ID: A dark blue starry banner with an orange pink octopus with a helmet with text: “Seattle Deaf Film Festival, April 2026” from the left edge with flying popcorns scattered throughout the banner. Text on right: “April 10-12, 2026, Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA. Streaming: April 13-26, 2026”.
Back for the 8th time, Seattle Deaf Film Festival will premiere 38 films from 12 countries with English subtitles at Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA from April 10-12, 2026 and stream amazing films online from April 13-26, 2026 through Eventive.
FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE SOON!
We offer three experiences: in person, hybrid or virtual.
IN PERSON: Watch films at Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA with other avid cinema fans. (April 10-12, 2026)
HYBRID: You get both options of watching films in person (April 10-12, 2026) and enjoy the films from your comforts of your home with your homemade popcorn.(April 13-26, 2026)
VIRTUAL: You can view all films from your comforts at home with your homemade popcorn. (April 13-26, 2026). This option grants no discount or additional access to in-person festival programming at Northwest Film Forum.
All passes and tickets are priced on a sliding scale: pay what you can to support the work that we're doing!
Patron- supports the Sliding Scale
Supporter -covers the Cost of Festival
Inclusive - Art is for Everyone!
FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
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MJ Kiego
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
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Patty Liang
LOGISTICS
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Michael Anthony
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
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Buddy Elledge
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
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Aly Boote
ACCESS LEAD
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Sam Kelly
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
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Danica Metlay
VOLUNTEER LEAD
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Toj Mora
STREAMING LEAD
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Andrea Passafiume
SCREENING COMMITTEE LEAD & PROGRAMMING LEAD
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Napal Tesfai
HOSPITALITY
SPONSORS
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SDFF ARCHIVES
Deaf Spotlight believes in bringing authentic stories by Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing creatives to the screen. Please browse through our past festivals.