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>>> COMING UP THIS WEEK THE SEATTLE FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATE
THEIR 45th ANNIVERSARY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT OPENING NIGHT
AND A SORT OF TRUST.
>> WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE
OPENING THE FESTIVAL WITH LYNN
SHELTON'S SWORD OF TRUST
>> I LOVE HER SO MUCH.
>> IT'S A GREAT STORY ABOUT
POTENTIAL ALTERNATE FACTS, BUT
EMOTIONAL TRUTHS.
EMOTIONAL TRUTHS. WE ARE JUST EXCITED.
SHE IS THE FIRST FILM MAKER TO
OPEN THE FESTIVAL TWICE . THE
THAT SUCH A CELEBRATION OF
WOMEN FILMMAKERS.
WOMEN FILMMAKERS. >> WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
LYNN WILL BE HERE ON MIDDAY ON
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FILM THE
WILD, WHICH IS A LOCAL FILM.
>> IT IS MARK TITUS IS FOLLOW-
UP TO THE BREACH GETS ALL ABOUT
PROTECTING WHAT YOU LOVE.
WHAT HE LOVES IS EXAMINED.
PROTECTING IT UP IN BRISTOL
BAY, ALASKA FROM THE PEBBLE
MINE . THE MINING OPERATION.
>> A LOOK AT THAT
CINEMATOGRAPHY
CINEMATOGRAPHY >> IT'S REALLY AMAZING.
IS THAT DRONE STUFF?
IS THAT HOW HE SHOOTS THIS?
>> DRONE STUFF AND UNDERWATER
CAMERA
CAMERA
CAMERA >>
CAMERA >> IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.
THE WHOLE FEELING OF PROTECTING
NOT JUST THE SALMON, BUT ALSO
THE PEOPLE AROUND IT AND THE
CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND
THE WAY OF LIFE.
>> THAT IS A GORGEOUS.
>> YOU CAN WATCH THAT WITHOUT
THE SOUND.
THE SOUND. >> ABSOLUTELY
>> ABSOLUTELY >> AND STILL FIND IT
ENTERTAINING.
ENTERTAINING. SO THERE IS A REGENA HALL
TRIBUTE
TRIBUTE
TRIBUTE >> SHE IS SUCH A GREAT
CHARACTER ACTRESS PICK FROM IS
30 YEARS SHE HAS BEEN IN FROM
STARTING WITH THE BEST MAN AND
THE SCARY MOVIE FRANCHISE PICK
IN THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS
SHE HAS TURNED A LITTLE BIT
MORE TOWARD THE DRAMATIC SIDE .
THE KEEPING HER COMEDY ROOTS,
BUT WITH THE HE TO GIVE AND HER
AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE IN
SUPPORT THE GIRLS. WE ARE SO
THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> SHE WILL ENJOY THAT AND
EVERYBODY WILL LOVE HER.
ANOTHER FILM, WE ARE THE
RADICAL MONARCHS. WHAT IS THAT
ABOUT?
ABOUT?
ABOUT? >>
ABOUT? >> A TERRIFIC FILM ABOUT A
GROUP OF YOUNG GIRLS WHO FORM
AN ALTERNATE GIRL SCOUT TROOP
THAT FOCUSES ON RACIAL EQUITY
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AS WELL AS
LEARNING COMMUNITY WORKS AND
HOW TO WORK WITHIN YOUR
POLITICAL SYSTEM . THE THESE
YOUNG WOMEN ARE SO AMAZING.
THEY ARE REALLY GOING TO BE
POISED TO BE THE NEXT
GENERATION OF LEADERS.
WE ARE REALLY THRILLED ON THE
JUNE 1 SCREENING HERE IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. >> THAT GIVES YOU HOPE FOR THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> YOU SEE THESE YOUNG ONCE
PICK PASSION FRIDAY AT 4 PM .
THE JOHN PELL GAUTHIER, FREAK
AND SHAKE.
AND SHAKE. WHAT IS IT'S ALL ABOUT?
>> JOHN PAUL GAUTHIER REALLY
LOOKING AT HOW HE PUT TOGETHER
A SHOW AND JUST ALL OF HIS
AMAZING COSTUMES. WE ARE
THRILLED TO HAVE THIS WHOLE
SERIES GOING ON THROUGHOUT ALL
FOUR FRIDAYS OF THE FESTIVAL.
>> THIS IS ONE.
THERE IS A CELEBRATION.
>> A CELEBRATION, WHICH IS THE
FINAL RUNWAY SHOW. THIS FILM
HAS BEEN SHOWN FOR ALMOST 20
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. IT
YEARS. IT HASN'T BEEN SEEN VERY RARELY
.
.
. >>
. >> HOW
. >> HOW COME?
>> THERE ARE SOME HIGHER --
POWER DYNAMICS AND IT THAT
PEOPLE INVOLVED WERE COVETABLE
SHOWING YET.
SHOWING YET. THEY HAVE SINCE PASSED ON . THE
NOW WE ARE GETTING TO SEE THAT
LATE 90s AMAZING SUPERMODEL.
YVES SAINT LAURENT PUTTING
TOGETHER HIS SHOW AROUND THEM.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE DRAMA ON THE
STAGE PICK
STAGE PICK >> ALL OVER.
>> THE PERSON, THE THIRD ONE
IS TIMELESS BEAUTY . THE THIS
IS A SPECIAL FILM BECAUSE IT
LOOKS THAT MODELS THAT ARE
NONTRADITIONAL.
NONTRADITIONAL. OVER 50 MALE MODELS AND HOW WE
CAN WORK WITH THE WORLD AND WALK
WITHIN THE WORLD IN OUR OWN
BEAUTY AND REALLY CELEBRATING
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I LOVE THIS FILM.
