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What is Northwest Film Forum?
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ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM STAFF
Lyall Bush, Executive Director
Dave Hanagan, Studio Director
Adam Sekuler, Program Director
Ryan Davis, Communications Director
Peter Lucas, Associate Program Director
Liz Shepherd, Children’s Cinema Curator
Matt Cunningham, Technical Director
Stan Shields, House Manager
Wen Marcoux, Business Manager
Jennifer Schneider, Membership Services
Vanessa Williams, Volunteer Coordinator
PROJECTIONISTS
Matt Witschonke, Brady Rainey, George Kloss,
Brent Roberts, Brenan Chambers, Voleak Sip,
Jake Lin, Amber Adams, Spencer Sundell
BOX OFFICE
Amber Adams, Andrew Belouin,
Andrew Birchall, Anfisa Rovinsky, Chris Hill,
Clinton McClurg, Colleen Kincaid, Daron Cook,
Elizabetb Klein, J. Baez, Joey Gagliardi,
John Taylor, Mario Quintana, Matt Shannon,
Nik Keating, Rob Novotny
OFFICE VOLUNTEERS
Rom Kim, Louie Romo, Marielle Stobie,
Marcy Stone, Alex Daboub, John Behr,
Vik Sharma, Josh Guerci, Christopher Jones,
Joel LaBahn, John Peres, Salise Hughes,
Dan Meade, Damon Holaday, Tess Martin, Andy
Akada
CINEMATIC SPLENDOR
Corianton Hale, Quarterly Design
Ross Patton, Design Intern
John Hitchcock and Mavis Rosell, Proofreading
Miles McRae, Projector Repair Support
Lee Thelen, CPA
Alex Bush, Librarian and Programming Intern
Jack Kopp, Herr Regeln
John Nonnenmacher, Special Effects
John Mullen, Financial Consultant
George Kloss, Video Documentarian
James Gamble, Archive Intern
Chris Hill, Front of House intern
Jason Huynh, Front-of-House Intern
Josh Lim, Front of House intern
Katherine Leggett, Documentary Events Assistant
Marya Sea Kaminski, Live Events Assistant
Ruth Fischer, Libations Facilitator
Pam Inglesby, Blog Coordinator
MC Schuler, Events Photographer
Jon Behrens, Steve Demas, Luke Sieczek, Salise
Hughes, Joe Milutis, Third Eye Cinema Programmers
Courtney Sheehan, Children’s Film Festival intern
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jennifer Roth, President
Peter Vogt, Vice-President
John DeShazo, Secretary, Serge Gregory, Treasurer
Alan Pruzan, Immediate Past President
Betsey Brock, David Fassio, Nick Hanauer,
Johan Liedgren, Dave Rosencrans,
Mark Bashore, Ashley Dahl, Jim Brown, Brad Lenz
ADVISORY BOARD
Steve Shaviro, Film Critic
Andy Pratt, Image Treasury
Bob Cumbow, Graham & Dunn
Sandy Cioffi, Seattle Central Community College
John Comerford, Paradigm Studios
David Skinner, ShadowCatcher Entertainment
Norm Hill, 518 Media, Ben-Alex Dupris, filmmaker
Gregg Lachow, filmmaker
Cathy Sarkowsky, John Mullen, Elizabeth Heile
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orthwest Film Forum is a Seattlebased non-profit film arts organization. Since 1995, we have provided
Washington State artists and audiences
with filmmaking opportunities and film
screening events throughout the year.
More than 300 filmmaking members
strong, NWFF aids in the production
of nearly 80 films annually. Through
grants, free facility use, workshops by
local and visiting artists, equipment
rentals, screenings anad networking
events, we serve the state’s filmmakers.
Our cinematheque provides audiences with vital opportunities to see
work that otherwise would not play in
the state, showcasing new world cinema, clas-
workshop space/filmmaker lounge with free WiFi,
sic films, cutting-edge documentaries, children’s
three film and video post-production suites, pro-
films, the best local work and performances. In
duction gear rentals, film production offices, and
two cinemas, we present more than 300 works a
a vault housing our 1,000-title film archive.
year—many of which are introduced by the artists who created them.
As noted by Seattle art critic Regina Hackett,
Northwest Film Forum is “a one-stop shop for
Our 8,000-square-foot facility houses a 120-seat
Seattle’s cultural life!” Become a member today at
35mm Dolby-equipped cinema and live theater, a
www.nwfilmforum.org, or by filling out the mem-
49-seat 35mm Dolby-equipped cinema, dedicated
bership form on page 19.
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NORTHWEST FILM FORUM EXTENDS APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO OUR DONORS AND MAJOR SUPPORTERS
COMRADES Andrew & Caroline Adamyk,
& Patti Mann + Alex and Katie, Liz Marzec,
Camille McCool, Maygen McGrew, Marcie
& John McHale, Sarah B. Meardon, Fred
Northup, Sydney Oliver, Choreografik, Janith
Pewitt & Bradley Serbus, Rose Pike, Matthew
Reid Schwartz & Sara Nickerson, David Russo,
William and Babs Selig, Heidi Sherman,
Shawn Splane, Andy Spletzer & Heidi Kauffman, Winifred Stanton, Kim Thayil & Roxanne
Passinetti, Prairie Underground, Thom Votteler, Maureen Welch, Judith Whetzel, Brad
Wilke & Elizabeth Duffell, Pamela Williams &
Tom Travis, George & Jennifer Wing
Elizabeth Anderson, Stephen Bardin, Dana
Behar & Rena Hoffman Behar, Tokita Bethune
INC, Joann & Carl Bianco, Andrea Blukis,
Michael & Debbie Bontatibus, Michael Bracy,
Dan and Marika Bremson, Betsey Brock
& Eric Fredericksen, Otto Bullat & Saskia
Delores, Caleb Chapin, Wimsey Cherrington
& Davida Wolf, S.J. Chiro, John Colwell &
Mishy Cass, Sue Corcoran, Michael Cozzi &
Karen Moskowitz, Bob Cumbow, Alice Cunningham & Blair Osborn, Ashley De Corsey,
Ronnie & Elizabeth Dennis, Mary & Natalie
Drummond, Carole Fuller & Evan Schwab,
Joshua Gilbert, Lynda Gilman, Beth Glosten
& David Stutz, Chris & Amy Gulick, Michael
Hammer, Shauna Hargrove, Joel and Heidi
Harris, Joseph Hudson & Cathy Hillenbrand,
John Jeffcoat & Deryn Williams, Rich Jensen
& Emily White, Kevin Jones, Bill Kennedy,
Sandra Kurtz & George Goodall, Allison
MacEwan, Deborah Magallanes, Michael
SPONSORS Christy Elton, Scott Evans,
Nancy and Joe Guppy, L. Susanne Keller &
Al Williams, Hideo Makihara, David Morgan,
Robert Stumberger
Gregory & Rachel Ben-Shmuel, Eric Holtz
LIFETIME MEMBERS Per Anderson,
& Jean Guth, Peter Nickerson, Polish Home
Anonymous, Colleen Combs, Andrew and
Bettina Girdwood, Deborah Girdwood, Duncan
Haas, Lenore Hanauer, Nicholas Hanauer,
John Hartl & Michael Upchurch, Bruce
Hawley, Marie Hindery, Jamie Hook, Dick
& Mari Hook, Spenser Hoyt, Rachel Kessler,
Dave Less, Peter Lucas, Lilith Rhonda Piri,
Alan Pruzan & Juliet Waller Pruzan, Michael
Seiwerath, Rachel Kessler, Quentin Tarantino
Foundation, Sheppard Salusky
PATRONS Don Ankney, Corwin Fergus,
Kathy Lindenmayer, Jennifer Roth & Mark
Goodermote
BENEFACTORS
Jim Brown & Mary
Ingraham, Janet & Edward Galore & Edward
Galore, Pacific Coast Feather, Herb & Lucy
Pruzan, Alan and Juliet Pruzan, Keith Rivers,
Sub Pop Records
COMMISSARS Kim Bishop, Glenn Fox,
Cathy Sarkowsky, Peter & Ali Vogt
MAJOR
FUNDERS
4Culture,
AKC
Fund, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Arts-
BACKERS John DeShazo & Susannah
Anderson, Daniel E. Stuntz Memorial Foundation, Nathan Dors, David Fassio, Serge
fund, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture,
National Endowment for the Arts, Treeswing,
Washington State Arts Commission
Community Chest 20/20 Cycles,
3RTechnology, 6th Republic, 8 Limbs Yoga
Centers, AB Initio Productions, ACLU of Washington, AIGA Seattle, Akasha Consulting,
Alphacine Labs, Art of the Table, Bad Animals,
Benjamin Kasulke, Café Racer, Century Ballroom, City of Seattle Office of Film & Music,
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cupcake Royale,
Kimya Dawson, Digital Kitchen, Earshot Jazz,
Emerald City Soul Club, Emerson Institute of
Style, Fred Meyer, French Ministry of Culture,
Founders
Jamie Hook and Deborah Girdwood
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Graham & Dunn, Grand Illusion Cinema,
Henry Art Gallery, Hibernia Properties, IFP,
KBCS, KEXP, KUOW, Kohls, League of American Bicyclists, MacRae Theater Equipment,
Matt Griesse, Modern Digital, Mushroom Inc.,
NWSG, Oppenheimer Cine Rental, Pernod
Ricard, Plexipixel, Puget Sound Mycological
Society, QFC, Race In JL, REDCAT Theatre,
Republique Francaise, Scarecrow Video,
Seattle Human Rights Film Festival, Seattle
International Children’s Festival, Seattle
International Film Festival Group, Speakeasy Network, Doug Stewart, Stratos Product
Development, Norma Straw, Sub Pop Records,
Swedish Cultural Center, Kate Sweeney,
Target, The Hideout, The Stranger, Three
Dollar Bill Cinema, UW College of Education, University of Washington Department of
Scandinavian Studies, UW Ellison Center, UW
Slavic Languages Literatures, Vera Project,
Visual Apex, Vulcan, The Wandering Café,
WashingtonFilmWorks
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N e ws f r o m t h e S t u d i o W i n d o w
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LETTER FROM THE
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EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Visitors
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askell Wexler came, once upon a time,
to teach filmmaking. Steven Soderbergh
came to talk about his then-new indie
film, Schizopolis. Guy Maddin came to teach
films, and then, with a speed that surely defies
some law, made one, named it Brand Upon the
Brain and toured it across the country. (It’s
now in the Criterion Collection.) Every quarter filmmakers come to the Film Forum to talk
about their movies, to teach and to join the
city’s film community. Sometimes they come
for a day, sometimes for a week, all the while
doing many things during their visit. They talk
to people, introduce films and show students
how to unlock the images in their heads and
get them onto paper and film.
