My kid had here movie premiere here and it was so great. The people are super nice. The venue is a cool space, and the theater was perfect for our needs.

Bless all you who work at this unassuming little establishment. The key word here being little, because even though I can enjoy some new German expressionism just about anywhere, I’d be delusional to not feel the blood all but clotting behind my knees when seated in the theatre. But, where NWFF lacks room for expansion, they do well to go beyond the literal and open up the grounds to more than just film. Please play some new Taiwanese cinema (A City of Sadness if you do requests) and I will be back, ready for my legs to fall asleep.

I like the concept of NW Film Forum — having exposure to new work, much of which is rooted in the community. Its a very funky place on Seattles Capitol Hill and feels like youre in a private bohemian club. If your film tastes are more outlier than mainstream, you should check it out!

I really enjoyed the queer film fest here. Its obvious how passionate the NFF folks are about film and about providing opportunities to share small or indie films with the community, and that comes through very well.

Its a familiar place with best activities for children and all ages :)

Nice place to watch indie movies with friends in Capitol Hill.

Enjoyed my first visit recently, but such a great venue. Definitely wont be my last visit.

Friendly staff w/ cheap ticket prices. holds lots of good indie films and the organization is nonprofit with good values and mission.

One of the best arts organizations in Seattle presenting adventurous cinema, multidisciplinary performing arts, and more!

I love how welcoming and warm the area is when you walk in. Its very cozy and I feel like most events that take place here can get very personal. Seems like there are a lot of event screenings here and also seen involved in building a better community and being aware of the happenings around the city.

“The” place to see (sometimes) interesting (and sometimes not so) indie movies. Worth frequent check-backs.

An absolute essential for cinephiles--unusual and inventive programming with a community focus (but plenty of international auteur films coming through). Definitely check out their recurring events, like Moving History and Puget Soundtrack. Also the Local Sightings Film Festival, at which Prospect was a discovery.

Simple and quaint. I had the opportunity to watch my first Zambian film here, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Without their more independent focus, I would have never found the film and been able to see it in a theater. I just moved to the Capitol Hill area, and I do not know many people and do not know a whole lot about the area, but this place seemed to foster a great community for film watchers and filmmakers.

A crucial cultural space dedicated to teaching filmmaking and showcasing important films not seen elsewhere. But more than that, the Northwest Film Forum is home to engaging community discussions and regular events like The Seattle Process with Brett Hamil that capture whats really going on in the city of Seattle.

The “Making the Impossible” camp is the single best summer camp ever. Very welcoming to all ages.

Amazing spot to see independent films.

I enjoyed the Dali documentary. The theater itself was cold and drafty. One person doing tickets, will call and concession. Could use some help there. And who ever heard of popcorn without butter? Its okay I guess, but so many other theaters do better.

I love going to the NW film forum. Its small and features a great selection of indie films. I especially love the Seattle Asian American film festival each year.

Fantastic place with great films.

A good place you can enjoy movie with so many interesting people from different backgroundsThe ticket price is very cheap.

Great theater, excellent film choices

Small local theater with interesting and unique films and events. Serves beer and wine and snacks. Great place to go for an interesting and unique night out. A lot of fun! We saw Moon with a live orchestra

Another special Seattle place, unique, quirky, community-oriented , irreplaceable.

So glad a place like this exists. I have screened a couple of films here and each time I really dug the people who were working there and who came out to see the shows and engage.

The NWFF is a great, small movie venue. It feels intimate and friendly. Staff are courteous and make this place feel like a community hub. Check out a movie or event here sometime! You wont regret it.

Northwest Film Forum is a great place to host classes, meetups, and watch films. Just by walking by you may not notice that it is a theater. This theater does not show big box office films but more local indie films. They have concessions inside with more options than big box offices. And this is surely a place that you will find others like-minded to speak about film, theater, shooting, acting and alike.

Although I loved their selection, ticketing staff was awful.

