Welcome to week 2! Traditionally, this is the week that a lot of people burn out on all of the movies they’ve seen in week 1. But SIFF always delivers with a number of excellent offerings. Do you have other suggestions? Post them in the comments!

Island Etude : A college student named Ming who takes a seven-day bicycle tour of Taiwan, having small adventures and random encounters with strangers along the way in a film that celebrates having the freedom to explore. Monday, June 2, 6:30 pm, Pacific Place Tuesday, June 3, 4:00 pm, Pacific Place [zg]

32a : Teenaged Maeve Brennan takes her first steps toward adulthood in 1979 Dublin in a film that celebrates friendship, first love, and the importance of one’s very first bra. Tuesday, June 3, 7:00 pm, Uptown [zg]

John Waters Live at Benaroya Hall : Loved and respected by some, hated and reviled by others, John Waters is seldom ever simply liked. His films are bold, bright, colorful and often outrageous as he looks for beauty in the people and places most people would consider worthless junk. One of the most interesting people in the history of film, Waters will be talking for three hours about his life and his long career as a writer, composer, actor and filmmaker at an event where “festive attire” is welcome. Tuesday, June 3, 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall [zg]

Encounters at the End of the World : Antarctica is so hot right now. First it was marching penguins with love stories re-narrated by Morgan Freeman, then animated dancing penguins that you’d prefer not to watch on airplanes. Now Werner Herzog, who turned Timothy Treadwell’s self-absorbed home movies of communes with the Grizzlies of Alaska into a riveting documentary about nature and documentation, returns with footage from the bottom of the planet. [josh] Wednesday June 4, 4:30 PM (Egyptian)

Good Food : The world premiere of Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin’s documentary about the organic food movement as told through farms and ranches across the state of Washington. [josh] (Adds Patricia… Some of my very favorite farms are featured in this movie and some of the farmers will be at the showing on Wednesday. My two favorites: Skagit River Ranch and Growing Washington.) Wednesday June 4, 7:00 PM (Egyptian); Saturday June 7, 4:30 PM (SIFF Cinema)

Anvil: the story of Anvil Back in the 80s Canadian headbangers Anvil were rocking out in arena shows, but lasting super-success has eluded the band. That hasn’t stopped them–even if they have to scrap to get just a small club show, the members of Anvil refuse to give up the rock and continue to play their hearts out for anyone who will give them a chance. Even if you hate heavy metal, if you’ve got even a small spot in your heart for the underdog, you can’t help but like these guys. Thursday, June 5, 9:15 pm, SIFF Cinema Friday, June 6, 4:30 pm, SIFF Cinema [zg]