Movies at the Mural: Dune

Experience FREE movies outdoors at Seattle Center this summer. Picnic on the gently sloping Mural Amphitheatre lawn, in front of a state-of-the-art 40-foot screen, with the Space Needle looming above. The series features popular movies, both classic and contemporary, appropriate for all movie-goers. Movies at the Mural is an outdoor cinema experience like no other!

Each screening will be preceded by a short film created by students at Cornish College for the Arts and alumni of the UW Professional & Continuing Education's (PCE) Film & Video Production certificate program.

Rated PG-13
Run Time: 2 hours 17 minutes

Set on the desert planet of Arrakis in the future, where the whole universe depends on the spice Melange which exists only on this dry and desolate planet. The natives of this planet await the arrival of their Messiah who will lead them into a holy war against the evil Harkonnen empire in this film adaptation based on Frank Herbert's cult novel.

Short Films:
Pancakes
Writer/Director/Producer: Henry Slater
Run time: 4 min

An actor doesn’t remember his lines …or anything else about why he’s in front of a camera.

The Sphinx and the Scribe
Filmmaker: Renee O'Neel
Run Time: 1 min 8 sec

A poetic musing set in a desert landscape.

Snow Day
Filmmaker: Jamie Mock
Run Time: 1 min 4 sec

A melancholic walk through the snow.