In the next few months some important
voices will be here to do all of the above. First,
Melvin Van Peebles will be here to introduce his
new film, Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-Itchyfooted
Mutha and to teach a master class. The Canadian Velcrow Ripper is coming to introduce his
new film, Fierce light: When Spirit Meets Action,
a documentary about spiritual activism, and to
teach a class on making documentaries. A little
later, in November, we will screen the first three
films of the Argentinian director Lisandro Alonso,
who will introduce all three of these films, none
of which have ever been shown in Seattle, as
well as his recent masterpiece, Liverpool. He will
also teach a class for local filmmakers.
This is all part of our mission to bring
what happens on our screens and what happens in our classes into greater alignment and
coherence.
The other news of the fall is our new Live
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Take a workshop with
Melvin Van Peebles!
See page 18.
at the Film Forum series, which I am looking forward to as much as anything this year.
Many of you know that for years we have
given space to local artists to create new, live
performances that incorporate film. Over the
years we have given audiences everything from
guerrilla theater (Point Break: Live!) to performance art (the Vis-à-Vis Society’s closing “man
dance” was particularly inspired). Starting this
fall we launch a full, year-long series of such
pieces, and they are all over the map, including dance theater, a three-day event that “puts
the 1960s on trial,” duets filmed across the
U.S. and Japan and a performance spectacle.
I’ll see you there.
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Cinemas
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Burma VJ
(Anders Ostergaard, Denmark, 2008, DVCAM,
85 min) In 2007, over 100,000 protesters
took to Burma’s streets, signaling the start
of a rebellion against the nation’s oppressive
dictatorship. As the government effectively
shut down all media and communication
in and out of the country, members of the
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) braved the
streets to film the rebellion as it unfolded.
Their powerful footage was then smuggled
into Thailand to be shared with the rest of
the world. Burma VJ is a gripping look at
key moments caught on film by intrepid
video journalists during this intense political
struggle. sponsored by Capitol Hill Seattle blog
Ink
(Jamin Winans, USA, 2008,
DigiBeta, 105 min) The
Matrix, Brazil, and Pan’s
Labyrinth are three impressive comparisons made with Ink, a sci-fi/fantasy indie
made on a shoestring budget. But Ink also
stands as an astoundingly original film,
heralded as worthy of “cult phenomenon
status” (Ain’t it Cool News). A fantastically
vivid interpretation blending waking reality
and fantasy, Ink is about the two opposing
forces that inspire our dreams at night.
Storytellers are the benevolent givers of
good dreams, while sinister Incubi attack
us with nightmares. When a little girl is
stolen by one of these menacing Incubi, her
father must overcome his own demons in
order to save her. Raising the bar for indie
filmmakers everywhere, Jamin Winans
brings us an extraordinary tale from the
realm of the unconscious.
SEATTLE
PREMIERE
“Burma VJ is a rich, thought-provoking film
not only because of the story it tells, but also
because of the perspective it offers.” —A.O.
Scott, NY Times
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“Film geeks, there is a new “it” movie—Ink.”
—Copernicus, Ain’t It Cool News
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Arid Lands
(Grant Aaker, Josh Wallaert, USA, 2007,
DigiBeta, 98 min) In the 1940s, the Columbia Basin in Southeastern Washington was
the site of plutonium production, an ingredient in the atomic bomb that would devastate Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Today it is
a place of conflict and contradiction, as the
natural landscape and human population
strive to recover from that past. Arid Lands
offers an enthralling look into the many
clashing opinions and perspectives that
have emerged in this complex community.
Yakama Indians, farmers, housing developers, environmental activists and radiation
scientists all share their thoughts in this
revealing documentary about the largest
environmental clean up site in the world.
“Stunning documentary...a provocative,
complex portrait of Eastern Washington.”
—Crosscut Magazine
Confessionsofa Ex-DoofusItchyfooted Mutha
Take a
workshop with
Melvin Van
Peebles! See
page 18
again with an uproarious coming-of-age story based on his 1982
Broadway show Waltz of the Stork. The 75-year-old Peebles writes,
directs and stars as himself, starting as a 10-year-old kid and winding up in his 47th year. This madcap tale is equal parts adventure,
comedy, musical, romance and historical epic as the itchy-footed
Peebles careens through the decades, encountering scores of seminal moments and figures in Black culture. Peebles maximizes the
technical versatility of digital media in his wildly exuberant yet
touchingly personal jaunt in the world of postmodern storytelling.
“…It’s an infectious autumnal work brimming with wit and
love of life.” —Bill Weber, Slant Magazine
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(Robert Kramer, USA, 1975,
35mm, 195 min) After the Vietnam War, the American political
left faced a surge in political conservatism
that challenged their activist aspirations
and ideals. Milestones is an absorbing
documentary that follows the stories of
more than 50 of these Americans as they
tried to express their radical beliefs in an
increasingly stifling political environment.
The spectrum of fascinating personal stories and contexts reflects the myriad of
individuals and situations that gave rise
to the New Left as a movement and social
community in the 60s. Milestones is an
eye-opening exploration of the hopes,
dreams and lives that were affected by the
weakening of a socio-political movement.
NE W
PREMIERE Peebles (Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song) strikes
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Milestones
35mm
P RINT !
SEATTLE (Melvin Van Peebles, 2008, Digi-Beta, 99 min) Melvin Van
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Sponsored by KCBS 91.3 FM
“As a portrait of a sweet but slightly fractured man, it’s one of the most unexpectedly
touching documentaries I’ve ever seen.”
—Cinematical
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Co-Presented by Longhouse Media and
National Geographic All Roads Film Project
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You’re Lookin’ at
Country
Ian Moore
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Indigenous Showcase
Soul Nite!
Soul Nite is back with electrifying ‘60s performances from Sam & Dave, Joe Tex, Barbara Lynn, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations,
Linda Carr, and a special set celebrating
Otis Redding’s birthday! Everything from
Motown smooth to Southern funky- live and
in the raw, on the big screen and cranked
up loud. Of course we’ll have beverages in
the cinema, djs spinning soul platters, and
dancing in the aisles is encouraged!
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Northwest Film Forum partners with
Longhouse Media and National Geographic All Roads Film Project to present a monthly series showcasing emerging talents in indigenous communities.
This exciting program shows how Native
American and indigenous filmmakers are
at the forefront of the industry, successfully establishing a dialogue and creating images that are challenging, changing long established cultural attitudes
towards indigenous culture. For more film
information and showtimes, please check
www.nwfilmforum.org. Films screening
include Two Cars, One Night, Green Bush,
and Crocodile Dreaming in September,
also Gesture Down/I Don’t Sing and Super
Amigos in November. Look for a third film
in this year’s Local Sightings!
J
oin us for a blowout celebration of all things outlaw
in this third annual edition
of a program hosted by Texas
guitar
god
turned
Seattle
singer/songwriter Ian Moore.
Moore
grew
up
tagging
along with his parents to shows in Austin and Luckenbach,
and attended Willie’s picnics from the time he was barely out of
diapers. He’s the perfect tour guide for this time machine time
machine ride back to the sexy 70s, when musicians like Willie,
Waylon and Kris blazed the trail to reach new heights in the virile art of low down, longhair country crooning.
The evening will include a short, whiskey-soaked set by Moore,
footage of legendary country performers caught in subversive
Nixon-era performances, and a rare screening of a documentary
that chronicles Willie’s very own version of Woodstock. Liquid
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5, 7PM
refreshments will be available.
TIC KE TS
$10 - NW FF mem ber
s
$12 - gen era l
A portion of the proceeds
will go to Farm Aid.
Willy Nelson’s 4th
of July Party
(Yabo Yablonski, USA,
1979, 35mm, 100
minutes) Talk about
DIRECTOR IN
ATTENDANCE!
Fierce light: When Spirit
Meets Action
high times! This seldom-screened docu-
(Marcia Jarmel, Ken Schneider,
USA, 2009, DigiBeta, 60 min)
Speaking in Tongues takes a
refreshing approach to the divisive debate
over bilingual education in America. Pursuing the issue on the ground level, the filmmakers follow four children, each receiving a
unique language education. Second grader
Durrell and high school sophomore Julian
are both native English speakers enrolled in
immersion Mandarin programs. Middle
schoolers Jason and Kelly retain their native
tongues while learning English. This insightful documentary mobilizes their stories as an
illuminating lens into the increasingly relevant topic of bilingual education in a globalized world. Sponsored by VW school of education
“Beautiful, poetic, powerful and important.
Everyone (and I mean everyone) should see
Fierce Light.” —FFWD Magazine
“Speaks directly to one of the important issues
facing our diverse society.” —Laurie Olsen,
Executive Director, California Tomorrow
PREMIERE
mentary was shot
over the course of
three summer days
Speaking in Tongues
(Velcrow Ripper, Canada,
SEATTLE 2009, Beta-SP, 90 min) An
inspiring documentary about
the global movement called spiritual activism, Fierce Light resonates with the compassion and open-mindedness of its subject
matter. Acclaimed director Velcrow Ripper
(Scared Sacred) interviews many of the
movement’s illustrious figures, including
Alice Walker, John Lewis, Daryl Hannah,
Thich Nhat Hahn, Desmond Tutu, Julia
Butterfly Hill and Noah Levine. These passionate leaders speak about their commitment to making positive change in the world,
a belief shared by thousands across the
globe. Their remarkable stories are accompanied by Ripper’s vivid imagery in his inspirational discovery of sincere human effort,
love and activism. sponsored by KBCS 91.3 FM
SEATTLE
PREMIERE
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and nights in 1974
at Willie Nelson’s 2nd annual 4th of July
bash in College
Station, Texas. Drunken performers,
topless girls and
heartbreakingly good music meld here to
create an incandescent record of a moment in American
musical history
that everyone knew, even then, was simp
ly too white-hot
to last. Sponsored by KCBS 91.3 FM
“(Moore is) another in the way too short list of artists that
plays it as it lays, no digital gimmicks or sweetening to rob
the recording of its soul. After hearing this one you’ll
wonder why others try and make something so natural so
difficult.” —Village Records
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Bridging Wounds
Kicking off Northwest Film
Forum’s inaugural season of
Live at the Film Forum
(www.nwfilmforum.org/go/live), a series of
live collaborative events, Paris Hurley (Degenerate Art Ensemble, Kultur Shock), Ezra
Dickinson (Zoe Scofield, The Maureen Whiting Company), Jamie Iacoli (i&m), Tilla Kuenzli (The Maureen Whiting Company), Amanda
Moore (filmmaker), and Paul Walsh (Degenerate Art Ensemble, X-Ray Press) will integrate
original music, movement, and animation to
explore the connection between words and
perception. Explore a world of Post-Its, plastic and string, where shoes are adopted, then
abandoned, imaginary kitchens are traversed
and industrial and human sounds mix with
violin and a cacophony of voices.
SEATTLE
sour. Turning to her twin sister Lauren’s
ex-boyfriend for advice, Jeannie quickly
becomes involved with him. This is a
humorous and heartfelt look at family,
responsibility and relationships.
