Local Sightings Film Festival 2021

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7 films in package
Militant Mother
To get to class on time, children from Vancouver's largest social housing project were forced to jump shunting train cars that stood in their path. After months of advocating for a safe crossing, twenty-five mothers made their voices heard by blockading CN rail from delivering goods.
Closed captions available
Stephen & James: Best Girlfriends
A love-letter to a New York City in the not-too-distant past, where the only apps were served before dinner and the thrill of gay sex was always just around the corner–or on a pier, or in a back room, or in Hoboken.
Closed captions available
A Road Home
While investigating gentrification in the Central District of Seattle, a young Black woman tries to develop a pathway to make home ownership a viable option.
That Week Each Year
Campers spend a week in Washington State at Camp Oasis, a place for kids living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to come together and just be kids.
Closed captions available
Farming While Black
What does land ownership mean and what is it like farming in the United States versus other countries? This question is explored with a passionate Black farmer living in a predominantly white city in Washington.
Listen Asshole
In response to the escalated anti-Asian violence, this spoken word film based on the poem “Listen Asshole” is an expression of rage by and for Asian American women.
See Me
Daily routines intersect with the turmoil of the world outside as three Black Portlanders go about their day during the COVID shutdown in Oregon.
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Personal portraits, camp stories, love letters, poems and the histories of movements and non-profits: all films working to bring justice to all people.


To accommodate evolving public health recommendations regarding COVID-19, we are adopting a hybrid virtual-and-in-person festival model for 2021. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes are available here.


⚠️ Please note: For the sake of public safety, NWFF will require both face-coverings and proof of vaccination from in-person audiences. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.

To get to class on time, children from Vancouver's largest social housing project were forced to jump shunting train cars that stood in their path. After months of advocating for a safe crossing, twenty-five mothers made their voices heard by blockading CN rail from delivering goods.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    8 minutes
  • Language
    English, with English closed captions
  • Country
    Canada
  • Premiere
    U.S. Premiere
  • Director
    Carmen Pollard
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