFcast with Richard Jenkins
December 19, 2017
Actor Richard Jenkins joins SIFFCast to discuss his acclaimed role in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water.
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Lady Bird with Greta Gerwig
November 30, 2017
Greta Gerwig joined us at SIFF Cinema Uptown to introduce her film Lady Bird.
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SIFFcast with Brett Morgen
November 29, 2017
Jeremy sits down with documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen to discuss his new film JANE, an intimate portrait of trailblazing conservationist Jane Goodall.
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SIFFcast with Nora Twomey
November 20, 2017
SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf talks with Nora Twomey, director of the acclaimed new animated film The Breadwinner.
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SIFFcast with Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado
November 16, 2017
Explore the zany world of Bill Nye with this in-depth interview with the filmmakers of the new documentary Bill Nye: Science Guy – Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado.
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SIFFcast with Angelo Acerbi
November 8, 2017
SIFF programmer Angelo Acerbi talks to SIFFcast about the upcoming Cinema Italian Style festival.
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Sip for SIFF 2017
November 2, 2017
Photography from SIFF's annual fundraising gala Sip for SIFF.
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SIFFcast with Christopher Smith
October 31, 2017
Celebrate Halloween with the final episode of our SCARED SIFF special. Today we interview filmmaker Christopher Smith (Severance, Creep) about his work and influences.
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SIFFcast with Christopher B. Landon
October 30, 2017
SIFFcast speaks with writer/director Christopher B. Landon about his work on the Paranormal Activity franchise and his newest film Happy Death Day.
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SIFFcast with Jessica Harper
October 26, 2017
SIFFcast chats with legendary Scream Queen Jessica Harper about her work in Dario Argento’s classic film Suspiria (celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year).
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SIFFcast with Sean Baker
October 20, 2017
SIFFcast sits down with acclaimed director Sean Baker to discuss his newest film The Florida Project.
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SIFFCast with Shauna MacDonald
October 19, 2017
SCARED SIFF continues with an interview with an exclusive interview with veteran Scream Queen Shauna MacDonald (Neil Marshall’s The Descent).
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SIFFcast with Bernard Rose
October 13, 2017
SIFFcast celebrates the scariest time of the year with a special month-long tribute to the horror genre. First up, we interview Candyman director Bernard Rose.
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SIFFcast with Dolores Huerta and Peter Bratt
October 3, 2017
On the newest SIFFcast, Jeremy chats with legendary civil rights activist Dolores Huerta and director Peter Bratt about their new documentary DOLORES (opening 10/6).
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SIFFcast with John Carroll Lynch
September 26, 2017
SIFFcast chats with acclaimed actor John Carroll Lynch about his debut film LUCKY, and shares memories of working with the late, great Harry Dean Stanton.
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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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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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Infinity Baby | SIFF 2017
June 2, 2017
Photos of the screening of and red carpet guests from Infinity Baby
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Chameleon | SIFF 2017
June 2, 2017
Photos of the first screening and red carpet guests from Chameleon.
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Lane 1974 | SIFF 2017
June 2, 2017
Photos from the first screening of Lane 1974 at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival.
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Patti Cake$ | SIFF 2017
June 1, 2017
Photos of the Patti Cake$ post-film Q&A with director Geremy Jasper
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Whose Streets? | SIFF 2017
June 1, 2017
Photos of the Whose Streets? screening and panelists
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The Cage Fighter | SIFF 2017
June 1, 2017
Photos from the SIFF 2017 screening of The Cage Fighter.
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | SIFF 2017
June 1, 2017
Photos from the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival screening of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.
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Those Who Remain | SIFF 2017
June 1, 2017
Photos from the first screening of Those Who Remain
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Prom Queen Live | SIFF 2017
June 1, 2017
Pictures from Prom Queen's live performance at the Triple Door.
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SIFFcast at the SIFF 2017 Programmers Round Table
June 1, 2017
Our SIFF programmers discuss the films they selected the films for the New Director's Competition.
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SIFFcast with Katherine Fairfax Wright
June 1, 2017
Director Katherine Fairfax Wright joins SIFFcast to peel back the curtain on her film Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall
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ShortsFest Closing Night | SIFF 2017
May 29, 2017
Photos from ShortsFest Closing Night
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Kakehashi: A Portrait of Nobuo Fukuda | SIFF 2017
May 29, 2017
Photos from the first screening of Kakehashi: A Portrait of Nobuo Fukuda
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WTF?! Shorts | SIFF 2017
May 28, 2017
Photos from the Red Carpet and screenings of the WTF?! short film package at SIFF 2017.
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The Hero: An Afternoon with Sam Elliott | SIFF 2017
May 28, 2017
Photos from the solo screening of The Hero.
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Family Picture Show | SIFF 2017
May 27, 2017
Photos of the post-screening Q&A for Family Picture Show, a collection of short films.
