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Menu What’s On Calendar The Maury Island Incident Accessibility COVID-19 Safety Food and Allergens What’s On Calendar Series The Disabled List Filmmaker Gatherings Mourning Sickness Moving History Trauma Bond Truth to Fiction Unstreamable Visiting Artists Waste Not Your Thoughts on Eternity: The Seasonal Films of Yasujirō Ozu Festivals View all Festivals ByDesign Festival Cadence Video Poetry Festival Children's Film Festival Seattle Disabled List Comedy Festival Engauge Experimental Film Festival 2025 Local Sightings Film Festival Sakinah Film Festival Seattle Deaf Film Festival 2026 Seattle Trans Underground Film Festival Travessias Brazilian Film Festival Local Fests Hosted at NWFF Education Youth Summer Camps Workshops & Events Artist Services Collective Power Fund Fiscal Sponsorship Lynn Shelton "Of a Certain Age" Grant Join & Support NORTHWEST NOIR: NWFF's 2026 Annual Gala Membership Donate Opportunities Supporters Forum Sponsorships About Us Mission & History Team Board Contact & Visit Partners News NWFF Annual Impact Report Venue Rental Apply To Rent! Become a Member Donate 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 206 329 2629 No results What’s On Calendar The Maury Island Incident The Maury Island Incident $12 General Admission $9 Student/Senior $7 Member Become a Member Share - link copied Scott Schaefer US 2014 30m Visiting Artist Filmmakers in attendance! About Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Summer of the Saucers, filmmakers Steve Edmiston and Scott Schaefer provide a special presentation, “J. Edgar Hoover’s Flying Discs: Why the Maury Island Incident is the seminal event in modern popular culture relating to UFO’s, conspiracies, and cover-ups,” followed by the screening of their multiple award-winning film, The Maury Island Incident and an audience Q&A session. The Maury Island Incident tells the forgotten, tragic story – taken directly from declassified FBI documents – of Harold Dahl’s June 21, 1947, UFO sighting near Maury Island, and explores the origins of the iconic Men In Black within a conspiratorial mythology set during the “summer of the saucers” in 1947, all leading directly to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. The film’s honors/awards include: 2015 UFO Congress Best Short Film; Big Island Film Festival Opening Night Gala; Washington Film Works Innovative Lab; Gig Harbor Film Festival Best Short; Seattle Int’l Film Festival World Premiere. The film was adapted into a web series and is now distributed on Hulu. Most recently, the film was celebrated with a Resolution on the floor of the Washington State Senate for its contribution to the history and popular culture of Washington State. Back A modern browser is required to view this site. Please update your browser. Northwest Film Forum 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 206 329 2629 Javascript is required to view this site. Please enable it. Northwest Film Forum <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/iJptxsD94vR2"> 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 </a> <a href="tel:206 329 2629">206 329 2629</a> Notify me when new films, events, and workshops are coming up! Movie and Event Showtimes Workshops and Artist Services Membership Get access to special events, discounts on shows and rentals, and help support the Forum! Become a Member Donate We are powered by you, the people. Every dollar helps enrich our community. Make a Donation Say hi 1515 12th Ave, Seattle WA 98122 206 329 2629 Accessibility COVID-19 Safety Food and Allergens What’s On Calendar Series Festivals Education Youth Summer Camps Workshops & Events Artist Services Join & Support NORTHWEST NOIR: NWFF's 2026 Annual Gala Membership Donate Opportunities Supporters Forum Sponsorships About Us Mission & History Team Board Contact & Visit Partners News NWFF Annual Impact Report Venue Rental Apply To Rent!

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