Annual Seattle Latino Film Festival
Friday, October 04, 2024 at 06:00pm
Seattle Latino Film Festival
Various Venues In Seattle
Join us for the 16th Annual Seattle Latino Film Festival
Bringing audiences and filmmakers together for an educational experience and to support the magic of film-making as part of Hispanic and Romance Language Cinema globally.
Schedule of Events:
6:00 pm: Opening Night: The Shadow of the Sun / La Sombra del Sol
6:00 pm: Doors Open - Guests are welcomed with light refreshments.
7:15 pm: Welcome Remarks - Acknowledgment of sponsors followed by the Keynote Speaker's address.
7:30 pm: Welcome Speech - The Festival Founder and Chief Programmer greets attendees.
7:33 pm: Opening Act - The event officially begins with an enchanting performance by Panama Folclore.
8:00 pm: Opening Screening - "The Shadow of the Sun", preceded by "Development".
Development (USA, 10 mins. 2023)
Director: Chloe Caudillo.
Cast: Leticia Castillo, Jeff Lorch, Sal Lopez.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi.
Synopsis: An office worker struggling to climb the corporate ladder finally lands a coveted management seminar, only to realize that moving ahead in the company means becoming JUST LIKE the boss.
The Shadow of the Sun / La Sombra del Sol (Venezuela, 100 mins. 2023)
Director, Lead Actor, and Producer will be in Attendance
Director: Miguel Angel Ferrer
Cast: Carlos Manuel Gonzalez, Anyelo Lopez, Greisy Mena, Jeizer Ruiz, David Olaves, Richard Clark, Pedro Alonso.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Drama, Musical, Comedy.
Synopsis: Set in rural Venezuela, when a deaf young man asks his estranged older brother to join him in a musical contest , this salt-of-the-earth blue collar worker must dust off his musical chops in order to be his little brother's voice, so that the world can finally hear him.
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1:00 pm: Cajita
Director: Marissa Chibas.
Cast: Cheryl Umana, Diana Garle, Al Espinosa, Cristina Fernandez, Aixa Clemente.
Language: English, Spanish with English Subtitles.
Genres: Drama, Comedy.
Synopsis: It's New York City 1972 and Cuban immigrant Gloria Cienfuegos's life and New Year's Eve party are upended when her 18-year-old daughter Viv announces that she's being sworn in that week as an American citizen, creating a showdown between the two women.
Sinopsis: Es Nueva York en 1972 y la vida de Gloria Cienfuegos, una inmigrante cubana, y su fiesta de Nochevieja se ven alteradas cuando su hija Viv, de 18 anos, anuncia que jurara como ciudadana estadounidense esa semana, creando un enfrentamiento entre las dos mujeres.
Cajita (USA, 83 mins. 2024)
Director: Luis Gispert.
Cast: Michelle Fragoso, Vladimir Escudero, Susana Perez.
Language: Spanish and English with English Subtitles.
Genres: Drama, Inspirational.
Synopsis: Inspired by a true story this intimate tale follows Cajita an immigrant laborer with a murky past who fled his country by shipping himself in a crate to the US. Cajita now lives off the grid performing odd jobs for an upper-class family. After an unforeseen event forces Cajita into a chancy situation, his best friend lays out a risky plan to help free Cajita from his dangerous dilemma.
Sinopsis: Inspirada en una historia real, esta intima narracion sigue a Cajita, un trabajador inmigrante con un pasado turbio que huyo de su pais enviandose en una caja a los Estados Unidos. Cajita ahora vive fuera de la red, realizando trabajos ocasionales para una familia de clase alta. Despues de que un evento inesperado obliga a Cajita a una situacion arriesgada, su mejor amigo traza un plan peligroso para ayudar a liberar a Cajita de su peligroso dilema.
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