Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, the Seattle Latino Film Festival (SLFF) is excited to announce its 16th annual edition, taking place from October 4 – 12, with a special extended lineup in the Grand Cinema in Tacoma on October 15. This year's festival will showcase North American and Northwestern premieres of feature films, short films, and documentaries from 21 countries, presented in various languages with English subtitles. The SLFF will be held at seven different locations across King County, including: SIFF Center, The Beacon Cinema, University of Washington, Majestic Bay, Bellevue Art Museum, Shoreline Community College, and other venues offering free educational screenings at places like Seattle Central Public Library.
The festival will kick off on October 4 at 7 PM with the opening night at Raisbeck Auditorium at Cornish School. The evening will feature the premiere of the Venezuelan film The Shadow of the Sun, a comedy, drama, and musical, preceded by the U.S. short film Development. Both films address themes relevant to the deaf community, honoring inclusivity and representation. The opening ceremony is partially sponsored by Delta Air Lines and Fox13 Seattle, with a performance by the local dance group Panama Folklore.
The 2024 lineup includes more than 80 titles. At SIFF Center from October 5 – 8, viewers can enjoy films such as the Chilean drama The Outsider, the Mexican culinary drama The Kitchen, the Cuban short documentary Parole, the U.S. LGBTQ+ Latinx drama Hidden Flora, the Argentinean drama Alemania, the Ibero-American short animation competition, and Jane Fonda’s U.S.-Argentina co-produced human rights documentary Norita, among others. On October 5 at 3pm, Bellevue Art Museum festival will present the Spanish culinary documentary Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. At Majestic Bay in Ballard on October 6, screenings will include the U.S. Jewish documentary Between the Stone and the Flower and the historical documentary Hispanoamerica, Song of Life and Hope from Spain. Seattle Central Public Library will feature the Mexican docudrama Guadalupe in its Microsoft Auditorium on October 8th. Shoreline Community College will host screenings of the Argentinean thriller La Sudesta on October 6, the Uruguayan immigration documentary The Invisible on October 9, and the Peruvian drama Once Upon a Time in the Andes on October 12. The Beacon Cinema will showcase two blocks of short films, and the Brazilian drama Woman Who Cries. The festival will close at Raisbeck Auditorium with the Costa Rican thriller Lazaro’s Daughter.
This edition we are proud to present a diverse selection of titles directed and produced by women. SLFF fiction and documentary competition will feature works from Mexico, Peru, Portugal, the USA, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Chile, Nicaragua, and Spain. We anticipate the attendance of many filmmakers from around the world, making the festival a unique venue for networking and exchange within the Latin industry in our region.
Tickets range from $10 – $15: https://slff.org/general-festival-pass