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Finding KUKAN | SIFF 2017
May 27, 2017
Photos of the red carpet guests from Finding KUKAN.
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Saturday Night Party | SIFF 2017
May 27, 2017
Photos from second Saturday Night Party at Seattle Art Museum
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Animation4Adults | SIFF 2017
May 27, 2017
Photos from the Animations4Adults short film program
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The Little Hours | SIFF 2017
May 27, 2017
Photos from the first screening and Q&A of The Little Hours
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Indigenous Without Borders | SIFF 2017
May 27, 2017
Photos from the featured short films of Indigenous Without Borders.
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Dolores | SIFF 2017
May 27, 2017
Photos from the screening and Q&A of Dolores. Guest appearance from Dolores Huerta.
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Friends of SIFF Party | SIFF 2017
May 27, 2017
The exclusive supporters of SIFF enjoy a party with special guests, Sam Elliott and Brett Haley.
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Neighbors | SIFF 2017
May 27, 2017
ShortsFest special presentation. What happens behind closed doors may surprise you.
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SIFFcast with Jairus McLeary
May 27, 2017
Director Jairus McLeary joins Jeremy to discuss his newest film, The Work.
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City of Ghosts | SIFF 2017
May 26, 2017
Photos of the screening and post-film Q&A with City of Ghosts director Matthew Heineman
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Prom King, 2010 | SIFF 2017
May 26, 2017
Photos from the first screening of Prom King, 2010
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Crossing Borders | SIFF 2017
May 26, 2017
Photos from the Crossing Borders short film collection.
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Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World | SIFF 2017
May 26, 2017
Photos from the Seattle premiere of Rumble paired with an Native American Art Exhibit.
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Point of No Return | SIFF 2017
May 26, 2017
Photos from the solo screening of Point of No Return.
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SIFFcast with Ian Ebright and Stefan Hajek and Rosalie Miller
May 26, 2017
Jeremy sits down with the team behind the new short film The Devil Needs a Fix, screening as part of ShortsFest at SIFF this weekend.
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500 Years | SIFF 2017
May 25, 2017
Photos of the red carpet guests from and post-screening Q&A for 500 Years
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Women on the Verge | SIFF 2017
May 25, 2017
Photos from the screenings of various short films focusing on women.
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ShortsFest Opening Weekend | SIFF 2017
May 25, 2017
Photos from the ShortsFest Opening Weekend and its guests.
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Investigating Paradise | SIFF 2017
May 24, 2017
Photos from the SIFF 2017 screening of Investigating Paradise
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Becoming Who I Was | SIFF 2017
May 24, 2017
Photos from the screening of Becoming Who I Was
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Those Redheads from Seattle | SIFF 2017
May 23, 2017
Photos from the 3D restoration of Lewis Foster's Those Redheads from Seattle.
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SIFFcast with Emer Reynolds and Frank Locatell
May 23, 2017
Director Emer Reynolds and Voyager Mission Engineer Frank Locatell talk with Jeremy about the documentary, The Farthest.
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Festival Forums: May 21 | SIFF 2017
May 21, 2017
Photos from the Filmmakers Roundtable, Documentary Ethics Panel, and Sweetheart Deal discussion at the SIFF lounge.
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SIFFcast at the SIFF 2017 Filmmaker Roundtable
May 21, 2017
Jeremy moderates a round table discussion with filmmakers Kevan Funk (Hello Destroyer), and Mark Dennis and Ben Foster (Time Trap) at the SIFF Lounge.
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SIFFcast with the Creators of Entanglement
May 21, 2017
Jeremy chats with director Jason James, producer Amber Ripley, and writer Jason Filiatrault about their new film Entanglement.
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Festival Forums: May 20 | SIFF 2017
May 20, 2017
Photos from the May 20 Filmmaker Roundtable as well as Film Criticism, and VR panels at the SIFF lounge.
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SIFFcast with Phil Borges and Kevin Tomlinson
May 20, 2017
SIFFcast host Jeremy speaks with Crazywise filmmakers Phil Borges and Kevin Tomlinson about their new film and the current mental health crisis in the U.S.
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Entanglement | SIFF 2017
May 19, 2017
Photos from the first screening of Entanglement.
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Lemon | SIFF 2017
May 19, 2017
Screening of Lemon with director Janicza Bravo and actor Brett Gelman
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The Fabulous Allan Carr | SIFF 2017
May 19, 2017
Photos from the premiere of The Fabulous Allan Carr
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After the Storm | SIFF 2017
May 19, 2017
Photos from the first screening of After the Storm
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SIFFcast with Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, and Michael Showalter
May 19, 2017
Jeremy sits down with Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, and Michael Showalter to talk about the making of their acclaimed new comedy The Big Sick.
