SUBTITLED SHORT SUBJECT FILMS at the Seattle International Film Festival

 

On Monday, June 12 at 9:15 PM at Broadway Performance Hall, SIFF will show Cinema Gigante, a collection of Latino short subject films, all subtitled.

 

For more information on the SIFF, go to their website at http://www.seattlefilm.org/festival/index.aspx.

 

ˇCinema GigantE!

Monday, June 12  9:15 pm, Broadway Performance Hall

 

Choque        
Spain, 2005 (10 minutes)     Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Cast: Barbara Goenaga, Nacho Vigalondo

A man takes his girlfriend to a secluded amusement arcade in order to recapture their youth, but their perfect date is ruined when real teenagers show up.
    

El gran Zambini       
Spain, 2005 (14 minutes)     Director: Igor Legarreta, Emilio Perez     
Cast: Alba Amante, Esperanza De la Vega, Emilio Gavira   

A retired circus performer is surprised to discover that his young son is embarrassed by him. He resorts to extreme measures to regain the boy 's heart.   
    

The Eyes of Alicia (Los ojos de Alicia)    
Spain, 2005 (10 minutes)     Director: Ugo Sanz
Cast: Arantza Alvarez  

A woman wakes up on the floor of a small room, bound and blindfolded, with nothing but some videotaped instructions to tell her how she got there …. 
  

La Apertura      
United Kingdom/Argentina, 2005 (23 minutes)     Director: Duska Zagorac   
Cast: Daniel Aranda, Mariano Gonzales, Miguel Angel Zotto, Suyai Suarez

Daniel' s big chance to get everything he wants—his dream, his love, a way out of his poor Buenos Aires Province—has finally arrived. But at what price?   
    

The Legend of the Scarecrow (La Leyenda del Espantapajaros)    
Spain, 2005 (11 minutes)     Director: Marco Besas     
Cast: Narrated by Sancho Gracia   

A scarecrow' s life changes when he decides to befriend the birds.   
    

Out of Love (Por Amor)    
USA, 2005 (16 minutes)     Director: Ben-Hur Uribe    
Cast: Crotte Laura, Yepez Johnny, Siler Jasmine  

A dark secret is revealed, forcing Maria to make a choice that will change her family forever.  
    

The Smugglers (Los Coyotes) 
USA, 2005 (21 minutes) Director: Lee Isaac Chung    
Cast: Jose Oliva, Eduardo Zarrabal, Pablo Thomas, Russell Toledo, Eudo Atencio (Dr. Torres)           A group of young drug runners turn to the more lucrative field of human trafficking, only to discover that bigger profits come with greater costs.    
             Spanish, English