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Tasveer Film Center Seattle’s home for bold storytelling and cinematic discovery. Tasveer Film Center is a cultural theater.

🎬 South Asian-led independent cinema theatre showcasing South Asian & World cinema 7 days a week.
📍 Columbia City, Seattle, WA — Since Feb, 2026
→ Oscar®Qualifying film festival
🎟️ Tickets↓ Now proudly housed at the historic Ark Lodge in Columbia City, Tasveer brings audiences an exciting lineup of films every day of the week, new releases, acclaimed features, and powerful voices from South Asia and beyond. Whether you’re here to catch a film that entertains you or to host your own private or public event, our space is designed to bring people together through the magic of cinema.

TWO OUTSIDERS. ONE MOUNTAIN. A STORY HISTORY LEFT OUT. “TENZING” — Opens October 23rd.Everyone knows Edmund Hillary was ...
09/26/2026

TWO OUTSIDERS. ONE MOUNTAIN. A STORY HISTORY LEFT OUT.
“TENZING” — Opens October 23rd.

Everyone knows Edmund Hillary was first to summit Everest. Almost no one talks about the man standing right beside him.

Based on true events, TENZING tells the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay, the gifted Himalayan climber who reached the top alongside Hillary but was long left out of the story. Where Western climbers saw “Everest” as something to conquer, Tenzing revered Chomolungma as a sacred mother goddess. What follows is an ascent shaped as much by class and empire as by the mountain itself, until two outsiders find mutual respect at the top of the world.

Starring Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, and Willem Dafoe. From director Jennifer Peedom.

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HAVE YOU BEEN MEANING TO CHECK OUT THE TASVEER FILM CENTER?Here’s your reason: two FREE screenings of 2025 Tasveer Film ...
09/24/2026

HAVE YOU BEEN MEANING TO CHECK OUT THE TASVEER FILM CENTER?
Here’s your reason: two FREE screenings of 2025 Tasveer Film Festival winners, as we get the historic space ready for this year’s festival.

🎬 HUMANS IN THE LOOP — Sunday, Sept 27, 6 PM
An Adivasi woman returns to her village and takes a job training AI, only to start questioning the human bias built into the machines she’s teaching. From director Aranya Sahay.

🎬 SHAMBHALA STORY — Sunday, Oct 4, 6 PM
A devout Tibetan monk sent to Japan for further study befriends a parolee trying to rebuild her life, and an unlikely friendship turns into something neither expected. From director Toshio Sekine.

Both FREE. Both fan favorites from last year’s festival. Both at the historic Tasveer Film Center in Columbia City.

See what you’ve been missing, before the 2026 festival brings even more.

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09/17/2026

🎬 JAYANTI 2 — Screening + Community Talkback
Saturday, Sept 19, 2 PM | Tasveer Film Center, Columbia City

If you've followed the GenZ protests across India this past month, this film shows you what's underneath them: caste discrimination, classism, and the urban/rural divide facing indigenous students in urban colleges.

THE STORY: When indigenous student Payal is suspended for protesting discrimination, activists Santya and Tanuja fight to restore her dignity and win her reinstatement.

Hailed by Ambedkarites for telling truths mainstream media ignores.

Directed by Shailesh Baliram Narwade.

Starring Rohini Hattangadi (of "Gandhi" fame), Ruturaj Wankhede, Priyadarshini Indalkar, Payal Jadhav & more.

🎟️ Tickets: https://filmcenter.tasveer.org/checkout/showing/jayanti-2/3874287

Please share widely — especially within academia!

A DELHI STREET ARTIST. A 6,000-MILE BIKE RIDE. A PROMISE KEPT. “THE CYCLE OF LOVE” 🚲💝— now playing through Sept 17.In 19...
09/11/2026

A DELHI STREET ARTIST. A 6,000-MILE BIKE RIDE. A PROMISE KEPT.
“THE CYCLE OF LOVE” 🚲💝— now playing through Sept 17.

In 1977, PK Mahanandia got on a bicycle in Delhi and didn’t stop until he reached Sweden. Not for adventure. For love.