PREMIERE
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The BQE
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CO-PRESENTED BY THIRD EYE CINEMA
Recycled Visions:
The Films of Salise Hughes
Beeswax
(Andrew
Bujalski,
USA,
SEATTLE 2009, 35mm, 100 min) An
established member of the
“mumblecore” movement, Andrew Bujalski’s perceptive films are sympathetic yet
critical accounts of his generation. Funny
Ha Ha and Mutual Appreciation assessed
the social and sexual awkwardness of aimless post-college 20-somethings. Beeswax
takes it up a notch, as Bujalski shifts his
focus to more mature subject matter.
Jeannie co-owns a vintage clothing shop
with an old friend who threatens her with
a lawsuit when their relationship goes
PREMIERE
Visual artist Salise Hughes began experimenting with found film footage four years
ago, creating her own unique process of
digitally erasing and layering areas of the
film image. Recycling is a major theme
of her work, tearing apart existing 16 mm
educational, and Hollywood genre films and
rebuilding them, subverting the original
material and giving the footage new meaning.
Her films have screened in festivals around
the globe including International Film Festival Rotterdam, Athens Greece International
Film Festival, L’Alternativa-Independent de
Barcelona, Seattle International Film Festival and the Ann Arbor Film Festival were
(Sufjan Stevens, USA 2009, DVD, 40min)
Join us for the Seattle premiere of Sufjan Stevens The BQE, a cinematic suite
inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop. Commissioned by
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), The
BQE was originally performed in the Howard Gilman Opera House in celebration of
the 25th anniversary Next Wave Festival in
October of 2007. The BQE is a hand-made
home-movie, exhibiting all the architectural colors of Brooklyn and Queens, fabulously intersected by a ramshackle artery
of highway traffic. The film includes animated footage of grid-lock crisscrossing the
brick and mortar of Brooklyn flickers and
cascades Koyaanisqatsi-style on between
three simultaneous screens. 16mm cinematography heroically shot by Reuben
Kleiner on a 1960s Bolex, utilizes timelapse photography, in-camera editing, slow
motion, and post-production mirror effects
to transform urban blight into a splendor
of graphic compositions. Beverages will be
served before and after the screening.
“The BQE is Mr. Stevens’ equivalent of the
Godfrey Reggio-Philip Glass film collaboration Koyaanisqatsi: a skeptical view of development that eventually falls in love with
sheer motion.” —The New York Times
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Seattle International
Latino Film Festival
The Seattle International Latino Film Festival aims to exhibit films that recognize the
richness and diversity of Spanish speaking
communities worldwide. The inaugural festival boasts features, shorts and documentaries that represent eleven Latin American
countries. The festival will annually highlight the cultural and cinematic richness of
one country in particular, and the inaugural
festival focuses on the cinema of Colombia.
she won an award for Technical Innovation
in 2006. For this event composer Jason
Staczek, and vocalists Alicia Dara and Mia
Katerine Boyle will perform their scores live.
This program was made possible by grants
from Artist Trust, City of Seattle Office of
Arts and Cultural Affairs, and 4Culture.
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The Saga of Gösta Berling
(Mauritz Stiller, Sweden,
1924, 35mm, 183 min) A
fallen young priest, a
beautiful Italian countess, an enchanting
landscape: The Saga of Gösta Berling is a
gem of early Swedish cinema. Based on the
novel by Selma Lagerlöf, Greta Garbo stars
in the breakthrough role that would lead
her to Hollywood stardom. Breathtaking
sets, lavish costumes and a gorgeous score
weave together the story of a disgraced
young priest (Swedish star Lars Hanson)
who seeks redemption and finds love with
the
mesmerizing
Elizabeth
(Garbo).
Recently restored to its original length and
splendor, this is a dazzling epic that guarantees to leave a lasting impression. Author
Paul Norlen to introduce, live score by accordionist Murl Allen Sanders. Sponsored by the
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SCORE!
Swedish Cultural Center and VW department of
scandinavian studies
“At once a summary and a swan song of
the Swedish film” —Arthur Knight, The
Liveliest Art
OCTOBER 10–11, SATURDAY–Sunday AT 1, 4PM
Handmade Nation
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Local Sightings
Local Sightings is Northwest Film Forum’s premiere showcase of
Northwest filmmaking. The festival, which happens at the Film
Forum’s theaters in Seattle, features great prizes, filmmaker parties,
archival Northwest films and an impressive national film industry
jury looking for strong Northwest work. The annual festival includes
feature film presentations, short film programs and special events
with live film performances, installation art, audience participation
and parties. Included in this year’s festival will be the usual assortment of fiction, documentary and experimental films as well as a
featured presentation of a historical Seattle film, and an opening
party that will ignite Seattle’s film scene Friday night and keep it
bleary eyed Saturday morning.
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(Faythe Levine, USA, 2009,
DigiBeta, 65 min) First-time
IN ATTENDANCE! filmmaker Faythe Levine
takes crafting seriously. So do the 80-some
people she interviews in her well-crafted
(pun intended) documentary about the
growing art community that coheres around
a belief in DIY skill and resourceful creativity. Many members of the indie crafting community spent their childhoods at flea markets, yard sales and thrift stores. Levine
journeyed 19,000 miles around the country
to discover what these crafters are up to
today: selling mittens as band merchandise,
knitting sweaters around street signs and
networking with each other online, in stores
and at craft fairs. This is a compelling look at
the exuberant world of contemporary crafting. Sponsored by Hollow Earth radio, stitches,
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Araya
(Margot Benacerraf, Venezuela/France, 1959, 35mm, 82
min) In 2006, a team of worldrenowned film archivists and historians
painstakingly restored the Venezuelan masterpiece Araya to its original, complete version—a version that had not been seen since
its initial 1959 release. This remarkably
beautiful documentary about life on the arid
peninsula of Araya has won unanimous critical acclaim upon each of its rare screenings
over the past five decades. Not until now,
SEATTLE
PREMIERE
The Coney Island
Amateur Psychoanalytic
Society: Dream Films
1926-1972
The members of the Coney
Island Amateur PsychoanIN ATTENDANCE! alytic Society wanted to
participate in one of the great intellectual
movements of the 20th century: psychiatry. Additionally, like the Amateur Cine
League (founded the same year), many
members wished to tap into the power for
self expression afforded by technologies
like home movie cameras that were newly
accessible to ordinary people. This screening presents a range of their amateur films,
which reveal an incredibly brave, unapologetic exploration of their inner lives.
Starting in 1926, the Society held annual
competitions in which members recreated
their dreams on film and analyzed them.
Inspired by Freud’s proposition in “The
Interpretation of Dreams” that in dreams,
ideas and wishes are dramatized as “mental pictures,” they decided to put theory
into practice, creating films that recorded
the hopes, fears and fantasies of a changing
cross section of Coney Island through the
20th century. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Freud’s visit to Coney Island, the
program will be in three parts including a
short, illustrated lecture introducing the
work of the Society, a screening of Coney
Island (1917) by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
and nine award winning “Dream Films.”
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35 Shots of Rum
SEATTLE (Claire Denis, France, 2008, 35mm, 107 min) In this pleas-
PREMIERE antly captivating and emotionally intelligent film, Claire
Denis yet again proves her finesse with dramatic intimacy and
expressive vibrancy. The elegantly sketched narrative delves into
the evolving relationship between Jo (Mati Diop), a Parisian university student, and her train engineer father, Lionel (Alex Descas).
Rather than make her characters easily readable, Denis chooses a
more subtle approach by filling in the details ever so discreetly,
breathing life and depth into the father-daughter duo while making
them tangibly relatable. Other
“Fluid, incisive and quietly
characters are equally complex
devastating.” —Fernando F.
and intriguing in this riveting
Croce, Slant
study of human relationships.
to stop, she drives on. The rest of renowned
Argentine director Lucrecia Martel’s outstanding third feature follows Veronica as
she wanders in confusion, wracked by the
guilt of her possible crime. Inventive camerawork engenders the eerie atmosphere in
this challenging film that raises questions
about the huge disparity between Argentina’s upper and lower classes.
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Have a Rotten Halloween
The Headless Woman
(Lucrecia Martel, Argentina, 2008, 35mm,
87 min) One rainy day, an upper class dentist named Veronica speeds down the road
in her flashy car. Suddenly she hits something. Was it one of the street urchins playing on the side of the road, a dog or nothing at all? Deeply disturbed but unwilling
Seattle writers Mark Rahner and Robert
Horton host a Halloween party celebrating
Rotten, their zombie-Western comic series
(from Moonstone Books). The authors
promise a highly animated—you might
say “re-animated”—time including a film
screening (title will be a surprise), selected
shorts and various unhealthy high jinks.
Rotten follows the bloody exploits of government agents as they roam the West,
fighting to explain and contain a mysterious outbreak of the undead in 1877. Along
with head-splattering action, Rotten offers
distinct parallels with recent political
events—a world in which fear threatens to
trump reason.
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Import Export
(Ulrich Seidl, Austria, 2007,
35mm, 135 min) A viscerally
involving film, Import Export
is a stark but profound depiction of modern
day struggle. Director Ulrich Seidl masterfully extracts heart-rending performances
from two untrained actors in this achingly
realistic film that at times feels more like a
documentary than a drama. Olga barely
scrapes by as a nurse in the Ukraine, and
after a dismal stint in the online porn business she leaves to find a better life in Austria. Her Austrian counterpart, Paul, is
similarly fed up with drowning in debt and
unemployment, so he departs for the
Ukraine. Ultimately, a stirring, humanistic
message emerges in their search for identity
and a contented existence.
SEATTLE
PREMIERE
“Import Export is a work of
the utmost political importance. —Sukhdev Sandhu,
Daily Telegraph
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however, have audiences had the chance to
experience the original version that prompted
Jean Renoir to urge Benacerraf: “Above all…
don’t cut a single image!” Lyrically capturing
the rhythms of a culture over the course of
24 hours, Araya is canonical both as Venezuelan and as feminist Latina cinema.
NOVEMBER 21, SATURDAY AT 8PM
Quarterly Film Challenge:
Silence is Golden
This fall the Northwest Film Forum’s quarterly film challenge asks local filmmakers
to stretch their imaginations and create a
silent film. Those who participate will be
challenged to think back to the early days of
film, before characters had a material voice,
and create a five-minute short within the
constraints of image alone. Participants will
be allowed to use music to drive the story,
but there must not be a single spoken word
uttered, whether that be by a character, a
voice-over or an omnipotent presence. Any
music should be instrumental only. So forget about talkies kids, silence is golden!
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Co-Presented by Third Eye Cinema
Stephanie Maxwell
Visual Music
Stephanie Maxwell specializes in handpainted experimental abstract animation.
After performing a variety of painting, marking and engraving techniques directly onto
35mm film stock, Maxwell re-photographs
each frame of the film using a digital feed
camera and digital frame capture, sometimes employing additional manipulations
such as bending and twisting the film, layering film frames together, and progressive
alterations of the image during the frame by
frame re-photography.
