Carl Spence, photographed at the SIFF Film Center. Credit: KELLY O

Carl Spence, photographed at the SIFF Film Center.

Carl Spence, photographed at the SIFF Film Center. KELLY O

Carl Spence has spent more than 20 years curating film exhibitions, festivals, and live events. In addition to his more than two decades with SIFF, he has also worked with international fests in San Francisco and Palm Springs. More recently, he helped start the Orcas Island Film Festival…

Kelly O—formerly a Stranger staff photographer, music writer, Drunk of the Week columnist, and more!—finished art school and a soul-crushing internship at a corporate advertising agency in Detroit,...