Mastodawn

Back out in line for _Seoul Guardians_, in which we get to see a country actually manage to push back against the fascist worms within! #SIFF #SIFF2026 https://www.siff.net/festival/the-seoul-guardians

The Seoul Guardians

On the night of December 3, 2024, South Korea pushed back against its own president. The Seoul Guardians puts you on the streets and inside the National Assembly chamber as it happened.

Wilhelm Fitzpatrick 3h ago

Now in for some gothic Aotearoa spookiness at _Mārama_ #SIFF #SIFF2026 https://www.siff.net/festival/marama

Mārama

Mārama, Taratoa Stappard’s feature debut, is an anti-colonial horror story confronting oppression while honoring the strength and resilience of Māori women.

Wilhelm Fitzpatrick 3h ago

#SIFF day two off to a raucous start with _Edie Arnold is a Loser_. Utterly delightful! #SIFF2026

https://www.siff.net/festival/edie-arnold-is-a-loser

Edie Arnold is a Loser

Lace up your combat boots and whip out that black eyeliner for Edie Arnold is a Loser, an infectiously charming coming-of-age flick about a self-proclaimed loser starting a punk band at her Catholic high school.

Sean C.4h ago

representing @filmfreakmafia at this #SIFF2026 screening of #Mārama (SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave, Seattle, WA)

https://letterboxd.com/film/marama/

Mārama (2025)

1859. When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.

Wilhelm Fitzpatrick 18h ago

Now in for our first midnighter at #SIFF2026, with cautionary tale _Obsession_ https://www.siff.net/festival/obsession #SIFF

Obsession

When Bear wishes upon a One Wish Willow for his longtime crush to fall madly in love with him, he sets off a horrific and bloody chain of events in this darkly comic, twisted horror fable from writer/director Curry Barker.

Wilhelm Fitzpatrick 18h ago

Off to the #SIFF races, just got out of _Broken English_, a weird, highly conceptual, but affecting documentary on Marianne Faithfull https://www.siff.net/festival/broken-english #SIFF2026

Broken English

Singer-songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull is too big for a simple documentary. Instead, a theatrical “Department of Not Forgetting” interweaves intimate interviews, archival clips, and newly recorded performances to conjure a holistic understanding of a career spanning more than half a century.

Sean C.23h ago

representing @filmfreakmafia at this #SIFF2026 screening of #BrokenEnglish (SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave, Seattle, WA)

https://letterboxd.com/film/broken-english-2025/

Broken English (2025)

A survivor, provocateur and true original, Marianne has spent more than six decades defying expectations — releasing over thirty-five albums while constantly reinventing herself. Made with her full involvement, Broken English is an intimate and unflinching exploration of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame, creativity and relentless public scrutiny.

Sean C.1d ago

representing @filmfreakmafia at this #SIFF2026 screening of #Franz (SIFF Cinema Downtown, 2100 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA)

https://letterboxd.com/film/franz-2025/

Franz (2025)

Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film follows the imprint Franz Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-WW1 Vienna.