Get the latest gossip
Seattle International Film Festival: ‘Seeds,’ ‘Tinā,’ ‘Suburban Fury,’ ‘The Crowd’ Among Top Prize Winners
The Seattle International Film Festival presented awards to 'Seeds,' Tinā,' 'The Crowd,' 'Suburban Fury' and more as it wrapped its 51st edition.
“The jury was captivated by this film from the first frame of cellphone video showing a part of Iranian life that very few have the privilege to witness,” wrote jurors Chris Lane, Jonathan Marlow, and Peter Van Steemburg. “The Documentary Competition Jury was collectively obsessed by this film, which combines luscious visuals, compelling and relevant archival material, and a narrative track and singular protagonist that constantly escapes the viewer’s comprehension – in a good way,” wrote jurors Russel Brewer, Sarah Menzies, and Cara Ogburn. Sensitive, strange, hopeful, and harrowing, director Courtney Stephens and star Callie Hernandez break the mold in this diaphanous meta dramedy — intuitively capturing the feeling of today with timeless vision.
Or read this on Deadline