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10,000KM + d: Carlos Marques-Marcet c: Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer Spain/USA 2014, 99 min Is long distance the wrong distance? The steamy bond between Alex and Sergio is enacted through video-chats, texts, status updates and phone calls, as Alex leaves Barcelona for LA. Tuesday May 27 | 9:30 PM | Lincoln Square Thursday June 5 | 9:30 PM | Harvard Exit Friday June 6 | 4:15 PM | Pacific Place Sponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Office of Spain, Dragados USA The Amazing Catfish d: Claudia Sainte-Luce c: Ximena Ayala, Lisa Owen, Sonia Franco, Wendy Guillén, Andrea Baeza Mexico 2013, 89 min In the hospital for appendicitis, young supermarket clerk Claudia makes fast friends with Martha, a 46-year-old single mother of four. With little time left on this planet, Martha reaches out to lonely Claudia and invites her to join her family. Saturday May 24 | 11:30 AM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Tuesday May 27 | 7:00 PM | Harvard Exit Sponsored in part by UW Spanish & Portuguese Studies Bad Hair d: Mariana Rondón c: Samuel Lange, Samantha Castillo, Nelly Ramos, Beto Benites, Maria Emilia Sulbarán Venezuela/Peru/Germany 2013, 93 min In this finely acted, deceptively small-scaled film, nine-year-old Junior and his frustrated single mother clash over Junior’s desire to straighten his kinky hair. The tower blocks of Caracas, Venezuela are the backdrop for a subtly powerful domestic drama. Sunday May 18 | 9:00 PM | Harvard Exit Thursday May 22 | 4:30 PM | Pacific Place Family United d: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo c: Verónica Echegui, Antonio de la Torre, Quim Gutiérrez, Roberto Álamo, Miquel Fernández Spain 2013, 95 min In this Spanish comedy, a wedding gathering coincides with the soccer 2010 World Cup final. The family must deal with secrets, infidelity, and misunderstandings before the game ends. Friday May 30 | 6:00 PM | Kirkland PC Monday June 2 | 7:00 PM | Egyptian Tuesday June 3 | 4:15 PM | Pacific Place Sponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Office of Spain, Dragados USA, UW Spanish & Portu- guese Studies Club Sandwich d: Fernando Eimbcke c: María Renée Prudencio, Lucio Giménez Cacho, Danae Reynaud Mexico 2013, 82 min Director Fernando Eimbcke (Duck Season) doubles down on his tender, comedic teen stories with this affectionate look at a mother and her 15-year-old son, he on the verge of adolescence, while vacationing at a seaside resort. Tuesday May 27 | 4:30 PM | Pacific Place Friday June 6 | 9:45 PM | Pacific Place Sponsored in part by Consulate of Mexico, MOViN 92.5 Futuro Beach d: Karim Aïnouz c: Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuita Barbosa Brazil/Germany 2014, 106 min Two breakneck motorcycle rides bookend a tactile gay romance, told over three chapters and in the contrasting locations of sexy Brazil and frigid Berlin. Karim Ainouz’s latest feature is an astonishingly colorful and intimate look into the complexities of human relationships. Friday June 6 | 9:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Saturday June 7 | 11:00 AM | Egyptian Cannibal d: Manuel Martín Cuenca c: Antonio de la Torre, Olimpia Melinte Spain/Romania/Russia/France/Romania 2013, 117 min In this seductive slow-burning thriller, a Granada tailor with a hidden fondness for the taste of human flesh is shocked to find that he may have fallen in love with his next potential victim. Saturday May 31 | 9:30 PM | Pacific Place Sunday June 1 | 7:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Sponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Office of Spain, Dragados USA Living is Easy With Eyes Closed d: David Trueba c: Javier Cámara, Natalia de Molina, Francesc Colomer, Ramon Fontsera, Jorge Sanz Spain 2013, 108 min It’s 1966 and Antonio is using Beatles’ songs to teach English. When he learns that Lennon is filming in Almería he rushes to meet his idol in this captivatingly lyrical road movie. Best Film, Best Director, 2014 Goya Awards. Saturday May 17 | 6:30 PM | Lincoln Square Thursday May 22 | 6:30 PM | Egyptian Friday May 23 | 4:00 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Sponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Office of Spain, Dragados USA, Bellevue Club Ignasi M. d: Ventura Pons Spain 2013, 85 min Join Ignasi Millet, larger-than-life Catalan connoisseur, museum expert, father of two, gay, HIV-positive, and ebullient conversationalist, as he shares provocative and inspirational thoughts on art, religion, sex, and politics. Thursday May 22 | 6:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Saturday May 24 | 11:00 AM | Pacific Place Sponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Office of Spain, Dragados USA History of Fear d: Benjamín Naishtat c: Jonathan Da Rosa, Claudia Cantero, Mirella Pascual, Claudia Cantero, Tatiana Giménez Argentina/Uruguay/France/Germany 2013, 79 min Sprawling in scope and implications but precise in his portrayal of edgy anxiety, Benjamin Naishtat’s film, with disquieting sound design, creates uneasiness for the denizens of an affluent suburb near Buenos Aires. When mysterious happenings befall their insulated community, paranoia reigns. Tuesday June 3 | 9:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Thursday June 5 | 4:00 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Sponsored in part by KING5 Longwave d: Lionel Baier c: Valérie Donzelli, Michel Vuillermoz, Patrick Lapp, Francisco Belard, Jean-Stéphane Bron Switzerland/France/Portugal 2013, 85 min In 1974 a trio of unlikely colleagues are sent by VW bus to cover Swiss aid to poor countries for the radio, instead becoming swept up in Portugal’s Carnation Revolution. Wednesday June 4 | 6:00 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Thursday June 5 | 4:00 PM | Harvard Exit Sponsored in part by Center for West European Studies, JACK-FM, Yelp, Consulate General of Switzerland Marmato + d: Mark Grieco Colombia/USA 2014, 87 min Underneath the Colombian village of Marmato lies one of the world’s biggest gold reserves, and the local men risk their lives every day to mine for it. Marmato is a documentary about the foreign investment that caused this corporate gold rush and the individuals who must fight to maintain their way of life. Friday May 30 | 7:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Saturday May 31 | 10:30 AM | Harvard Exit SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND LATIN AMERICA

