{"id":13519,"date":"2014-04-03T15:29:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T22:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qgp.ykq.mybluehost.me\/cinephiled\/?p=13519"},"modified":"2014-04-04T10:07:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T17:07:19","slug":"seattles-first-dive-bar-film-festival-celebrates-swiftly-disappearing-taphouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinephiled.com\/seattles-first-dive-bar-film-festival-celebrates-swiftly-disappearing-taphouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle\u2019s First Dive Bar Film Festival Celebrates the Swiftly Disappearing Taphouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Contributed by Gwendolyn Elliott<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When the iconic Rainier R was restored to its original perch atop Seattle\u2019s Rainier Brewery last year, it seemed nostalgia for the vintage life had literally reached its zenith. From craft cocktails and old-fashioned ciders to retro regional beers, the love for time-honored libations in the Emerald City has never been so popular.<\/p>\n<p>Finding an equally storied watering hole in which to imbibe, however, is becoming harder and harder. Times are tough for the dive bar, and recent years have seen beloved joints like the Alki Tavern, the Comet Tavern and the Canterbury shutter in the name of rebranding or urban development. Justin Freet, Program Coordinator for Seattle\u2019s first Dive Bar Film Festival, has a problem with that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cl\u2019ve always loved dive bars,\u201d says Freet. \u201cWhen I would meet other filmmakers while I was finishing school and scraping around for film gigs, when I would have a drink, I would go to a dive bar. Places like the Moon Temple, Blue Moon, the Baranof. Those dive bars were a huge part of my creative and social energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A co-founder of Seattle\u2019s alternative film festival Rawstock, Freet said that when he heard his favorite dive, Wallingford\u2019s Moon Temple, was the next to go (as of this writing, it\u2019s slated to officially close this summer, for what Justin says will be \u201ca CVS\u201d), he felt he needed to do something.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the few things I\u2019m comfortable throwing together is a film festival,\u201d he says. Together with Rainier Beer, members of Rawstock and Mike Seely, former editor-in-chief of Seattle Weekly and &#8220;Seattle&#8217;s Best Dive Bars: Drinking &amp; Diving in the Emerald City&#8221; author, he did just that.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day fest will feature a number of dive bar-themed short films including music videos, animated shorts, and a retrospective of the work of David Culp, the revered Northwest filmmaker who brought Pacific Northwest TV land Ivar\u2019s iconic dancing clams and those roaming herds of Rainier Beer cans. Freet promises other surprises, along with speakers like Seely, who estimates that 15% of the 100 dives reviewed in his book have either closed or are \u201con the chopping block.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the most unfortunate and largely unspoken Seattle civic tragedies is the amount of storied neighborhood institutions that have too quietly faded away without a fight,\u201d he says. \u201cWhat&#8217;s so crucial about the Dive Bar Film Fest is that you&#8217;ve got some talented artists committing themselves to making sure people realize how important lived-in, unpretentious neighborhood bars are, before it&#8217;s too late.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Freet agrees. The dive bar is \u201cno nonsense,\u201d he says. \u201cYou can get a Rainier tallboy and a shot of whiskey. No one\u2019s going to judge you. It\u2019s a rarefied quality in Seattle\u2019s social scene right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Runs April 2, 3, and 6. Opening night, Grand Illusion, 1403 N.E. 50th St., brownpapertickets.com. $12. 9 p.m. (Also: Jules Mae\u2019s, 8:30 p.m. Thurs.; Liberty Bar, 7:30 p.m. Sun.). Get more on the fest from its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/649275631774910\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by Gwendolyn Elliott When the iconic Rainier R was restored to its original perch atop Seattle\u2019s Rainier Brewery last year, it seemed nostalgia for the vintage life had literally reached its zenith. 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