Annual Seattle Latino Film Festival
Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 04:00pm
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:
4:00 pm: The Long Walk of Carlos Guerrero / La larga caminata de Carlos Guerrero
The Long Walk of Carlos Guerrero / La Larga Caminata de Carlos Guerrero (USA, 103 mins. 2023)
Director: Joseph Mathew.
Cast: Johnathan de la Torre, Jocelyn Sanchez.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Adventure.
Synopsis: The odyssey of survival of an undocumented New York city chef and a young girl from El Salvador, after they get stranded in the deserts of southern Arizona.
Sinopsis: La odisea de supervivencia de un chef indocumentado de Nueva York y una joven nina de El Salvador, despues de quedar varados en los desiertos del sur de Arizona.
6:30 pm: A Flower in the Mud / Una Flor en el Barro
The Seattle Latino Film Festival invites film enthusiasts and community members to experience a diverse and dynamic lineup of films celebrating Latinx culture, creativity, and storytelling.
Floodplain (USA, 16 mins. 2024)
Director: Samuel Diaz Fernandez.
Language: English.
Genres: Documentary.
Synopsis: Austin residents relive their memories of a 2013 catastrophic flood in Onion Creek, which was a once-thriving community, but now scarred by disaster. Ten years later, they are determined to prevent history from repeating itself.
Sinopsis: Los residentes de Austin reviven sus recuerdos de una catastrofica inundacion en Onion Creek en 2013, que fue una comunidad prospera en el pasado, pero ahora marcada por el desastre. Diez anos despues, estan decididos a evitar que la historia se repita.
A Flower in the Mud / Una Flor en el Barro (Argentina, 103 mins. 2023)
Director: Nicolas Tuozzo.
Cast: Nicolas Francella, Lola Carelli.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Drama.
Synopsis: A teacher arrives at a humble school in the Buenos Aires suburbs to serve as a substitute. There he meets Sofia, a gifted 7-year-old girl. The teacher quickly notices that Sofia may be a case of hidden talent in that environment and decides to do something to help her. He will find a lot of obstacles from a society that is not prepared and will undertake a quixotic fight to achieve his goal: That Sofia's intelligence is not wasted.
Sinopsis: Un maestro llega a una humilde escuela en los suburbios de Buenos Aires para ejercer como suplente. Alli conoce a Sofia, una talentosa nina de 7 anos. El maestro rapidamente nota que Sofia podria ser un caso de talento oculto en ese ambiente y decide hacer algo para ayudarla. Encontrara muchos obstaculos de una sociedad que no esta preparada y emprendera una lucha quijotesca para lograr su objetivo: Que la inteligencia de Sofia no se desperdicie.
6:30 pm: Iberoamerican Short Film in Competition
The Iberoamerican Short Film in Competition program features diverse short films from Costa Rica, Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay, showcasing a rich tapestry of storytelling from across the Iberoamerican region.
Mosquitoes / Los Mosquitos (Costa Rica, 14 mins. 2024)
Director: Nicole Chi.
Cast: Magdalena Alvarez, Natalia Rodriguez.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Short Film.
Synopsis: A 15-year-old Honduran teen and her younger cousin must forge new bonds in the US and redefine their concept of family.
Sinopsis: Una adolescente hondurena de 15 anos y su primo menor deben forjar nuevos lazos en los Estados Unidos y redefinir su concepto de familia.
On the Rails / En el Anden (Argentina, 19 mins. 2024)
Director: Mateo Garimberti.
Cast: Nahuel Marcos Yotich, Javier Kussrow, Danila Magri, Alvaro Garimberti.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Short Film, Drama, Thriller.
Synopsis: Daniel, an introverted and cautious photographer who's living with his new girlfriend, begins to feel observed by some strange men in overcoats whom he photographs in the subway station.
Sinopsis: Daniel, un fotografo introvertido y cauteloso que vive con su nueva novia, comienza a sentirse observado por unos extranos hombres con abrigos que fotografia en la estacion de metro.
The Smell of the Flowers / El Olor de las Flores (Chile, 25 mins. 2023)
The Treasure / El Tesoro (Mexico, 21 mins. 2023)
Director: David Rodriguez Estrada.
Cast: Adriana Barraza, Roberto Sosa, Monica Huarte.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Short Film.
Synopsis: Taking on an unexpected mission, Clemencia poses as a clairvoyant, helping a stranger uncover a buried treasure.
Sinopsis: Emprendiendo una mision inesperada, Clemencia se hace pasar por una vidente, ayudando a un extrano a descubrir un tesoro enterrado.Director: Fran Lopez.
Cast: Claudia Di Girolamo, Consuelo Carreno, Amparo Saona.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Short Film, Drama.
Synopsis: "The smell of the flowers" follows Mara, an actress who struggles with mental health issues, while being the protagonist of a musical stage play based on Shakespeare's character Ophelia. As the story moves forward the reality of Mara starts to mix with the character's arc, leading her to lose her mind and end in a tragic way.
Sinopsis: "El olor de las flores" sigue a Mara, una actriz que lucha con problemas de salud mental, mientras es la protagonista de una obra de teatro musical basada en el personaje de Ofelia de Shakespeare. A medida que la historia avanza, la realidad de Mara comienza a mezclarse con el arco del personaje, llevandola a perder la cabeza y terminar de manera tragica.
Thursday in March / Jueves de Marzo (Spain, 17 mins. 2024)
Director: Luis Murillo Arias.
Cast: Ana Fernandez, Maria Rivera, Daniel Kovacs.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Short Film, Drama.
Synopsis: Maria turns 19 and says goodbye to her mother to take the train. It is a Thursday in March 2004.
Sinopsis: Maria cumple 19 anos y se despide de su madre para tomar el tren. Es un jueves de marzo de 2004.
Little Haiti, Miami, USA (USA, 8 mins. 2024)
Director: XF Serrano.
Cast: Surzelle Bertrand, Michael Jay Gonzalez, Amarilys Nunez Barrios.
Language: English, Haitian, and Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Short Film, Drama.
Synopsis: Erma (50s, Cuban) arrives to Little Haiti with a painting. She needs to find the man in this painting. Who could he be? She doesnt know. All she knows: her son painted him and that the man lives in Little Haiti. Unable to speak English, she enlists the help of Wilky (14, Haitian-American). The two venture into the colorful neighborhood on his electric scooter, showing the painting to locals, with hopes of finding the man. When they do find him, Erma reveals to him that her son passed away. The man (also a painter) surprises Erma with a portrait of her son.
Sinopsis: Erma (50 anos, cubana) llega a Little Haiti con una pintura. Necesita encontrar al hombre de la pintura. ¿Quien podria ser? No lo sabe. Solo sabe que su hijo lo pinto y que el hombre vive en Little Haiti. Sin saber ingles, recurre a la ayuda de Wilky (14 anos, haitiano-estadounidense). Los dos se aventuran en el colorido barrio en su scooter electrico, mostrando la pintura a los lugarenos, con la esperanza de encontrar al hombre. Cuando lo encuentran, Erma le revela que su hijo fallecio. El hombre (tambien pintor) sorprende a Erma con un retrato de su hijo.
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