Seattle's best-known indie theater chain is in financial trouble.

SIFF laid off 21% of its administrative staff last week.

Freelance Arts Reporter and Film Critic Chase Hutchinson says our viewing habits have changed, and SIFF is just the latest in a series of recent struggles for indie theaters.

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