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Opening Night Gala | SIFF 2017
May 18, 2017
Photos from the Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala
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SIFFcast with Mark Dennis and Zach Matz
May 18, 2017
On today’s episode, filmmakers Mark Dennis and Zach Matz chat with Jeremy about their new sci-fi adventure film Time Trap, premiering at SIFF May 19.
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SIFFcast at the SIFF Programmers' Round Table
May 17, 2017
SIFFcast previews the 43rd annual Seattle International Film Festival with the programming team. They pull back the curtain to reveal what goes into planning the largest film festival in the U.S.
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Donor and Member Preview | SIFF 2017
May 5, 2017
Photos from the Seattle International Film Festival 2017 Donor & Member Preview
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Cinema Twain
May 4, 2017
Val Kilmer stars as legendary American author in his one man play, Cinema Twain.
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SIFFcast with James Gray - Director of The Lost City of Z
April 21, 2017
Acclaimed director James Gray joins the show to discuss his new film The Lost City of Z.
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SIFFcast with Brent Stiefel
March 27, 2017
On episode 56 of SIFFcast, we welcome producer Brent Stiefel to the show.
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SIFFcast with Roberto Snieder
March 17, 2017
Filmmaker Roberto Sneider joins the show to talk about his new film You're Killing Me Susana.
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SIFFcast with Ceyda Torun - Director of Kedi
March 3, 2017
Director of Kedi, Ceyda Torun talks to SIFFCast about the great response she has recieved for her film
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SIFFcast with Ben Fountain
March 2, 2017
Ben Fountain joins us to discuss his acclaimed novel, recently adapted into a film by Ang Lee.
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SIFFcast with Eddie Muller
February 17, 2017
We welcome the writer Eddie Muller, best known as the "Czar of Noir", to talk about the Noir City film festival.
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Noir City 2017
February 16, 2017
Photos from Noir City Seattle 2017 - Photography by Amy Kowalenko
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SIFFcast with Chad Stahelski
February 10, 2017
On today's episode we talk with Chad Stahelski, director of John Wick Chapter 2.
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I Am Not Your Negro Panel
February 3, 2017
Photo Gallery from the SIFF Cinema screening of I Am Not Your Negro plus panel discussion - Photography by Amy Kowalenko
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SIFFcast 50th Episode Part 2
January 31, 2017
In part two of our two-part 50th Episode Spectacular we bring back our very first guest, punk icon and filmmaker Penelope Spheeris.
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Tampopo with Samurai Noodle
January 20, 2017
A repertory screening of Tampopo accompanied by Noodles courtesy of the Samurai Noodle Truck
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Peaches Christ's "Mister Act"
January 12, 2017
A drag misinterpretation of your favorite nun crime caper from the 1990s, Sister Act
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SIFFcast 50th Episode Part 1
January 10, 2017
In part one of our two-part celebration of our 50th episode we talk with special returning guests Stephen Tobolowsky and Dean Haglund.
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SIFFcast with Kirsten Johnson
December 23, 2016
Kirsten Johnson, director of Cameraperson, talks with SIFFcast about her documentary.
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SIFFcast with Anna Biller
November 21, 2016
We have a chat with Anna Biller about her new film The Love Witch.
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Cinema Italian Style
November 10, 2016
Photos from SIFF's Cinema Italian Style 2016 - Photography by Amy Kowalenko
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SIFFcast with Beth Barrett
November 8, 2016
We chat with SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett about her top picks for the Cinema Italian Style festival.
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Halloween with Collide-O-Scope
October 31, 2016
Collide-O-Scope Host a Halloween Party at SIFF Cinema Egyptian - Photos by Amy Kowalenko
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SIFFcast with Robert Eggers
October 31, 2016
On our Halloween episode, SIFFcast interviews Robert Eggers, the director of The Witch.
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Sip For SIFF
October 27, 2016
Photos from SIFF's Annual Gala and Fundraiser Sip For SIFF at Fremont Studios - Photography by Amy Kowalenko
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SIFFcast with Fede Alvarez
October 26, 2016
We have a conversation with Fede Alvarez, the director of films like Evil Dead and Don't Breathe.
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Multiple Maniacs: Mink Stole
October 21, 2016
Mink Stole answers audience qustions after a screening of John Waters' Multiple Maniacs in which she stars - Photography by Amy Kowalenko
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SIFFcast with Mike Flanagan
October 17, 2016
SIFFcast talks with Mike Flanagan, director of Oculus and Hush.
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SIFFcast Dan Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
October 10, 2016
We sit down and chat with Dan Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, the directors of The Blair Witch Project.
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SIFFcast with Sasha Lane
September 30, 2016
We have a conversation with Sasha Lane, the star of American Honey.
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French Cinema Now
September 29, 2016
Photos from SIFF Cinema's French Cinema Now Festival 2016 - Photography by Amy Kowalenko