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10,000KM d: Carlos Marques-Marcet c: Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer Spain/USA 2014, 99 minIs long distance the wrong distance? The steamy bond between Alex and Sergio is enacted through video-chats, texts, status updates and phone calls, as Alex leaves Barcelona for LA.Tuesday May 27 | 9:30 PM | Lincoln Square Thursday June 5 | 9:30 PM | Harvard Exit Friday June 6 | 4:15 PM | Pacif ic Place Sponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Office of Spain, Dragados USA

The Amazing Catfishd: Claudia Sainte-Luce c: Ximena Ayala, Lisa Owen, Sonia Franco, Wendy Guillén, Andrea Baeza Mexico 2013, 89 minIn the hospital for appendicitis, young supermarket clerk Claudia makes fast friends with Martha, a 46-year-old single mother of four. With little time left on this planet, Martha reaches out to lonely Claudia and invites her to join her family.Saturday May 24 | 11:30 AM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Tuesday May 27 | 7:00 PM | Harvard ExitSponsored in part by UW Spanish & Portuguese Studies

Bad Haird: Mariana Rondón c: Samuel Lange, Samantha Castillo, Nelly Ramos, Beto Benites, Maria Emilia Sulbarán Venezuela/Peru/Germany 2013, 93 minIn this finely acted, deceptively small-scaled film, nine-year-old Junior and his frustrated single mother clash over Junior’s desire to straighten his kinky hair. The tower blocks of Caracas, Venezuela are the backdrop for a subtly powerful domestic drama.Sunday May 18 | 9:00 PM | Harvard Exit Thursday May 22 | 4:30 PM | Pacif ic Place

Family Unitedd: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo c: Verónica Echegui, Antonio de la Torre, Quim Gutiérrez, Roberto Álamo, Miquel Fernández Spain 2013, 95 minIn this Spanish comedy, a wedding gathering coincides with the soccer 2010 World Cup final. The family must deal with secrets, infidelity, and misunderstandings before the game ends.Friday May 30 | 6:00 PM | Kirkland PC Monday June 2 | 7:00 PM | Egyptian Tuesday June 3 | 4:15 PM | Pacific PlaceSponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Office of Spain, Dragados USA, UW Spanish & Portu-guese Studies

