At SIFF Film Center
Saturday, October 13, 2018

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A full day of woman-centric short films celebrating diverse voices from around block and the around the world - award winners and premieres.

11:00 AM–7:30 PM
Reception to follow, until 9:00 PM
Auction, raffles, Q&As, filmtalk and movies

10:30 AM: Doors Open – Early bird film lovers enjoy Mimosas and mini quiche
11:00 AM: Seating – Aquarium by Director Stephanie Maxwell will play as you arrive in the theater – enjoy the ambience!
11:05 AM: Welcome by Virginia Bogert
11:10 AM: Program begins

*Please note: film screening order may change

11:10 AM – BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS

Who Decides

Drama, US 2017 | 7:30
Director/Writer Mylissa Fitzsimmons
Melissa is a 2017 PAFF award winner
A woman and a young girl discuss who decides when it’s your time to die.
PNW Premiere

The Flapping of the Hummingbird

Drama, Spain 2016 | 14:00
Director/Writer Meritxell A. Valls
Spanish - Subtitles in English
The hummingbird is capable of backwards flight. Can you go back in time to correct the past? A film about the intersection of free will and fate.
US Premiere

In Wonderland

Drama, UK 2017 | 10:30
Director Chris Haydon, Writer ilona Firouzadi
Set between the ocean side and home, Alice’s bittersweet memories of her husband in time and place shift and merge. PNW Premiere
https://www.inwonderlandfilm.com

Good Day

Dramedy, Russian Federation 2017 | 18:00
Director/Writer Dasha Charusha – Directorial Debut
Russian - Subtitles in English
Abdul, a cabbie from Central Asia is caught in a Moscow traffic jam. In the backseat: a pregnant passenger. Some violent action
US premiere

12:00 PM –FAMILY AFFAIRS

Just Molly and Me

Drama, Ireland 2018 | 11:00
Director/Writer Mary Lee-Woolf – Directorial Debut
A bittersweet family tale of old age, love, addiction, and redemption.
Festival Corner Cannes
West Coast premiere
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6266518/

Show and Tell

Drama, Canada 2017 | 11:33
Director Reem Morsi, Writers Reem Morsi, Kaveh Mohebbi
Arabic, English - Subtitles in English
A light drama about a young Lebanese girl trying to fit her hijab-wearing family into her new community. Cannes Short Film Corner, TIFF, Bernale,
Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival
Seattle Premiere

Under Mom's Skirt

Comedy, France 2014 | 12:10
Director/Writer Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix
English and French - subtitles in English
Too much information from Mom!
SIFF 2018

MILK

Comedy, Canada 2017 | 1:30
Director/Writer Winnifred Jong
Chinese - Subtitles in English
The hardest part about buying milk is asking your grandmother about it.
West Coast Premiere
Actor Annabelle Loi in attendance

12:45 PM – INTERMISSION Q&A

12:50 PM – FAMILY AFFAIRS (CONT.)

The Blue Ducks

Drama, Australia 2016 | 11:00
Director/Writer Ellen Richardson
Mean girls and reckless youth add up to a volatile sibling situation.
Mature, implied sexual content, harsh language
West Coast Premiere
https://www.facebook.com/theblueducksshortfilm/

The Hammond Brothers

Drama, US 2013 | 20:37
Director/Writer/Producer Melissa Marlette, Writer/Producer Jen Vestuto
Brotherly love is put to the test in this thriller mystery.
Seattle Premiere

1:20 PM – LUNCH 1 HR

2:30 PM – HARD LIFE

The Camel Boy

Drama, France, Afghanistan 2018 | 15:00
Director/Writer Chabname Zariâb
Persian – Subtitles in English
A little boy is forced into the hostile world of camel racing, hoping everyday he’ll see his mother again. A beautifully filmed mini-epic film. David Lean would be proud.
US Premiere

Debris (Escombros)

Drama, New Zealand, UK, US 2018 | 15:00
Director/Writer Mary-Lyn Chambers
Spanish, Subtitles in English
Twelve-yr old Ana arrives at immigration detention with her little brother. Entry to the US costs her more than she realized.
Holly Shorts - Best Female Director
PNW Premiere
https://www.facebook.com/DebristheFilm
Director Mary-Lyn Chambers in attendance

3:10 PM – WOMEN'S WORLD

Anna

Drama, Israel 2016 | 24:00
Director/Writer Or Sinai
Hebrew, Russian – English subtitles
It’s the hottest day of the year and Anna finds herself alone and needing the touch of a man for even just a moment in time.
Mature subject matter
Winner First Prize Cannes Cinefondation Selection, the world’s highest-profile film school student competition.
Pacific NW Premiere

