Catch up with Seattle-set THE UNCERTAIN DETECTIVE at SIFF

Created by longtime Seattle filmmaker Gregg Lachow, THE UNCERTAIN DETECTIVE is an online scripted series. Crosscut calls it "understated and charming. Funny and appealingly odd. A genuine portrayal of what it's like to live and work as a family of artists, inhabiting and exhibiting different selves."

No previous viewing required -- all audiences will enjoy Season 3!

The screening will be following by a live recording of "The Uncertain Artist," a companion podcast co-hosted by Joe Guppy. Join long-time Seattle actors as they discuss the realities of forging an artistic career in the Northwest.

The event takes place February 26 and March 25th at 7pm at SIFF Film Center. Tickets are but should be reserved [here].

THE UNCERTAIN DETECIVE is the creation of veteran Seattle-based indie film director Gregg Lachow (MONEY BUYS HAPPINESS) and producer (Lynn Shelton's WE GO WAY BACK, Guy Maddin's BRAND UPON THE BRAIN!).

In THE UNCERTAIN DETECTIVE, art imitates life and life imitates art. A film director (played by Lachow) creates a surreal, neo-noir tv series featuring a bumbling detective, and casts his wife and kids in it (played by Lachow's actual family). In the show, as in their lives, each character tries to solve the central mystery of life: in a world that seems to be falling apart, where is the love that binds us together?

The project is the product of many years of collaboration within the Seattle arts community, as well as the Lachow family.

Gregg has collaborated with his wife Megan Murphy since 1987, with his son Charlie Lachow since 2014, and with his son Sam Lachow since 2000. His "extended family" of collaborators includes Joe Guppy, with whom he was worked since 1999, Eric Ray Anderson (since 1999), Sarah Harlett (since 2000), Annette Toutonghi (since 2006), Maggie Brown (since 2000), and Mike Shapiro (since 1996).

Megan Murphy is a generative artist whose works combining theater, music, dance, and film have toured throughout the US and Europe. She has collaborated often with husband Gregg, including lead roles in many of his films. With Megan Murphy Company she has been Artist-in-Residence at On the Boards in Seattle, Time Based Arts in Portland, and the Centre National de la Danse in Paris. Murphy was a performing member of the Brussels-based NeedCompany, with whom she toured throughout Europe.

Charlie Lachow is an actor and visual artist who has performed with Run/Remain and Megan Murphy Company; in addition to acting in THE UNCERTAIN DETECTIVE he has worked in various crew positions and been Assistant Editor on a few episodes.

Gregg Lachow's films have premiered at festivals around the world, and he has been honored with film retrospectives at the Portland Art Museum, the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles, and the Pioneer Theatre in NYC.

Gregg is the founder of the non-profit film studio The Film Company, which commissioned and produced numerous films, including Lynn Shelton's first feature, WE GO WAY BACK, and Guy Maddin's BRAND UPON THE BRAIN!, cited by the NY Times' Manola Darghis as one of the top ten films of the year, and now included in the Criterion Collection.

Lachow is a serial creator of collaborative arts ventures, including The Late Night Club, which ran for six years at Seattle's New City Theater; The Belltown Coliseum, a storefront performance space/gallery in downtown Seattle; Run/Remain, a performance group that interweaves theater, dance, film, and live music and has toured numerous pieces in the US and Europe.