Seattle Documentary Association - SeaDoc

04/30/2026

03/24/2026

SeaDoc Workshop opening night! 🔥

Friday, April 10, 2026
Tasveer Film Center
5:30 - 7:30pm: Happy Hour Reception
7:30 - 9:30pm: Screening of Dick Johnson is Dead
9:30 - 10:00pm: Q&A with director Kirsten Johnson

See you there! Get tickets now at seattledocumentary.org

03/23/2026

In 2018, Chicago filmmaker Bing Liu’s heartrending documentary Minding the Gap premiered at Sundance and went on to be nominated for an Oscar. While Liu continued to work in documentary, he also began working in fiction filmmaking, eventually partnering with major production companies, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Barry Jenkins’ PASTEL to make his fiction debut, Preparation for the Next Life, currently in release from Amazon MGM Studios.

How did he do it? In this candid conversation, Liu will discuss his winding path from studying to become a high school English teacher to working as an IATSE camera assistant to suddenly finding himself navigating agencies, production executives, and financiers.

NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) is the world’s largest festival for emerging filmmakers. The 4 day event runs from March 26-29 in Seattle, with over 240 films from 30 states and 41 countries.

If you’d like to hear more from Liu and his skate to success, be sure to grab tickets at nffty.org!

03/18/2026

Coming up tomorrow, Thursday, 3/19, Mount Analogue screens Generations (2020, 67 min) by Seattle artist Lynne Siefert followed by a Q&A with Siefert and Tacoma Art Museum curator Ellen Ito .ito

Thursday 3/19 7pm
SIFF Film Center
$10 / $7

“Twelve static shots of coal-fired power stations across the United States. Some are observed from a distance, others dominate the frame, they stand in rural landscapes, urban settings and sites in between, within fields, among electrical pylons, on the edge of lakes and rivers, next to highways and railways. They are shown at all times of year, encased in frost, hemmed in by bare boughs or green foliage, given texture by varying degrees of sun and cloud. Sometimes people are visible before them, playing sports, walking, relaxing, dwarfed by their size, and sometimes not a soul is in sight.

Time is the operative word here anyway, as each striking vista is surveyed for minutes on end, long enough for the differences between each image to become apparent, long enough to trace shifts in light and to see that smoke too casts a shadow; long enough to notice the other common element: there’s always at least one chimney belching out fumes, it doesn’t ever stop.”
- Berlinale

Generations is co-presented by Tacoma Art Museum and Seattle Documentary Association and is presented as part of “Elements:
Material and Process in the Moving Image”, a six-part series curated by David Dinnell and Jay Kuehner for the Tacoma Art Museum

03/17/2026

Thanks to all who joined us & our friends for Oscars Happy Hour for a night of film discussion, great drinks, & community!🍻

How many of your predictions were right this year?

03/17/2026

The 2026 SeaDoc Workshop is coming up fast! Come hear the best documentary filmmakers talk about their craft. This event is for the professional, the aspiring, and anyone who loves docs.

Friday, April 10 - Saturday, April 11 at Tasveer Film Center

Tickets, details, and the full weekend schedule are at the link in our bio 🎥 or seattledocumentary.org

02/18/2026

We’re so excited to bring you the 2026 SEADOC WORKSHOP (FKA Craft & Collaboration)! Get your tickets now!

Join the region’s leading voices in documentary film and storytelling! Learn from engaging panels and workshops on Impact, Production, Sound, and an in-depth exploration of the work of documentary producers.

Visit seattledocumentary.org (or the link in our bio) to learn about this year’s programs, & fabulous keynote speaker KIRSTEN JOHNSON!

This year’s workshop admission fees are “Pay What You Can” 💙 Can’t wait to see you all there!

10/07/2025

Join us for the annual Tasveer Film Festival & Market! We'll be at the market and kick-off event Wednesday night at the Tasveer Film Center. Grab some food and a drink, and let's chat!

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ICYMI: Tasveer is the first and only Oscar® qualifying South Asian Film Festival in the world. Held annually during the first two weeks of October, the Tasveer Film Festival showcases bold and dynamic cinema from across the world—celebrating diverse voices and South Asian perspectives worldwide. Meanwhile, the Market accelerates co-productions, financing, and festival strategies through strong participation from leading companies and decision-makers. (Description and art courtesy of Tasveer)

10/06/2025

SIFF DocFest is upon us!

09/25/2025

Fall has officially begun and that means we have a lot of screenings and events brewing after our summer break! So come join us THIS FRIDAY at 5 pm at NWFF to mix and mingle before we co-present local documentary Wolf Land! We're HOWLING with excitement and can't wait to see you there!

The happy hour is free but please RSVP here: https://nwfilmforum.org/education/workshops/local-sightings-2025-documentary-filmmaker-mixer-person/