Movies in Your Urban Living Room
Outdoor movies gather people to experience the spectacle together: laugh, shriek, and clap
Summer Outdoor Movie Series
From the suggested movie titles, we polled our community to select which we will see this summer on our Green Street. Here is the chosen titles in our summer movie series. All movies are free and family-friendly. Each movie begins at 8pm and is preceded by a live musical performance at 7pm. Check the calendar for details.
Twister
Two storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
Crazy Rich Asians
This contemporary romantic comedy based on a global bestseller follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.
10 Things I Hate About You
A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.
Boys in the Boat
A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings.
Movies Screened by Scarecrow Video
Unique in so many ways, the U District is home to the world's largest video library, managed by the non-profit Scarecrow Video.
Scarecrow Video needs your help!
After 10 years of dwindling revenue, increased expenses, and decreased funding, they’re in the middle of their most important fundraiser ever. If they reach their goal, the money raised will not just sustain the organization, but help build a more solid future, so that it may continue to be a resource for the public for decades to come.
Background
Scarecrow Video began life in 1988 as a video store. By 2014, the collection had grown to become so significant that a non-profit was formed to continue its stewardship. Today our unique collection of over 145,000 titles represents the deep wells of our cultural history spanning over 127 years, and it continues to expand every week bringing in approximately 3,700 new titles annually.
We are proud to hold films not just about marginalized storytellers, but by them as well, and we hold these works to be of equal importance as Hollywood blockbusters. Our collection is curated in a specialized way that works to draw attention to areas that may be overlooked by common outlets, including: LGBTQIA+ and local filmmakers; a robust documentary room that includes Native American history, social justice issues, and women and civil rights; and an expansive foreign section which represents 129 countries and over 126 languages other than English.
In no other place in Seattle, the Northwest, or the United States can the public access the diversity of voices and stories that can be experienced and discovered, from around the world and across cultures, at Scarecrow Video.
The Contenders
We polled and took suggestions from our community to derive a list of movies to screen outdoors on our Summer Green Street. Below were the contenders:
Sponsors & Partners
Funding provided by the Neighborhood Matching Fund of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Additional funding provided by 4Culture of King County and the U District Advocates, who serves as our fiscal sponsor.
City of Seattle
4 Culture
U District Advocates
Scarecrow Video
