Seattle International Film Festival Program Includes ‘The Bookshop,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ ‘Blaze’

The lineup for the 44th Seattle International Film Festival, the largest film gathering in the U.S., was announced on Wednesday, with 433 films set to screen.Among this year’s projects include Siff Gala screenings of Emily Mortimer and Patricia Clarkson in “The Bookshop,” “Sorry to Bother You,” with Tessa Thompson and Lakeith Stanfield and “Don’t Worry, He won’t Get Far on Foot,” starring Joaquin Phoenix.

The festival, which runs from May 17 to June 10, will include six world, 32 North American, and 16 U.S.

Feature premieres.Ethan Hawke will be honored during the three-week event with the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award and will screen “Blaze,” the new film he wrote, produced and directed, on June 8, followed by an on-stage interview.Melanie Lynskey will also make an appearance at the festival for a discussion and screening of her new film “Sadie” on May 27.Among the more than 400 films screening

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