👕⚠️MERCH CONTEST ALERT⚠️👕 We're having fans submit designs for new Forum merch! Check the link in our bio for submission form -- winner gets their design printed on our 2027 shirts, and a free one for themselves to show off to their friends or gift to the Seymour of your favorite diner.

Back by popular demand! How-To-Multi-Hyphenate with Lisa Cordileone. Learn about outside-the-box finance/distribution models, build tools to better communicate your authentic voice & bring more clarity to your creative vision, and a personalized blueprint to move ideas to execution. bit.ly/how2m-h

Thank you to all the dames and gents who joined us for our NORTHWEST NOIR GALA! The hooch was flowing, the tunes were jazzy, and the looks were to die for. The night’s donations all went towards keeping Northwest Film Forum a robust community asset for filmmakers and cinephiles alike.

Avalon Fast's CAMP is the queer witchy sleepaway camp movie you know you've always needed, but haven't been able to find. Steeped in mystery, teenage angst, and a dire need to find one's place, CAMP throws you into a world where anything is possible, and home is what you make it. bit.ly/fastcampnw

SHE IS BACK! Monday Mourning returns to Northwest Film Forum to bring you THE workplace drama to end all workplace dramas: 9 TO 5, starring the inimitable Dolly Parton. Leave work early, blow off your boss, and get ready to have the best time at the movies you’ll have all summer! bit.ly/ms925

FOR ONE WEEKEND ONLY! @unstreamable___ returns with another stone-cold classic with Mary Harron’s I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, newly restored in a beautiful 4K transfer. Filled to the brim with an all-star cast including Lili Taylor, Michael Imperioli, and Jared Harris as Andy Warhol himself. bit.ly/warholnw

Northwest Film Forum is excited to present two films by the dearly beloved Gregg Araki: MYSTERIOUS SKIN (newly restored!!) and his long-unavailable debut feature THREE BEWILDERED PEOPLE IN THE NIGHT! Youthful angst and turmoil are abound in both films. Double feature link below!

Join filmmaker Olivé for a work-in-progress documentary melding slice of life low-fi aesthetics with a colorful inner world explored through animation. Students of cinema and lovers of documentary filmmaking will enjoy this peek behind the curtain on how a documentary comes together.

Our ANIMATION DOMINATION bracket screening of semi-finalist THE LAND BEFORE TIME screens July 19 at noon! Reunite with your old friends Littlefoot, Spike, and Cera on the quest for tree stars as you enjoy Don Bluth's masterpiece on the big screen. Presented with @seasluganimation

Our staff picks series returns with an abundance of wonder, as our Patron Services and Facilities Manager Lily has chosen the singular documentary MICROCOSMOS! Gaze in wonder (and maybe get some 🍃) at the biggest bugs you’ll see in your entire life. bit.ly/micronw

Our seasonal series of films by Yasujio Ozu continues with EARLY SUMMER. EARLY SUMMER is a gripping and emotional family drama that hones in on the conflict of difference between generations in a rapidly changing Japan, with gender politics and expectations at the center of it all. bit.ly/nwozu3

🎟️I MUST STEER CLEAR OF DREARY BOURGEOISE ART 🎟️ We’ve saved the best of the fest for last! Today we have WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT followed by KILLER OF SHEEP. And finally, we have THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT, paired with David Lynch’s BLUE VELVET Limited seats available at the door!

On July 16th, SFCS presents the first film in a new monthly series of films from the Seattle Film Critics Awards’ nominee backlog – S.S. Rajamouli’s epic musical RRR! An incredibly fun anti-colonial tale that’s sure to leave you awe-struck and anti-British. Thu Jul 16: 6.00pm PDT bit.ly/sfcsrrr

🎟️I THINK I’M GOING CRAZY 🎟️ TODAY! We have another set of great films, starting with two behemoths that will leave you speechless: Edward Yang’s YI YI and Johan Grimonprez’s SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT! And later, we have MEMORIA, and Michael Mann’s THIEF! Limited seats available at the door!

