Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters, the opening night film at this year’s Seattle International Film Festival, confirms him as one of the few American filmmakers capable of turning political rage into genuinely original spectacle. Riley has not spent the eight years since Sorry to Bother You (SIFF 2018) moderating either his politics or his imagination.
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Seattle International Film Festival
SIFF 2026 Roundtable: Festival Exit Survey, Golden SunBreak Awards
The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival ended on Sunday with the Golden Space Needle Awards and a full day of theatrical screenings. Before this year’s SIFF Effect fades into the ether draws to a close, the SunBreak team gathered our thoughts on this year’s festival.
SIFF 2026 Interview: Radioheart: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole
One of the most popular films to play at the Seattle International Film Festival this year was a locally produced documentary about …
SIFF 2026 Northwest Connections Notebook: Radioheart: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole
The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival kicks off this week! Running in person from May 7-17 the festival features 203 films playing in-person: with most in SIFF’s Lower Queen Anne Headquarters and at the SIFF Downtown.
SIFF 2026 Northwest Connections Notebook: Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero
The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival kicks off this week! Running in person from May 7-17 the festival features 203 films playing in-person: with most in SIFF’s Lower Queen Anne Headquarters and at the SIFF Downtown.
SIFF 2026 Northwest Connections Notebook: Powwow People
The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival kicks off this week! Running in person from May 7-17 the festival features 203 films playing in-person: with most in SIFF’s Lower Queen Anne Headquarters and at the SIFF Downtown.
SIFF 2026 Northwest Connections Notebook: The Life We Leave
The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival kicks off this week! Running in person from May 7-17 the festival features 203 films playing in-person: with most in SIFF’s Lower Queen Anne Headquarters and at the SIFF Downtown.
SIFF 2026 Northwest Connections Notebook: Again, Again
The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival kicks off this week! Running in person from May 7-17 the festival features 203 films playing in-person: with most in SIFF’s Lower Queen Anne Headquarters and at the SIFF Downtown.
SIFF 2026: Closing Weekend Picks
The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival kicks off this week! Running in person from May 7-17 the festival features 203 films playing in-person: with most in SIFF’s Lower Queen Anne Headquarters and at the SIFF Downtown.
SIFF 2026 Northwest Connections Notebook: Assets & Liabilities
I guess this is growing up? Set in Tacoma, Zach Weintraub’s tightly scripted feature finds his fictional counterpart “Zach” settling into the realities of adulthood: making uncomfortable calls to his property management company to weasel his way into having his starter house sold out from under his renters, spending days jockeying his tech job from home, taking care of his young daughter, noticing gray hairs and fine lines around his eyes. It happens to the best of us, gradually and then all at once.









