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Author: Chris Burlingame
At SIFF: the Whittakers and Kennedys Reunite in ‘Return to Mt. Kennedy’
In 1965, the Canadian government, in a tribute to the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, named a previously-unscaled 12,000-ft. mountain Mt. …
At SIFF: A conversation with ‘Noble Earth’ director Ursula Grisham
With the Seattle International Film Festival featuring somewhere around 400 different films every year, the odds are strong that if you go …
SIFF 2018: Some Short Reviews, part one
SIFF, the behemoth formally known as the Seattle International Film Festival, is well into its ninth (of 25) day. With over 400 …
At SIFF: Talking with Afghan Cycles Documentary Director Sarah Menzies
Afghan Cycles is the first truly great film from a Northwest filmmaker to play at the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival. Making …
Upcoming Highlights at the Local Sightings Film Festival
The Local Sightings Film Festival kicked off on Friday night at the Northwest Film Forum. It’s now the twentieth one of those …
SIFF Interview: ‘Lane 1974’ Director SJ Chiro on Her Stunning Debut Feature
Lane 1974 will likely be one of the most talked-about films of this year’s Seattle International Film Festival, in part because it is the debut …
TSB interview: Northwest Film Forum’s new executive director, Courtney Sheehan
When I met Northwest Film Forum’s new-ish Executive Director Courtney Sheehan for an interview earlier this month, I told her that among …