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Sponsored by Earshot Jazz Festival
orthwest Film Forum and the Earshot
(featuring musician Jason Palmer) and
Cassavetes and French New Wave direc-
Jazz Festival team up to present this
a special live event in which bassist and
tor Jean-Luc Godard were both completed
annual film program celebrating the
composer Mark Dresser performs with the
in 1959, and not only include great jazz
history, sounds and spirit of jazz as well
animations of Seattle filmmaker Sarah
scores but also embody the spirit of jazz in
its intersections with cinema.
th
Jane Lapp. We’re also celebrating the 50
their subjects and filmmaking techniques.
Now in its 8th year, the program fea-
anniversaries of two landmark feature
We’re pleased to present special screen-
tures the Seattle-made documentary Icons
films that pushed the limits of cinema and
ings of the independent classics Shadows
Among Us, the acclaimed new feature film
furthered the role of jazz music in film. The
and Breathless. Curated by Peter Lucas
Guy And Madeline On A Park Bench
debut features of American maverick John
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at S e at t l e A S I A N a r t m u s e u m
Animated Jazz Experiments
There’s a long history of animators and
Jazz musicians working together. Most
notable amongst them is John and Faith
Hubley, who we featured prominently in
last year’s Earshot program. This year
we explore that marriage a little closer
to home. Sarah Jane Lapp is a Seattlebased Renaissance woman, visual artist
and filmmaker, who typically takes on
abstract and ethnographic subjects in
her finely rendered hand-drawn experimental animations. Mark Dresser is a
Jazz impresario who emerged from the
L.A. “free” jazz scene of the early 70’s,
and is often considered one of the master
bassists of modern jazz. Lapp’s dreamy
animation combined with the improvisational elements of Dresser’s music creates sonorous textural explorations of
memory, place and social nostalgia in
our religious imaginations. Join us for
the world premiere of Dresser live accompaniment to many of Lapp’s animations
including the Seattle premiere of her newest Chronicles of A Professional Eulogist.
Please note this event is held at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Sarah Jane Lapp
and Mark Dresser in attendance!
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Guy And Madeline on a
Park Bench
(Damien Chazelle, USA, 2009, DigiBeta, 82
min) Godard meets Cassavetes with a little
Miles Davis thrown in for good measure in
a fresh take on the musical by first time
director Damien Chazelle. Within the first
ten minutes, we meet Guy (Jason Palmer)
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and Madeline (Desiree Garcia) as they meet
each other, embark on a brief romance and
part ways. The rest of the film focuses on
the mellifluous voice of Guy’s trumpet and
Madeline’s charming tap dancing, creating
an ode to Boston’s eclectic jazz scene. Shot
in black and white on 16mm, grainy shadows and striking lighting combine with
gorgeous music and heartfelt romance in
this stunning debut.
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Icons Among Us
(Lars Larson, Michael Rivoira, Peter J. Vogt,
USA, DigiBeta, 2009) Developed from a
four-episode TV series, Icons Among Us is
an erudite snapshot of today’s jazz scene,
both reveling in the joyful energy of the
world’s best jazz artists and delighting in
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the richly complex history of this important
cultural form. Interviews with dozens of
musicians from multiple generations and
tons of live performance clips make this
an appealing documentary for seasoned
jazz lovers and newcomers alike. Seattle
filmmakers Larson, Rivoira and Vogt talk
with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Terence
Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Medeski Martin
& Wood, the Bad Plus and many others
in this knowledgeable and high-spirited
documentary.
“Jazz will continue to evolve, reshape and
reinvent itself as long as there are artists looking for new things to bring to the
table—and the changes will continue to be
documented as long as there are people like
series executive producer John W. Comerford and his cohorts at Paradigm Studio.”
—John Kelman, All About Jazz
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At The Edge Of The World:
The Cinema of Lisandro Alonso
A
rgentine director Lisandro Alonso’s mes-
film. Alonso creates an evocatively atempo-
merizing, enigmatic cinema is a buried trea-
ral and even otherworldly experience with
sure waiting to be discovered. Strangely,
the depiction of lone men, wandering though
this recently crowned giant of world cinema
landscapes at once beautiful and isolated.
with four films under his belt has never shown
Alonso’s remaining film, Fantasma (2006),
a film in Seattle. It is our great pleasure to intro-
works as a curious comment on the first two.
duce the work of one of world cinema’s latest
In it, the lead actors of his first two features
masters. Lisandro Alonso is a fascinating fig-
wander through a building looking for a
ure, who probably thinks more about form than
screening of Los Muertos. These four features
any other narrative filmmaker his age.
make up one of contemporary cinema’s rich-
His attempts at overall unity in his
est debuts in recent memory. work are impressive if not fearsome; his
Join us as we welcome Lisandro Alonso
three films, La Libertad (2001), Los Muertos
to the cinema where he’ll conduct a master
(2004) and Liverpool (2008), constitute one of
class, and introduce the premiere screenings
the most notable trilogies in contemporary
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(Lisandro Alonso, Argentina, 2001, 35mm,
73 min) The first feature by celebrated
Argentine director Lisandro Alonso, La
Libertad is a thought-provoking piece of
minimalist realism. The actor playing the
protagonist, a woodcutter named Misael,
had never been to the movies let alone
been trained as an actor. He spends his
days chopping wood, transporting it, hunting and sleeping. Capturing every moment
of Misael’s monotonous daily routine,
Alonso’s close concentration on the mundane, repetitive exercises of every day life
is unrelenting. This quietly lyrical film’s
title “Freedom” takes on new meaning as
it asks us to question the significance of
the humdrum activities that fill our own
weeks, months and years.
“Alonso’s use of silence
is remarkably
contemplative while his
use of light and shadow
serves to compliment
the woodcutter’s serene
relationship to nature.”
—Ed Gonzalez, Slant
Fantasma
Los Muertos
73 min) As poetically beautiful as it is effectively disconcerting, Lisandro Alonso’s second film, Los Muertos, brims with the richly
somber mood and unmatched visual attentiveness that defines the director’s oeuvre.
After serving thirty years in prison, a grim
man named Vargas journeys back through
thick jungle and swamp to reunite with the
daughter he left behind long ago. A mysterious aura emanates from him, just as it does
from the inscrutable depths of the jungle,
so that they meld together in a way that
blurs the lines of the man’s identity. Los
Muertos is a deeply contemplative analysis
of the intersection of unflinching natural
events with the actions produced by man’s
haunted, haunting psyche.
63 min) A rewarding meta-commentary on
his first two films, Lisandro Alonso’s Fantasma functions as a meditation on the
themes and characters in La Libertad and
Los Muertos. Alonso entices the two leading men from his previous films, Misael and
Vargas, to leave their secluded rural homes
and wander through the San Martin Theatre
in Buenos Aires. The men roam through
the theatre halls in a way that impresses
us with the building’s cultural significance
and aesthetic beauty. Unfettered by the
restraints of conventional narrative structure and scripted dialog, the pensive film’s
striking combination of sounds shape
the mood and meaning. Fantasma is an
entrancing rumination on cinema, culture
and personal creation.
“The film’s slow, sublime vistas elicit questions about our relationship with the natural
world, which is never as straightforward as
we might hope.” —Jason Anderson, Eye
Weekly
“An opportunity to take in some of the most
impressive sound design ever recorded on
film….an evocative soundscape of stunning
clarity and power.” —Matt Riviera, Last
Night With Riviera
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Liverpool
84 min) One of the New Argentine Cinema’s
most distinguished directors, Lisandro
Alonso’s singular voice shines yet again in
Liverpool. A graceful ode to solitude and the
existential need for meaning, the story follows a sailor named Farrel on a lonely journey in the southernmost region of Argentina. After traveling the world, Farrel asks
the captain if he can leave the ship to see
if his mother still lives in their old village.
Alonso’s wide shots of formidable mountain ranges connects Farrel’s gloomy trek
through the snow with the dark past that
haunts him, creating an engrossing aesthetic that sets the director apart as a master of style and technique.
“Alonso creates scenes of striking beauty,
particularly in the way he uses the sea and
then the snowy mountains as backdrops.”
—J. Robert Parks, Daily Plastic
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E
ight months into the full year series of
present the feature debuts from legend-
Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West
films from 1969, we are amazed at the
ary directors Brian de Palma and Robert
and John Wayne’s True Grit. In our special
connections we’ve noticed between films
Altman; the cornerstone of the rebellious
screenings we take a look at the musical
and filmmakers, both domestic and interna-
youth genre. Lindsay Anderson’s If…;
heroics of Johnny Cash at San Quentin,
tional, and the events of that tumultuous year.
Oscar winner The Prime of Miss Jean
pre-YouTube style exposés and the emer-
We’ve also been impressed with how greatly
Brodie; the pioneering documentary/truth-
gence of experimentation with video art
the work of that year explored, pushed and
seeking Maysles classic Salesman; the
and computer animation.
pulled at the boundaries of cinema.
sensational Soviet classic from Paradzha-
We’ve enjoyed our travels down the bumpy,
Join us for the last four months of 69
nov, The Color of Pomegranates; and the
bombastic and beautiful road of 1969. We
as we finish up with a bang. This fall we
fascinating and violent pairing of Sergio
–
look forward to seeing it through with you!
OCTOBER 9-15, FRIDAY THURSDAY
8:00 pm
Salesman
(Albert and David Maysles, USA,
1969, 35mm, 90 min) A staple of cinema vérité, Salesman is an unflinching look into the world of door-to-door
Bible sales. Four salesmen bombard
poor Catholic families with ruthless
sales tactics in order to sell excessively
ornate Bibles. The lack of intrusive
commentary by the Maysles brothers along with their discreet c amerawork enables the human motives and
desperation of the salesmen to shine
through, making for an affecting documentary about an unsettling subject. sponsored by the hideout
“It’s such a fine, pure picture of a
small section of American life that I
can’t imagine its ever seeming irrelevant, either as a social document or
as one of the best examples of what’s
called cinema vérité or direct cinema.” —Vincent Canby, New York
Magazine
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NOVEMBER 20-25, FRIDAY-WEDNESDAY
The Passion of
Anna
8:00 pm
(Igmar
Bergman,
1969,
Sweden, 35mm, 101 min)
In Bergman’s second foray
into color film, his inventive
application of the new technology resulted in added
layers of emotional depth
and visual beauty. On the
Swedish island of Fårö, two
men and two women struggle to shun their troubled
psyches, in turn complicating their relationships with
each other. Intercut with
revealing interviews with the
actors.
“Sublimely beautiful.” —Joe
Morgenstern, Newsweek
DECEMBER 11-17, FRIDAY-THURSday
6:30 pm
8:30 pm
True Grit
(Henry Hathaway, 1969, USA, 35mm, 127
min) An unusually intimate character study
for John Wayne, True Grit showcases John
Wayne’s ability to convey compassion and
gruffness at the same time. A teenager hires
Rooster Cogburn (Wayne) to track down her
father’s killer. Their adventure into the west
ends with a memorable final scene that rests
among the finest of Wayne showdowns.
