Series & Events

SIFF cinema Fall 2008

  • E.T.
    Films4Families: Saturday Morning at the Movies

    Every other Saturday at 10 am
    SIFF Cinema invites film lovers of all ages to discover and share the finest in family cinema. Join us every other Saturday to experience these classic titles as they were meant to be seen—on the big screen!    more

  • Zeitgeist
    Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Times

    November 14–25
    We celebrate 20 years of extraordinary vision with our tribute to independent distributor Zeitgeist Films. Founded in 1988, Zeitgeist has consistently sought out and championed films that are both innovative and challenging—expressions of the best in world cinema.    more

  • Louise Bourgeois
    Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine

    November 28–December 4
    Louise Bourgeois is, as Jerry Gorovoy, her assistant of 30 years puts it, “the real McCoy.” Marion Cajori and Amei Wallach’s lovely documentary is a journey inside the life and imagination of this icon of modern art who is magnetic, mercurial, and emotionally raw onscreen.    more

  • Doubt
    Special Benefit Screening: Doubt

    Thursday, December 3
    John Patrick Shanley hopes to follow up his best writing Oscar for Moonstruck with one for his sophomore directing effort, Doubt. An inspired story about the desire for conviction of a heinous crime even when proof is not present, won't hurt Shanley's cause. Filling out the cast with acting greats Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman are budding attention-getter Amy Adams and Tony-winner Viola Davis.    more

  • Wild Child
    Wild Child

    December 5–11
    Inspired by an actual case in 18th Century France, Francois Truffaut’s poetic film tells the story of Victor, l’enfant sauvage—a child who was discovered living in the forest with wolves—and the doctor who adopted and tried to civilize him.    more

  • Alexander Nevsky
    Alexander Nevsky

    December 12–18
    In the 13th Century, when a horde of Teutonic knights sweeps in from the West, slaughtering all in their path, Prince Alexander Nevsky becomes a national hero after raising a ragtag army from the people of Novgorod to successfully repel the invaders.    more

  • ITVS
    ITVS Community Cinema Seattle

    October 4–December 6
    Community Cinema presented by ITVS works to bring communities together and connect them with information, resources, and opportunities for education, engagement, and positive change.    more