NW premiere of Fresh Dressed, a chronicle of hip-hop and urban fashion. Film introduction by curator, educator, and entrepreneur Erika Dalya Massaquoi. Don't miss our kick-off opening night party at 7pm with DJ Supreme La Rock!
Fresh Dressed
4/10, 9pm
at the Northwest Film Forum
Print the Legend
4/11, 3pm
at the Northwest Film Forum
A documentary following the people and companies racing to bring 3D printing to your desktop, and into your life.
Less is More,
panel discussion
4/11, 5pm Happy Hour / 5:30 Panel
at the Northwest Film Forum
Members of design firm Civilization will moderate a panel that includes graphic designer Sean Wolcott, strategist Cameron Campbell, architectural and product designer Rachel Ravitch, interior designer Brian Paquette, and industrial designer Jamie Iacoli to discuss how the current design climate is defining our present and shaping our future.
Souvenir
4/11, 6pm, opening reception
4/11-5/2, gallery show
at Studio E Gallery
Vacation is a state of mind. The Souvenir Show aims to celebrate the warm, tropical, breezy, blissful, away-from-home, carefree vacation moments. The moments that become memories and the memories that are mementos. Through a combination of 2D and 3D design, product, and experiences, Souvenir explores the beauty of escapism and the longing for a sense of elsewhere.
Microtopia
4/11, 7pm
at the Northwest Film Forum
Seattle Premiere of Microtopia!
The film explores how architects, artists and ordinary problem-solvers are pushing the limits to pursue their dreams of portability, flexibility and independence from “the grid,” including a range of modern nomads and people experiencing homelessness.
Interiors
4/12, 1pm
at the Northwest Film Forum
In Woody Allen's Homage to Ingmar Bergman, this family drama involving a fashionable Long Island interior designer who tries to impose her overbearing, critical standards on her husband and her three grown daughters. Interiors (1978) is a realistic look at the relationships among one artistically-oriented family. Shown in 35mm!
City: Hall
4/12, 5pm
at the Northwest Film Forum
Seattle premiere of the South Korean documentary, City: Hall.
The film shows Seoul's new city hall, designed by renowned architect Yoo Kerl as a shockingly futuristic building, especially in contrast with the old city hall built in the colonial period.
Game Night for Type Enthusiasts
4/13, 7:30pm
at the Northwest Film Forum
Jeff Barlow, former AIGA president and Starbucks creative manager hosts a prize filled game night based around typography. First, explore the history of typography with Type: Rider, a new game made by indie developers for typography fans. Prizes for gameplay and trivia include contemporary design books like Designing for Design (Kenya Hara) and Looks Good Feels Good is Good (Anne van der Zwaag), free movie tickets, Civilization swag and more.
The Happy Film Extended Trailer + Civilization Conversation Series
4/13, 8:30pm
at the Northwest Film Forum
Sauerbruch Hutton Architects
4/14, 7pm
at the Northwest Film Forum
Faroki's typically minimalist study provides a fascinating & often humorous perspective on architects and designers at work, giving tangible expression to a creative process that is both fleeting and abstract.
Futuring the Future
4/14, 6:30pm
at the Frye Art Museum
Free event! Co-presented by ARCADE magazine, Civilization, the Frye Art Museum, and NW Film Forum.
Design is being reinvented around the world, and Seattle is one of the places that is at the center of this reinvention. In this presentation, Surya Vanka will describe how the design profession is transforming to remain relevant to the future.
Closing Party
4/14, 8pm
at the Sorrento Hotel
Join us for cocktails and conversation at the Fireside Room at The Sorrento Hotel.
Co-presented
Northwest Film Forum
Northwest Film Forum’s mission is to discover and champion the work of visionary filmmakers, and to engage the general public and artists alike in deeper exploration of the cinematic arts. Each year we screen over 200 independently made and classic films, offer filmmaking and film history classes for students as young as 11, and support filmmakers at all stages of their careers. nwfilmforum.org
built by CIVILIZATION
Civilization believes in design as a means of social change and are passionate about communicating the greater social, cultural and environmental value of their projects. They work on a wide range of multi-disciplinary projects for public, private, non-profit and international clients. builtbycivilization.com