Once Upon a Time in the West
(Sergio Leone, 1968, Italy/United States, 35mm, 175 min) Only recently made available in the U.S., Leone’s preferred version of his classic western is one of the finest examples both of the western genre and of the Italian director’s impressive
filmography. Ennio Morricone’s equally famous score sets the backdrop for stars Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Jr. and
Claudia Cardinale to set the screen ablaze.
“…Deserves all the reverence it can get.” —Scott Tobias, The Onion A.V. Club
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Special
screenings:
SEPTEMBER 23, WEDNESDAY AT 8PM
CO-PRESENTED BY THE SPROCKET SOCIETY
Heavy Visuals ‘69: Electronic Cinema and Experimental Films
(Various directors, 1969, 16mm, 71 min) A selection of 1969’s cutting-edge landmarks in avant
garde shorts, video art, and even computer animation. Featuring: Kenneth Anger (Invocation
of My Demon Brother), Nam June Paik and Jud Yalkut (Beatles Electronique, and Electronic
Moon No. 2), Larry Jordan (Our Lady of the Sphere), Michael Belson (Binary Bit Patterns),
Scott Bartlett (Moon 1969), a rare screening of Le Labyrinthe by Piotr Kamler (with electronic score by Bernard Paremegiani), plus Stephan Gebhardt’s short documentary about
controversial Aktionist performance artist, Hermann Nitch.
SEPTEMBER 29, TUESDAY AT 8PM
Johnny Cash at
San Quentin
The Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival is the largest event of its
kind in the Pacific Northwest, showcasing the latest and greatest in LGBT film and video. Celebrating its fabulous 14th year,
the festival continues to gain industry and audience recognition
for showcasing everything from major motion picture premieres
to emerging talent. Local filmmakers are given special attention
through programs and projects such as the Super 8 Film Challenge, an annual favorite (and always a packed house).
For more information, including a complete schedule of events and
how to purchase tickets, visit www.threedollarbillcinema.org
(Michael Darlow, 1969, UK, Beta-SP, 60 min) Legendary country singer Johnny Cash gave one
of the most stellar shows of his career at San Quentin Prison in 1969, resulting in his first
number one album on the pop charts. This documentary features songs from the unforgettable show as well as moments of lively interaction between Cash and his prisoner audience.
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“Simply put, At San Quentin offers a glimpse of Johnny Cash at his absolute best.” —John
Metzger, The Music Box
OCTOBER 14, WEDNESDAY AT 8PM
institute of style
Focal Points: Documentary Shorts from 1969
(Various directors, 1969, 16mm, 71 min) In 1969 America was painfully divided by politics,
culture and even aesthetics. These short documentaries provide riveting glimpses of the
nation at a turning point. Program includes Leo Beuerman, an Oscar-nominated portrait of a
severely handicapped man in Lawrence, Kansas; Testament, Brian Patrick’s visit with Pentecostal Christians in Athens, Ohio; Mayday!, a radical newsreel about a Black Panthers rally
in San Francisco; Campaign, Tom Palazollo’s experimental diary-film of the 1968 Democratic
National Convention protests in Chicago; The Kuchar Brothers; Stephen Gebhardt’s confessional interview with the most far-out exploitation filmmakers of the decade.
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News from the
Studio
Production
Window
A
utumn: a season witness to
eager, inquisitive students
headed back to school. NWFF
begins the new school year by offering a smattering of classes with
legendary, pioneering and thoughtful
visiting artists. An icon of independent filmmaking over four decades,
Melvin Van Peebles will share his epic
and humorous stories. Argentine
director Lisandro Alonso will describe
the process of working with people
and locations as inspiration for his
storytelling. Experimental filmmakers
Zoe Beloff and Stephanie Maxwell will
offer hands-on workshops, demonstrating 3-D filmmaking and direct
animation on 16mm film. Canadian filmmaker Velcrow Ripper will
describe his experience and process
of making documentaries about spiritual and social activism. Whether you
are new to film or a seasoned veteran,
I’m sure you will find a workshop to
engage and challenge you.
The season of falling leaves also
brings the return of NWFF’s Local
Sightings Film Festival. There’s no
need to be frightened! That sinister figure lurking in the distance
has merriment on his mind. You
can scream and shout at our stellar opening night party on October
2, but after your eyes get used to
the cinema darkness, the flickering images on screen will provide a
week-long celebration of cinema that
will feature the latest triumphs in
narrative, documentary and experimental works from local artists.
Check the website after September
18 for the full listing of films and
events. www.localsightings.org
Dave Hanagan, Studio Director
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Premiere screenings,
post-
production struggles, shorts in
Remember Eliphas 3
development—WigglyWorld level
members are busy with all kinds
of projects. Read all about it.
Jon Behrens latest DVD release, Selected
Experimental Short Films 1987–2007, is going
into its second printing. He is working on
three new films that should all be done by
next spring and he is happy as a clam.
Lindy & Kris Boustedt co-wrote and
will co-direct their first feature film, Perfect
10, this August in Cheney and Seattle through
their company First Sight Productions. Perfect 10 is an off-beat dramatic comedy about
identity, self-respect and the beauty of dysfunctional friendship. You can learn more at
perfect10themovie.com.
William Brody has been videotaping
episodes of the pop divination show Radio 8
Ball at the Little Red Studio on Wednesday
nights, and looks forward to its Bumbershoot
premiere. On the heels of screening his latest
short, kristi 18, for the Exquisite Corpse Film
Challenge, William has been doing still photography for KEXP, the Center on Contemporary Art, and Sinner Saint Burlesque.
Erik Hammen is editing his feature film,
Time of the Robots.
Michael Harring is editing Lauren Is
Missing, his second feature. Meanwhile, his
first feature, The Mountain, The River and The
Road is set to play Local Sightings and Indie
Memphis in October.
Kairos Productions is proud to
announce that it has entered into an agreement with Crosswicks, LTD. to begin preproduction on the film Camilla Dickinson,
an adaptation for the screen of Madeleine
L’Engle’s fifth novel, Camilla. The producers
are currently seeking financing and hope to
produce this wonderful story with the loving
care that it deserves. The film will be directed
by Cornelia Duryée Moore and will be a celebration of Madeleine’s unique spirit and
legacy. Cornelia worked with Madeleine for
many years and is humbled and blessed to
be producing the film of this beloved novel.
www.kairos-productions.com
Sam Kellett recently worked on the film
Hai Kwon Do for the Seattle 48-Hour Film
Project. Sam was lead writer and co-director
for the film, which won one of four Audience
Awards.
Karl Krogstad expects the book to be
a miracle. Just ask Cinema Books. Shot To
Death is Karl’s first book about filmmaking
with intro by Gus Van Sant.
On July 8th LolitaMoon Productions
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Tom Furtwangler
executive produced Remember Eliphas
3, an AIDS education drama set in the Namibian military, using
an all-soldier cast and a mixed Namibian/South African crew.
Cast and crew were thrilled when one of the Namibian Defence
Force’s three helicopters was made available for two hours to
shoot the opening scene.
held a fundraiser sponsored by Tom Douglas
at the Palace Ballroom for upcoming projects
in need of executive producers and investors.
Marissa Rae Niederhauser is nearly
done editing Tracings and is turning the
reigns over to the audio artists (Jason Staczek
and Steve Barsotti). Look for her dance film,
Holding This For You (with camera by Benjamin Kasulke) at Bumbershoot’s One Reel.
Jennifer Roth wants you to see World’s
Greatest Dad and rent (or buy) The Wrestler
again.
Stephen Silha and Eric Slade have
completed two sets of interviews in San Francisco for Big Joy, a documentary about film
pioneer and poet James Broughton. Interviewees included George Kuchar, Lawrence
Ferlinghetti, Armistead Maupin, Jack Foley
and film critic Edward Guthmann. Visit the
website at www.bigjoy.org.
Paul Turcott is finishing up post-production on The Late Sorry for visual FX, sound
and color. It is about a guy named Joel Stien-
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berg, who’s dead and doesn’t know it. After
passing from a heart attack during a nap at
a family BBQ, he walks through his bathroom
door straight into a psychiatrist’s office for an
appointment he didn’t know he had with a
man named Dr. Zane. When Dr. Zane sits Joel
down to talk to him about his life, he digs further and discovers that Joel is a killer and Joel
discovers Dr. Zane is no doctor.
What does an empty-nester cuddle and
nurture? Koi Walker has been lugging a
Panasonic HPX everywhere she went, filming
everything from mayoral candidates, meditations, to pride parade!
White Noise Productions’ Rustin Thompson premiered his high-def cerebral futuristic feature, The Ends of the Earth, at the
Rainier Independent Film Festival. See a
trailer of this visually striking, made in
Washington, fiction-doc hybrid at endsof–
theearthfilm.com.
Nathan Williams is in post-production
on a new short film, Night Stand.
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Film Challenge: Silence is Golden
Entry deadline is November 1
This fall the Northwest Film Forum’s quarterly film challenge asks
local filmmakers to stretch their imaginations and create a silent
film. Those who participate will be challenged to think back to the
early days of film, before characters had voice, and create a five–
minute short within the constraints of image alone. Participants
will be allowed to use music to drive the story, but there must not
be a single spoken word uttered, whether by a character, a voiceover, song or an omnipotent presence. So forget about the talkies
kids, silence is golden! Films are due November 1. The project
is open to all levels of skills and experience. Send submissions to:
Northwest Film Forum, c/o Adam Sekuler, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle,
WA 98122. For more information email Adam Sekuler at adams@
nwfilmforum.org. Formats: mini-DV, DVD, Beta-SP, or if you’re feeling ambitious, Super-8 and 16mm. Please Include title, filmmaker’s
Northwest Film Forum would like to extend
our thanks to everyone who contributed to
our recent fundraising drive.
name and contact info with submission. Films screen on Saturday,
November 21 at 8pm.
