A grizzled cop must bring to justice a deadly and mysterious menace who has left his city in ruins and his life in chaos.

A subversive comedy about three small town actresses taking in a mysterious new roommate from LA.

A scrappy sensational sideshow revival act playing Seattle dive bars suddenly launches into the big time, riding the same wave that brought grunge rock crashing into mainstream culture. Circus of the Scars is a 95-minute micro-budget documentary that follows the infamous Jim Rose Circus Sideshow on a relentless and controversial world tour. Sold out audiences gape in horror and howl with laughter, but behind-the-scenes, inner struggles and battles with their maniacal hype master push the troupe ever closer to an early implosion.

Is this an underground film? Nope, but it's our staff selects to the staff member who has been with the festival since the early days. It's also the 40th anniversary! So you know this will be a good time!