Rosario

Drama, Mexico 2017 | 10:00
Director/Writer Marlén Ríos-Farjat
Spanish – Subtitles in English
Rosario has become a caretaker not a wife, and wrestles with fulfilling her own life.
Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival
Seattle Premiere

Oblivion

Drama, Iran 2017 | 15:00
Director Fatemeh Mohammadi
Arabic – Subtitles in English
A woman tries everything to make her husband’s life worth living despite Alzheimer’s.
US Premiere

Conterfeit Kunkoo

Drama, India 2017 | 15:00
Director/Writer Reema Sengupta
Hindi –Subtitles in English
Smita escapes an abusive marriage only to find there’s a strict pre-requisite to renting a home in middle-class Mumbai.
Implied sexual subject matter
SIFF2018

Iron

Drama, US 2017 | 16:30
Director L. Gabriel Gonda, Writers Samantha Lerman Elizabeth Heffron, L. Gabriel Gonda
Gabriel is a PAFF alumnus
Trusting her ability and perseverance, Lily escapes 1900’s New York tenement life to work on the railroad.
Director Gabriel Gonda in attendance.

Hedieh

Drama, Iran 2018 | 15:00
Director Sahar Sotoodeh
Arabic - Subtitles in English
On her way to school, 14 yr-old Hedieh runs away leaving her girlfriend friend torn between keeping her secret or telling what she knows. Either way spells trouble.
US Premiere

Aeroplanes

Drama, UK 2018 | 10:00
Director Paul Shamassian, Writer/actor Kirtsy Osmon
A grieving young woman loses her mother and clings to a lost child, hoping to give her life some purpose.
US premiere
https://www.facebook.com/AeroplanesShortFilm

5:00 – INTERMISSION :15 Q&A

5:15 – TOUGH BABES

Y

Drama, Germany 2017 | 23:30
Director/Writer Gina Wenzel - PAFF alumna
Laura is of the “me, me, me” - - the Y generation: a rebel who has everything but is always looking for something. An encounter with Safi, a refugee, provides a teaching moment.
Mature subject matter
US Premiere
https://www.gina-wenzel.de

Fry Day

Drama, US | 16:00
Director Laura Moss, Writers Laura Moss, Brendan O’Brian
It's 1989, a young girl entrepreneur comes of age against the backdrop of Ted Bundy’s execution.
PNW Premiere

The Dark of Night

Drama, US 2018 | 8:50
Director Robin Wright, Writer Denise Meyers
Yes, that Robin Wright (House of Cards, The Princess Bride)
Actors: Leslie Bibb, Michael Godere, Nini le Huynh, Callie Thorne, and Sam Rockwell.
Violent subject matter
SIFF2018

Club Rat$

Drama, US 2017 | 11:00
Director Jeni Jones, Writers Jamie Miller, Danene Montella
It’s a night of clubbing - a girl posse seeks out the male predators and initiates a new girl member.
Mature subject matter, violence
PNW Premiere

Farewell to Flesh

Drama, Brazil, US 2017 | 11:00
Director/Writer Julia Aquier
Portuguese – Subtitles in English
It’s Carnival in Rio! Three girl friends celebrate and revel at a drug filled party. A man decides he can take advantage. Big mistake.
Mature subject matter, Implied violence
Curator’s note: Screw your courage to the sticking post for this one.
Seattle Premiere
Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival

OK, Breathe!

6:25 PM – INTERMISSION :05

6:30 PM – HMMM, ROMANCE

Large Soldier

Comedy, Israel 2017 | 22:40
Director, Writer Noa Gusakov
Hebrew – Subtitles in English
It’s 1973, 15 yr old Sherry yearns for a boy friend so she becomes pen pals with a soldier.
PNW Premiere

Behind Closed Doors

Comedy, US 2018 | 5:00
Director/Writer Bianca Armbruster
Saturday morning habits of a loving couple. Companionship is great but some things are best left for “alone time.”
PNW Premiere
Mature subject matter
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5008254/

Because We Can

Comedy, US | 8:00
Director Elaine Chu, Writer Jeremy Thompson
Elaine is a 2017 PAFF Alumna and Comedy award winner Wake up call! Oops, we got married!
PNW Premiere
https://www.weareghp.com

Woman of a Certain Age

Comedy US | 9:20
Project creators: Amanda Cowper, Kate Dearing, Sami Kriegstein, Writer Kate Dearing - Girl Team!!
Kate confronts the daily challenges of being an adult and is visited by versions of herself through time.
Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival
Seattle Premiere

7:15 PM – LAST WORDS

7:30 PM – FIN DU FEST

Come to our reception upstairs 7:30 - 9:00 pm. Find out the results of the Audience award and silent auction winners. Raise a glass, meet the filmmakers. Join us for fun and appetizers.