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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 1d

Of course! Really looking forward to bringing it back to Seattle!

Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 1d

In Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess, a trans sex worker named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair (Louise Weard) finds her relationships becoming increasingly strained as she decides to pursue motherhood.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 1d

In Chapter i. Incel Superman, a production assistant named Turner Stewart (Noah Baker) sees his world spiral out of control as he uncompromisingly attempts to shape his life into the one he feels he deserves.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 1d

As the weight of the world piles up on her she decides to reclaim some sense of control by seeking out a back-alley orchiectomy.

The first part of Castration Movie (running 275 minutes with an intermission) contains two chapters:

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 1d

SYNOPSIS:

Castration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. A trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair (filmmaker Louise Weard) is a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 1d

Praised as one of the most daring and forward-thinking entries in the canon of trans cinema, CASTRATION MOVIE is a modern epic that must be seen in theaters.

Tickets are on sale now! More info at nwfilmforum.org/films/castra...

Sun Oct 12: 4.00pm PDT

Castration Movie Anthology i. The Fear of Having No One to Hold at the End of the World - Northwest Film Forum

A trans woman in trouble. Castration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 1d

Ahead of the Washington premiere of CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY II: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS at STUFF 2025, catch yourself up with the stories so far with a screening of Louise Weard's CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY I: THE FEAR OF HAVING NO ONE TO HOLD AT THE END OF THE WORLD.

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Scarecrow Video @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for everyone who came out last night to a truly devious and badass screening of SALO hosted by Miss Monday Mourning and NWFF. You supported us and made memories to last a lifetime I’m guessing! See you at the next Trauma Bond! @nwfilmforum.bsky.social

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 2d

More info at nwfilmforum.org/films/trauma...

Hosted by @missmondaymourning (with a themed number!), and co-presented with @scarecrow.video.official -- every ticket sold helps contribute to the Sustain Our Scarecrow fund, helping to keep the world's largest physical media archive alive!

TRAUMA BOND: Threads - Northwest Film Forum

Considered the most harrowing depiction of nuclear war ever broadcast - what begins as ordinary life in Sheffield soon unfolds into a cold, stark nightmare.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe you've recovered from SALÒ, but this Friday, you may not be the same after seeing Mick Jackson's THREADS. Quite possibly the most horrifying portrayal of nuclear war, THREADS will leave you questioning what you would REALLY do when face to face with man's worst creation

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 6d

STARTING TONIGHT! Catch the gripping and tense documentary PREDATORS at Northwest Film Forum.

Tickets on sale now! More info at nwfilmforum.org/calendar/

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 7d

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 7d

🎃 THE SCARIEST TIME OF YEAR IS BACK 🎃

Happy October! This month, we’ve got a lineup of films that’ll have you shaking in your boots, existentially collapsing, and changing you forever.

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Scarecrow Video @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social · 9d

The first in this sick and twisted and totally unmissable series, "Trauma Bond," hosted by the wonderful Monday Mourning and co-presented by us and @nwfilmforum.bsky.social begins THIS FRIDAY! Start your October off with an absolute bang and meet us at Salo 🫡 nwfilmforum.org/films/trauma...

TRAUMA BOND: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom - Northwest Film Forum

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom remains one of cinema’s most notorious provocations, often cited as one of the most disturbing films of all time.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 9d

Tickets on sale now bit.ly/tbsalo

Fri Oct 03: 8.00pm PDT

Hosted by Monday Mourning, and co-presented with @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social -- every ticket sold helps contribute to the Sustain Our Scarecrow fund, helping to keep the world's largest physical media archive alive!

TRAUMA BOND: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom - Northwest Film Forum

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom remains one of cinema’s most notorious provocations, often cited as one of the most disturbing films of all time.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 9d

THIS FRIDAY! Start your October off right with the inaugural screening of Trauma Bond with Pier Paolo Pasolini's SALÒ, one of the most-cited films in the canon of "messed up movies." While Pasolini's final film is intense, it's also one of the most provocative attacks on fascism in film history.

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Seattle Trans Underground Film Festival @seattletransfilmfest.org · 13d

We're showcasing trans films and flmmakers at Northwest Film Forum Oct 16-19 2025!

Thank you @nwfilmforum.bsky.social, Seattle Trans Film Union, all of the amazing filmmakers, and @defsharp.bsky.social for allowing us to use their song "to get older".

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 12d

Tickets are on sale now! More info at nwfilmforum.org/films/woman-...

Sat Oct 04: 4.00pm PDT
Sun Oct 05: 3.30pm PDT, 6.30pm PDT
Sat Oct 11: 3.00pm PDT
Sat Oct 18: 2.30pm PDT, 5.30pm PDT
Sun Oct 19: 12.30pm PDT

Woman in The Dunes - Northwest Film Forum

One of the sixties' great art-house sensations, Woman in the Dunes was for many the grand unveiling of the idiosyncratic worldview of Hiroshi Teshigahara.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 12d

I REFUSE TO DIE LIKE A DOG

Hiroshi Teshigahara's hypnotic and meditative fable WOMAN IN THE DUNES comes to Northwest Film Forum next weekend! Praised as one of the most unnerving and striking films of the Japanese new wave, WOMAN IN THE DUNES is perhaps Teshigahara's opus.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 13d

...AND
ALL WINDOWS LOOK INWARDS dir. I. Fredericks
TEXAS SWITCH dir. Darren Dominique Heroux
TESTOSTERONE GEL 1.62% dir. Avian de Keizer
NO TOOTH DOG dir. Matthew Nash
MOTH dir. Youngju Ahn
GORG O MISH (TWILIGHT) dir. Radin Khodadadi

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 13d

Featuring…
HYPERBORIA dir. Dan Sokolowski
HYDRO GRAPHY dir. Foteini Tina Jacobson
SIERRAS dir. Matthew Wilbur
THE PEACE OF SWIM TEAMS dir. Foteini Tina Jacobson
倾听我们的心跳声: LISTEN TO THE BEATING OF OUR HEARTS dir. Wen Wen Lu
44 HOUSES dir. Kari Fisher
SOMETHING WENT CLICK dir. Caryn Cline
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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 13d

The program culminates in the world premiere of the films from our cyanotype workshop last weekend!

Co-presented with @ics_film and @xin3ma 🎞️🎞️

DATE: Sunday, Sep. 28 at 7pm
TIX: bit.ly/lsff2025experimental

Local Sightings 2025 – Afterimages: Experimental Shorts - Northwest Film Forum

These spellbinding short films explore nostalgia, liminal and transition zones, the illusion of meaning, and other mysteries of the human condition.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 13d

We’ve saved the best for last: Local Sightings Film Festival wraps this Sunday with AFTERIMAGES: EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS! These spellbinding short films feature an array of filmmaking techniques, including abandoned 16mm home movies, stop-motion with recycled cardboard, and eco-friendly processing.

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