Filmmaker Tamra Davis compiles her own interview and concert footage from a tour with The Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, and so many more in the utterly engaging, raw time capsule The Best Summer, presented at the Seattle International Film Festival 2026.
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Mārama (SIFF 2026)
A young Māori woman, Mary (Mārama) travels from New Zealand to England to try and learn more about her family. Invited to stay and work as a governess, she quickly finds herself drawn into the secrets being kept in the house.
Again Again [2026] [SIFF2026]
A woman has to deal with repercussions and changes after she exits a ten-year time loop in the powerfully understated and performed Again Again. Directed by writer/star Mia Moore & Heather Ballish, it has its world premiere at the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival.
The Family Picture Show Shorts Program [SIFF2026] [ANI-MAY 2026]
Twelve family-friendly animated shorts are presented as The Family Picture Show, presented through the Seattle International Film Festival 2026.
The Ascent [2026] [SIFF2026]
Mandy Horvath, missing both legs from an accident, climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro in the amazing documentary The Ascent. Directed by Edward Drake, Scott Veltri, and Francis Conin, it plays as part of the 2026 edition of the Seattle International Film Festival.
Maintenance Artist [2026] [SIFF2026]
Maintenance Artist follows Mierle Laderman Ukeles, the fifty-year artist in residence at the New York City Department of Sanitation. The compelling but scattered documentary is presented through the 2026 edition of The Seattle International Film Festival.
The Songbirds’ Secret [2026] [SIFF2026][ANI-MAY 2026]
Gorgeous and stunning cut-out animation drives the moving story of a young girl finding secrets, familial and historical, in the French countryside in Antoine Lanciaux’s The Songbirds’ Secret, presented as part of the Seattle International Film Festival 2026.