SIFF 2017 index
Films sorted by date
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May 3
May 4
May 5
May 6
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- Afterimage
- Ethel & Ernest
- Pyromaniac
• A Dragon Arrives!
- Hello Destroyer
- The Bloom of Yesterday
SIFF members' preview
press screening buzz
summary
a party with SIFF friends
May 7
May 8
May 9
May 10
May 11
May 12
May 13
- Heal the Living
- Gholam
- Two Irenes
• The Hero
- Hedi
- Goldstone
• After the Storm
• a secret film
SIFF planning brunch
summary
summary
no SIFF for us
summary
(no press screenings)
May 14
May 15
May 16
May 17
May 18
May 19
May 20
- 500 Years
- Tea Pets
- Finding Kukan
- The Girl with No Hands
- The Winter
- The Man
- Weirdos
- City of Ghosts
- The Farthest
- The Paris Opera
- Struggle for Life
- Divine Divas
- The Wedding Party
• SIFF opening night gala: The Big Sick
- The Midwife (only J)
Saturday party, films
(no press screenings)
summary
summary
summary
necktie, summary, party
- Bad Black
May 21
May 22
May 23
May 24
May 25
May 26
May 27
• Secret Festival #1
- Angry Inuk
- Mellow Mud
- Beach Rats
- Becoming Who I Was
- The Last Animals
- The Truth about Love Is . . .
- The Reagan Show
- Inversion
• Black Code
- Whose Streets?
• Person to Person
- Come, Together
- Roberto Bolle - The Art of Dance
- The Little Hours
summary
summary
summary
summary
summary
summary
summary, party
May 28
May 29
May 30
May 31
June 1
June 2
June 3
• Secret Festival #2
- Mr Long
- Rocketmen
- Haskell (short) • Composing for and Against Expectations (panel discussion) - Lane 1974 - Zoology - Ivan - A Date for Mad Mary - ShortsFest closing night (six shorts; only J) - At the End of the Tunnel - God of War - What Lies Upstream - The Truth about Love Is . . . summary summary summary summary summary (no SIFF for us) summary, Centerpiece Gala June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 June 10 • Secret Festival #3 - Gook - Quest - Ears - In the Radiant City - Kalushi - American Folk - God's Own Country - Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey - Susan Bartsch: on Top
(three films; only J) - Better Watch Out - The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson - Santa & Andres - May God Save Us summary summary summary summary summary (no SIFF for us) industry party June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 • Golden Space Needle awards • Secret Festival #4 - This Is Our Land • SIFF Closing Night Gala: The Young Karl Marx - Best of SIFF: At the End of the Tunnel (J's impressions) summary, closing party SIFF going-away party (no SIFF) (no SIFF) (no SIFF) summary, cheesecake (no SIFF) June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 - Best of SIFF: In Syria - Best of SIFF Shorts 2017 summary (no SIFF) (no SIFF) (no SIFF) summary (no SIFF) (no SIFF) Films and events sorted alphabetically
- Afterimage May 3
• After the Storm May 11
- American Folk June 7
- Angry Inuk May 24
- Bad Black May 20
- Beach Rats May 21
- Becoming Who I Was May 22
- ShortsFest closing night (six short films) June 22
• Better Watch Out June 6
• SIFF opening night gala: The Big Sick May 18
• Black Code May 27
- The Bloom of Yesterday May 5
- City of Ghosts May 18
- Come, Together May 24
• Composing for and Against Expectations (panel discussion) May 29
- A Date for Mad Mary May 28
- The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson June 7
- Defend the Sacred (short) June 22
- Delphi (short; only J) May 29
- Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey June 4
- Divine Divas May 18
• A Dragon Arrives! May 5
- Ears June 4
- Einstein-Rosen (short) June 22
- At the End of the Tunnel May 30
- At the End of the Tunnel (J; Best of SIFF) June 16
