This season, we presented 45 films over five days, welcomed social justice filmmakers and special guests from around the country, and presented workshops and panel discussions focusing on reproductive justice, restorative justice, and amplifying youth voices. What an amazing, supportive community of festival-goers, donors, and community members. We are very fortunate to be a part of this community and could not present this event without all of you.

On behalf of the board and staff of the Social Justice Film Festival, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our community, filmmakers, partners, volunteers, participants, and audience members who celebrated with us during the 2023 film festival that took place October 11-15 in Seattle in-person and in North America online October 16-22.

The Social Justice Film Festival harnesses the power of visual storytelling to inspire, empower, and educate. SJFF serves as a resource and a critical lens to democratize filmmaking and produce brave, cutting-edge documentary and narrative stories otherwise absent from the mainstream media. It is a place for activism, where content creators use visual storytelling to imagine and inspire transformational change.