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Event
Local Sightings 2024 - Finding Groovopolis [In-Person Only]
** Public safety notice **
As of August 2024, NWFF has adjusted its mask policy from universally required to strongly encouraged at the majority of screenings. In the interest of accessibility, the requirement is still in place for Thursday night screenings and Saturday and Sunday matinees; occasional exceptions will be noted on each event's page.
Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them.
Read more about NWFF's policies responding to the present pandemic at bit.ly/nwffcovidsafety
** About this film: **
Filmmaker Wil Kristin remembers his father David as a brilliant and unpredictable man, a sufferer of bipolar disorder who struggled with the confines of working life. Now, several years after David's death, Wil decides to become closer to his mysterious father by finally bringing David's unmade screenplay, Groovopolis, to life.
Billed as a "hipper, groovier version of Footloose," Groovopolis portrays a depressed white-collar worker who discovers a magical island where inhabitants dance and live in a state of total freedom.
Interspersing home movies, public-access clips, and candid interviews with family members, Finding Groovopolis explores the unseen toll of mental illness and the fundamental unknowability of our loved ones. A funny and poignant romp through the lands of memory, Finding Groovopolis is a new kind of intergenerational documentary.
(Wil Kristin, Portland, OR, 2023, 83 min, in English) Seattle premiere!
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LocationNorthwest Film Forum (View)
1515 12th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
Categories
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Contact
Accessibility
Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forums ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. All doors in Northwest Film Forum are non-motorized, and may require staff assistance to open. Our upstairs workshop room is not wheelchair accessible.
The majority of seats in our main cinema are 21 wide from armrest to armrest; some seats are 19 wide. We are working on creating the option of removable armrests!
We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter. Also available at the front desk is a Sensory Kit you can borrow, which includes a Communication Card, noise-reducing headphones, and fidget toys.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at suji@nwfilmforum.org. Our phone number (206-329-2629) is voicemail-only, but we check it often.
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