SIFF 2018 index
Films sorted by date
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May 1
May 2
May 3
May 4
May 5
Note: Links marked with a bullet (•) are completed reviews. Links marked with a dash (-) are place-holders for unfinished reviews, and will go to a login page instead of a review, so don't bother clicking through on them. Summary pages (without bullets or dashes) should all be live links; most have mini-reviews of films from the same days.
• Under the Tree
• The Guilty
• Sweet Country
• The Russian Five
• Gold Seekers
• Making the Grade
• Disobediance
• Breath
• American Animals
SIFF press and donors' preview
summary
summary
summary
a party with SIFF friends
May 6
May 7
May 8
May 9
May 10
May 11
May 12
• Three Peaks
• The Last Suit
• Looking for Oum Kulthum
• That Summer
• After the War
• We the Animals
SIFF planning brunch
oops, no SIFF for us today
summary
summary
summary
May 13
May 14
May 15
May 16
May 17
May 18
May 19
- Fake Tattoos
- Warrior Women
- Song of Scorpions
- Shakedown
• A Kid Like Jake
• The Miseducation of Cameron Post
- Let the Sunshine in
• SIFF VR Zone (VR shorts)
• RBG (SIFF year-round cinema)
- 7 Boxes (on DVD, from SIFF 2013)
• Skate Kitchen
- Cake General
• SIFF opening night: The Bookshop
- Industrial Accident: the Story of Wax Trax! Records
summary
(no press screenings; other obligations)
summary
summary
summary, party
(no SIFF for us)
summary
May 20
May 21
May 22
May 23
May 24
May 25
May 26
- Nona
- Mademoiselle Paradis
• The Family Picture Show
(just an outline so far) - People's Republic of Desire - Love, Gilda - Marilyn • Ava - The Faces of Zandra Rhodes - Butterflies - Leave No Trace - The Eternal Road • Shorts Fest opening night (and party). - Won't You Be My Neighbor? summary summary summary summary summary, party (no SIFF for us today) summary, party May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 June 1 June 2 • A Moment in the Reeds • Naples in Veils (just a stub review so far) - The Long Dumb Road - Jinn • Doubtful • Sadie
"an afternoon with Melanie Lynskey" • The Reports on Sarah and Saleem - Number One • C'est la vie! - Pig - 1985 - Sorry to Bother You
and the Centerpiece Gala - What Will People Say - Scary Mother summary (no SIFF for us today) summary, birthday cake summary summary (no SIFF for us today) summary, Centerpiece Gala June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 - The Children Act - The Blessed place-holder for possible guest review:
- Naila and the Uprising - Rush Hour - Chedeng & Apple - The Crime of Monsieur Lange
(restored 1936 film) - Brewmaster • The Heiresses - Little Tito and the Aliens - My Name is Myeisha - The King - Retablo - Girls Always Happy summary summary summary summary summary party, no films (no SIFF for us today) June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 - Eighth Grade - Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot and SIFF closing night gala SIFF is on post-festival vacation Monday through Thursday. Best of SIFF begins summary, closing night summary, going-away dinner party alas, no Best of SIFF for us June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 alas, still no Best of SIFF for us - summary, Fools' potluck party Films and events sorted alphabetically
- 1985 May 31
- 7 Boxes (on DVD, from SIFF 2013) May 15
• After the War May 9
• American Animals May 4
• Ava May 23
- The Blessed June 4
• The Bookshop SIFF opening night May 17
• Breath May 3
- Brewmaster June 4
- Butterflies May 20
• The Cabiri: Anubis VR Zone short, May 19
- Cake General May 19
• C'est la vie! May 31
- Chedeng & Apple June 7
- The Children Act June 3
- The Crime of Monsieur Lange
(restored 1936 film) June 3
• Disobediance May 2
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
and SIFF closing night gala June 10
• Doubtful May 31
- Eighth Grade June 10
- The Eternal Road May 23
- The Faces of Zandra Rhodes May 26
- Fake Tattoos May 15
• The Family Picture Show
(just an outline so far) May 26
- Girls Always Happy June 6
• Gold Seekers May 3
• The Guilty May 3
• The Heiresses June 5
- Industrial Accident: the Story of Wax Trax! Records May 19
