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We create vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education. 🎞️🌎 Visit our three cinema venues in Seattle.
Rico’s summer is a wild mix of chasing girls and hustling homemade cocktails out of a cooler on Orchard Beach, the Bronx. But when Destiny, his pregnant girlfriend, crashes at his place with his family, it’s only a matter of time before his rowdy, carefree days come spiraling down.
Using his hometown as a canvas, MAD BILLS TO PAY writer-director Joel Alfonso Vargas immerses us in the beating heart of his lively Dominican American community, collaborating with street-cast actors to bring authenticity and fresh humor to his engrossing debut feature.
Plays Friday, May 29, to Monday, June 1, at SIFF Film Center: siff.info/madbillstopayfb.
25/05/2026
Happy 100th birthday, SIFF Cinema Uptown! 🥳
The Uptown opened in 1926 with THE SEA BEAST, starring John Barrymore, and today you can catch screenings of I LOVE BOOSTERS, MĀRAMA, and SILENT FRIEND.
Celebrate the Uptown’s centennial anniversary by communing with your fellow film lovers: siff.info/nowplayingfb.
(More to come later this year for the Uptown’s major milestone!)
Historic photographs and document collected from Cinema Treasures. photo by Eric Luck.
