WATCH: 2022 Sundance Institute Indigenous Short Film Tour
Storytelling is woven into all Indigenous cultures. Sharing stories is the way traditions, values, beliefs, and history have been passed down from generation to generation; it is, in large part, how Natives have been able to survive. The 2022 Sundance Institute Indigenous Short Film Tour is a testament and current to the power of storytelling. Through film, the festival celebrates Native perseverance and offers a deep, engaging perspective from Indigenous artists. The tour features a 91-minute program of six narrative and documentary short films directed by Indigenous filmmakers, highlighting titles from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival shorts program and works from the alumni of Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program. The Institute has been long committed to supporting Indigenous artists and their voices—sustaining a film circle that has now spanned over four generations.
The short films featured look beautifully and carefully created—watch the trailer here and see for yourself. Works come from artists of varied Native backgrounds, including the Ífugão tribe, the Ho-Chunk Nation, the Diné Nation, the Zapotec peoples, the Roadrunner clan in the Pueblo of Laguna, and the Cherokee Nation. If you haven’t heard of most (or some) of these Indigenous communities, let this be an encouragement to see and hear their stories from the source.
August 17th - 26th @ NW Film Forum
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ATTEND: Day In Day Out
Have you yet to attend an outdoor music festival before Seattle summer ends? Maybe you debated going to Cap Hill Block Party but electronic hyperpop Gen-Z-centric music isn’t your thing? Get a ticket to Day In Day Out (DIDO) this weekend! The second installment of the three-day festival has a lineup full of indie, rock, and contemporary artists seemingly specifically curated to capture a snapshot of millennial alt nostalgia. While DIDO is certainly more low-key than Block Party, it isn’t lacking in energy or fun; headliners include prominent indie rockers The National, indie-pop singer/songwriter Mitski, and loveable prince of indie-rock mac DeMarco. The lineup continues with contemporary indie stars Japanese Breakfast, Soccer Mommy, Animal Collective, hardcore punk band Turnstile, noise-rap alchemist JPEGMAFIA, R&B songstress Jamila Woods, and many more. Expect to hear from your favorites, discover a new artist (or a few), and get to know the local Seattle music scene better with bands like La Luz and Hollis. DIDO will also include food trucks and a beer garden with DJs from various Seattle bands spinning in between sets. Snag a 3-day or single day pass and enjoy the last of our sunny days while you can!
August 12th – 14th | 3:00 – 11:00 pm @ Fisher Green Pavillion
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EAT: Tailwind Café’s Fresh Lunch
New menu alert! The beloved Tailwind Café & Bar inside of Good Weather, located in the heart of our own Chophouse Row, recently announced the re-emergence of their new menu with rotating lunch bowls. You may be just as excited as we are, or you may be wondering: what’s all the fuss about? Firstly, we’ve missed their full menu (it was so good). Secondly, this business has been a staple in our community and when the pandemic hit, they were forced to close the café leading the good folks at Good Weather to get creative with their ventures. The team came up with Good in Seattle: a delivery service that distributed local farm, purveyor, and small business boxes to the community. Not only did this pivot provide their employees with job security and recipients with delicious food, but it also allowed them to build relationships with local business and farms producing some of the best produce, meats, cheeses, grains, designs, and sounds.
Good Weather and Tailwind forged a positive path during a dark time, and although Good in Seattle has since been dissolved, they’re rekindling many of the relationships they’ve made during the depths of the pandemic. Experienced chef Jacob Wilson is on board to build out the menu while local farms like Cedarville Farm (featured this week) will be providing organic produce. Currently, Tailwind’s offering two weekly-rotating bowls that feature vegan options and fresh, seasonal ingredients from farms and purveyors they’ve known and loved for years. The evolving re-introduction of Tailwind’s menu isn’t simply about having more lunch options nearby, it’s a testament to our community’s strength and bonds. We can’t wait stop by every week to try everything they’re cooking up!
Tuesdays – Fridays | 11:30 am – 2:30 pm @ Tailwind Café at Chophouse Row
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