Meet our talented team of programmers—the people who work and watch movies all year long to curate the best films possible for the Seattle International Film Festival, celebrating its 50th year from May 9 to 19, 2024. Full program info siff.net/festival.

James Davis (he/him)
Programming Coordinator
Culinary Cinema, Shorts

What are your 10 favorite films ever?
The Big Lebowski
Strange Brew
Halloween
The Jerk
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Leprechaun
What We Do in the Shadows
Cube
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Reservoir Dogs

What’s one of your favorite Festival memories or anecdotes?
Besides my first festival with SIFF (2015) when I got to manage the Harvard Exit for its last hurrah, my favorite festival moment was when Eddie Vedder had to climb over me to get to his seat for a screening of Return to Mount Kennedy.

What is your guilty pleasure film?
There is no reason to feel guilty about any of them.

What do you consider your hometown?
Seattle