⛰️ I'LL BE WITH YOU, DON'T BE AFRAID ⛰️ The next installment of the Seattle Arab Film Festival's Arab Film Club, RED PATH, plays at the Forum for ONE NIGHT ONLY on May 28th at 7pm. Tickets on sale now! More info at https://nwfilmforum.org/films/red-path-in-person-only/ SYNOPSIS: Mghila Mountain, Tunisia, November 2015. When a jihadist group attacks two very young shepherds, 14-year-old Ashraf is forced to take a macabre message back to his family. Traumatized and trying not to lose his mind, Ashraf finds himself confronted with the powerlessness of his elders, abandoned by the authorities. Inspired by true events, Red Path is a dreamlike plunge into the wounded psyche of a child and his incredible ability to overcome trauma. Red Path had its World Premiere at Locarno Film Festival and won the audience award at the Vanguard Competition of the Vancouver International Film Festival. The film contains some graphic violence that may be distressing for sensitive viewers. (fb)

🚬 I STARTED SMOKING BECAUSE OF BETTE DAVIS 🚬 Kicking off our June Pride programming is Pedro Almodóvar's chaotically delightful ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER. With his signature bright colors and delectable melodrama, Almodóvar soared to career-defining heights with his opus dedicated to womanhood in all its forms. Tickets are on sale now! More info at https://nwfilmforum.org/films/all-about-my-mother-in-person-only/ SYNOPSIS: Internationally acclaimed writer/director Pedro Almodóvar delivers his finest film yet, a poignant masterpiece of unconditional love, survival and redemption. Manuela (Cecilia Roth) is the perfect mother. A hard-working nurse, she’s built a comfortable life for herself and her teenage son, an aspiring writer. But when tragedy strikes and her beloved only child is killed in a car accident, her world crumbles. The heartbroken woman learns her son’s final wish was to know his father – the man she abandoned when she was pregnant 18 years earlier. Returning to Barcelona in search of him, Manuela overcomes her grief and becomes caregiver to a colorful family: a pregnant nun (Penélope Cruz), a transgender prostitute (Antonia San Juan), and two troubled actresses (Marisa Paredes and Candela Peña). With riveting performances, unforgettable characters and creative plot twists, this touching screwball melodrama is “An absolute stunner. A funny, touching and vital film marks a career peak for Almodóvar!” – Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE Synopsis courtesy of Sony Pictures (fb)