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The Seattle International Film Festival has been an oasis for movie lovers since 1976. For 2023, the long-running event is playing up — with outer space-leaning promotional material — the inexhaustible thrill of the endless voyage cinema can take us on, especially as it’s experienced in the kind of one-after-the-other succession a festival like SIFF fosters.

“The idea behind the theme this year is that the audience member is a ‘SIFFtronaut,’” artistic director Beth Barrett told 425. “These ‘planets’ have different types of films that you can stop by and enjoy — or know that they exist — and move on to the next planet. The idea (is) that the universe is open to us through the power of film and storytelling. Plus, it’s just fun.”

Read the rest of the feature on 425.