- Jinn May 30
• A Kid Like Jake May 15
- The King June 3
• The Last Suit May 9
- Leave No Trace May 22
- Let the Sunshine in May 17
- Little Tito and the Aliens June 6
- The Long Dumb Road May 29
• Looking for Oum Kulthum May 10
- Love, Gilda May 21
- Mademoiselle Paradis May 22
• Making the Grade May 4
- Marilyn May 22
• The Miseducation of Cameron Post May 16
• A Moment in the Reeds May 29
- My Name is Myeisha June 7
- Naila and the Uprising June 5
• Naples in Veils (just a stub review so far) May 31
- Nona May 21
- Number One May 30
- People's Republic of Desire May 20
- Pig June 2
• Queerskins (guest review) VR Zone short, May 19
• RBG (SIFF year-round cinema) May 13
• The Reports on Sarah and Saleem May 29
- Retablo June 4
- Rush Hour June 6
• The Russian Five May 2
• Sadie
"an afternoon with Melanie Lynskey" May 27
- Scary Mother May 31
- Shakedown May 19
• SIFF VR Zone (VR shorts) May 19
• Shorts Fest opening night (and party). May 24
• Skate Kitchen May 16
- Song of Scorpions May 17
- Sorry to Bother You and the Centerpiece Gala June 2
• The Sun Ladies VR VR Zone short, May 19
• Sweet Country May 4
• That Summer May 8
• Three Peaks May 8
• Under the Tree May 2
• Uplift VR: Maiden Flight VR Zone short, May 19
• UTurn VR Zone short, May 19
• SIFF VR Zone (VR shorts) May 19
• The Visigoths VR Zone short, May 19
- Warrior Women May 16
• We the Animals May 10
- What Will People Say May 31
- Won't You Be My Neighbor? May 26
• World One VR Zone short, May 19
SIFF press and donors' preview May 1
a party with SIFF friends May 5
SIFF planning brunch May 6
party, no films June 8
going-away dinner party June 11
- Fools' potluck party June 23 Summaries by date
SIFF press and donor' preview (May 1)
summary (May 2)
summary (May 3)
summary (May 4)
party with SIFF friends (May 5)
SIFF planning brunch (May 6)
no SIFF for us today (May 7)
summary (May 8)
summary (May 9)
summary (May 10)
no SIFF today (May 11)
no SIFF today (May 12)
SIFF year-round summary (May 13)
missed SIFF today (May 14)
summary, press and DVD (May 15)
summary (May 16)
summary, opening night (May 17)
no SIFF for us (May 18)
summary (May 19)
summary (May 20)
summary (May 21)
summary (May 22)
summary (May 23)
summary, Shorts Fest (May 24)
no SIFF for us (May 25)
summary, party (May 26)
summary (May 27)
no SIFF for us (May 28)
summary, birthday (May 29)
summary (May 30)
summary (May 31)
no SIFF for us (June 1)
summary, Centerpiece Gala (June 2)
summary (June 3)
summary (June 4)
summary (June 5)
summary (June 6)
summary (June 7)
summary, China Stars (June 8)
no SIFF for us (June 9)
summary, closing party (June 10)
SIFF going-away dinner party (June 11)
no more SIFF (June 12)
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(All links after this point are place-holders.)
summary, Best of SIFF begins (June 15)
summary, Fools' potluck party (June 23)
(just an outline so far) - People's Republic of Desire - Love, Gilda - Marilyn • Ava - The Faces of Zandra Rhodes - Butterflies - Leave No Trace - The Eternal Road • Shorts Fest opening night (and party). - Won't You Be My Neighbor? summary summary summary summary summary, party (no SIFF for us today) summary, party May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 June 1 June 2 • A Moment in the Reeds • Naples in Veils (just a stub review so far) - The Long Dumb Road - Jinn • Doubtful • Sadie
"an afternoon with Melanie Lynskey" • The Reports on Sarah and Saleem - Number One • C'est la vie! - Pig - 1985 - Sorry to Bother You
and the Centerpiece Gala - What Will People Say - Scary Mother summary (no SIFF for us today) summary, birthday cake summary summary (no SIFF for us today) summary, Centerpiece Gala June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 - The Children Act - The Blessed place-holder for possible guest review:
- Naila and the Uprising - Rush Hour - Chedeng & Apple - The Crime of Monsieur Lange
