August 17, 2024 | 3 - 6 p.m. | Location with RSVP

What started as an outdoor event during the pandemic is now a staple of the summer.

Relax and kick back with other filmmakers next Saturday. Enjoy conversations with others in the SeaDoc community over snacks and cold drinks — alcoholic or non — in a shady backyard in south Seattle.

Bring something to share if you can, but most importantly, bring yourself!

See you soon!

CRAFT & COLLABORATION IS BACK!

Join us for this second edition of Craft & Collaboration; a networking and skill-building meetup for documentary filmmakers by the Seattle Documentary Association in Seattle.

Our last year's sold-out Craft & Collaboration event was a complete success! Join us now for this sencond edition of C&C.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from industry professionals, including an Academy Award-winning director and other acclaimed filmmakers with award-winning films.

Event Highlights:

• Panel Discussions with Q&A Sessions

• Networking Opportunities

• Breakout Sessions with Panelists

Join SeaDoc at the Beacon Theater on Monday, November 20, at 7:30 pm for a screening of The Gods of Times Square - a documentary that captured the radical change of Times Square over the course of six years. Come out and enjoy the film with us, then let's grab a drink in the lobby and talk docs. Hope to see you there!

Doctober, the largest documentary festival in the Northwest, is returning to the Pickford Film Center in Bellingham October 5 - 26. SeaDoc is partnering with Doctober to present Richland on Sunday, October 15, at 3:45 pm. The film takes us to Richland, Washington, a town built to house Hanford nuclear site workers. Director Irene Lusztig will be in attendance for the Q&A after the screening.

Doctober features a mouthwatering buffet of over 35 documentary films, several with ties to local filmmakers like A Song Film by Kishi Bashi: “Omoiyari”, Plan C, and Even Hell Has Its Heroes. Many presentations feature special guests, filmmakers, pre-screening receptions, and guided group discussions. We would love to see you there!

SIFF's third annual DocFest will return October 5-12 at SIFF Cinema Uptown. Immerse yourself in a rich tapestry of documentary films. From hilarious stories of the Y2K debacle (Time Bomb Y2K) to visually dramatic views of Kenyan tribal life (Between the Rains) there are plenty of thought-provoking stories from around the world for you to feast your eyes on.

Please join SeaDoc on Sunday, October 8th, from 5-7 pm for a happy hour at The Traveling Goat. The SIFF & SeaDoc happy hour will be an excellent opportunity to mix and mingle with PNW filmmakers and fans alike. Immediately after the happy hour we also invite you to watch A Song Film by Kishi Bashi: “Omoiyari” at 7 pm at the SIFF Cinema Uptown. Omoiyari producer (and SeaDoc board member) JJ Gerber will be on hand to answer questions.

Want to join the fun? Use the SeaDoc discount code at checkout for tickets and passes: SEADOCFEST2023

Seattle Documentary Association will host a 3 pm mixer at NWFF (before the 4 pm encore screening of She Marches in Chinatown, Wok Hei, and xīn nī 廖芯妮) during the Local Sightings Film Festival. Come meet and mingle with SeaDoc’s community of local nonfiction filmmakers! We’ll talk about our upcoming projects, filmmaking resources and tips, and opportunities to collaborate over $5 beers ‘n’ wines. Thanks to festival sponsor Georgetown Brewing Co., the first beer’s free!

After the event, join the festival for three powerhouse short films from the Chinese diaspora, each about (meta)physical artifacts that have been passed down through generations.

There’s never been a better time to visit Port Townsend than for the annual Port Townsend Film Festival this September 21-25. Grab your popcorn and prepare for an incredible selection of feature narratives and documentaries, along with plenty of short films in between! Make sure to check out the fun social activities this year like the Filmmaker Parade and Filmmaker Forums.

SeaDoc is hosting a social / networking event Friday, Sept 22nd, from 2-4 pm at the Bishop Hotel Bottle Shop & Garden. The event is a social mixer following the documentary labs and forum hosted by Doug Blush and Lisa Klein (from 11 am to 12 pm). It's a perfect opportunity for early-career filmmakers to learn at the lab, and then meet and mingle with visiting filmmakers as a part of the festival. The Bishop Hotel is just a short walk from the Cotton Building where forum events are being held.

Join SeaDoc as we celebrate the release of The Last Goodbye

Producer Kyle Seago will join SeaDoc at Optimism Brewing for casual networking prior to the final theatrical screening.

Get your tickets to see the film at: thelastgoodbye.film

8pm screening at REGAL MERIDIAN downtown Seattle.

SeaDoc is excited to co-host a Monthly Meetup on June 14 at Optimism Brewing with the Seattle Composers Alliance! Join fellow creators in film and music to make new friends and talk shop. 

We connected with the Seattle Composers Alliance when two of their board members spoke at Craft & Collaboration on March 18. They are very interested in connecting with SeaDoc and others in the creative community, and we agree that building our community will serve us all. 

The Alliance works to connect Seattle’s music creators to community, education, and opportunity. Founded in the early 2000s by a small group of composers and audio professionals, the Seattle Composers Alliance sought to create a non-competitive community of like-minded professionals and enthusiasts. Now they work to bridge the traditional with the new, connecting members with the techniques, tools, and resources that truly serve the music creator.

If you prefer, join the meetup online. We’re looking forward to celebrating the synergy between film and music together!

MAY 20, 3-5 pm, KEXP GATHERING SPACE

On Saturday, May 20, from 3-5pm, join SIFF and SeaDoc in celebration of documentary films with a casual meet-up at the KEXP Gathering Space at Seattle Center. Grab a cup of coffee and a pastry at the cafe and rub shoulders with visiting and local documentary filmmakers alike. 

Conveniently timed between two programs at the Uptown, Futurewave Shorts (1 pm) and the world premiere of Abled (6 pm), this networking event is a perfect break between films to talk shop, or share thoughts about your 2023 festival favorites. We would love to meet you there!

World Premiere at Local Sightings Film Festival!

Faced with a toxic work culture, burnout, and discrimination, Seattle-based nonprofit workers find a way to heal from the oppressive dynamics that have perpetuated the nonprofit structure for far too long.

Film director Amy Piñon left the nonprofit industry after 6 years, witnessing the abrupt firing and resignations of employees who tried to address inequities and bring about deep, meaningful change in the organization. Since then, she has seen more and more stories emerging about internal inequities faced within the nonprofit structure which, paradoxically, proclaims a commitment to fighting these inequities.

SeaDoc will moderate the Q&A right after the film.

Tickets here: https://nwfilmforum.org/films/local-sightings-2022-and-other-oppressive-dynamics-hybrid/

We all had such a good time at last year’s summer social, we decided to do it again!

Relax and connect with other filmmakers in a shady backyard in northwest Seattle. Enjoy conversations with others in the SeaDoc community over snacks and cold drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Bring something to contribute or just bring yourself. From 3 pm to 6 pm.

We hope to see you there! RSVP to Annette via email at annette@frahmcomm.com or via text at 206-354-6314

Given the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, please take a rapid COVID test before coming. Refrain from coming if the test is positive.