Michael Ward on Monday, May 21

With the opening weekend in the books, SIFF hits his first full week running, with award-winning international fare, some thrilling and unbelievable documentaries, and groundbreaking, cutting edge cinema you can only see at the Festival!

Day Five finds us with 21 films across 7 different locations. 

Here at Should I See It, we will try and see as much as we can, and share coverage from members of the Seattle Film Critics Society linked below. We are trying to make these Daily Journals one stop shopping for your SIFF experiences for 2018!

At all times, you can purchase tickets at the online SIFF box office.
The sortable online film guide and daily schedule is always a click away.

A FEW CAN'T MISS OPTIONS FOR TODAY:

AFGHAN CYCLES | 90 Minutes - A fantastic. emotional, and inspiring documentary about the first Afghanistan Women's Cycling Team.

BEAST | 107 MinutesMystery surrounds a drifter arriving in an island town and a quiet, neglected young woman who takes an interest in him. 

DISOBEDIENCE | 114 MinutesOscar-winning director Sebastian Lelio (A Fantastic Woman) already has Oscar buzz swirling around Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams' performances, portraying two women falling in love in an orthodox Jewish community.

I AM NOT A WITCH | 93 Minutes - The multiple BAFTA nominee arrives stateside with a powerful story of a 9-year-old Zambian girl kept in a "witch camp" following an accident.

MOUNTAIN | 74 MinutesStunning visuals, Willem Dafoe's poetic narration, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra's outstanding score give us an essay on people's fascinations with conquering mountains.

THAT SUMMER | 80 Minutes The legendary documentary Grey Gardens is revisited with new vintage footage, believed to be lost, giving us another glimpse into Big and Little Edie as they toil away in the East Hamptons.

OUR SIFF REVIEWS:

AFGHAN CYCLES
AMERICAN ANIMALS
BEAST
CATWALK: TALES FROM THE CAT SHOW CIRCUIT
THE CHARMER
FREAKS & GEEKS: THE DOCUMENTARY
HEARTS BEAT LOUD
HOT MESS
I MISS YOU WHEN I SEE YOU
MOUNTAIN
ON CHESIL BEACH
REVENGE
THE RUSSIAN FIVE
SUMMER 1993
TEAM HURRICANE
TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID

COVERAGE FROM MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY!

WARREN CANTRELL, SCENE STEALERS | SIFF 2018 REVIEWS
PAUL CARLSON, ESCAPE INTO FILM | SIFF 2018 CAPSULE REVIEWS
CINEMASQUABBLE PODCASTS
SEAN GILMAN & THE SEATTLE SCREEN SCENE TEAM
BRENT MCKNIGHT, THE LAST THING I SEE | SIFF 2018 REVIEWS

MATT OAKES, SILVER SCREEN RIOT | SIFF 2018 REVIEWS
MOIRA MACDONALD, BRENT MCKNIGHT & JR KINNARDTHE SEATTLE TIMES 
RENE SANCHEZ, CINE SIN FRONTERAS | SIFF 2018 REVIEWS
AARON WHITE, FEELIN' FILM | SIFF 2018 CAPSULE REVIEWS | 

TODAY'S 21 FILMS (all images courtesy of the Seattle International Film Festival, or film distributors)