❄️ IT'S COLD, COME SEE A MOVIE ❄️ Our January lineup is now all live! Come some of the biggest titles in indie film with Sundance shorts, and stay for the best antifascist human-vacuum relationship ever conceived. Tickets for all shows are on sale now! More info at nwfilmforum.org/calendar/

🎬 YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHAT WE SHOW 🎬 Northwest Film Forum's Annual Fund is underway and we have perks for YOU! By contributing $50 or more to our campaign, you get to take advantage of two big perks! bit.ly/forumgiving

One set of Sundance shorts not enough? We're bringing back the Sundance Indigenous Film Tour to run alongside the standard shorts tour. This program highlights a variety of Native stories and showcases inventive, original storytelling from indigenous artists previously supported by the festival.

☀️ AND WE'RE BACK ☀️ We're emerging from our winter break back and better than ever! And to kick it off, we have our annual run of Sundance Film Festival short films from the 2025 festival. This year's program is a dynamic showcase of seven standout short films from last year's festival.

🎊 YEP, WE'RE DOING ONE TOO 🎊 2025 was a truly fantastic year for movies, and that was no exception at Northwest Film Forum. Not only was this one of our busiest years in recent memory, but also a year that proved that people are willing to show up for just about anything (yes, anything).

THIS WEEKEND ONLY! Monika Treut's trilogy of films exploring ever-evolving gender expression individually and collectively screens at Northwest Film Forum! Tickets and series passes are on sale now! More info at nwfilmforum.org/series/what-...

Wake up true crime lovers and haters, there's a movie both of you are going to want to see. It's Charlie Shackleton’s new documentary ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT and it is magnificent in every way. Seattle folks, it opens today @nwfilmforum.bsky.social and is only there for a couple days so don't miss it📽️

THIS SATURDAY! Experience the END OF AMERICA DOUBLE FEATURE of beloved Seattle-made doc WTO/99 and cult hit from the minds of soda_jerk HELLO DANKNESS, together for one night only! Tickets for both films are on sale now, more info on our website!

Join us for Outside In @nwfilmforum.bsky.social 12/14 4:30pm! Curated & edited by filmmaker/activist Jim Hubbard, the show features home movies & personal recordings of immigrant experiences, LGBTQ+ history, & grassroots activism. Co-presented w/ @mipops.bsky.social tix - tinyurl.com/bk9uufkt

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo is coming to Seattle soon if you want to see it on the big screen 😉 nwfilmforum.org/films/the-my...

For @seattletimes.com, got more into the process of making WTO/99 with director Ian Bell who I'm going to now call the master of the match cut as there are so many moments in this documentary that completely blew me away. Go see it @nwfilmforum.bsky.social Fri.📽️ www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

Heck yeah, WTO/99! Now playing @nwfilmforum.bsky.social.

Best Documentary and Best PNW Film nominee WTO/99 is playing at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social! 👀🎥 nwfilmforum.org/films/wto-99/

“The epiphany of movie sentiment and a transcendent experience.” @davekehr.bsky.social Join us at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social for our 55th annual engagement of Frank Capra's holiday classic, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, Dec. 18, 20, 21, 23 & 24! grandillusioncinema.org/film/its-a-w...

On this Giving Tuesday, consider donating to Northwest Film Forum to help keep our mission alive! Your support and contributions help us foster a vibrant creative community that empowers filmmakers, amplifies emerging voices, and cultivates cinematic experiences for all. bit.ly/forumgiving

Our full December lineup is live and alive on our website! It might be a short month for us before our winter break, but it’s packed full of great films for everyone! Tickets for all shows are on sale now! More info on our website.

The End of America (tour) is upon us. The WTO/99 + Hello Dankness double bulldozer continues unabated. Check out one of these December dates and look for much more in 202666. Dec. 5 - St. Louis @arkadincinema.bsky.social Dec. 13 - Seattle @nwfilmforum.bsky.social Dec. 14 - Oklahoma City @ OFX

Next Saturday! Local filmmaker Megan Griffiths sits down with Todd Rohal, a director of film and television whose most recent project, FUCK MY SON, in the next installment of our series HOW TO MAKE MOVIES IN THE APOCALYPSE! Saturday 12/6 1pm doors, 1:30-3pm talk

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL, his moving homage to Douglas Sirk's ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS, plays at Northwest Film Forum THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

Douglas Sirk's melodramatic apex, ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS, comes to Northwest Film Forum for ONE WEEKEND ONLY! A staple of the "anti-holiday holiday movie" canon, ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS is Sirk at his most refined, with performances from Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman that are authentically unforgettable

In honor of World AIDS Day 2025, Northwest Film Forum presents three short films created by artist and iconoclast David Wojnarowicz. Tickets are on sale now, more info at nwfilmforum.org/films/can-fe... Fri Dec 05: 7.30pm PDT Sat Dec 06: 4.30pm PDT Sun Dec 07: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT

🦌 WELL... ARE YOU COMING? 🦌 The weekend after a holiday is always slow and lethargic, so why not spend it with a classic call and response: Douglas Sirk's ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS and Rainer Werner Fassbinder's ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL.

@beingtsj.bsky.social introducing @seattlecritics.bsky.social screening of nominees for the first PNW short film award with filmmakers in attendance. A lot of people showed up, and Thomas did a great job hosting and moderating. Special thanks to @nwfilmforum.bsky.social. Winner announced Dec 15.

THIS WEEKEND! Our joint João César Monteiro series with The Beacon continues with THE LAST DIVE. Threading the needle between anger and hope, THE LAST DIVE will break your heart while leaving you wanting so much more of it. Tickets on sale now! More info at nwfilmforum.org/films/the-la...

