🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️
@kcfennessy.bsky.social
Music and film writer. Seattle Film Critics Society president and Northwest Film Forum board member. Unions: SAG-AFTRA and IBEW Local 46. Past/present contributor: KCMU/KEXP, KUOW, Rock & Roll Globe, Seattle Film Blog, The Stranger, and Video Librarian.
@eclectichutch.bsky.social interviewing WTO/99's Ian Bell and Gavin Sullivan at @seattlecritics.bsky.social sold out screening at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. Staffers had to turn people away, but the doc plays @nwfilmforum.bsky.social Dec 5-14 before expanding. More dates: www.wto99doc.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
@eclectichutch.bsky.social interviewing WTO/99's Ian Bell and Gavin Sullivan at @seattlecritics.bsky.social sold out screening at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. Staffers had to turn people away, but the doc plays @nwfilmforum.bsky.social Dec 5-14 before expanding. More dates: www.wto99doc.com
So far this film reminds me of my dad's softball team, the Brunos. The player that looks like Fee Waybill IS Fee Waybill.
![Note from Dad on the back of the photo:
"Sept. 10, 1988. Rick Slick [Castro Street Fair coordinator] is hiding behind #1. [Fee] Waybill in back. Husky handsome dude with shades is, as if you didn't know, God."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kzhe4p6x6j2xjze7byq52eg4/bafkreicncp3jf6t4iov2szld65vks2u7scyhwg2vdftm5akblty3xefjre@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
So far this film reminds me of my dad's softball team, the Brunos. The player that looks like Fee Waybill IS Fee Waybill.
Finally. (Bummer about the watermark, but I've seen worse.)
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Finally. (Bummer about the watermark, but I've seen worse.)
I posted recently about men with leaky faces--don't worry, someone brought Ian Holm's android, Ash, to my attention--but I forgot about my favorite hard-boiled, squirrel-cheeked actor, Joe Shishido, in Takashi Nomura's A Colt Is My Passport. @fulciseyefetish.bsky.social is right: it RULES.
November 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I posted recently about men with leaky faces--don't worry, someone brought Ian Holm's android, Ash, to my attention--but I forgot about my favorite hard-boiled, squirrel-cheeked actor, Joe Shishido, in Takashi Nomura's A Colt Is My Passport. @fulciseyefetish.bsky.social is right: it RULES.
One of my better efforts. Believe it or not: I'd never made one until I saw Love Lies Bleeding!
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
One of my better efforts. Believe it or not: I'd never made one until I saw Love Lies Bleeding!
Hope to see some of you there!
Congratulations to @prophetkotto.bsky.social, who recently received a best editing nomination from the IDA (International Documentary Association). Once you see WTO/99, if you haven't already, you'll see why. (Props to my pal, Adam Sekuler, too, for Suburban Fury.)
Congratulations to @prophetkotto.bsky.social, who recently received a best editing nomination from the IDA (International Documentary Association). Once you see WTO/99, if you haven't already, you'll see why. (Props to my pal, Adam Sekuler, too, for Suburban Fury.)
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hope to see some of you there!
Congratulations to @prophetkotto.bsky.social, who recently received a best editing nomination from the IDA (International Documentary Association). Once you see WTO/99, if you haven't already, you'll see why. (Props to my pal, Adam Sekuler, too, for Suburban Fury.)
Congratulations to @prophetkotto.bsky.social, who recently received a best editing nomination from the IDA (International Documentary Association). Once you see WTO/99, if you haven't already, you'll see why. (Props to my pal, Adam Sekuler, too, for Suburban Fury.)
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
Most movies set in my state weren't filmed there--this one was.
Most movies set in my state weren't filmed there--this one was.
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
Most movies set in my state weren't filmed there--this one was.
Most movies set in my state weren't filmed there--this one was.
And each time I go to bed I pray like Aretha Franklin
Each time I go to bed I pray like Aretha Franklin
Nothing, oh nothing
'Cause baby, bah-ooh
I'm a would be
A would be, would be
B. E. E. Z.
Each time I go to bed I pray like Aretha Franklin
Nothing, oh nothing
'Cause baby, bah-ooh
I'm a would be
A would be, would be
B. E. E. Z.
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
And each time I go to bed I pray like Aretha Franklin
Each time I go to bed I pray like Aretha Franklin
Nothing, oh nothing
'Cause baby, bah-ooh
I'm a would be
A would be, would be
B. E. E. Z.
Each time I go to bed I pray like Aretha Franklin
Nothing, oh nothing
'Cause baby, bah-ooh
I'm a would be
A would be, would be
B. E. E. Z.
I brought chocolates to @seattlecritics.bsky.social PNW screenings at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. Thanks to everyone who has come out to support local film! To Kill a Wolf is *tonight* at 7:15pm, WTO/99 and Not One Drop of Blood are tomorrow at 3 and 5:45pm. Filmmakers at all screenings. 📽
November 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I brought chocolates to @seattlecritics.bsky.social PNW screenings at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. Thanks to everyone who has come out to support local film! To Kill a Wolf is *tonight* at 7:15pm, WTO/99 and Not One Drop of Blood are tomorrow at 3 and 5:45pm. Filmmakers at all screenings. 📽
That first film (only 51 mins) sounds pretty entertaining.
