The Seattle Film Society’s IN FOCUS series returns this July with a screening of Zia Mohajerjasbi’s 2022 coming-of-age drama KNOW YOUR PLACE.

Set amidst the landscape of a transforming Seattle skyline, KNOW YOUR PLACE follows a young Eritrean-American boy as he confronts the realities of change and loss. The film premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival where it was awarded the New American Cinema Grand Jury Prize and the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film. 

A conversation about the film and Mohajerjasbi’s career will following the screening. This event is presented in partnership with the Northwest Film Forum. 

Thursday, July 16th at the Northwest Film Forum. Doors at 6:30, Film at 7. See you at the movies!

IN FOCUS is a quarterly showcase highlighting a filmmaker or filmmaking team local to the Greater Seattle Area.

Filmmaker Biography: 

Zia Mohajerjasbi is an Iranian-American filmmaker from Seattle, a city that has served as the primary focus of his work. He has directed acclaimed music videos for Macklemore, Blue Scholars, Jake One and Common Market, as well as a 2007 mockumentary short with stand-up comedian Hari Kondabolu, "Manoj." In 2009, Zia became the youngest winner ever of the "Genius Award," presented by The Stranger, a Seattle weekly. In 2015, he wrote and directed the award-winning narrative short "Hagereseb," and is also the cinematographer and director of an ongoing storytelling series, "The Charcoal Sky." In April 2022, Zia's debut feature film "Know Your Place," which he wrote and directed, premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival where it was awarded the New American Cinema Grand Jury Prize and the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film. Zia splits his time between both Los Angeles and Seattle.