🇲🇽MY WAY OF GETTING REVENGE IS THROUGH ART 🇲🇽 On July 15th, for ONE NIGHT ONLY, Northwest Film Forum is excited to present ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION, an essential documentary about one of the most important underrecognized art collectives in American history. Wed Jul 15: 7.00pm PDT bit.ly/asconw

Join us on July 14 filmmaker and curator Timofey Pozhitkov for an insightful deep dive GEMS OF SOVIET ANIMATION: ETHNOFOLK TALES. The course features a short selection of restored and translated cartoons by the instructor himself. Presented with @seasluganimation. Tickets on sale now!

🎟️HEAVEN IS A PLACE WHERE NOTHING EVER HAPPENS 🎟️ Kicking off tonight’s screenings is Talking Heads and Jonathan Demme’s STOP MAKING SENSE! And for those craving heartbreak and yearning, Wong Kar Wai’s HAPPY TOGETHER is here for you! Limited seats available at the door!

In this one day workshop, participants will explore phytography and cyanotype techniques on 16mm film, using non-toxic developers, sunlight and organic materials to create experimental moving images. Interbay Cinema Society @ Northwest Film Forum July 18th 11-3pm Sliding Scale: 25-75 bit.ly/4eQKenQ

🎟️THE CITY IS A SCARY PLACE 🎟️ Free Forum continues with two films that can’t be missed! Kicking off the night is Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s CURE, a thrilling murder mystery that flipped the genre on its head, followed by George Miller’s BABE: PIG IN THE CITY! Limited seats available at the door!

🎟️FREE FORUM HAS ARRIVED! 🎟️ TONIGHT! Kick off Free Forum with two films that are close to our hearts. First is Mira Nair’s MISSISSIPPI MASALA, co-presented with @orcas.microcinema! Then, we have a screening of one of Claire Denis’ best films, BEAU TRAVAIL. Limited seats available at the door!

🌿A kaleidoscope of joy and resistance🌿 Join us for a collection of films by Hogan Seidel, a filmmaker and photographer based in Boston who will be hosting a cyanotype workshop on Saturday 7/18 in collaboration with Interbay Cinema Society. Check out our calendar to learn more! bit.ly/4gsbgDm

On Wednesday, July 15th, kick off the brand new monthly series from Seattle Trans Film Fest, Wednesday Trans Film (WTF) with Rosa Von Praunheim’s TRANSEXUAL MENACE. A doc featuring footage of activist groups such as Transexual Menace and Leslie Feinberg at the outset of the Trans Rights Movement.

Fans of PARANORMAN and THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ages 9-18 will delight in a week long camp experience led by Emmy award winning animator and instructor @lucasmarchi_art. Scholarships available! Please email mgl@nwfilmforum.org is you have any questions. Link in bio to register!

As we near the end of our Animation Domination bracket, dive deeper into the medium with insightful workshops from industry professionals! Learn about making and distributing animated films with Lucas Marchi, Timofey Pozhitkov, Olivé, Joey Clift, and Goldie Chan.

Join us for the GEMS OF SOVIET ANIMATION: ETHNOFOLK TALES ☭ We’ll discuss how Soviet Animation survived through wars, censorship, and political instability, as well as its stylistic influences and role in Soviet society. The course features a short selection of restored and translated cartoons.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see a project from first stroke of inspiration to Northwest Regional Emmy and Telly Award-winning @cascadepbs series Viewers Like Me with animator @lucasmarchi_art at the Northwest Film Forum on July 7.

🎞️ NOTHING IS REAL, BUT EVERYTHING MATTERS 🎞️ This June, Northwest Film Forum is proud to present four films that explore the almost-always blurry boundary between fantasy, desire, and reality when it comes to our deepest (and sometimes darkest) fantasies.

Kamal Aljafari's WITH HASAN IN GAZA comes to Northwest Film Forum for a limited time only. Using home videos as a source of personal archaeology and a guide to reuniting with a former prison-mate, this film is a reminder of the power of home video, especially when home is constantly under threat.

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! The Disabled List returns to Northwest Film Forum for another evening of some of the best stand-up comedy in Seattle!

BLUE FILM, the daring and provocative debut feature from Elliot Tuttle, comes to Northwest Film Forum next week for TWO NIGHTS ONLY! Too controversial for film festivals, BLUE FILM is a tightrope walk that asks viewers what it means to be empathize with the darkest parts of ourselves.