Children’s Film Festival Seattle
Entry deadline is September 28
al, competitive internaChildren’s Film Festival Seattle is an annu
alternative to mainstream
tional festival that provides an artistic
le venue for filmmakers who
commercial media and creates a reliab
families. It promotes demake great films for children, youth, and
ests in different languages
bate, discussion, and sparks new inter
inspiring and fun films from
and ways of life by showing innovative,
ties for Seattle’s many ethnic
around the globe. It provides opportuni
rate powerful images of their
communities to connect with and celeb
rages audience members to
own homelands and cultures, and encou
shops with professional acsharpen their critical eyes through work
producers.
tors, directors, writers, technicians, and
22–31. All entries to ChilDates for the 2010 Festival are January
be considered for inclusion
dren’s Film Festival Seattle 2010 will also
ission instructions visit
in the REDCAT festival. For complete subm
www.childrensfilmfestivalseattle.org
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Jessica Aceti, Kristine Adams, Michael Adams, Mona AlHaddad, Kenneth Allan,
Lenz, Bernard LeTourneau, Jane Levine, Scott Levy, Marjorie Levy, Audrey Lew,
Mike Allen, Laurie Almoslino, Malic Amalya, John F Ames, Scott Amos, Douglas
Barbara Lewis, Hanafi Libman, Brad Lichtenstein, Mara Lim, Lisa Lindstrom,
Andersen, James Anderson, Robert Appleby, Sara Arevalo, Tyler Armentrou,
Ben London, Mari London, Deron Lord, Rachel Loshak, Bonnie Loshbaugh,
Heather Ayres, Davielue Bacich, Ramin Bahrani, Lisa Barcy, Lele Barnett,
Peter Lynch, Johnathan Lyon, Jennifer Maas, Kiki MacInnis, Mark Maday, Joy
Beth Barrett, Amy Bates, Jennifer Bean, Jeff Bears, Nicole Beaudoin, Kristin
Maher, Paul Mailman, Kyle Mallery, Stefanie Malone, Dylan Marchetti, Christen
Beck, Daniel Belcher, Andrew Bellouin, Patricia Belyea, Gretchen Bennett, Clint
Marquez, Robert Marritz, Elaine Martel, Maile Martinez, Ricki Mason, Benjamin
Berquist, David B. Berrian, Sarah Biagini, Meredith Binder, Anthony Bolante,
Mason, Jessica Massart, Anne Mathern, Julie Mayer, Dan McComb, Nicholas
Steve Bonner, Ann Boyd, Lori Bradberry, Bill Bradburd, Ralph Bradshaw,
McCormick, Allegra McFarland, Fidelma McGinn, Carla McLean, Gaye McNutt,
Beverly Breckenridge, Marjorie Brewster, Rachael Brister, Elizabeth Brock, Alan
Ryan McPartland, Martin Mehalchin, Lisa Mendez, Anna Micklin, Tom Milewski,
Bob Brookfield, Jim Brunzell, Jay Bryant, James Buchanan, Lisa Buchanan,
Stephen Miller, David P. Miller, Christine Miller, Karen Miller, Howard Miller,
Tera Buerkle, Gretchen Burger, Amy Burgess, William Burns, Kelly Burton,
Jane Minton, Phillip Mocek, Anita Monga, Gary Moore, Emily Morgan, Evan
Alexandra Bush, Ian Butcher, Kate Calhoun, David Call, Jonathan Capone, Jeff
Mosher, Barbara Mozur, Tony Mullen, Robert Munoz, Rielle Navitski, Ben Nes-
Carlson, Wendy Jo Carlton, Peggy Case, Lawrence Cenotto, Carol Chapman
son, Chelsea Nesvig, Brian Newman, Jennifer Newton, Marissa Niederhauser,
, Daniel Cheah, Briana Chicha, Jin Cho, Marth Christensen, Drew Christie,
Tom Nissley, Warren Northrop, Patrick Nugent, Mark O’Connell, Matthew Offen-
Yolanda Cieters, Deneen Clark, Cody Cobb, Jem Cohen, Christopher Cole,
bacher, Joseph Okimoto, Joshua Okrent, Joanna Otero, Fiona Otway, Hannah
Emily Coleman, Kris Collingridge, Tony Conrad, Jay-Anthony Coolman, William
Palin, Christian Palmer, Donte Parks, Steven Parmelee, Jessica Partnow, Jennifer
Corr, Bill Corrigan, Anthony Craig, Web Crowell, Catherine Cunningham, Kim
Patt, Aja Pecknold, Rebecca Pellman, Joseph Pentheroudakis, Nancy Peterfreund,
Cunningham, Leah Cutter, Austin Dahl, Kim Dancy, Brangien Davis, Ryan
S. Peters, Scott Petersen, Kaz Philips, Kaz Phillips, Shannon Phillips, Jason
Davis, Jonis Davis, John Davis, Eric Dean, Robin Dearling, Sedora Debondt,
Plourde, Stacey Plum, Nicole Poinski, Alexander Polsky, John Portanova, John
Dan Dembiczak, Brittany Dennison, Tracy Dethlefs, Patricia Devine, Heather
Postlethwait, Adam Pranica, Jessica Prince, Peggy Printz, Jennifer Proctor, Alan
Dew Oaksen, Elana Dix, Corinne Dixon Holt, Sydney Dobson, William Donnelly,
Pruzan, Mari Quenemoen, Celene Ramadan, Mike Ramey, Ben Rapson, Kathryn
Robert Dorn, Mark Duplass, Will Echols, Jane Ellis, Vanessa Eng, Amanda
Rathke, James Renfroe, Tonjia Rhen, Jerry Richard, Abigail Richardson, Steve
England, AJ Epstein, Peter Erickson, Mary Erickson, Eric Ervin, Larry Estes, Neil
Riddle, Elizabeth Riley, Deborah Ro, Susan Robb, Linda Roberts, Timothy
Evans, Samantha Everett, Audrey Ewell, Tami Fairweather, Michael Falter, Kevin
Roberts, Esther Robinson, Sean Rollosson, Mark Elijah Rosenberg, Josh Russell,
Fansler, Deborah Fant, Bret Fetzer, Jameson Fink, Claudia Finn, Jeremy Fischer,
Taryn Rux, Mayumi Sagara, Stephen Saito, Mark Sanvitale, Carlo Scandiuzzi,
Clarke Fletcher, Bryan Ford, Reed Forrester, Charlene Freeman, Jamie Friddle,
Lani Scheman, David Schmader, Mark Scott, Devin Sebasstian, Keith Seinfeld,
William Friedman, Kelly Froh, Levi Fuller, Janet Galore, Jennifer Garrett, John
Adam Sekuler, Amy Sellers, Phil Seneker, David Severski, CB Shamah, Jeff
Gerard, Ronni Gilboa, John Gilbreath, Elizabeth Gillaspie, Deborah Girdwood,
Shannon, Joe Shapiro, Michael Shapiro, Philip Shaw, Brett Shell, Ryan Shepard,
David Godsey, Marianne L. Goldin, Dan Gonsiorowski, Jane Gooding, Claudia
Jennifer Showe, Everett Simila, Amie Simon, John Sinno, Andy Slabaugh, Jane
Gorbman, Heather Gorgura, Darren Green, Robert Gregoire, Jonathan Grudin,
Slade, Amanda Slepski, Amy Sloper, Brian Smale, Zachary Smith, Barry Smith,
Abigail Guay, Ben Gunderson, Dina Guttmann, Linda Gwilym, Corianton Hale,
Ann Sneen, Jesse Snyder, Ruth Solnit, G. Scott Souchock, Cate Speake, Kevin
Jocelyn Hale, Attn. Ed Halter , Robert Ham, Erik Hammen, Annie Han, Stephen
Spollen, Rebekah Stackhouse, Grace Stahre, Jan Stark, Carly Starr, Ellen
Hando, Amanda Hanneld, Richard Hansen, Wier Harman, Thomas Harpel, John
Stearns, Anthony Steiner, Bradley Stevens, Karolena Stewart, Karen Stockert,
Harper, Mike Harring, Marlow Harris, Ryan Harris, Jacob Haskell, Ed Hawkins,
Brenda Stonecipher, Kate Sweeney, Thomas Swenson, David Taft, Joan Taie,
Ruth Hayes, John Healy, Anthony Hecht, Kari Hedman, Teri Hein, Randolph
Laila Taji, Susan Taylor, Adam Tenner, Peter Thermos, Nicholas Thomas, Lynn
Hennes, Shawn Herbert, Michael Herschensohn, Mark Hertle, Gianna Hill, Brad
Thomas, Alison & Tim Thomas, Rustin Thompson, Kathleen Thompson, Heather
Hill, John Hitchcock, Kristina Hjertberg, Karl Holzheimer, Austen Hoogen, Vince
Thompson, Daniel Thornton, David Thorpe, Benjamin Timothy, Mark Titus,
Houmes, Katharine Houpt, Mary Ellen Hudgins, Rebecca Hughes, Salise Hughes,
Susan Tive, Melanie Tomlin, Robert Townsend, Sonja Tracy, Sarah Tranum, Ken-
Pamela Inglesby, Chiyo Ishikawa, Lesley Jacobs, Chris Jeffries, Tor Jernudd,
neth Trease, Amy-Ellen Trefsger, Rick Treston , Brian Troyer, Mary Trute, KC
Betty Johanna, Allen Johnson, James Johnston, Danyeal Jones, Jessica Jones,
and Joseph Tucker, Gary Tucker , Efram Turchick, Josh Turgeon, Anna Ullrich,
Erin Jorgensen, Stephen Kent Jusick, Alexis Kane, Shawn Kavon, Matthew
Allison Urban, Sage Van Wing, Jeri Vaughn, Jennifer Veninga, Todd Vogel,
Keeley, Christopher Kennedy, Catherine Kenyon, Doug Keyes, Gleb Kholodov,
Matthew Voss, Gordon Waite, Manuel Wanskasmith, Sean Waple, Amy Ware,
Paulette Kidder, Ivan Kidoguchi, Paul Kilian, Wes Kim, Julie King, Chris Kissel,
Timothy Watkins, Abby Waysdorf, Christopher Weeg, Paige and Nich Weinheimer,
Brittany Klaus, Rob Knop, Tassoula Kokkoris, Jen Koogler, Judy Koven, Korey
Nancy White, Sarah Wilke, Brad Wilke, Miriam Williamson, George Wing, Brenda
Krauskopf, Kevin Krist, Greg Kucera, Andrew Kwatinetz, Rachel Lanzillotta, Ben
Winter Hansen, Jason Wirth, Edward Wolcher, Leslye Wood, Yibing Wu, Yusuke
Laurance, Robert Lawson, Stephanie Lawyer, Robert Lee, Katherine Leggett, Brad
Yazawa, Ann Yoder, Paul Zemann, Ellen Ziegler, Vicki Zuber
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EQUIPMENT N
RENTAL
WFF has digital video, 16mm and Super-8 cameras,
sound and lighting gear available for rental by active
members at affordable rates, as well as Super-8, 16mm
and non-linear editing systems. Proficiency with cameras
is required. If you are unfamiliar with our equipment but
would like to rent it, call the studio director to coordinate
a time for a certification workshop.
Equipment rentals MUST be scheduled in advance. For information and scheduling contact
the Studio Director, Dave Hanagan, at (206) 329-2629 or [email protected]
* Listed rates are for WigglyWorld level members. Non-members and commercial projects will be charged twice the listed rate.
DIGITA L VIDEO C A MER A S
er are also available. (Certification
S U P ER 8 C A MER A S
or prior experience is required. See
Workshops page for certification
dates. Rental requires $500 credit
card deposit.)
Canon GL1 Camera
Three-chip digital video camera.
connections, 16 bit PCM audio, in-
$125 day / $250 weekend
* with PowerBook G4 Laptop; $150
day / $300 weekend
Check out the talk of the town, the
versatile HVX200. Similar in feel to
the DVX100, the HVX shoots in a
wide variety of frame rates including 1080/24p, 720/24p, 30p and
60p and it also offers true variable
frame rate. You have the option of
shooting in DV mode, DVCPRO50
and DVCPRO-HD. Additionally, it
offers the revolutionary P2 solidstate memory cards. The package comes with two 8gig P2 cards,
Manfretto fluid-head tripod, three
batteries and rain-proof cover. A
PowerBook G4 is also available
with the package for conveniently
downloading footage from the P2
cards while on set. (Certification
or prior experience is required. See
page 18 for certification dates.
