SAAFF Community Agreement

Seattle Asian American Film Festival is committed to providing an open, safe, and welcoming community for everyone who attends our events. We hold steadfast in our commitment to freedom of creative expression while simultaneously lifting up anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-discriminatory practices within all areas of the SAAFF Community. We do not condone or tolerate conduct that is inappropriate, disruptive, abusive, or threatening.

Therefore, we ask that everyone in the Festival community—artists, audiences, volunteers, press, industry, staff, and beyond—does their part in creating an environment that is welcoming and safe to all by committing to the below SAAFF Community Agreements:

  • Be inclusive and respectful of people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity/expression, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, age, physical appearance and body size, language spoken, and immigration or economic status

  • Be intentional with your words by abstaining from hate speech or inappropriate actions of any kind, including the abuse of chat functions or impersonating other people or organizations.

  • Be mindful of the personal space and boundaries of others by avoiding unwelcome sexual attention, harassment, stalking, and inappropriate physical contact of any kind.

  • Be respectful of moderators, artists, and audience members. Refrain from sustained disruption of film screenings and live events.

  • Be considerate of the work of artists by refraining from phishing and pirating the work of SAAFF filmmakers and performing artists.

  • Keep our community healthy by staying home if you are feeling unwell to reduce the risk of catching or spreading illness, even if your symptoms are mild. We strongly encourage folks to continue to wear a face covering that covers both nose and mouth while indoors. Disposable masks will be available for those who need them.

If anyone violates our community agreements, then SAAFF reserves the right to remove person(s) and/or prohibit them from further participation in future SAAFF events.