Local Sightings Film Fest Starts Today!
The 28th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival is coming September 19-28—an over a week-long and in-person view into the creative psyche of the Pacific Northwest region—with over 60 films and a dozen world premiers held at the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle’s central district.
Opening Night kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. with a free film-lovers happy hour followed by a screening of Police Beat, Robinson Devor and Charles Mudede’s beloved Seattle-made classic, and ends with a Q&A from Seattle cultural critic Jas Kennings. Kennings is half of the talent behind Unstreamable (a project powered by Scarecrow Video that champions films that slip through the streaming cracks).
The following week brings a mix of feature films and shorts; here are a few to check out:
Still from The Y2k Killers
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The Y2k Killers
Saturday, Sep. 20 at 4 p.m.
(Misty Shipman, WA, 2025, 65 min) World Premiere!
Three runaway youth find friendship and danger on the coast of Western Washington, from the Grays Harbor lighthouse to the Kurt Cobain Bridge.
Still from The Evergreens
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Evergreens
Saturday, Sep. 27 at 3:30 p.m.
(Jared Briley, WA, 2025, 105 min)
A coming-of-age love story of two unlikely companions who connect by chance and embark on a road trip across Washington State.
Two young men laughing in MASC
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MASC
Sunday, Sep. 28 at 6:30 p.m.
(Andy Motz, Seattle, WA, 2024, 72 min) Northwest Premiere!
In a world of right wing pundits and politicians seeking to “reclaim manhood,” a young queer filmmaker journeys to discover non-toxic masculinity across class, race, and gender in America today, leading him to confront his own religious upbringing, pastor father, and what he was taught it means to be a man.
Local Haunts: Closing Night Shorts
Saturday, Sep. 27 at 7 p.m.
Perhaps just in time for the changing season, the festival closes out with Local Haunts: Closing Night Shorts, a series of short films about beloved Pacific Northwest gathering spaces. In an age of commercialization and gentrification, in which every week seems to bring a new headline about the closing of a beloved bar or theater, these local filmmakers celebrate our vital third places.
Still from Bippy the Little Robot , to be screened in the Shorts program.
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