Seattle International Film Festival

Safinez Bousbia's El Gusto: Film as a Movement to Change Lives

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival 2012, Algeria, Seattle International Film Festival, Safinez Bousbia, El Gusto, Chaabi Music, Ya Rayah, Video, Culture News
E. Nina Rothe

A great film should change lives. While typically cinematic masterpieces are able to change the outlook of their audiences, in the case of Safinez Bousbia's documentary El Gusto, the film managed to dramatically change the existence of its subjects and its filmmaker.

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Life Imitating Art: How Cairo 678 Forecasted the Lara Logan Incident

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Egypt, Mena, Lara Logan, Cairo 678, Seattle International Film Festival, Mohamed Diab, Entertainment News
E. Nina Rothe

Cairo 678 is an important film -- one all women should watch and all men should pay attention to.

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Bouncing Back (With A Little Help From Spike Lee)

Huffington Post | Sara Yin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Writers, Unemployment, Kobe Bryant, Bankruptcy, If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise, Do the Right Thing, Third World America, LA Lakers, Screenwriters, Multiple Sclerosis, Spike Lee, Seattle International Film Festival, Nba, Bass Reeves, Impact News

By any measure, 2009 was a horrible year for 47-year-old freelance writer Susan Hanson of Seattle, Washington. First the recession cut her income by t...

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