THAT’S A WRAP ON 2018!!! The 44th Annual Seattle International Film Festival kicked off May 17 with its Opening Night Gala, featuring a screening of Isabel Coixet’s The Bookshop, a 50’s period piece starring Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, and the exquisite Patricia Clarkson — and wrapped up Sunday, June 10 with Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot.

Team imaginary did their very best to bring you coverage, interviews, and reviews for as many of the 433 films in this year’s festival as we could! imaginary Amie, imaginary embracey, Roxie Rider, and imaginary rich hit the red carpet, attended screenings and parties, and SIFF’ed until we couldn’t SIFF any more.

Here’s what we were up to at SIFF this year:

SIFF 2018 Preview: Face the Music
SIFF 2018 Preview: Northwest Connections

SIFF 2018 Photos: An Afternoon with Melanie Lynskey & SADIE Premiere

Imaginary SIFF Interview: 5 Questions with Boots Riley

SIFF 2018: Week One Highlights
SIFF 2018: Week Two Highlights
SIFF 2018: Week Three Highlights 

BEST OF SIFF 2018 SERIES

SIFF Review: Nico, 1988
SIFF Review: Revenge
SIFF Review: The Long, Dumb Road
SIFF Review: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

SIFF Take: Blue My Mind
SIFF Take: Boundaries
SIFF Take: Ruin Me
SIFF Take: Tito and the Aliens

Recommended SIFF: An Afternoon with Melanie Lynskey