Last Tuesday of the month, June through December. Ten directors, ten films, one packed house in the Central District: doors at 7:00, lights down at 7:30. Go for the night, or go all season.
Seattle’s underground film festival. A live, monthly short-film showcase built to put filmmakers on a real screen in front of a real, packed house: uplifting Black, brown & tan creators across the PNW. Ten directors, one night, every month.
“We put the fun back in film fests.”
“A lot of my peers never had the chance to see their work on a big screen. I built this for access, for collaboration, and to break down the barriers placed in front of Black, brown, and tan creatives.”
Every last Tuesday the Central District turns into a cinema: ten films, ten directors, and the best room in the city.
SCOPE SCREENINGS · 2026
Narrative shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos, commercials, and experimental work — all under twenty minutes. Screened live on the big screen, June through December, and for the first time Season 5 brings judged awards.
One screening a month, last Tuesday, JUL through JAN. Doors 7:00 PM, program 7:30 PM.
Season Pass · $99- JUL28Opening NightTuesday · July 28, 2026
- AUG25Season 05 · No. 2Tuesday · August 25, 2026On sale soon
- SEP29Season 05 · No. 3Tuesday · September 29, 2026On sale soon
- OCT27Season 05 · No. 4Tuesday · October 27, 2026On sale soon
- NOV24Season 05 · No. 5Tuesday · November 24, 2026On sale soon
- DEC29Season 05 · No. 6Tuesday · December 29, 2026On sale soon
- JAN26Season FinaleTuesday · January 26, 2027On sale soon
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A fiscally sponsored project of Shunpike, a 501(c)(3). Every dollar puts another underrepresented filmmaker on a big screen.
Press & Media
Logos, fact sheet, founder bio, photography and b-roll. Everything you need to cover the festival.
Shorts, music videos, docs, animation, experiments. Every film twenty minutes or less, every filmmaker in the room.