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The Punk Singer

Feminism, punk music, and rare archival footage slam together in this blazing history of riot grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre), featuring interviews including Joan Jett and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz.

May 24, 9:30 PM Harvard
May 26, 1:30 PM Harvard Exit

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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

Oscar?-winning documentarian Alex Gibney presents the gripping story of the rise and fall of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, its mysterious and charismatic founder Julian Assange, and U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning, the man responsible for the largest leak of classified documents ever released to the public.

May 17, 6:00 PM SIFF Cinema Uptown
May 18, 11:00 AM SIFF Cinema Uptown

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Touchy-Feely

A massage therapist is stricken with a sudden aversion to bodily contact while her emotionally distant brother finds he can give his dental patients a healing touch, in this amusing exploration surrounding the foibles of human nature.

May 23, 7:00 PM Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center
May 25, 1:30 PM Egyptian Theatre

Mussels in Love

Be prepared to see shellfish erotica like you've never seen before in this documentary about the love life of the Netherlands' humble, hardy, and sexy mussel.

June 3, 7:00 PM Harvard Exit
June 8, 1:00 PM Kirkland Performance Center

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The Hunt

Mads Mikkelsen won the Best Actor prize at Cannes for his performance as an innocent man accused of child molestation in this ferociously powerful new film by Thomas Vinterberg (The Celebration).

June 4, 7:00 PM Harvard
June 6, 4:00 PM SIFF Cinema Uptown

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Goltzius and the Pelican Company

Peter Greenaway's stunningly visual, sexually provocativ> 16th-century tale is based on the life of the notorious Dutch engraver who tempts the Margrave of Alsace with a business proposition, offering to stage erotic dramatizations of the Old Testament.

May 17, 6:30 PM Egyptian Theatre

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Frances Ha

Frances, a post-college aspiring dancer, struggles after her best friend falls in love and moves out. In the vein of television's Girls, Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) treats his characters candidly but lovingly, as they work to become adults in Brooklyn.

May 17, 9:45 PM AMC Pacific Place 11
May 18, 4:00 PM AMC Pacific Place 11

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Closed Curtain

Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi- banned from filmmaking for "anti-government propaganda"-explores his own experience of house arrest in this engrossing, fictional drama about life and art in political hiding.

May 17, 3:30 PM SIFF Cinema Uptown
June 4, 7:00 PM Egyptian Theatre
June 9, 8:30 PM SIFF Cinema Uptown

Closed Curtain

The Crash Reel

The rise and brutal fall of world-renowned snowboarder Kevin Pearce. Battling with rival Shaun White as the Olympics approach, Pearce crashes and suffers a severe brain injury. His desire to return to snowboarding drives his recovery, but Kevin's family struggles with his selfish passion.

May 31, 9:30 PM Harvard Exit
June 2, 1:15 PM Egyptian Theatre

The Bling Ring

Ripped from the headlines, five celebrity-obsessed teenagers barrel through the glitz and glamor of Los Angeles, illegally pilfering the goods of the rich and famous, in Sofia Coppola's bitingly funny satire with a razor-sharp edge.

June 9, 6:30 PM Cinerama

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Much Ado About Nothing

Start the Festival in style with the SIFF 2013 Opening Night Gala! The evening features the Seattle premiere of Much Ado About Nothing, with director Joss Whedon and cast members Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Nathan Fillion, and Clark Gregg scheduled to attend. After the film, celebrate with SIFF at our legendary gala party, featuring hors d'oeuvres, desserts, complimentary cocktails, and dancing!

May 16, 7:00 PM Marion Oliver McCaw Hall

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The Seattle International Film Festival kicks off Thursday May 16 and runs through June 9, 2013. Hundreds of films will play on screens across Seattle. KIRO Radio movie critic Tom Tangney narrows your options down to what he believes are the 12 best bets this year.

The African Cypher
A survey of the extraordinary street dance styles across South Africa, director Bryan Little's award-winning documentary drills deeper into the philosophy of the dancer's self-expression and, especially, the souls of two extraordinary young performers.

May 18, 6:30 PM SIFF Cinema Uptown
May 19, 1:00 PM AMC Pacific Place 11

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Tom’s best hunches for SIFF 2013

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