(restored 1936 film) - Brewmaster • The Heiresses - Little Tito and the Aliens - My Name is Myeisha - The King - Retablo - Girls Always Happy summary summary summary summary summary party, no films (no SIFF for us today) June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 - Eighth Grade - Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot and SIFF closing night gala SIFF is on post-festival vacation Monday through Thursday. Best of SIFF begins summary, closing night summary, going-away dinner party alas, no Best of SIFF for us June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 alas, still no Best of SIFF for us - summary, Fools' potluck party Films and events sorted alphabetically
- 1985 May 31
- 7 Boxes (on DVD, from SIFF 2013) May 15
• After the War May 9
• American Animals May 4
• Ava May 23
- The Blessed June 4
• The Bookshop SIFF opening night May 17
• Breath May 3
- Brewmaster June 4
- Butterflies May 20
• The Cabiri: Anubis VR Zone short, May 19
- Cake General May 19
• C'est la vie! May 31
- Chedeng & Apple June 7
- The Children Act June 3
- The Crime of Monsieur Lange
(restored 1936 film) June 3
• Disobediance May 2
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
and SIFF closing night gala June 10
• Doubtful May 31
- Eighth Grade June 10
- The Eternal Road May 23
- The Faces of Zandra Rhodes May 26
- Fake Tattoos May 15
• The Family Picture Show
(just an outline so far) May 26
- Girls Always Happy June 6
• Gold Seekers May 3
• The Guilty May 3
• The Heiresses June 5
- Industrial Accident: the Story of Wax Trax! Records May 19
- Jinn May 30
• A Kid Like Jake May 15
- The King June 3
• The Last Suit May 9
- Leave No Trace May 22
- Let the Sunshine in May 17
- Little Tito and the Aliens June 6
- The Long Dumb Road May 29
• Looking for Oum Kulthum May 10
- Love, Gilda May 21
- Mademoiselle Paradis May 22
• Making the Grade May 4
- Marilyn May 22
• The Miseducation of Cameron Post May 16
• A Moment in the Reeds May 29
- My Name is Myeisha June 7
- Naila and the Uprising June 5
• Naples in Veils (just a stub review so far) May 31
- Nona May 21
- Number One May 30
- People's Republic of Desire May 20
- Pig June 2
• Queerskins (guest review) VR Zone short, May 19
• RBG (SIFF year-round cinema) May 13
• The Reports on Sarah and Saleem May 29
- Retablo June 4
- Rush Hour June 6
• The Russian Five May 2
• Sadie
"an afternoon with Melanie Lynskey" May 27
- Scary Mother May 31
- Shakedown May 19
• SIFF VR Zone (VR shorts) May 19
• Shorts Fest opening night (and party). May 24
• Skate Kitchen May 16
- Song of Scorpions May 17
- Sorry to Bother You and the Centerpiece Gala June 2
• The Sun Ladies VR VR Zone short, May 19
• Sweet Country May 4
• That Summer May 8
• Three Peaks May 8
• Under the Tree May 2
• Uplift VR: Maiden Flight VR Zone short, May 19
• UTurn VR Zone short, May 19
• SIFF VR Zone (VR shorts) May 19
• The Visigoths VR Zone short, May 19
- Warrior Women May 16
• We the Animals May 10
- What Will People Say May 31
- Won't You Be My Neighbor? May 26
• World One VR Zone short, May 19
SIFF press and donors' preview May 1
a party with SIFF friends May 5
SIFF planning brunch May 6
party, no films June 8
going-away dinner party June 11
- Fools' potluck party June 23 Summaries by date
SIFF press and donor' preview (May 1)
summary (May 2)
summary (May 3)
summary (May 4)
party with SIFF friends (May 5)
SIFF planning brunch (May 6)
no SIFF for us today (May 7)
summary (May 8)
summary (May 9)
summary (May 10)
no SIFF today (May 11)
no SIFF today (May 12)
SIFF year-round summary (May 13)
missed SIFF today (May 14)
summary, press and DVD (May 15)
summary (May 16)
summary, opening night (May 17)
no SIFF for us (May 18)
summary (May 19)
summary (May 20)
summary (May 21)
summary (May 22)
summary (May 23)
summary, Shorts Fest (May 24)
no SIFF for us (May 25)
summary, party (May 26)
summary (May 27)
no SIFF for us (May 28)
summary, birthday (May 29)
summary (May 30)
summary (May 31)
no SIFF for us (June 1)
summary, Centerpiece Gala (June 2)
summary (June 3)
summary (June 4)
summary (June 5)
summary (June 6)
summary (June 7)
summary, China Stars (June 8)
no SIFF for us (June 9)
summary, closing party (June 10)
SIFF going-away dinner party (June 11)
no more SIFF (June 12)
-
(All links after this point are place-holders.)
summary, Best of SIFF begins (June 15)
summary, Fools' potluck party (June 23)