Don’t Miss Megan Griffiths’ ‘Sadie,’ Screening for a Week Starting Tomorrow at NWFF
The latest from the Seattle moviemaker examines our violent world through the experience of a teenage girl
By Gwendolyn Elliott October 18, 2018
Rounding the film festival circuit this year was Seattle filmmaker Megan Griffiths’ Sadie, a slow burning portrait of a young girl as she navigates a world without her dad (he’s stationed overseas), pressures at school and ever-present guns and opioids, as her single mom, meanwhile, just tries to keep it all together.
We won’t give it away, but there’s a haunting, original score courtesy of Mike McCready, excellent performances from the always-lovely Melanie Lynskey (who appeared in person this year at SIFF), Tony Hale (aka Arrested Development’s Buster Bluth) and Sophia Mitri Schloss, aka the steely, deadpan Sadie. (There’s also a prominently-placed Rat City Rollergirls sticker, and, of course all the PNW-tastic B-roll you can stand.) Oh, and a really clever twist—if you catch it.
Sadie returns to Seattle for a week, running tomorrow (10/19) through 10/25 at the Northwest Film Forum. The director appears in person October 19 and 20 for a Q & A after the screening. More information and tickets can be found here.
For more on Megan Griffiths, her local filmmaking collaborators and the Seattle International Film Festival, check out the stories below:
Seattle Magazine 2011 Spotlight Award: Megan Griffiths
Seattle Magazine 2013 Spotlight Award Winner: Lacey Leavitt
Critic’s Picks: 6 Films to See at SIFF 2018
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