Beckett Hobbs, Logan Sarzalejo, and Henry Shriber, the co-founders of the Issaquah Film Festival and its parent organization Tarot 77 Entertainment, all dream of their event one day becoming the Sundance of the Pacific Northwest. By Blake Peterson - 425 Magazine

“I would say [the film festival] is like our love letter to the city that brought us all together, that nurtured us into becoming filmmakers and pursuing it as a passion,” said Beckett Hobbs, a co-founder of the Issaquah Film Festival and Tarot 77 Entertainment. By Cameron Sires - The Issaquah Reporter

It’s tempting to tag them inexperienced until they speak and you’ve read their bios. Recent graduates from Issaquah area high schools, the three founders of the Issaquah Film Festival speak fluent film and proficient marketing. Their bios seem longer than their life spans.