{"id":13959,"date":"2019-05-14T21:34:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T21:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/?page_id=13959"},"modified":"2019-05-22T21:47:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T21:47:41","slug":"siff-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/events\/siff\/seattle-international-film-festival\/siff-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"SIFF 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13968\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/05\/SIFF-2019-cropped-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/05\/SIFF-2019-cropped-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/05\/SIFF-2019-cropped-375x314.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/05\/SIFF-2019-cropped.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"align-center\" style=\"text-align: center\">The 45th Annual Seattle International Film Festival<\/h1>\n<div class=\"margin-none\">\n<p class=\"big\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>May 16 &#8211; June 9, 2019\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">More than 400 films from over 80 countries. 25 days. 145,000+ attendees. The largest and most highly-attended film festival in the United States, now in its 45th year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>REECAS-related films (Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Belarus<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/crystal-swan\">Crystal Swan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bulgaria<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/palace-for-the-people\">Palace for the People<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cuba<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/i-am-cuba\">I Am Cuba<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Estonia<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/take-it-or-leave-it\">Take It or Leave It<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Germany<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/spies\">Spies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/meeting-gorbachev\">Meeting Gorbachev<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hungary<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/x-the-exploited\">X &#8211; The eXploited<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kazakhstan<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/ayka\">Ayka<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Latvia<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/putins-witnesses\">Putin&#8217;s Witnesses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Poland<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/another-day-of-life\">Another Day of Life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Romania<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/i-do-not-care-if-we-go-down-in-history-as-barbarians\">I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Russia<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/the-man-who-surprised-everyone\">The Man Who Surprised Everyone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/van-goghs\">Van Goghs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ukraine<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/volcano\">The Volcano (sponsored by the Ellison Center)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>CWES-related films (Western Europe):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Austria<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/the-ground-beneath-my-feet\">The Ground Beneath My Feet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Belgium<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/emma-peeters\">Emma Peeters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/sakawa\">Sakawa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/the-mercy-of-the-jungle\">The Mercy of the Jungle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>France<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/farinelli\">Farinelli<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/sink-or-swim\">Sink or Swim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/a-faithful-man\">A Faithful Man<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/celebration\">Celebration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/conviction\">Conviction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/jean-paul-gaultier-freak-and-chic\">Jean-Paul Gaultier: Freak and Chic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/little-tickles\">Little Tickles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Germany<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/fly-rocket-fly\">Fly Rocket Fly (sponsored by the Center for West European Studies)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/all-about-me\">All About Me<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/all-my-loving\">All My Loving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/in-the-aisles\">In the Aisles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/lest-we-forget\">Lest We Forget<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/oray\">Oray<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Luxembourg<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/tel-aviv-on-fire\">Tel Aviv on Fire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Netherlands<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/retrospekt\">Retrospekt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spain<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/carmen-and-lola\">Carmen &amp; Lola<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/the-footballest\">The Footballest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/the-realm\">The Realm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/virgin-and-extra-the-land-of-the-olive-oil\">Virgin &amp; Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/yuli\">Yuli<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Switzerland<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/female-pleasure\">#Female Pleasure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">*To see a full list of every feature and short playing at the 2019 Seattle International Film Festival, click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.net\/festival\/film-guide\">SIFF 2019 Film Guide<\/a>*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 45th Annual Seattle International Film Festival May 16 &#8211; June 9, 2019\u00a0 More than 400 films from over 80 countries. 25 days. 145,000+ attendees. 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