Meet our talented team of programmers – the people who work and watch movies all year long to curate the best films possible for the Seattle International Film Festival, celebrating its 49th year from May 11 to 21, 2023. Full program info siff.net/festival.

What are your 10 favorite films ever?
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Handmaiden
Love & Basketball
Mad Max: Fury Road
Moonlight
The Princess Bride
Princess Mononoke
Raising Arizona
What We Do in the Shadows

What is one of your favorite festival moments?
Being the photographer for the premiere of Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013) and getting to meet her.

What is your guilty pleasure film?
The Way We Were

What's one thing we should know about you that is NOT film related?
My height and my birthday are the same.

What do you consider your hometown?
Seattle