SIFF 2012 Festival Preview: U.S., Canadian, South Pacific Film Picks

Inspired by the facts, and perhaps some fictions, about James Dean’s too-short life, this boundary-stretching film imagines the cinematic icon’s bisexual pre-fame days and ruminates about the steep costs that come with being a star. Black and white and color.

May 24th @ 6:30pm, Egyptian Theatre
May 25th @ 4:00pm, Harvard Exit

This critically acclaimed imaginative film comes from the eyes of a six year old who refuses to leave her home in the Louisiana Delta, even as an apocalyptic storm comes to town.

May 31st @ 6:30pm, Egyptian Theatre
June 2nd @ Noon, SIFF Cinema Uptown

A semi-fictional tale about an ex-con’s attempt to reintegrate with society, with a focus on interpersonal relationships.

June 6th @ 4:00pm, SIFF Cinema Uptown
June 9th @ 9:15pm, AMC Pacific Place 11

Following the “grandmother of performance art” throughout her quest for recognition and her eventual achievements.

June 6th @ 6:30pm, AMC Pacific Place
June 8th @ 4:00pm, SIFF Cinema Uptown

The first film ever shot in Samoa, The Orator follows a pygmy taro farmer who must stand up for his own way of life.

May 23rd @ 6:00pm, Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center
May 29th @ 6:00pm, Harvard Exit
May 31st @ 3:30pm, Harvard Exit

“When three Seattle Times journalist attempt to write a story about an eccentric store clerk who believes he has solved the mystery of time travel, they end up on a much more unexpected journey than planned.”

May 23rd @ 7:00pm, SIFF Cinema Uptown
May 25th @ 4:30pm, SIFF Cinema Uptown

Frequent THIS AMERICAN LIFE contributor Mike Birbiglia uses impressive visual and verbal wit to bring his hilarious and heartbreaking one-man-show to the screen.

May 23rd @ 9:00pm, SIFF Cinema Uptown
May 19th @ 9:00pm, Harvard Exit

Prolific sperm donor Starbuck made a few too many visits to the clinic, and twenty years later, 142 of his children wish to meet their absent father.

May 31st 8:00pm, Kirkland Performance Center
June 1st @ 6:30pm, Egyptian Theatre
June 7th @ 9:00pm, Egyptian Theatre

10-year-old Daniel is growing up in a remote Aboriginal community and slowly starts to get drawn into drug and criminal activity surrounding his life.

June 4th @ 6:30pm, AMC Pacific Place
June 5th @ 3:30pm, Harvard Exit

A relationship drama infused with comedy? Aka a rom-com? The difference between Lynn Shelton’s tale of romantic interests between two sisters and a best friend is that it is actually really clever and really good.

May 17th @ 7:00pm, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall (Opening Night Gala)

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