Celebrate Northwest film with Grand Illusion‘s Washington Grown festival, three whole weeks of shorts and features all created by Washington filmmakers. Week one offers up two separate line-ups playing daily: “Local Laughs” is a collection of comedy shorts from local independents and “Fringe Favorites” features the best of Seattle’s avant garde comedy.

Late night at the Grand Illusion on the 4th and 5th see the Seattle and World Premiere of Effing Brutal, the illustrated feature-length sequel to Brian Lebrecque’s short film Far Too Gone, telling the story of Josh Lowell, a crazed Tori Amos fan who thinks he is Amos. After Josh and his sidekick accidentally join a transvestite cult, Josh is kidnapped by their rivals in a skateboarding cult.

Milestones, at NWFF is a 1975 documentary about a group of idealistic American political activists struggling to express their beliefs in a stifling political environment.

Sunday, September 6, at NWFF seevacuum, local filmmaker Brent Robert’s latest work, about a vacuum cleaner salesman who gets sent on a call to a drug dealer’s house. The film is preceded by two B&W Super 8 shorts and followed by live musical performances by Maggie Brown, Aham Ohuo, Micheal Bradley & Donald Hagenlock, Via Murder and The Curious Mystery. As an added inducement, beer and wine will be available at the concession stand to go with the free cake.

Midnight at the Egyptian: Big budget dino spectacular Jurassic Park.

If you’re going to Bumbershoot this weekend, be sure to check out the One Reel Film Festival with short film programs playing all weekend.