Club Sandwichd: Fernando Eimbcke c: María Renée Prudencio, Lucio Giménez Cacho, Danae Reynaud Mexico 2013, 82 minDirector Fernando Eimbcke (Duck Season) doubles down on his tender, comedic teen stories with this affectionate look at a mother and her 15-year-old son, he on the verge of adolescence, while vacationing at a seaside resort.Tuesday May 27 | 4:30 PM | Pacific Place Friday June 6 | 9:45 PM | Pacif ic PlaceSponsored in part by Consulate of Mexico, MOViN 92.5

Futuro Beachd: Karim Aïnouz c: Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuita Barbosa Brazil/Germany 2014, 106 minTwo breakneck motorcycle rides bookend a tactile gay romance, told over three chapters and in the contrasting locations of sexy Brazil and frigid Berlin. Karim Ainouz’s latest feature is an astonishingly colorful and intimate look into the complexities of human relationships.Friday June 6 | 9:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Saturday June 7 | 11:00 AM | Egyptian

Cannibald: Manuel Martín Cuenca c: Antonio de la Torre, Olimpia Melinte Spain/Romania/Russia/France/Romania 2013, 117 minIn this seductive slow-burning thriller, a Granada tailor with a hidden fondness for the taste of human flesh is shocked to find that he may have fallen in love with his next potential victim. Saturday May 31 | 9:30 PM | Pacif ic Place Sunday June 1 | 7:30 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownSponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Office of Spain, Dragados USA

Living is Easy With Eyes Closedd: David Trueba c: Javier Cámara, Natalia de Molina, Francesc Colomer, Ramon Fontsera, Jorge Sanz Spain 2013, 108 minIt’s 1966 and Antonio is using Beatles’ songs to teach English. When he learns that Lennon is filming in Almería he rushes to meet his idol in this captivatingly lyrical road movie. Best Film, Best Director, 2014 Goya Awards. Saturday May 17 | 6:30 PM | Lincoln Square Thursday May 22 | 6:30 PM | Egyptian Friday May 23 | 4:00 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownSponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Office of Spain, Dragados USA, Bellevue Club

Ignasi M.d: Ventura Pons Spain 2013, 85 minJoin Ignasi Millet, larger-than-life Catalan connoisseur, museum expert, father of two, gay, HIV-positive, and ebullient conversationalist, as he shares provocative and inspirational thoughts on art, religion, sex, and politics.Thursday May 22 | 6:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Saturday May 24 | 11:00 AM | Pacif ic PlaceSponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Office of Spain, Dragados USA

History of Feard: Benjamín Naishtat c: Jonathan Da Rosa, Claudia Cantero, Mirella Pascual, Claudia Cantero, Tatiana Giménez Argentina/Uruguay/France/Germany 2013, 79 minSprawling in scope and implications but precise in his portrayal of edgy anxiety, Benjamin Naishtat’s film, with disquieting sound design, creates uneasiness for the denizens of an affluent suburb near Buenos Aires. When mysterious happenings befall their insulated community, paranoia reigns. Tuesday June 3 | 9:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Thursday June 5 | 4:00 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownSponsored in part by KING5

Longwaved: Lionel Baier c: Valérie Donzelli, Michel Vuillermoz, Patrick Lapp, Francisco Belard, Jean-Stéphane Bron Switzerland/France/Portugal 2013, 85 minIn 1974 a trio of unlikely colleagues are sent by VW bus to cover Swiss aid to poor countries for the radio, instead becoming swept up in Portugal’s Carnation Revolution. Wednesday June 4 | 6:00 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Thursday June 5 | 4:00 PM | Harvard ExitSponsored in part by Center for West European Studies, JACK-FM, Yelp, Consulate General of Switzerland

Marmato d: Mark Grieco Colombia/USA 2014, 87 minUnderneath the Colombian village of Marmato lies one of the world’s biggest gold reserves, and the local men risk their lives every day to mine for it. Marmato is a documentary about the foreign investment that caused this corporate gold rush and the individuals who must fight to maintain their way of life. Friday May 30 | 7:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown Saturday May 31 | 10:30 AM | Harvard Exit

