Moving the Needle
Brian Babinec
Husband and wife tattoo artists Ke’ahi and Lena Hooe, who find themselves on opposite bookends of their careers, must face a changing industry together and decide how to move forward.
Terminus
Jeremy Hunter Rubingh
This is a memorial for an ancient glacier that will fade out of existence in this generation. Emerson and Cedar, a five and three year-old pair of brothers who live on a sailboat, share what they have learned about this vanishing glacier in Olympic National Park. This short film is ancillary to the main effort, which is to ensure the glacier lives on in the heart of the next generation while fostering a deep connection to nature.
Vanishing Seattle Presents: The Grand Illusion Cinema
Drew Highlands
After 55 years, The Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle's University District moved out of its original location. In 2023, the building that housed the cinema for decades was sold for $2.3 million, and the new landlord declined to renew their lease beyond February 2025. As The Grand Illusion searches for a new home, its vibrant history and legacy will live on.
Heron's Embrace
Therse Gietler
In a warehouse filled with sparks and noise, a team of artists brings a heron to life. Heron’s Embrace is a story about creation through chaos, finding form in uncertainty, and how something extraordinary can take flight when many hands build as one.
Edible Hope
Oleksandra Prokopenko
A program in Seattle aiming to help unhoused people by providing free meals and offering connections to get help.
On Homesteading
Nathan Keowen
After decades of building a life in rural Annapolis, two aging hippies come to terms with the prospect of leaving their homestead as they face growing physical challenges of age.
Abiding
Lucas Salm-Rojo
A snapshot into the life of Jeff Dowd, the real life inspiration behind Jeff Bridges character "The Dude" in "The Big Lebowski".
The Story of Frog Rock
Howard Brock
The 8th of April, 2024
Patrick Marshall
A trip to Vermont to experience the light and the dark of the total eclipse of the sun of April 8, 2024.
Dick's-a-thon
Dylan Young
26 Miles, 5 Meals, 1 Wild Tradition. Learn about Seattle's wackiest marathon and it's mission to honor a friend, and give back to the outdoors.