Rental requires $500 credit card
deposit.)
Panasonic DVX100A
24p Camera Package
The 24p MiniDV camera can shoot
either traditional interlaced video,
progressive 30fps or progressive
24fps. Features also include XLR
audio inputs, time-lapse interval
shooting and cinelike gamma.
Package comes with Manfretto
fluid-head tripod, two batteries
and shoulder bag. A wide selection of filters and a rainproof cov-
ture. Includes wide-angle adapter.
8” Sony Color Field
Monitor
$10 day/$20 weekend
Top of the Line NIZO
Super-8 Gear
User-Friendly Super-8
Cameras
3 5 MM C A MER A S
Russian 35mm reflex motion picture camera, with variable-speed
$10 hour
Our premiere non-linear editing
suite features a 2.5 Ghz Quad Core
Macintosh G5 with 2 Gig Ram and
Final Cut Studio 5.1 with a Kona
LHe HD capture card. Also includes
After Effects, Motion, Soundtrack,
DVD Studio Pro Flash, GarageBand and Photoshop.
C A MER A A C C E S S ORIE S
Cinema
Products
Steadicam 3
NEW!
Call for details
wild motor (or hand crank), 200’
Includes 3 Lowell Omnis, stands
and assorted gels.
Light Kit #2
Konvas KCP-1M Camera
Three channel mixer with XLR inputs/outputs.
Light Kit #1
Features include firewire and RCA
Panasonic HVX200
High Definition Camera Package
G5 HD Non-linear
Editing Suite
LIGHTING GE A R
terlaced and progressive video cap-
Shure FP33 Field
Mixer
Includes 1 Arri 600watt, and 2
Lowell 500watt Totas, stands and
assorted gels.
C-Stands (2 available)
$5 day (for both) / $10 weekend
8’x8’ Butterfly Overhead with Silk
Animation Suite
$5 hour (discounted rates for long
term projects, call for details)
Our new animation suite features a
custom FAX animation stand (similar to the Oxberry Filmaker Stand).
It’s perfect for two-dimensional animation (paper, cel, collage, sand,
etc) or three-dimensional, stopmotion animation. Our animation suite also uses a digital video
camera and Mac-based animation
software, FrameThief. (Certification
is provided. Call for details.)
magazine and two prime lenses.
S OUND GE A R
1 6 MM C A MER A S
Eclair ACL II Camera
Package
Eclair NPR Camera
Package
Both Eclair packages are for syncsound shooting. Package comes
with a 12-120mm Angenieux zoom
lens, one 400‘ mag, long-life battery, charger, filters, slate, light meter and Sachtler fluid-head tripod.
Bolex Package
16mm Bolex (Rex 4) H16 Reflex
comes with assorted prime lenses,
18-85mm Vario-Switar zoom lens,
Sekonic light meter, Bogen fluidhead tripod and accessories.
Nagra Sound Package
Includes Nagra IV.2 w/
boom pole, shockmount
Audio Technica 4037a
mic, headphones and
XLR cables.
manual,
and fur,
Shotgun
assorted
DAT Sound Package
Includes Tascam DA-P1 digital
recorder with manual, batteries,
boom pole, shockmount, Audio
Technica 4073a shotgun mic,
headphones and assorted XLR
cables.
Audio Technica Short
Shotgun Mic
Includes Audio Technica 4073a
shotgun mic, boom pole, shock
mount, and XLR cables.
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EDITING FA C ILITIE S
P RO J E C TOR S A ND
S C REEN S
Film to Video
Transfer
Video Projector
$5 hour
Our modified JK Optical Printer is
available as a self-serve 16mm or
Super 8mm telecine. It captures
frames individually onto a G4
hard drive. It captures about two
minutes of footage per hour (for
footage shot at 24fps).
(Certification is required. See page
18 for certification dates.)
16mm and Super-8
Editing and Optical
Printer Suite
$5 hour
Our film suite contains a Steenbeck
16mm flatbed editor, 16mm and
Super-8 edit bench with splicers, a
sound transfer machine and a JK
103 Optical Printer with 16mm and
Super-8 gates.
Studio Line: (206) 329-2629
Super-8 Projectors
16mm Bell & Howell
Projectors
$5 day / $10 weekend / $25
week
6x6’ and 3’x3’ portable screen
$2 day / $4 weekend
1 6 m m FILM LI B R A RY
$5 week per film*
16mm film prints featuring a wide
assortment of educational, historical
and scientific films. (Up to three films
free with rental of a 16mm projector.)
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SUMMER
Education
Film & Video Lighting
SCHEDULE
Dates TBA,
Instructor: Erik Vilinskas
Tuition: $250/WigglyWorld members,
$280/general
Max Attendance: 8
Lighting sets the tone of every scene. Learn
how to use creative lighting techniques to
establish a mood and direct your viewer
to the most important parts of your shot.
With examples taken from the films of
today and yesteryear, we will learn how to
examine a shot to determine how it was lit.
Hands-on exercises will take us from the
basics of a three-point lighting setup to
more specialized techniques used to create emotional impact on-screen. Special
attention will be given to creating professional looking lighting setups on a limited
budget, as well as correctly incorporating
available daylight sources. No prior experience is required.
MULTISESSION CLASSES
Screenwriting Essentials
Eight Thursdays, Sep 3–Oct 22, 7–9pm
Instructor: Jen Peel
$260/general
Max Attendance: 10
Have an idea you think would make a
great movie? In this class, you’ll turn that
idea into a screenplay. Learn the essentials of screenwriting including formatting, character creation, plot development,
and story structure. Classes will feature
lectures, exercises, reviews of works-inprogress, and details on each upcoming
week’s writing assignment. By the end of
the course, you’ll complete the first draft
of your feature-length script.
Explore filmmaking by doing it.
Cinematography—Scene
Building and Montage
We do not want you to make a commitment you are uncomfort-
Saturday & Sunday, Nov 7 & 8, 10am–
4pm
$280/general
Max Attendance: 8
Learn how to tell your story visually
through creative camera placement.
Explore the art of the montage and the
science of forcing perspective. Learn the
vocabulary used to describe lens selection, camera placement, and motion. In
this class, we will begin with the preproduction tools and vocabulary necessary
for effective previsualization. Analysis of
scenes from notable films will give students a background in existing conventions, with subsequent hands-on exercises
to practice the concepts learned in class. A
culminating project will take us through a
complete blocking and shooting of a short
scripted scene. Prior experience in editing
or camera operation, or prior attendance
in a NWFF Video Production Basics class
is recommended.
16mm Camera Basics
able with, so we offer a wide range of classes and workshops
Three Wednesdays, Oct 14, 21 & 28,
6:30–9:30pm
Instructor: David Hanagan
$180/general
Max Attendance: 8
This class focuses on the basic technical
knowledge and skills necessary to successfully begin working in the 16mm format.
Students will work hands on with NWFF’s
cameras, learning how to confidently operate them, inspect them, clean them, and
how to load and download magazines.
Students will use an Éclair NPR, ACL II,
and Bolex to shoot a short, group practice
film, putting into action the principles of
shot composition and strategies for lens
and filter choices, exposure, focus, depth
of field, film stock selection, and laboratory process.
that can be taken at whatever pace you prefer. Whether you
Basic Videography
Saturday & Sunday, Sept 19-20, 10am–
4pm
$280/general
Max Attendance: 8
Learn how composition, lighting, and
depth of field interact to create memorable
images. This class will cover basic videography skills and provide the opportunity
to operate the Northwest Film Forum’s
Canon GL1, Panasonic AG-DVX100, and
HVX200. We will discuss the differences
between video and film and the benefits
and pitfalls of some of the more popular
video formats currently in use. We will also
address the basics of lighting for video,
as well as how to record good field audio
using a shotgun microphone and boom.
Hands-on sessions will demystify the but-
are new to the art and plan to plunge into filmmaking as a
career, or you have purchased your own equipment and wish
to drop in on a few certifications to learn more, our classes
are for you. NWFF’s curriculum offers a complete education in
nearly all aspects of filmmaking. Multi-session classes meet
weekly and offer in-depth, hands-on experience with filmmaking tools, while one-day workshops offer both insightful lectures and practical techniques on current filmmaking topics.
NWFF classes and workshops are designed to
instruct filmmakers on both the mechanical
skills required by current filmmaking technology and the artistic application of tools to
explore the critical and emotional range of the
cinematic experience. Classes and workshops
are taught by working artists: filmmakers,
writers, producers and editors.
Financially strapped students interested
in attending classes are invited to volunteer for NWFF. Volunteers gain free access
to workshops in exchange for time spent
tons and menu functions common to most
consumer and professional video cameras.
This class will give you a solid foundation
for your video projects, whether you plan to
use the Film Forum’s cameras or your own.
Optical Printing and Direct
Animation
Three Saturdays, Dec 5, 12 & 19, 12–3pm
Instructor: Jon Behrens
$130/general
Max Attendance: 8
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doing volunteer chores. For more information, contact: [email protected]
All workshops are held at Northwest Film
Forum (1515 12th Ave).
For bios of the instructors and descriptions
of the complete class list, visit our website,
www.nwfilmforum.org
Students MUST register and pay the tuition
in advance. Register online at www.
nwfilmforum.org, or contact Studio
Director Dave Hanagan at 206-3292629 or [email protected]
In this very hands-on class, filmmakers
will learn direct animation techniques like
painting, bleaching, scratching and dying
16mm celluloid film stock and then learn
how to create magic using NWFF’s JK Optical Printer—-an age old and nearly forgotten
device used to re-photograph motion picture film with dazzling results by learning
basic and not so basic optical printer skills.
At the end of three weekends students will
have contributed to the making of a short
experimental film that will be very colorful
and beautiful.
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Register: (206) 329-2629
Beginning Editing with
Final Cut Pro
Four Sections to choose from: WThree
Tuesdays, Aug 18, 25 & Sep 1, 6–9pm;
WThree Thursdays, Sep 17, 24 & Oct 1,
6–9pm
WThree Mondays, Oct 19, 26 & Nov 2,
6–9pm; WThree Thursdays, Nov 5, 12 &
19, 6–9pm,
Instructor: Dina Guttmann or Chris
Julian
$280/general
Max Attendance: 5
Learn the basics of non-linear editing
with Final Cut Pro. Covers settings, basic
principles, effects, titles, sound and printing to video with hands-on experience for
each student. This class is for students
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who intend to work in digital video productions who want to know some of the basic
skills of editing in a non-linear environment.
Prior experience in non-linear editing is not
required, but basic computer skills are necessary. Time is available in NWFF’s edit suite
for students to work between classes.