- Ethel & Ernest May 5
- The Farthest May 15
- Finding Kukan May 17
- 500 Years May 15
- Gholam May 8
- The Girl with No Hands May 18
- God's Own Country June 8
- God of War May 31
• Golden Space Needle awards June 11
- Goldstone May 9
- Gook June 5 (only J)
- Haskell (short) May 28
- Heal the Living May 9
- Hedi May 8
- Hello Destroyer May 3
• The Hero May 11
- The History of Magic: Ensueno (short; only J) May 29
- Inversion May 26
- Ivan June 3
- Kalushi June 6
- Lane 1974 May 30
- The Last Animals May 23
- The Little Hours May 27
- Little Potato (short; only J) May 29
- The Man May 16
- May God Save Us June 4
- Mellow Mud May 25
- The Midwife May 19 (only J)
- Mr Long May 29
- The Paris Opera May 16
• Person to Person May 23
- Pussy (short) June 22
- Pyromaniac May 3
- Quest June 8
- In the Radiant City June 5 (only J)
- The Reagan Show May 25
- Refugee (short) June 22
- Roberto Bolle - The Art of Dance May 25
- Rocketmen May 28
- Santa & Andres June 8
• a secret film May 13
• Secret Festival #1 May 21
• Secret Festival #2 May 28
• Secret Festival #3 June 4
• Secret Festival #4 June 11
- ShortsFest closing night (six shorts; only J) May 29
- The Stunt Manual (short) June 22
- Struggle for Life May 17
- Susan Bartsch: on Top June 5 (only J)
- In Syria Best of SIFF June 18
- Tea Pets May 16
- This Is Our Land June 11
- The Truth about Love Is . . . May 24
- The Truth about Love Is . . . June 3
- Two Irenes May 9
- Victor & Isolina (short; only J) May 29
- The Wedding Party May 20
- Weirdos May 17
- Welcome to Canada (short; only J) May 29
- What Lies Upstream June 1
- The Winter May 15
- Whose Streets? May 22
• SIFF Closing Night Gala: The Young Karl Marx June 11
- Your Mother and I (short; only J) May 29
- Zoology June 1 Summaries by date
SIFF members' preview (May 3)
press screening buzz (May 4)
summary (May 5)
a party with SIFF friends (May 6)
SIFF planning brunch (May 7)
summary (May 8)
summary (May 9)
no SIFF for us (May 10)
summary (May 11)
summary (May 15)
summary (May 16)
summary (May 17)
necktie, summary, party (May 18)
Saturday party, films (May 20)
summary (May 21)
summary (May 22)
summary (May 23)
summary (May 24)
summary (May 25)
summary (May 26)
summary, party (May 27)
summary (May 28)
summary (May 29)
summary (May 30)
summary (May 31)
summary (June 1)
summary, Centerpiece Gala (June 3)
summary (June 4)
summary (June 5)
summary (June 6)
summary (June 7)
summary (June 8)
industry party (June 10)
summary, closing party (June 11)
SIFF going-away party (June 12)
cheesecake, Best of SIFF (June 16)
brunch, Best of SIFF (June 18)
Best of SIFF Shorts (June 22)
- Haskell (short) • Composing for and Against Expectations (panel discussion) - Lane 1974 - Zoology - Ivan - A Date for Mad Mary - ShortsFest closing night (six shorts; only J) - At the End of the Tunnel - God of War - What Lies Upstream - The Truth about Love Is . . . summary summary summary summary summary (no SIFF for us) summary, Centerpiece Gala June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 June 10 • Secret Festival #3 - Gook - Quest - Ears - In the Radiant City - Kalushi - American Folk - God's Own Country - Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey - Susan Bartsch: on Top
(three films; only J) - Better Watch Out - The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson - Santa & Andres - May God Save Us summary summary summary summary summary (no SIFF for us) industry party June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 • Golden Space Needle awards • Secret Festival #4 - This Is Our Land • SIFF Closing Night Gala: The Young Karl Marx - Best of SIFF: At the End of the Tunnel (J's impressions) summary, closing party SIFF going-away party (no SIFF) (no SIFF) (no SIFF) summary, cheesecake (no SIFF) June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 - Best of SIFF: In Syria - Best of SIFF Shorts 2017 summary (no SIFF) (no SIFF) (no SIFF) summary (no SIFF) (no SIFF) Films and events sorted alphabetically