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
That first film (only 51 mins) sounds pretty entertaining.
Working on a review of Göran Olsson's nearly-three hour documentary ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958-1989. This passenger's description of the Palestinian Liberation Front members who hijacked her plane in 1970: unexpected.
Fun fact: Olsson titled his first film Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much.
Fun fact: Olsson titled his first film Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much.
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Working on a review of Göran Olsson's nearly-three hour documentary ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958-1989. This passenger's description of the Palestinian Liberation Front members who hijacked her plane in 1970: unexpected.
Fun fact: Olsson titled his first film Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much.
Fun fact: Olsson titled his first film Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much.
I like this juxtaposition of Instagram images: spent a week hanging out with Steve De Jarnatt (Tarzana, Miracle Mile), Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident), PNW filmmakers at @seattlecritics.bsky.social screenings at SIFF (light art located between the Film Center and KEXP), and the cat.
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I like this juxtaposition of Instagram images: spent a week hanging out with Steve De Jarnatt (Tarzana, Miracle Mile), Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident), PNW filmmakers at @seattlecritics.bsky.social screenings at SIFF (light art located between the Film Center and KEXP), and the cat.
#LetterboxdFriday Last Four Watched. Banner week: caught Miracle Mile with Steve De Jarnatt and It Was Just an Accident with Jafar Panahi. Neon chose 6 cities for JP's tour; @siffnews.bsky.social's support of Iranian cinema won the day. And I'm now caught up w Cattet & Forzani: tinyurl.com/y54k8f5e
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#LetterboxdFriday Last Four Watched. Banner week: caught Miracle Mile with Steve De Jarnatt and It Was Just an Accident with Jafar Panahi. Neon chose 6 cities for JP's tour; @siffnews.bsky.social's support of Iranian cinema won the day. And I'm now caught up w Cattet & Forzani: tinyurl.com/y54k8f5e
Jafar Panahi hasn't just visited NYC and Los Angeles with It Was Just an Accident, but Seattle, too! Tickets are, understandably, on standby. Fortunately, I bought mine the minute they went on sale--makes up for missing him at the New York Film Festival, though no Scorsese at this screening.
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Jafar Panahi hasn't just visited NYC and Los Angeles with It Was Just an Accident, but Seattle, too! Tickets are, understandably, on standby. Fortunately, I bought mine the minute they went on sale--makes up for missing him at the New York Film Festival, though no Scorsese at this screening.
If you attend the @seattlecritics.bsky.social screening of Twinless Nov 21 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center, you'll get a virtual Q&A with filmmaker James Sweeney and the chance to win this Kraken plush (will make more sense if you've seen the film). Tickets and more info: tinyurl.com/45ersux4
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If you attend the @seattlecritics.bsky.social screening of Twinless Nov 21 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center, you'll get a virtual Q&A with filmmaker James Sweeney and the chance to win this Kraken plush (will make more sense if you've seen the film). Tickets and more info: tinyurl.com/45ersux4
@beingtsj.bsky.social introducing @seattlecritics.bsky.social screening of nominees for the first PNW short film award with filmmakers in attendance. A lot of people showed up, and Thomas did a great job hosting and moderating. Special thanks to @nwfilmforum.bsky.social. Winner announced Dec 15.
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
@beingtsj.bsky.social introducing @seattlecritics.bsky.social screening of nominees for the first PNW short film award with filmmakers in attendance. A lot of people showed up, and Thomas did a great job hosting and moderating. Special thanks to @nwfilmforum.bsky.social. Winner announced Dec 15.
Weird liquids leaking down men's faces.
November 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Weird liquids leaking down men's faces.
What Kylo said.
November 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
What Kylo said.
And...my introduction to Sergi López was in this film.
Nice to see he still has the goods.
Nice to see he still has the goods.
November 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
And...my introduction to Sergi López was in this film.
Nice to see he still has the goods.
Nice to see he still has the goods.
Cute kid, darling pup.
November 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Cute kid, darling pup.
Pre-rave shot from Sirāt.
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Pre-rave shot from Sirāt.
Neon lighting up my weekend.
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Neon lighting up my weekend.
Love this detail in The New Yorker's Laura Loomer profile.
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Love this detail in The New Yorker's Laura Loomer profile.
The Quay Bros have adapted both (I prefer the former).
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Quay Bros have adapted both (I prefer the former).