YOUTH WORKSHOPS
Northwest Film Forum would like to thank
After Effects Basics
Dates TBA,
Instructor: TBA
Tuition: $250/WigglyWorld members, $280/
general
Max Attendance: 6
AfterEffects is a powerful animation and compositing tool, with a wide range of applications.
Commonly used for film, television and multimedia, this program can be difficult to crack
at first. Once the basics are mastered, it offers
a rich and nearly unlimited range of creative
possibilities. We’ll be learning from the ground
up how to animate typography, as well as combine and manipulate footage and other elements to create effects and motion graphics.
ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS
Confessions of an Independent Legend: A Masterclass
with Melvin Van Peebles
Tuesday, Sep 8, 7–10pm
Instructor: Melvin Van Peebles
general
Max Attendance: 50
You’re gonna get schooled! This
VISITING evening is a rare opportunity
ARTIST! to listen to the stories of one of
America’s legendary independent filmmakers,
Melvin Van Peebles. Initially rocketed to the
film world’s stage with both acclaim and controversy for his early films—1968’s The Story
of a Three-Day Pass and 1971’s Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song—Melvin has made a
career of challenging Hollywood’s boundaries
and doing it on his own terms. After getting
turned down by major studies, Melvin selffinanced the story of a BBlack GGhetto hero
and in turn gave birth to Independent Black
Cinema. His new film Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha continuous his playful and wry humor while applying a mixed
bag of modern digital techniques, animation
and stock footage. As with everything from
this film director, writer, producer, editor,
actor and composer, Melvin extends his creativity beyond the scriptwriting to the entire
process of film producing. Indie filmmaking
takes guts and cleverness. Use this evening
to expand your own boundaries by asking
questions and listening to Melvin’s stories.
See page 4 for screening times of Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
Documenting Spiritual
Activism: A Discussion with
Director Velcrow Ripper
Saturday, Sep 12, 12–3pm
Instructor: Velcrow Ripper
general
Max Attendance: 20
Velcrow Ripper’s many films
VISITING examine some of civilization’s
ARTIST! weightiest issues. The subject
matter of his documentaries vary from Columbia’s Dirty War to bear hunters and the activ-
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Movie Making with Sock
Puppets
Date TBA, 12–3pm
Instructor: Clyde Petersen
Tuition: $30
Max Attendance: 10
Recommended for ages: 8-12
Unleash your imagination with what you find
in the back of your sock drawer! Kids will
spend the first part of this class making sock
puppets. Then, the students will work together
to decide upon a story and create a short movie
starring their puppets. After the class each
participant will receive a DVD of the finished
film. Students should bring a few socks to use,
which will be cut into and glued on, and feel
free to bring scraps of fabric, yarn andor buttons to adorn the puppets with.
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ists who hunt them. His latest film, Fierce
Light, finds companionship between spirituality and activism. IBy interviewing an international roster of icons, peace activists, Nobel
and Pulitzer Prize winners, Fierce Light illustrates an irresistible force of compassion and
positive action. In this workshop, Canadian
director Velcrow Ripper will be here to talk
about the creation of the film and discuss
strategies for using film as a means for
advancing social change. See page 5 for
screening times of Fierce Light.
3-D Filmmaking with
Zoe Beloff
Sunday, Oct 11, 12–3pm
Instructor: Zoe Beloff
general
Max Attendance: 10
Spend an afternoon with visitVISITING ing artist Zoe Beloff to learn
ARTIST! how to add more depth to your
filmmaking endeavors. 3-D (stereoscopic)
filming has been around for decades. Recently,
artists venturing across boundriesboundaries have ressurrected this technology from
the grasps of anachronistic camp movies to
create new visual languages. Students will
work hands-on in class using digital video
cameras and projection, as well asand take a
look at a Bolex camera and its custom attachments for shooting stereoscopic images on
16mm. See page 7 for screening times of
Dream Films, hosted by Zoe Beloff
Places and People:
A Discussion with Director
Lisandro Alonso
Saturday, Nov 14, 12–3pm
Instructor: Lisandro Alonso
general
Max Attendance: 20
The films of Argentine director
VISITING Lisandro Alonso (Liverpool, Los
ARTIST! Muertos) are intensely atmospheric. They never fail to showcase a stunning landscape. It is no wonder, as his films
are derived from a careful study of places and
people. Join this intimate discussion with
Lisandro to hear him talk about his approach
to finding and working with locations and
people as a key element to his storytelling.
Lisandro will show clips of his films and share
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the stories of his travels that led to his inspired
film creations. See page 10 for screening times
of Alonso’s film Liverpool.
Hands-On 16mm:
A Film Workshop with
Stephanie Maxwell
Sunday, Nov 22, 12–4pm
Instructor: Stephanie Maxwell
general
Max Attendance: 8
Direct Animation is a unique
VISITING filmmaking technique in which
ARTIST! images, textures and patterns
are hand-inscribed on the motion picture film
itself, using paint, markers, etching tools, collage materials and other media. Maxwell discusses and demonstrates basic techniques of
direct animation and elementary principles of
the frame-by-frame process of animated filmmaking. Both 16mm and 35mm film stocks
are made available to workshop participants
for experimentation. In addition, cameras are
provided for re-photographing handmade
films to allow artists to digitally manipulate
original imagery. During the workshop
excerpts from well-known historical and contemporary works are viewed. Information
about Stephanie Maxwell and excerpts from
her works are available at http://people.rit.
edu/sampph. See page 9 for screening times
of Visual Music, a selection of work by Stephanie Maxwell.
Navigating the Festival Maze
Tuesday, Nov 10, 6:30–9:30pm
Instructor: Amy Lillard Dee and Beth Barrett
general
Max Attendance: 15
Learn what it takes to safely and effectively
navigate the worldwide film festival circuit
and maximize your profile while minimizing
your costs. In addition, you’ll learn to rank
your film as well as ranking film festivals;
learn what a publicist does and how much
one should cost; go through a typical press
kit and learn what production notes really
are; and find out what it takes to make someone else pay your way. You will also learn
the inner workings of festivals such as Slamdance, Sundance, and Seattle as well as
international festivals such as Toronto, Berlin, Rotterdam, and Cannes.
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Panasonic DVX100 Camera
Three Sections to choose from: WWednesday, Aug 19, 6:30pm; WTuesday, Oct 27,
6:30pm; WWednesday, Nov 18, 6:30pm
Instructor: Dave Hanagan
general
Max Attendance: 6
Get trained on NWFF’s Panasonic 24p digital
camera, the most glamorous camera in town!
This certification is required for anyone interested in using our DVX100 without having
prior experience on the camera. Learn how to
take full advantage of the camera’s features:
XLR audio inputs, 24 or 30 frame progressive
acquisition, time-lapse interval recording and
cine-like gamma control.
Panasonic HVX200 Camera
Monday, Sep 7, 6:30pm
general
Max Attendance: 6
Prerequiste: students must first take the
DVX100 certification or have prior experience
with the DVX100
Similar in feel to the DVX100, the HVX shoots
in a wide variety of frame rates and it offers
the revolutionary P2 solid-state memory
cards. This workshop will continue where the
DVX leaves off, and cover advanced camera
features, menu settings, and workflow recording in HD using the P2 cards. After attending
this certification, members will have access to
rent NWFF’s HVX200 camera.
Self-Serve Film Transfer
Two Sections to choose from: WTuesday,
Oct 20, 6:30pm; WWednesday, Nov 11,
6:30pm
general
Max Attendance: 6
Learn how to transfer your own 16mm and
Super-8 movies to digital video using NWFF’s
Sup’d-Up-Bad-Ass-Optical-Printer -FromHell. This certification class is required to use
our low-cost, flicker-free, rock-solid-registration telecine. After being taught the basics,
participants will be able to sign up and use
the optical printer for the room’s filmmakerfriendly rate of $5/hour.
Register: (206) 329-2629
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Speaking in Tongues (3, 5,
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E.T. (3pm), The Passion of
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Beeswax (7 & 9pm), Icons
Among Us (7 & 9pm)
Import Export (7 &
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Araya (7 & 9pm), Liverpool
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(7 & 9pm)
(7 & 9pm)
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25
The Passion of Anna (7pm),
Stephanie Maxwell Visual
Music (8pm)
The Passion of Anna (7pm)
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Beeswax (7 & 9pm), Icons
Among Us (7 & 9pm)
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7
Import Export (7 & 9:30pm),
35 Shots of Rum (7 & 9pm)
Import Export (7 & 9:30pm),
35 Shots of Rum (7 & 9pm)
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& 9pm)
Los Muertos (7pm), 35
Shots of Rum (7 & 9pm),
Import Export (9:30pm)
3
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11
La Libertad (7pm), 35
Shots of Rum (7 & 9pm),
Import Export (9:30pm)
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22
Beeswax (7 & 9pm)
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Seattle International Latino Film Festival
The Saga of Gösta Berling
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Have a Rotten Halloween (8pm), The Headless
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Beeswax (7 & 9pm)
10
Bridging Wounds (8pm)
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Salesman (8:00pm)
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1
Film Fest
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9
Import Export (7 &
(7 & 9pm)
Film Fest
& 9pm)
Beeswax (7 & 9pm)
Fierce light (6:30pm), The
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
(7pm), Confessionsofa…
(8:30pm), If… (9:30pm)
Salesman (8:00pm)
13
27
Milestones (7pm)
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5
11
24
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8
7
Animated Jazz Experiments (7pm at SAM), Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film
Fest
& 9pm)
Beeswax (7 & 9pm), Guy &
Madeline on a Park Bench
(7 & 9pm)
6
19
Film Fest
25
You’re Looking At Country
(7pm)
12
18
Brodie (7pm), Bridging
Wounds (8pm), If… (9:30pm)
Johnny Cash at San Quentin (8pm)
Milestones (7pm)
17
23
30
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Recycled Visions: The
Films of Salise Hughes
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5
Confessionsofa Ex-DoofusItchyfooted Mutha (8pm),
Soul Nite! (8pm)
Lands (7 & 9pm) Ink (11pm)
4
10
16
Heavy Visuals ‘69 (8pm)
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4
Lands (7 & 9pm)
Confessionsofa Ex-DoofusItchyfooted Mutha (8pm)
22
The BQE (7, 9pm)
Hand Made Nation (1 &
4pm), The Coney Island
Amateur Psychoanalytic
Society (8pm), Salesman
(8:00pm)
Brodie (7pm), If… (9:30pm)
3
9
15
21
27
Local Sightings
8
14
20
2
Lands (7 & 9pm)
Confessionsofa Ex-DoofusItchyfooted Mutha (8pm)
ofa Ex-Doofus-Itchyfooted
Mutha (8pm), If… (9:30pm)
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Lands (7 & 9pm)
Milestones (7pm)
Fierce light (3 & 6:30pm),
ofa…(8:30pm), If… (9:30pm)
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Lands (7 & 9pm)
1
29
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9pm), Araya (7 & 9pm)
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