Local Sightings 2024 - Monster of the Week [Hybrid]
Northwest Film Forum Seattle, WA
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Local Sightings 2024 - Monster of the Week [Hybrid]
** 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.
Ghouls, ghosts, Frankensteins, oh my! Travel back in time with these campy, throwback monster flicks ranging from the hilarious to the spine-tingling. Featuring a newly restored cut of the ahead-of-its-time 1930's horror film, The Scalpel, from Seattle auteur Richard Lyford!
(60 min TRT)
** Films in this program: **
Buggin' Out (Tommy Heffernan & Melanie Strickland, Seattle, WA, 2023, 7 min, in English) Seattle premiere!
Terry turns to YouTube for a solution to his brothers cicada-based emergency.
Virus Girl (Sam Chang Bravo, Vancouver, BC, 2023, 2 min, in English) US premiere!
Virus Girl is an anti-war animation about the limits of morality, told from the point of view of a scientist tasked with finding a new and innovative way to save her nation.
From the Depths (Justin Robert Vinall, Everett, WA, 2023, 19 min, in English)
In search of reconciliation, a fracturing couple takes a much-needed vacation. But Ethan spirals into an even-deeper depression when he ventures from their cabin, lured by a Siren beckoning from the depths of the lake. From the Depths is a tense, psychologically grounded take on the ancient Siren genre.
When an electrician working at a mall experiences a peculiar jolt of electricity, she undergoes a transformation that is both haunting and shockingly beautiful.
The Scalpel (Richard H Lyford, Seattle, WA, 2024, 20 min, in English) World premiere!
A mad doctor transforms into a monstrous killer in this 1936 never-released film by then-19-year old Seattle filmmaker Richard Lyford. Thanks to newly added music from Seattle composer Ed Hartman, Lyford's avant-garde films have found a new audience decades after his death.
Location
Northwest Film Forum (View)
1515 12th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
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.