Seattle Spring Arts Preview 2014: Film Festivals
The top fests around town to catch a really good flick
By Seattle Mag February 14, 2014
This article originally appeared in the March 2014 issue of Seattle magazine.
!–paging_filter–pstrongSeattle Jewish Film Festival /strongCelebrating Jewish and Israeli history, culture, humor and pathos. 3/1–3/9. bra href=”http://www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org” target=”_blank”seattlejewishfilmfestival.org/abrbrstrongSociety for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference Presenting /strongpublic screenings and talks at Northwest Film Forum. 3/19–3/22. a href=”http://www.nwfilmforum.org” target=”_blank”nwfilmforum.org/abrbrstrongSeattle Deaf Film Festival/strong Eye-opening work by deaf filmmakers. 4/4–4/6.a href=”http://www.seattledeaffilmfestival.com” target=”_blank” seattledeaffilmfestival.com/abrbrstrongNational Film Festival for Talented Youth/strong More than 200 films revealing what’s on the minds of the next generation. 4/24–4/27. a href=”http://www.nffty.org” target=”_blank”nffty.org/abrbrstrongLangston Hughes African American Film Festival Films/strong that explore the black experience in many shades. 4/26–5/3. a href=”http://www.langstoninstitute.org/film-festival” target=”_blank”langstoninstitute.org/film-festival/abrbrstrongSeattle International Film Festival/strong Lordy, lordy, SIFF is 40! 5/15–6/8. a href=”http://www.siff.net” target=”_blank”siff.net/abrbrstrongVideo Killed the Radio StarbrA new exhibit reveals the impact of music videos/strongbrMTV aired its first music video in 1981, and while the all-videos-all-the-time format was long ago replaced by reality-TV programming and cartoons, music videos remain a crucial component of a song’s success and viral spread. The medium has also become a way for up-and-coming filmmakers to launch careers (or for established movie mavens to release a short creative burst). emSurprisingly, Spectacle: The Music Video/em is the first museum exhibit devoted to this pop culture staple, and spans more than 35 years of entries in the field. Featuring hundreds of music videos (think David Bowie, Madonna, The White Stripes, Kanye West, Radiohead, Björk), plus “artifacts” from iconic videos (including A-ha’s “Take on Me” and OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass”), Spectacle makes clear that the genre has moved well beyond eye candy for bored teens. 5/17–1/4/2015. Times and prices vary. EMP Museum, 325 Fifth Ave. N; 206.770.2702; a href=”http://www.empmuseum.org” target=”_blank”empmuseum.org/a/p
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