MUMBAI: The 2011 edition of the tle International Film Festival (SIFF) will open on 19 May with the award-winning film The First Grader.
The film is based on the true-to-life story of an 84-year-old Kenyan villager who went back to school to pursue the education denied him in his youth.
Lauded at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival and the recent Palm Beach International Film Festival (where it was named Best Feature Film), The First Grader has been directed by Justin Chadwick.
An opening-night party at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall will follow the screening.
SIFF, now in its 37th year, will run till 12 June at multiple venues, including Seattle‘s SIFF Cinema, IMAX at Pacific Science Center, Pacific Place Cinemas, Benaroya Hall, Admiral Theater, Neptune Theatre, Harvard Exit Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre. Suburban venues this year include Everett Performing Arts Center, Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center and Kirkland Performance Center.
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