Great small cinema in Capitol Hill. Loved the children film festival here.

Wonderful film and discussion afterwards. Thank you for providing this depth of film subject, it was very special, and to experience it with others who have been affected was very moving.

Love the creative selections here and the comfortable theatre.

Went to see a selection of short films with my sons class. Its a small indie theater with old-fashioned stadium seating. It was quite charming and the children were quite taken with the films from the Seattle Childrens Film Festival 2018

Good times they have moxie soda what is not to love

Great independent theater. I have seen the childrens Northwest Film Festival shows with my sons 3rd grade class here and I also watch the previewing of Maryland romadka is fiber documentaries that she is working on. Its a fantastic indie house!

Dedicated community of film lovers comes together in this small space. Great staff and small selection of alcoholic drinks and snacks available before shows. A good non-profit space open to local groups and artists needing space (for free!).

Good place to see offbeat films. Especially valuable since most of the local Landmark theaters have closed.

Loved the small theater setting. Where else do you get a large cup of water for free? And the popcorn was perfect. Just wish there had been a larger size.

Saw a film in theater 1. Screen was small but image quality was acceptable. The complaint I have is about the sound quality: lacking in volume, bass, and clarity. It seemed like there were speakers lining the theater walls but no sound was coming out of them, only some weak speakers at the very front of the theater were on. It felt like watching a movie at home using my TVs built in speakers. Thats not an acceptable cinema experience.

Intimate film venue with nice, comfortable chairs and a small concession stand. Very charming place with an amazing film selection. Worth visiting.

The sound system was very lacking in the theater we were in, and the people working the projector spoke throughout important parts of the film we saw (memories of fish). I dont know if the projector people knew we could hear them, but it was fairly disruptive.Popcorn was pretty tasty though!

Fantastic locaton! Great staff, and 2 theatres!!! Highly recommended.

Film program is awesome!

Great place to see films you wont see anywhere else!!

Loved it Fantastic films here.

Art films, rare films, new independent films, a great resource for cinephiles.

Love this place. Excellent for any film lover or filmmaker. Possibly for filmlove-makers, but Id call about that first.

Good times reasonable candy price

Great place for interesting films.

Great little Cinema with beer, wine, and snacks. Always has a great selection of films.

Attended the childrens film festival. I liked the space and their audience involvement

A bunch of wonders programming wonderful films

Its too huge place but fantastic place

Great theater and awesome people.

Nice theater, nice staff and seats were comfortable for a big girl!

I love this place!!!! The small and intimate theaters, the staff, the great movie selections. I took a David Lynch class here as well which was super fun (if that can be said about Lynch). I truly enjoy coming here and supporting the NWFF!

An excellent venue that supports the cultural arts.

A vital resource for filmmakers and film afficienados.

Came here for the Asian American Film Festival. Very conveniently located and well maintained.

Came for a free class (they do have paid courses too) and found it a great place to network. And I learned some stuff about crowd funding our movies

Best theater in seattle. theyre very active in the local arts community, and have amazing curation of films.

No complaints. A good comfortable venue with good seating.

Great and fast service when I had to change my ticket.

The Northwest Film Forum has been the single most instrumental component of my cinema education ever since they have been open.

Super cool community movie spot!

Great local non-profit films shown here, plus they give workshops.

This is the destination for cinema

Cute place friendly staff great indie movies

Beautiful people... Great time

Great place with interesting movies, but cramped seats, and the seating isnt sloped much so its always blocked by the people in front of you.

Awesome place to catch unique independent films!!!

Great community of local filmmakers

Love the films, beer and popcorn.

Its film, like good FILM you know...

I dont just hand out 5s, you know?

Nice place

Dont know yet.

Cool venue

Surprisingly good popcorn

No other movie theatre like it in seattle.

Lots video skipping killed the mood of the movie but was eventually addressed. (We Are X Seattle Premiere)