If you don’t have kids of a certain age, or any kids at all, the Children’s Film Festival Seattle (CFFS) probably seems like an event not intended for you—if it’s even on your radar. In this, you can’t be blamed. It is an easy mistake to make.
Much of what you’ll find on tap at the annual fest, now in its 15th year, can be experienced and enjoyed by adults—and they don’t need to feel odd or out of place if they are unaccompanied by minors. In fact, festival director Elizabeth Shepherd says the majority of CFFS pass holders are adults who attend alone or with friends, and they’re there to see everything; families tend to purchase tickets to specific, individual events. “I think the festival is known as a treasure trove of animation,” she told me via e-mail. “But I have asked adult pass holders why they come back year after year, and I’ve heard that they trust the content overall to be uplifting and thoughtful and gentle, and they appreciate that.”
