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SIFF movies (the Arab ones): various times!

May 12, 2023 - May 29, 2023

Art for Everybody: Director, Miranda Yousef (Egyptian-American)

Thomas Kinkade was one of the most successful artists of his day, with millions of cozy cottage paintings sold across the U.S. On his passing in 2012, a newly discovered vault contained a series of darkly themed paintings that reveal a more complicated and troubled man than his most popular works implied.

Director Miranda Yousef, Producer Tim Rummel, and Subject Chandler Kinkade scheduled to attend.

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023, 8PM SIFF Cinema Uptown 

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023, 11AM SIFF Cinema Uptown 

MONDAY, MAY 22 – MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023 SIFF Streaming 

 

The Blue Caftan: Morocco

In this remarkable story of love, longing, and acceptance, middle-aged couple Mina and Halim run a traditional caftan boutique in Morocco. When a handsome young apprentice joins the shop, Halim’s desires are soon ignited.

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023, 5:30PM SIFF Cinema Uptown 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023, 3:45PM AMC Pacific Place 

MONDAY, MAY 22 – MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023 SIFF Streaming 

Hanging Gardens: Iraq

When a 12-year-old “rubbish picker” in one of Baghdad’s dumps discovers a blonde sex doll amidst the mountains of detritus, he and a new friend use it to their financial advantage in this masterfully crafted look at necessity, survival, and the loss of innocence.

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023. 8:30PM SIFF Cinema Uptown 

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023, 2PM SIFF Cinema Uptown 

MONDAY, MAY 22 – MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023 SIFF Streaming

 

Harka

Harka

A gripping sociopolitical thriller about a young Tunisian petrol bootlegger who, dreaming of a better life, is pushed to the brink by misfortune, injustice, and government corruption still in place over a decade after the Arab Spring.

 

 

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023, 4:30PM SIFF Film Center 

MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023, 1:30PM, AMC Pacific Place 

MONDAY, MAY 22 – SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2023, SIFF Streaming 

 

A House in Jerusalem: Palestine

A Jewish-British child mourning the death of her mother moves to a house in Jerusalem, only to discover the ghost of an abandoned Palestinian girl in this stirring and supernatural coming-of-age drama. From the filmmakers of SIFF 2018’s The Reports on Sarah and Saleem.

Director Muayad Alayan and Producer Rami Musa Alayan scheduled to attend.

 

MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023, 6PM, AMC Pacific Place 

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023, 1PM SIFF Cinema Uptown 

 

WTF – All Turnt On (Mix of shorts: includes one from Lebanon called Sisters of the Rotation)

They’re wet, they’re wild, they’re turning a wheel for mysterious reasons. Don’t miss this year’s batch of laugh-out-loud oddities.

Various filmmakers expected to attend.

THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023, 9PM, SIFF Cinema Egyptian 

Details

Start:
May 12, 2023
End:
May 29, 2023
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.siff.net/festival

Organizer

Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)
Phone
206.502.4288
Email
info@siff.net
View Organizer Website

Venue

Varies (see notes)