- Afterimage May 3
• After the Storm May 11
- American Folk June 7
- Angry Inuk May 24
- Bad Black May 20
- Beach Rats May 21
- Becoming Who I Was May 22
- ShortsFest closing night (six short films) June 22
• Better Watch Out June 6
• SIFF opening night gala: The Big Sick May 18
• Black Code May 27
- The Bloom of Yesterday May 5
- City of Ghosts May 18
- Come, Together May 24
• Composing for and Against Expectations (panel discussion) May 29
- A Date for Mad Mary May 28
- The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson June 7
- Defend the Sacred (short) June 22
- Delphi (short; only J) May 29
- Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey June 4
- Divine Divas May 18
• A Dragon Arrives! May 5
- Ears June 4
- Einstein-Rosen (short) June 22
- At the End of the Tunnel May 30
- At the End of the Tunnel (J; Best of SIFF) June 16
- Ethel & Ernest May 5
- The Farthest May 15
- Finding Kukan May 17
- 500 Years May 15
- Gholam May 8
- The Girl with No Hands May 18
- God's Own Country June 8
- God of War May 31
• Golden Space Needle awards June 11
- Goldstone May 9
- Gook June 5 (only J)
- Haskell (short) May 28
- Heal the Living May 9
- Hedi May 8
- Hello Destroyer May 3
• The Hero May 11
- The History of Magic: Ensueno (short; only J) May 29
- Inversion May 26
- Ivan June 3
- Kalushi June 6
- Lane 1974 May 30
- The Last Animals May 23
- The Little Hours May 27
- Little Potato (short; only J) May 29
- The Man May 16
- May God Save Us June 4
- Mellow Mud May 25
- The Midwife May 19 (only J)
- Mr Long May 29
- The Paris Opera May 16
• Person to Person May 23
- Pussy (short) June 22
- Pyromaniac May 3
- Quest June 8
- In the Radiant City June 5 (only J)
- The Reagan Show May 25
- Refugee (short) June 22
- Roberto Bolle - The Art of Dance May 25
- Rocketmen May 28
- Santa & Andres June 8
• a secret film May 13
• Secret Festival #1 May 21
• Secret Festival #2 May 28
• Secret Festival #3 June 4
• Secret Festival #4 June 11
- ShortsFest closing night (six shorts; only J) May 29
- The Stunt Manual (short) June 22
- Struggle for Life May 17
- Susan Bartsch: on Top June 5 (only J)
- In Syria Best of SIFF June 18
- Tea Pets May 16
- This Is Our Land June 11
- The Truth about Love Is . . . May 24
- The Truth about Love Is . . . June 3
- Two Irenes May 9
- Victor & Isolina (short; only J) May 29
- The Wedding Party May 20
- Weirdos May 17
- Welcome to Canada (short; only J) May 29
- What Lies Upstream June 1
- The Winter May 15
- Whose Streets? May 22
• SIFF Closing Night Gala: The Young Karl Marx June 11
- Your Mother and I (short; only J) May 29
- Zoology June 1 Summaries by date
SIFF members' preview (May 3)
press screening buzz (May 4)
summary (May 5)
a party with SIFF friends (May 6)
SIFF planning brunch (May 7)
summary (May 8)
summary (May 9)
no SIFF for us (May 10)
summary (May 11)
summary (May 15)
summary (May 16)
summary (May 17)
necktie, summary, party (May 18)
Saturday party, films (May 20)
summary (May 21)
summary (May 22)
summary (May 23)
summary (May 24)
summary (May 25)
summary (May 26)
summary, party (May 27)
summary (May 28)
summary (May 29)
summary (May 30)
summary (May 31)
summary (June 1)
summary, Centerpiece Gala (June 3)
summary (June 4)
summary (June 5)
summary (June 6)
summary (June 7)
summary (June 8)
industry party (June 10)
summary, closing party (June 11)
SIFF going-away party (June 12)
cheesecake, Best of SIFF (June 16)
brunch, Best of SIFF (June 18)
Best of SIFF Shorts (June 22)