Seattle Latino Film Festival: Sunday October 16
SIFF New Cinema Center
Cantinflas Tribute
12:30 PM Ahí está el detalle / That's the Point
Seattle Premiere
Narrative Feature, 1940
Comedy
Spanish w/ English subtitles
(México) 112 min.
Directed by Juan Bustillo Oro
Cast: Mario Moreno (Cantinflas), Sara Garcia, Joaquín Pardavé, Sofía Álvarez, Dolores Camarillo, Manuel Noriega...
Generally considered the best of Cantinflas' films, he goes to his girlfriend's house and is persuaded to kill her rabid dog "Bobby", who shares the name of a famous gangster. The girlfriend (a maid) convinces her boss (a rich industrialist) that Cantinflas is the missing brother of his wife. The boss then treats Cantinflas like a king so as to eventually benefit from an inheritance. buy tickets
Sponsored by Mexican Consulate in Seattle, Microsoft, Televisa Foundation & College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington.
SIFF Cinema
10:30 AM Antes Que o Mundo Acabe / Before the World Ends
Seattle Premiere
DigiBeta
Narrative Feature
Drama, 2009
Portuguese w/ English subtitles
(Brazil) 90 min.
Directed by Ana Luiza Azevedo
Cast: Pedro Tergolina, Eduardo Cardoso, Blanca Menti, Janaina Kremer...
The world of a teenager told through the eyes of his seven-year-old sister. A story in which everything seems to be ending: from black bears to polyandric tribes and peaceful life in a very small town. buy tickets
3:00 PM Topo Gigio is Dead
Seattle Premiere
HDCam
Drama, Short, 2011
Spanish & English w/ English subtitles
(Chile/USA) 24 min.
Directed by David Miranda-Hardy
Cast: Nancy Boykin, Luis Wigdorsky, Vivian Parry, Dan Hodge, Dan Kern...
Two Chileans, Daniela and Tomas, meet in Philadelphia. Daniela is the daughter of a former political prisoner, tortured during Pinochet's dictatorship. Tomas is the son of the physician that tortured her father. Both have been forced to deal with a past that doesn't belong to them, and together they will find a space to question their roles and their heritage. buy tickets
El último comandante / The Last Commander
Seattle Premiere
HDCam
Narrative Feature
Drama, 2010
Spanish w/ English subtitles
(Costa Rica/ Brazil) 96 min.
Directed by Vicente Ferraz & Isabel Martinez
Cast: Damián Alcázar, Ana Clara Carranza and Thelma Darkings...
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the triumph of Nicaragua's revolution, a long forgotten Sandinista commander appears: Paco Jarquin. Contrary to the most of his former FSLN colleagues, he prefers to deny his glorious past to live anonymously in the neighboring Costa Rica as a dance teacher. buy tickets
7:00 PM Habana Eva
Northwest Coast Premiere
HDCam
Narrative Feature
Comedy, 2010
Spanish w/ English subtitles
(Cuba/Venezuela/France) 100 min.
Directed by Fina Torres
Cast: Prakriti Maduro, Yuliet Cruz, Juan Carlos García…
In a Havana shaken by Fidel's retirement, a young seamstress, trapped in a sweatshop job, dreams of designing beautiful dresses. Frustrated by her lazy, though adorable, Cuban boyfriend, she meets a sophisticated expatriate Cuban-Venezuelan who dazzles her with a glamorous future. After many deceptions and surprises, Eva has to choose between the two men she loves. Hers is an unexpected decision... a humorous metaphor of Cuba's options for the future. buy tickets
9:30 PM Una carrerita doctor / A Doctor’s Job
Seattle Premiere
Blu-ray
Thriller/Narrative Short, 2011
Drama
Spanish w/ English subtitles
(Peru/USA ) 10 min.
Directed by Julio O. Ramos
Cast: Miguel Iza, Luis Menese, Christian Ojeda, Hotencia Prialé...
Stubborn-but-caring ER physician Ramon Moran has to drive a taxicab in order to make ends meet in the city of Lima (Peru), a city that constantly challenges his pride and work ethics. A Doctor’s Job shows the struggle that most professionals go through in third world countries. buy tickets
Esperandola / Awaiting Her
Seattle Premiere
HDCam
Narrative Short
Drama, 2011
Spanish w/ English subtitles
(Honduras) 16 min.
Directed by James Joint
Cast: Rafael Perdomo, Daniel Silva, James Joint, Pablo Guillén...
Awaiting Her takes us through a day in the life of Francisco, a shoe-shine boy who wakes up to find his father bleeding in his own room. Francisco would like to stay with his father but is sent off to work... He shines Jeffrey's shoes. Jeffrey is an economist in town to promote the empowerment of women and gender equality. Jeffrey’s mother dies that night, and he drives aimlessly through the city until he falls into Lula's arms. Later that night, Lula is savagely beaten and returns home with a broken face and a broken heart.
In this world of men, we are still awaiting her...buy tickets
El ambulante / The Peddler
Seattle Premiere
HDCam
Documentary, 2009
Spanish w/ English subtitles
(Argentina) 84 min.
Directed by Eduardo de la Serna, Lucas Marcheggiano, Adriana Yorcovich
Cast: Daniel Burmeister
Meet Daniel Burmeister, the most prolific filmmaker you've never heard of. Armed with a camera, a lamp for night shoots, and enough charm to persuade entire towns to join in on his dreams, this tireless, jolly DIY veteran rolls in his beat up old car from one backwater Argentine town to another, where, in exchange for room and board, he turns out a feature film in 30 days. Adapting one of his ready-made scripts to each town, he temporarily transforms these sleepy villages into bustling back lots and the bored populace into avid performers. Coupling high energy with irresistible salesmanship, Burmeister keeps in constant motion. It took the combined efforts of three filmmakers to keep up with him, and their camera is there to capture his every move, recording his reflections on life, his recollections of his past, and his remarkable ability to solve a host of on-set mishaps. buy tickets
