Annual Seattle Latino Film Festival
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 03:45pm
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:
3:45 pm: Spanish Language Day: SLFF Short Film Selection in Competition
SLFF is proud to present a captivating selection of short documentaries as part of our Official Selection and Competition lineup. These films, showcasing diverse stories and perspectives from across the Spanish-speaking world, are a highlight of our free educational program celebrating Spanish Language Day.
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7:30 pm: The Woman Who Cries / A Mulher Que Chora
Mara Has Three Jobs in San Juan, Puerto Rico (USA, 11 mins. 2023)
Director: Ana Verde.
Cast: Nell Curtis, Peter Grell, Gabriel Leyva.
Language: English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Short Film, Comedy, Drama, Thriller.
Synopsis: After the death of her father, a young woman takes on a third job to make ends meet in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Sinopsis: Despues de la muerte de su padre, una joven acepta un tercer trabajo para llegar a fin de mes en San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Woman Who Cries / A Mulher que Chora (Brazil, 85 mins. 2023)
Director: George Walker Torres.
Cast: Samantha Castillo, Zayan Medeiros, Rosana Stavis.
Language: Portuguese and Spanish with English Subtitles.
Genres: Drama, Immigration.
Synopsis: Miguel, a 7-year-old boy, lives with three generations of estranged women in an old house. Among them is his mother, who, adrift with the trauma of her divorce, distances herself from the boy. Miguel takes refuge in Carmen, an enigmatic Venezuelan immigrant who works as a maid for the Brazilian family. Carmen becomes an ambiguous mother figure for Miguel, who develops an intimate and unusual bond with her. This connection triggers his inner world and introduces him to a universe where the real and the imaginary intertwine.
Sinopsis: Miguel, un nino de 7 anos, vive con tres generaciones de mujeres distantes en una casa antigua. Entre ellas esta su madre, quien, a la deriva con el trauma de su divorcio, se distancia del nino. Miguel encuentra refugio en Carmen, una enigmatica inmigrante venezolana que trabaja como sirvienta para la familia brasilena. Carmen se convierte en una figura materna ambigua para Miguel, quien desarrolla un vinculo intimo y inusual con ella. Esta conexion desencadena su mundo interior e introduce al nino en un universo donde lo real y lo imaginario se entrelazan.
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9:10 pm: Coexistence / Convivencia
Looks Bad / Mala Facha (Uruguay, 20 mins. 2023)
Director: Ilen Juambeltz.
Cast: Lucia Blasco, Ramiro Firme, Hugo Piccinini.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Drama, Live-Action, Thriller.
Synopsis: Agustina, a young upper-class Uruguayan woman, is assaulted in the street after leaving work at night. A taxi driver offers to help her. Now Agustina must confront her own contradictions.
Sinopsis: Agustina, una joven uruguaya de clase alta, es asaltada en la calle despues de salir del trabajo por la noche. Un taxista le ofrece ayuda. Ahora Agustina debe enfrentar sus propias contradicciones.
Coexistence / Convivencia (Dominican Republic, 96 mins. 2023)
Director: Jose Gomez De Vargas.
Cast: Francis Cruz, Ruth Emeterio, Mario Nunez.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Drama, Thriller.
Synopsis: After the assassination of a resident of an old condo, an extensive investigation holds a group of seven tenants in an interrogation room, all of whom are suspects in the crime.
Sinopsis: Despues del asesinato de un residente de un viejo condominio, una extensa investigacion mantiene a un grupo de siete inquilinos en una sala de interrogatorios, todos ellos sospechosos del crimen.
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