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Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now. It's

opening night for the Seattle International Film Festival, a big time for the cinefiles in the city

and for anyone looking

to see something fresh. People can use film to engage with their communities, with ideas,

with the world in a time that the world simultaneously seems so far away, but also the click of a button close.

SIF artistic director Beth Barrett spoke with Jeannie Yandel about this year's festival

and Seattle's place in the international film scene. All that in a minute, but first, let's get you caught up.

Seattle Police Officer DeVille. But first, let's get you caught up. Seattle police officer Daniel Oterer was supposed to be speaking at a conference in D.C. this August,

but his appearance seems to have been canceled.

The workshop on interviewing is no longer listed in the schedule for a traffic safety and impaired driving conference,

Auderer is facing potential disciplinary action for his behavior following the death of John

v. Condula, who was struck by another SPD officer. This week, SPD issued a statement saying

Auderer was not representing the department. Speaking of the police blotter, SPD says a rare cello was recently stolen from a home in the CD.

Homeowners arrived to find a window shattered and the cello gone, bows and all.

SPD says it was an 1890 Enrico Marquette in a blue and black carbon fiber case worth around $250,000.

We'll drop a link in the show notes with a picture.

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