He Never Dies: The Films of Kalil Haddad (18+)

Kalil Haddad, 2020-2025, Canada, 70 min, in English

Northwest Film Forum is excited to present the Seattle debut of the work of Toronto-based filmmaker Kalil Haddad. HE NEVER DIES: THE FILMS OF KALIL HADDAD collects six of Haddad’s short films, each a display of his idiosyncratic and radical approach to the depiction and use of queer subjectivities in visual media. Seamlessly moving between narrative, documentary, and archival approaches to filmmaking, Haddad’s films interrogate notions of desire and exploitation across lines of sexuality, race, and class in order to uncover often hidden truths about how we use and abuse those that we see, but often do not know.

FILMS IN THIS PROGRAM:

The Beautiful Room is Empty (2020, 20 min)
As her childhood home is emptied for sale, Marie wanders through spaces both concrete and virtual as she attempts to navigate the ghosts of her past.

My Secret Boyfriend Died in a Mass Shooting (2025, 5 min)
A young couple’s love ends in tragedy.

His Smell (2023, 14 min)
Alone for the weekend, Sebastian laments the passing of an old friend.

The Boy Was Found Unharmed (2024, 3 min)
Jody remembers being eleven.

The Taking of Jordan (2022, 8 min)
Jordan, an amateur adult performer, recalls the horror of his many former lives.

Victim of Circumstance (2024, 20 min)
Scott and Brandon meet in the 1980s at an orphanage. When Brandon sets off for California, Scott follows closely behind. A story told through the pages of an adult magazine.

Curated and presented by Kalil Haddad, Tony Nguyen, and Cole Wilder.

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