May 22 - June 14, 1998

The second annual video and film event takes place to complement the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). Known as "Satellites: Screens From Outer Spaces" the event will take place, as its name suggests, in several "satellite" venues across Seattle. Here is what is in store for Satellite attendees: Listed chronologically.

The Grand Illusion Presents: A Doris Wishman Double Feature Friday, May 22nd to Thursday, May 28th.

Grand Illusion Cinema, 1403 NE 50th

'Bad Girl Go To Hell' @ 5&9pm; Sarchive/SU 1pm matinee. 'Double Age 73nt' @ 7pm; Sarchive/SU 3pm matinee. Author Brian Puterman will introduce 'Bad Girls' Friday, May 22 at 9pm.

Indie-Media Marathon

Saturday, May 23rd at 8pm - Midnight

911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Ave. N.

Join us as we celebrate indie narratives in a one night marathon screening. From phone-sex comedies to futuristic bio-dramas, it's all here and it's all good. Sure, the other big, big film festival is screening up the hill, but what the heck, why not drop in to check out a few of these gems. Artists include: Mario Barrera, Lilly Millic (Seattle), Becky Smith, Rustin Thompson (Seattle), Scott Mus (Seattle), and Kerry Lee Perry (Bremerton). Only three bucks gets you in for 5 hours of entertainment! Local artists will be in attendance. $3 / Free for 911 members Contact Peter Mitchell, (206) 682-6552 or  

Grand Illusion Presents: "Mary Jane's Not A Virgin Anymore" Saturday, May 23rd at 11:00 p.m.

See description above $5

Contact Grand Illusion (206) 523-3935

Independent Exposure

Thursday, May 28th at 7:30pm

Speakeasy Cafe Backroom, 2302 2nd Ave.

Blackchair Productions presents Seattle's premier microcinema screening program of short films, videos and computer art from around the world that epitomizes the independently alternative spirit of Satellites: Screens

from Outer Spaces. $4 Contact Joel S. Bachar at

(206) 282-3592 or

Experimental Filmworks

Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m.

Speakeasy Backroom, 2304 2nd Ave.

Shining Moment Productions presents their monthly survey of avant-garde filmmaking with a program of Experimental Filmworks from the 1920's and beyond. $3. Contact Erick

Larsen at

Experimental Cinema of Jon Behrens and Steve Creson Saturday, May 30th at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. 1412 18th Ave. at Union.

Acme Cinema presents film screenings at Capitol Hill's newest microcinema, Cinema 18 which will showcase an evening of works by the Cinema proprietors: Jon Behrens and Steve Creson. $5. Contact Jon Behrens or Steve Creson, (206) 282-3592

Acme Cinema's Films at the Baltic Room

Sunday, May 31st at 8:00 p.m.

The Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St., Acme Cinema hosts their weekly Baltic Room film screenings. This week they will be presenting the very best in Film Noir, Euro Cinema, Jazz Films & Film Classics. $2. Different programs will be presented on Monday, June 1st and June 8th. Contact Jon Behrens or Steve Creson, 206-625-4444

Visual Q's Super-8 Lounge

Monday, June 1st, 8pm.

The Alibi Room, Post Alley

Seattle's only ongoing Super-8 film screenings. June's program will feature the works of Super-8 filmmakers from the NW and beyond. FREE. Contact Mike Rudnick, 206-325-6781

Evolution Engine

Thursday, June 4th from 7:00 p.m. to 2 a.m. ARO.space, 925 East Pike Street

Seattle's only once-per month curated, inter-disciplinary, multi-dimensional arts-installation event. This month will be curated by Tanya Hughes and will feature the collaborative efforts of these Experimentalists: - Sandy Cioffi, Houston, Jason Harler and others. 21+ Contact Joel S. Bachar or Jason Harler at 206-282-3592

New European Cinema

Friday, June 5th, at 7:30 p.m., Speakeasy Backroom, 2304 2nd Ave. Blackchair Productions in association with Euro Underground presents an exhibition of film and video from Bulgaria, Moldovia, Serbia Yugoslovia and Switzerland. $5. Contact Joel S. Bachar, Blackchair Productions, 206-282-3592 or

Planet Stiff

Saturday, June 6th, 1998 at 8:00p.m., @SAGA on The Harbor Steps, 94 University. Dzigafilmsyndicate and Spitting Image Prod. presents: Planet Stiff, a live, Multi-Frame, Moving-Image, Music and Projection Festival. Planet Stiff will celebrate and showcase the visual works and music of: Wavemagnet, Humanlab, Dzigafilmsyndicate, Pod, Nectarine, The Plastic Eye Miracle, Space Monkey, Atari-Mind Suck, Nice Soft Rutabaga, Melody Unit, Black Dragon Kwoon, Blackchair, Alien Farm, Tall, Whose Family, Rockin' Teenage Combo, Among Others, Ambient TV, Offline, Malachi plus many more...$6. Contact Roderick Hatfield (206) 634-3817 or

FREE (our public air) W A V E S

Sunday, June 7th at 8 p.m.

4001 9th Ave NE (one block northwest of the university bridge) Citizen Vagrom/Seattle Independent Media Coalition's live showcase of independent radio, tv, internet and print. Free Eats, and community based TV, Radio, Internet and Print rabble-rousers on hand.

Contact: Eric Galatas at (206)632-0662 x209 or

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