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN begins it's Seattle run across theaters with Northwest Film Forum, @grandillusioncinema.org, The Beacon, and @siffnews.bsky.social on November 13th at NWFF. Relive one of the most exciting and memorable televised events of the 21st century the way it was meant to be seen.

Love to meet an Oscar winner early in their career! The equivalent for me: chatting with Barry Jenkins in the offices at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social while Medicine for Melancholy was playing. He's pictured here with Adam Sekuler after the screening--both better looking than my photos indicate.

For The Seattle Met, spoke with Ian Bell about his essential documentary WTO/99. It's an astounding, purely archival film that's an essential portrait of Seattle history and urgently relevant to now. Read that below then see it Thursday @nwfilmforum.bsky.social 📽️ www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-cul...

HAPPYEND, the newest film from Neo Sora, comes to Northwest Film Forum THIS SUNDAY! Teeming with angst, rebellion, and a healthy dose of optimistic nihilism, HAPPYEND is a film that asks you to shake authority (and authoritarianism) to its core and have fun doing so, no matter the consequences.

Get your tickets to the short film showcase featuring five films and the people who made them at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social:

🍁 NOVEMBER IS HERE! 🍁 As the winds take down the beautiful fall foliage from the trees and take us swiftly into winter, we’re entering the perfect season for moviegoing! Tickets on sale now! Check out or full calendar on our website!

🟨 LEARN TO CONTROL YOUR STATE OF SIMPLICITY 🟨 TONIGHT! Kicking off our joint series with The Beacon, SUBLIME PERVERSION: 4 FILMS BY JOÃO CÉSAR MONTEIRO, come watch the most absurd film you'll see this year: RECOLLECTIONS OF THE YELLOW HOUSE!

The Engauge Experimental Film Festival returns to Northwest Film Forum NEXT WEEK for its 8th year! The festival celebrates sprocket-driven, artist-made experimental film, presenting six programs of shorts at NWFF’s cinema in Capitol Hill. All work featured in the festival originates on film stock.

The 2025 Collective Power Fund is accepting applications until November 16th! Applications are due November 16th, 2025 @ 11:59PM. Funding available: $10,000 (artist collectives/teams) $5000 (new works/projects) $2000 (research + development)

On Sunday 11/2, celebrate Palestine Cinema Days at Northwest Film Forum with a screening of Elia Suleiman's DIVINE INTERVENTION! Suleiman's wry, deadpan sensibility brings a new perspective to Palestinian life, choosing the route of dark comedy and drama to reveal the absurdity of occupation.

After three years of dedicated service, Derek Edamura is stepping down from his role of Executive Director. Derek’s leadership has been instrumental in helping NWFF navigate the challenges facing arts organizations across the country since 2020.

This November, NWFF and The Beacon are teaming up to bring you four newly restored films from one of Portugal's greatest filmmakers: João César Monteiro.

Good movie week in Seattle: Sun Ra: Do the Impossible and Cover-Up play tonight as part of @siffnews.bsky.social DocFest, Deliver Me from Nowhere opens everywhere tonight, Israel Palestine on Swedish TV opens Sat at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social, and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You opens Fri at the Uptown.

This weekend, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's PULSE continues its run at Northwest Film Forum! A turn-of-the-century horror film that feels as haunting and fresh as ever, PULSE is a techno-ghost story that pulls back the curtain of online connection and reveals a new kind of existential isolation.

🏆 AND THE AWARD GOES TO… 🏆 The Local Sightings Film Festival 2025 jury has selected award winners for best feature and short films! Congratulations to all of our incredible award-winners and festival filmmakers 🎉

Applications for the 2025 Collective Power Fund are now open until November 16th! Full guidelines and application at nwfilmforum.org/collective-p... #collectivepowernw #collectivepower #warholfoundation #nwfilmforum #nwartists #seattleartists #regionalregranting @nwfilmforum.bsky.social

This weekend, ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958–1989 starts its run at Northwest Film Forum! Digging deep into the archives of Swedish TV, this sprawling, epic, found footage film is not only a revealing document of the production of international narratives of colonialism for public consumption.

THIS WEEK! Don't miss THELONIOUS MONK: STRAIGHT, NO CHASER for two nights only at Northwest Film Forum! Screening in partnership with Earshot Jazz Festival, this is the seminal documentary about the singular Thelonious Monk with performance footage that will truly blow you away.

THIS FRIDAY! Join us for the final installment of TRAUMA BOND with Michael Haneke's remake of his own film, just for American audiences, FUNNY GAMES! What begins as a seemingly idyllic family getaway unravels into sheer terror when two polite young men arrive at the door.

It's happening again. TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN screens across Seattle this November and December. nwfilmforum.org/series/twin-...

THIS HALLOWEEN come start the scariest night of the year off right with another newly restored block of some of the BEST cartoons from Fleischer studios. You’ll laugh, cry, shriek, and shiver, as some of Dave Fleischer’s craziest characters and ideas grace our screen in quality unseen until now!

Presales are now *SOLD OUT* but there will be 10 tickets available at the door!

The second part of Louise Weard's epic comes to The Forum THIS SUNDAY with @seattletransfilmfest.org ! CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY ii: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS trades slice-of-life sensibilities for a world of chaos that can be described as "trans AFTER HOURS on speed."

🩸 KEEP DOUBTING 🩸 Has your fallout settled after last week's screening of THREADS? If so, strap in because Pascal Laugier's MARTYRS, possibly the most controversial film of TRAUMA BOND, is coming your way THIS FRIDAY AT 8PM!

☀️ Applications are NOW OPEN for the 2025 Collective Power Fund! ☀️

🏳️‍⚧️ STUFF IS HAPPENING AND YOU'RE INVITED 🏳️‍⚧️ Starting October 16th, the first annual Seattle Trans Underground Film Festival kicks off at Northwest Film Forum and continues through the weekend!