Telstar, written & directed by Nick Moran
(UK, 2008) 114 min.
Festival Screening:
June 14, 2009 7:00 PM, Egyptian Theater
Email us to get free tickets! The first five people who write in win a pair.
review by Leigh Bezezekoff
British songwriter/producer Joe Meek may not be a household name here in the states, but he is responsible for advancing many [...]
Having survived the first 22 days of SIFF (there were some near-starvation incidents, but I talked myself into thinking that popcorn and a gigantor soda = food), I find myself nearing the end feeling both sad & relieved. Sad because I’ll miss it, and relieved because while I love it, I’m suffering from a bit [...]
Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love directed by Chai Vasarhelyi
( Senegal 2008, 102 minutes)
Festival Screenings:
June 12, 2009 9:30 PM, Harvard Exit
June 14, 2009 1:30 PM, Harvard Exit
We’ve got two pairs of tickets to give away for the Friday, June 12, screening to the first two people who want them — email now!
review and interview [...]
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My Suicide directed by David Lee Miller
(USA, 105 minutes)
Festival Screenings:
June 10, 2009 9:30pm, Pacific Place
June 11, 2009 4:30pm, Pacific Place
Special performance by Rocky Votolato before the screening at 9pm June 10th!
preview by Leigh Bezezekoff
We just got a scoop that local indie folk singer/songwriter Rocky Votolato has a few songs featured on the soundtrack to [...]
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True Adolescents, written & directed by Craig Johnson
(USA, 2009) 88 min.
Festival Screenings:
June 4, 2009 9:30pm, The Egyptian
June 6, 2009 1:30pm, The Egyptian
Act Your Age: True Adolescents SIFF Party
June 6, 2009 8:00pm, The Comet 21+ $7 at the door
The Effort (featuring members of The Blakes), The Fucking Eagles, Basemint (featuring members of Wallpaper), Black Daisy, and [...]
Sounds Like Teen Spirit: A Popumentary, directed by Jamie J. Johnson ( United Kingdom, 2009) 93 min.
Festival Screenings:June 7, 2009 4:00 PM, Kirkland Performance Center
Sounds Like Teen Spirit: A Popumentary (Sparkle Motion Saves The World!!)
review by Chris Estey
For a director who claims the caustic satire of Spinal Tap and Best In Show as [...]
Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense, directed by Lars Larson, Michael Rivoira, Peter J. Vogt (USA, 2009) 93 min.
Festival Screenings:May 30, 2009 6:30 PM, Egyptian Theatre
If you’d like a pair of tickets for tomorrow’s show, email us now. The first 3 people will win a pair of tickets, but you must be [...]
All Tomorrow’s Parties, directed by Jonathan Caouette, All Tomorrow’s People (United Kingdom, 2009) 85 min.
Festival screenings:
May 26, 2009 9:30 PM @ Egyptian Theatre
May 28, 2009 4:30 PM @ Neptune Theatre
If you’d like a pair of tickets for tonight’s show, email us now. The first 4 people will win a pair of tickets, but you [...]
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Favela on Blast, directed by Leandro HBL and Wesley Pentz (a.k.a. Diplo) (Brazil, 2009) 80 min.
Festival Screenings:
May 24, 2009 5:00 PM, SIFF Cinema
May 25, 2009 9:30 PM, SIFF Cinema
review by masakaman
Years ago, Samba was born as African slave dance music in the favelas, or Brazilian shantytowns. Some called it the original ghetto music, discriminated [...]
Trimpin: The Sound of Invention, directed by Peter Esmonde (USA, 2008) 79 min.
Festival Screenings:
May 22, 7:00pm, SIFF Cinema
May 23, 1:30pm, SIFF Cinema
If you’d like a pair of tickets for tonight’s show, email us now. The first 3 people will win a pair of tickets, but you must be able to pick the tickets up [...]
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