SIFF DocFest
Friday, October 04, 2024 at 05:00pm
SIFF DocFest
SIFF Cinema Uptown
511 Queen Anne North
Annual weeklong film festival bringing you the best documentaries from around the world
Keep your finger on the pulse of the best new documentaries from around the world at the fourth annual SIFF DocFest. You’ll find stories about everything from globetrotting explorers to environmental exposés, from legendary celebrities to dramatic escapes and more. Join us at SIFF Cinema Uptown for this weeklong celebration of the documentary form.
New this Year — Help us choose the winner of the inaugural SIFF DocFest Audience Award! After each screening, you'll have one hour to cast your vote via a QR code at the screening or link that will be posted here. The award winner will be announced on October 11.
Schedule:
5:00 PM - SIFF DocFest: Wilding
Based on a bestseller by Isabella Tree, Wilding is the inspirational story of an English country estate that embarks on a trailblazing 3,500-acre rewilding project that may change the way we think about nature and how we can heal our planet.
Director: David Allen
Running Time: 75 min.
7:00pm - SIFF DocFest: Yintah
Filmed over the course of a decade, Yintah provides a riveting account of an Indigenous nation’s fight for sovereignty as they take on gas companies, the Canadian government, and armed police to fight the construction of a major pipeline.
Director: Jennifer Wickham (Gidimt’en-Witsuwit’en), Brenda Michell (Unist’ot’en-Witsuwit’en), Michael Toledano
Running Time: 110 min.
