Films
School of Rock
After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.
Sci-fi shorts of John Harden: La Vie D'Un Chien, The Story of Sputnik, and New
Three shorts by John Harden—some humorous, some heartbreaking—use science to explore the possibilities and problems that may await our species in the near-to-distant future.
Science Fair
Filmmakers follow nine high school students from around the globe as they compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair. Facing off against 1,700 of the smartest, quirkiest teens from 78 countries, only one will be named Best in Fair.
Science is Fiction: 23 Films by Jean Painlevé
This series brings together the best of the surrealist-influenced works of filmmaker-scientist-inventor Jean Painlevé.
Scooby-Doo
After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on.
Score
This documentary brings Hollywood's premier composers together to give viewers a look inside the musical challenges and creative secrecy of the world's most international music genre: the film score.
Se7en
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
Seabiscuit
The true story of an undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Searching
In this thriller that unfolds entirely on computer screens, the desperate father of a missing 16-year-old girl breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her.
Seconds
Banker Arthur Hamilton hires a company that gives the wealthy and dissatisfied new faces and lives to place him into a new existence as Tony Wilson, an artist who lives in Malibu. Given a manservant to help him adjust, he soon finds that adjusting will be the least of his worries.
Secret Mall Apartment
In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.
Secrets of the Sea (IMAX)
A look at marine biodiversity and the many species that live and interact in the ocean.
Seeds of Time
This documentary follows agriculture pioneer Cary Fowler's global journey to save the eroding foundation of our food supply in a new era of climate change.
Sensitivity Training
A misanthropic scientist is forced into sensitivity training at work and forms an unlikely friendship with the bubbly woman assigned to be her coach.
Sepideh: Reaching for the Stars
Sepideh Hooshyar, an Iranian teenager, dreams of becoming an astronaut, but cultural and economic factors make her goal difficult to achieve.
Serenity
The crew of the ship Serenity tries to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their number who is telepathic.
Shakespeare in Love
The world's greatest ever playwright is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Sharknado
When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.
Sharkwater
Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, filmmaker Rob Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.
Shaun of the Dead
A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living.
Shelf Life
A surprising global odyssey exploring the world of cheese. Parallels are drawn between the aging process of cheese and human life's journey.
Sherlock Jr.
A film projectionist who longs to be a detective puts his meagre sleuthing skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
Short Circuit
Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
Short Films, Big Ideas: The Science of Science Fiction
The Seattle Science Festival presents five favorites from Seattle's own Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival, introduced by a pair of scientists delving into the facts behind the sci-fi.