IS A NORTH AMERICAN PREMIER.
WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO
INTRODUCE IT TO SEATTLE.
>> THERE IS SUCH VALUE IN
SEEING YOURSELF REPRESENTED
SOMEPLACE.
SOMEPLACE. YOU ARE INVISIBLE IN MANY WAYS
BUT THIS IS CHANGING ALL OF
THAT . THE FOURTH ONE IS A
ABOUT HALSTON.
ABOUT HALSTON. >> A TERRIFIC DESIGNER WHO
REALLY BROACHED THE LINE
BETWEEN HIGH-FASHION WHEN HE
MADE A PARTNERSHIP WITH
JCPENNEY . THE
>> WHICH I WAS ALL OVER, BY THE
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. JCPENNEY IS THE BEST. TO MAKE
THESE THINGS AVAILABLE.
IS THERE ANY THEME THIS YEAR?
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT BOTH THE
IDEA THAT THE ROAD AND PEOPLE
WITHIN IT CAN OVERCOME
STRUGGLES.
STRUGGLES. THERE IS A LOT OF POLITICAL
STRUGGLE, A LOT OF COMMERCIAL
AND CULTURAL STRUGGLE IN THE
WORLD. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
OVERCOMING IT.
OVERCOMING IT. WE ALSO WANT TO CELEBRATE THE
FACT THAT FILM CAN ENTERTAIN.
WE HAVE A GREAT FOCUS ON FEMALE
DIRECTORS, ESPECIALLY WORKING
IN COMEDY PICK ALL THREE OF OUR
GALLUP FILMS, LATE-NIGHT,
LITTLE WINGS THE FAREWELL ARE
WOMEN DIRECTING COMEDIES PIXMA
THE BIGGEST COMEDIES THAT YOU
WILL SEE THIS SUMMER.
>> A LOT OF US DON'T REALIZE,
YOU JUST SAID IT, BUT A LOT OF
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THIS IS
THE BIGGEST FILM FESTIVAL IN
THE UNITED STATES.
WE THINK, WELL, IT'S LOCAL AND
NAME TO SEATTLE, BUT IT'S ALSO
NAMED INTERNATIONAL TELL ME
ABOUT THE PROCESS OF GROWING
THIS. IT DOES TOUCH ON THINGS
THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT FROM ALL
OF THESE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE A WHOLE TEAM OF
PROGRAMMERS, 35, AND WE SORT
THROUGH ABOUT 5000 FILMS.
>> YOU DO?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
>> WE ARE VERY DEDICATED
WATCHERS.
WATCHERS.
WATCHERS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR LOTS OF
DIFFERENT KINDS OF GENRES, LOTS
OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, LOTS OF
DIFFERENT REPRESENTATION.
DIFFERENT REPRESENTATION. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
BE ABLE TO BRING THOSE
COMMUNITIES IN.
COMMUNITIES IN. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF FILM
. THE POWER OF FILM TO TELL
STORIES TO CHANGE THE WORLD TO
CHANGE A MIND.
BEING ABLE TO BE SO BROAD AND
TO LOOK AT SO MANY DIFFERENT
TYPES OF FILMS FROM SO MANY
DIFFERENT FILMMAKERS, 40% OF
OUR FORM, FILM MAKERS THIS YEAR
ARE WOMEN BUT THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. IT REALLY ALLOWS US TO BRING
ALL OF THOSE COMMUNITIES INTO
THE THEATER TO HAVE AN AMAZING
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. >> WE WANT NEW PEOPLE TO COME
TO THE FESTIVAL AS WELL.
>> ABSOLUTELY EXPECT THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY FILM
BUFFS, BUT WE WANT PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN SUPERHIGH
ART ARE TERRIBLY AVANT-GARDE
ALL THE TIME.
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND IT AND ENJOY
IT EVEN IF YOU ARE ME.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MORE
UNUSUAL THINGS?
UNUSUAL THINGS? >> WE HAVE A REALLY TERRIFIC
FILM CALLED YESTERDAY, WHICH
WILL COME OUT THIS SUMMER
STARTING A MUSICIAN THAT WAKES
UP AND REALIZES HE IS THE ONLY
ONE THAT REMEMBERS ANY OF THE
BEATLES SONGS.
BEATLES SONGS. HE SUDDENLY IS THE MOST FAMOUS
PENS, MUSICIAN IN THE WORLD.
IT'S VERY FUNNY PICK DANNY
BOYLE'S NEW FILM.
>> WHAT HAS HE DONE?
>> TRAINSPOTTING IN THE PAST.
>> AND SLUM DOG MILLIONAIRE.
>> YES PICS LONG DOG
MILLIONAIRE.
MILLIONAIRE. AND ALSO ON CLOSING WEEKEND WE
HAVE THE DEAD DON'T DIE
STARRING SUMMARY, ADAM DRIVER
AS ZOMBIE HUNTERS.
>> THAT SOUNDS FUN.
>> VERY FUNNY AND VERY DRY.
IT'S THOSE BIGGER FILMS,
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, GREATER
CHAVEZ, BIG HIT AT SUNDANCE
ABOUT A 1980S PAKISTANI BOY IN
BRITAIN WHO DISCOVERS THE MUSIC
OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PICK SOME
REALLY BIG FILMS THAT ARE
COMEDIES IN A LOT OF WAYS.
THEY ARE REALLY ASSESSABLE PICK
IT'S AS EASY AS GOING TO ANY
MOVIE JUST GO ON OUR WEBSITE
AND BUY A TICKET OR GO TO THE
THEATER AND BUY A TICKET.
AND THEN GO SEE THE FILM PICK
>> NO BIG DEAL.
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