"SWEETHEART DEAL is a moving story of heartbreak and tragedy on Aurora Avenue" — after premiering at #SIFF2022 and winning @seattlecritics Best PNW film, Elisa Levine & Gabriel Miller’s documentary returns to @SIFFnews Film Center this weekend....
Another blast from @SIFFnews past: MIDDAY BLACK MIDNIGHT BLUE played #SIFF2022 and now returns with limited theatrical release, VOD availability, and regional premieres on Whidbey Island. Revisit @mschulerphoto’s review here —>...
#SIFF2022: WARM BLOOD — @TonyKayWriter revisits one of his favorites from @SIFFNews, Rick Charnoski’s narrative feature debut about an emotionally-numbed runaway recovering from a stint in a mental hospital.
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#SIFF2022 ended, but in the afterglow, @TonyKayWriter opens his @SIFFnews notebook with thoughts on INU-OH, I’LL SHOW YOU MINE, JUJU STORIES, DUAL, FLUX GOURMET, DAUGHTER OF A LOST BIRD, THE HOUSE OF THE SNAILS, EXECUTION IN AUTUMN, and MARCEL THE...
#SIFF2022: NAVALNY — @tonykaywriter reviews @SIFFnews’s opening night documentary thriller about Russian opposition presidential candidate Alexei Navalny; Daniel Roher’s film is now available on CNN.
https://thesunbreak.com/2022/05/02/siff-2022-navalny/
#SIFF2022: THE OLIVE TREES OF JUSTICE and PIGGY — @TonyKayWriter revisits his @SIFFnews notebook with short reviews of selections from the festival’s archival and WTF programming
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#SIFF2022: Midnighters Roundup — Although its WTF category was as expansive as ever, this year’s truncated SIFF only featured three actual “playing-at-midnight” midnighters (PIGGY, COP SECRET, HATCHING). @jennmisko reflects on what worked and what...
#SIFF2022: IT’S JUST A PHASE, HONEY — @mschulerphoto reviews a film that takes lighter look at midlife crisis and how we define ourselves through our relationships.
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#SIFF2022: MIDDAY BLACK MIDNIGHT BLUE — @mschulerphoto on Samantha Soule and Daniel Talbott’s Whidbey Island-filmed character study of a never-ending pit of depression.
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#SIFF2022: THE STAFFROOM — @mschulerphoto reviews a film about a new school counselor learning to navigate the egos and red tape of high school.
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#SIFF2022: THE PATH — @mschulerphoto reviews a story about a young boy and his father on the run.
https://thesunbreak.com/2022/05/01/siff-2022-the-path/
#SIFF2022: “That's a Wrap! Roundtable.” — @joshc, @chrisburlingame, @mschulerphoto, @jennmisko, and @TonyKayWriter debrief on this year’s @SIFFnews hybrid festival, the awards, and our nominations for Golden SunBreak Awards. ...
#SIFF2022: KNOW YOUR PLACE — @joshc’s brief review of Zia Mohajerjasbi’s gorgeous feature film debut, a story of two teens, a suitcase, and the whole of Seattle that won @SIFFNews’s Golden Space Needle this morning....
#SIFF2022: WILDHOOD — @joshc’s brief review of
Brettan Hannam’s generous film of self-discovery amid the multifaceted diversity of the Mi’kma’ki people and territory in Nova Scotia. Playing in theaters and online at @SIFFnews....
#SIFF2022: I AM D.B. COOPER and THE PEZ OUTLAW -- @chrisburlingame reviews two @SIFFnews documentaries about mysterious characters. Both are available online for streaming through the end of the festival. thesunbreak.com/2022/04/23/siff-2022-i-a...
#SIFF2022: Talking About the Weather — @joshc reviews Annika Pinske’s debut film, about a German philosophy student negotiating identity, academically and personally, between Berlin and her rural hometown on the precipice of forty....
Cooper Raiff's talent takes a significant next step in the writer/director/actor's new dramedy CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH. Playing SIFF April 23 and 24, and one of the better films of the festival thus far. @SIFFNews #SIFF2022 @SeattleCritics #SFCS ...
#SIFF2022: FLUX GOURMET — @joshc ponders Peter Strickland’s scatalogical send-up of the hyper-intellectualization of the culinary and performing arts scene. The singularly bizarre satire will raise both eyebrows and questions!
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#SIFF2022: Everybody Hates Johan, Wild Men -- @mschulerphoto reviews two films about men in Norway making sense of their lives, playing as part of the @SIFFnews festival. thesunbreak.com/2022/04/22/siff-2022-eve...
#SIFF2022: SO DAMN EASY GOING — @joshc’s brief review of Christoffer Sandler’s YA novel adaptation that sets a Swedish coming-of-age story in the tumult of withdrawal from ADHD meds. Online at @SIFFNews’s through the weekend....
SIFF 2022 JOURNAL: Gritty, powerful doc #SweetheartDeal embeds with four women, working Aurora Avenue in Seattle and battling heroin addiction. A staggering film - one of the best in recent memory at SIFF. @SIFFnews #SIFF2022 @seattlecritics...
SIFF 2022 JOURNAL: Masaaki Yuasa's INU-OH is a frenzied mix of 14th century Japanese folklore, modern-day rock opera, and dazzling visuals. Narrative gets lost along the way; you've never seen anything like this. @SIFFnews #SIFF2022 @seattlecritics #SFCS...
#SIFF2022: Recommendations through Closing Weekend — as @SIFFnews approaches its halfway point, there’s still a lot of film left. @jennmisko, @joshc, @mschulerphoto, and @TonyKayWriter round-up intriguing options from the second half of the...
#SIFF2022: AHED'S KNEE -- @joshc has a brief review of Nadav Lapid's incendiary semi-autobiographical feature about an Israeli filmmaker reckoning with the contradictions of his country. Playing online at @SIFFNEWS through the weekend. /cc: @seattlecritics...
SIFF 2022 JOURNAL: Intriguing doc #NothingCompares documents Sinéad O'Connor's meteoric rise and fall from the spotlight in a tumultuous seven year run from 1986-1993. @SeattleCritics #SIFF2022 @SIFFNews #SFCS shouldisee.it/festival-coverage/2022/n...
#SIFF2022: SWEETHEART DEAL is a moving story of heartbreak and tragedy on Aurora Avenue — @chrisburlingame reviews a bleak, necessary, and empathetic 98 minute feature that tells the important stories of marginalized women close to...
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SIFF 2022 JOURNAL: Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren breeze through the slight, but entertaining #TheDuke, set for release by Sony Pictures Classics on April 22. @SIFFNews #SIFF2022 @SeattleCritics #SFCS shouldisee.it/festival-coverage/2022/t...
SIFF 2022 JOURNAL: Hong Kong film #OneSecondChampion finds a man, able to see one second into the future, trying to find meaning in his life by turning to the boxing ring. @SIFFNews #SIFF2022 @SeattleCritics #SFCS ...