This documentary explores the real-life romantic journey of PK Mahanandia, a Delhi street artist who trekked 6,000 miles by bicycle to reunite with the woman he loved. What started as a chance encounter turned into a promise, a promise that carried him across continents, borders, and years, all the way to Sweden and back into her life.

This isn’t a rom-com. It’s real, and it happened.

From director Orlando von Einsiedel

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ONE NIGHT ONLY: “SURFILMUSIC” 🌊🎸September 16th, 8:00 PM.This intimate documentary traces Jack Johnson’s evolution from s...
09/09/2026

ONE NIGHT ONLY: “SURFILMUSIC” 🌊🎸
September 16th, 8:00 PM.

This intimate documentary traces Jack Johnson’s evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician. Rare archives and present-day reflections reveal how lived experience, friendship, and exploration shaped the sound and stories behind the music.

From director Emmett Malloy.

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ONE NIGHT ONLY: “WHO’S WATCHING” 🎸Live musical set + post-film talkback with Director/Musician Tim Kasher.September 10th...
09/07/2026

ONE NIGHT ONLY: “WHO’S WATCHING” 🎸
Live musical set + post-film talkback with Director/Musician Tim Kasher.
September 10th, 7:50 PM.

WHO’S WATCHING focuses on Caleb, a metalhead loner who becomes obsessed with his new coworker, Krista. Determined to make a film about his newfound “object of beauty,” he begins invading every aspect of Krista’s life. As his infatuation escalates from inappropriate to criminal, we are left questioning who is really watching who in this horror/thriller written and directed by Tim Kasher.

Tim Kasher kicks off the night with a short musical set and intro, then sticks around after the screening for a talkback.

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OPENS SEPTEMBER 9th: “HOPE” 🌊Starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, and Hoyeon.In the remote South Korean village of Hope ...
09/06/2026

OPENS SEPTEMBER 9th: “HOPE” 🌊
Starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, and Hoyeon.

In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to find a mysterious creature that has wreaked havoc on the village. In the nearby forest, a coterie of hunters, including Sung-ki, set out to track the beast and find themselves hunted instead. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.

From director Na Hong-jin.

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OPENS SEPTEMBER 11th: “LATE FAME” 🎭Starring Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee, and Jake Lacy.Legendary New York poet Ed Saxberger’...
09/06/2026

OPENS SEPTEMBER 11th: “LATE FAME” 🎭
Starring Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee, and Jake Lacy.

Legendary New York poet Ed Saxberger’s forgotten works captivate an eccentric group of young creatives, reigniting his artistic passion. Their intrigue intertwines with the bewitching presence of actress Gloria.

From director Kent Jones.

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COMMUNITY TALKBACKS: “AMERICAN DOCTOR”Following select screenings, join us for community conversations that go deeper th...
09/04/2026

COMMUNITY TALKBACKS: “AMERICAN DOCTOR”

Following select screenings, join us for community conversations that go deeper than the film alone.

September 6th, 4:35pm — talkback with Heal Palestine.
September 8th, 7:40pm — talkback with Alice Rothchild, MD. Alice Rothchild, MD

Gaza’s healthcare system has been pushed to the brink and hospitals overwhelmed, medical workers targeted, and the world often kept from seeing the full picture. Three American doctors went in anyway, to help where they could. What they witnessed, and risked everything to expose, is at the center of this film.

Please join us after the film. These conversations matter. ❤️🖤🤍💚

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HEAL Palestine
Jewish Voice for Peace Seattle

09/02/2026

NOW PLAYING: “AMERICAN DOCTOR”
Showtimes daily through September 8th.

Gaza’s healthcare system has been pushed to the brink: hospitals overwhelmed, medical workers targeted, and the world often kept from seeing the full picture. Three American doctors went in anyway, to help where they could. What they witnessed, and risked everything to expose, is at the center of this film.

An essential, unflinching Sundance premiere praised by Variety, RogerEbert.com, and Film Threat. From director Poh Si Teng.

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AMERICAN DOCTOR
Watermelon Pictures

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