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New documentary follows the journey of migrants to Seattle

A new documentary about migrants in Seattle is screening at the Seattle International Film Festival this weekend. All We Carry chronicles a family escaping from Honduras. They end up being cared for by members of a Seattle synagogue. The film follows the journey of a young couple, Magdiel and Mirna, and their son Joshua, who are fleeing persecution from narcotraffickers.
- Kevin Kniestedt
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Yakima Canutt: The Washington cowboy who became a stuntman

Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with Mossback's Northwest host Knute Berger to talk about the Colfax, WA man who made "stuntman" a profession: Yakima Canutt.
- Jason Burrows
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SIFF celebrates independent film in Seattle

The 50th Seattle International Film festival kicks off today. Despite many uit’s still the main venue for seeing international and independent films here in the city. SIFF artistic director Beth Barret spoke with Jeannie Yandel about this year’s festival… and Seattle’s place in the international film scene.
- Clare McGrane
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Lily Gladstone chronicles Blackfeet Nation's reunion with buffalo in new SIFF documentary

She’s an Oscar nominee, a Golden Globe winner, and the pride of Mountlake Terrace High School. And now, Lily Gladstone has an executive producer credit for her work with "Bring Them Home" a new documentary screening at SIFF next week.
- Libby Denkmann
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Films directed by women are the rule, not the exception, at CASCADIA film fest in Bellingham

A film fest this weekend in Bellingham is dedicated to highlighting distinct and diverse works from women filmmakers from around the world. It’s called The CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival and it kicked off Thursday, April 25. Soundside guest host Diana Opong caught up with a panel of CASCADIA featured directors to discuss their experiences as filmmakers, and to explore what can be done to expand representation behind the camera.
- Noel Gasca
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A Port Townsend man went searching for hermits. Now he's a celebrity in China

Soundside host Libby Denkmann talks with Bill Porter, aka "Red Pine," and filmmaker Ward Serril about the new documentary "Dancing with the Dead."
- Jason Burrows
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Movies like 'Barbie' bolstered theater attendance in 2023. Will the rebound hold?

Moviegoers are beginning to return to Seattle-area theaters. But with attendance still down from pre-pandemic numbers, movie theaters are getting creative with how they draw in new customers.
- Libby Denkmann
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A Very Paranormal Swamp Family Reunion

Is there an Oscar nomination for longest film? Did my revenant relative start a jam sesh? Is the Supreme Court giving itself a little too much power? Did a self described Ufologist discover aliens??? Maybe.
- Lindy West
Girls vs Ghouls

A short selection of the finest historical battles--from the cinema to the sea. That's right it's the versus, verzuz? episode.
- Lindy West
One Episode To Rule Them All: TMB Does LOTR

Intrepid hosts Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays battle common dismissals of the fantasy genre and tell us what they love and don't love about the beloved series The Lord Of The Rings. Then they play the most epic game of Eff Marry Kill you've ever heard with the heroes and villains from Middle-earth.
- Lindy West

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