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The Militantd: Manuel Nieto c: Felipe Dieste, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Rosana Cabrera, Leonor Courtoisie, Germán De SilvaUruguay/Argentina 2013, 121 minSet during the Uruguayan strikes of 2002, student Ariel Cruz returns to his hometown for the funeral of his father. While there, he experiences the aimless, alcohol-fueled conversations of the protesting students, and the shocking hunger strikes of the meat packers, exposing him to the realities of his people’s hardships.Tuesday May 20 | 8:30 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownWednesday May 28 | 3:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown

Natural Sciencesd: Matías Lucchesi c: Paula Hertzog, Paola Barrientos, Alvin Astorga, Arturo Goetz, Sergio BorisArgentina/France 2014, 71 minTwelve-year-old Lila doesn’t know her father’s name, but that doesn’t stop her from escaping her mountainous boarding school to look for him. Her kind teacher, Jimena, assists in this revelatory road movie. Wednesday May 28 | 9:00 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownMonday June 2 | 5:00 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownSponsored in part by KING5

Story of My Deathd: Albert Serra c: Vicenç Altaió, Lluís Serrat, Noelia Rodenas, Clara Visa, Montse TriolaSpain/France 2013, 148 minIn his dying days, Casanova lives solemnly with his servant in rainy, moody 18th century Europe. Before he dies he meets a dark force in the form of Dracula, and together they discuss life’s greatest pleasures. Tuesday May 20 | 3:00 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownSunday May 25 | 8:30 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownSunday June 8 | 7:30 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownSponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Offi ce of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Offi ce of Spain, Dragados USA

To Kill a Mand: Alejandro Fernández Almendras c: Daniel Candia, Daniel Antivilo, Alejandra Yañez, Ariel MatelunaChile/France 2013, 83 minThis Sundance Grand Jury prize-winning fi lm is a taut take on vigilantism. His family terrorized by neighborhood hoodlums, Jorge weighs the psychological and social risks of revenge. Thursday May 29 | 7:30 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownMonday June 2 | 4:30 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownSponsored in part by Film Movement

The Way He Looksd: Daniel Ribeiro c: Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorim, Selma Egrei, Isabela GuascoBrazil 2014, 100 minDaniel Ribeiro’s debut feature sparkles with savvy about the emotional intelligence of teenagers. This modern move for Brazilian cinema evokes a gay take on John Hughes teen classics like Some Kind of Wonderful. Blind from birth, teenaged Leonardo is ready for independence—and love. When new kid Gabriel arrives in class, he soon replaces Leonardo’s loyal female bestie.Friday May 30 | 9:30 PM | Harvard ExitWednesday June 4 | 4:00 PM | EgyptianSponsored in part by KING5

What Now? Remind Med: Joaquim PintoPortugal 2013, 164 minJoaquim Pinto, HIV positive since the ’90s, presents a video diary of exquisite insight and tenderness, of love of life and cinema, made during a year of inactivity when he underwent experimental treatment. The stories from Pinto’s archival collections are spliced with the daily goings-on of Pinto’s husband and pets in this funny, intimate family portrait. Tuesday May 27 | 8:00 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownThursday May 29 | 3:00 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown

To Fool A Thiefd: Ariel Winograd c: Daniel Hendler, Mario Alarcon, Martin Piroyansky, Pablo Rago, Valeria BertuccelliArgentina 2013, 105 minWho can scam a scammer? In this crowd-pleasing heist comedy that nods to Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief, Sebastian and Natalia meet, and clash, while attempting to pilfer the same artwork from a museum. Then, they team up—with sights set on a coveted bottle of Malbec from a Mendoza, Argentina winery.Friday May 30 | 3:30 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownWednesday June 4 | 10:30 PM | SIFF Cinema UptownFriday June 6 | 9:45 PM | EgyptianSponsored in part by New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc., E. & J. Gallo Winery, Seattle Met

Zip & Zap and the Marble Gangd: Óskar Santos c: Alex Angulo, Javier Gutiérrez, Claudia VegaSpain 2013, 92 minSpain’s most beloved mischief-makers are Zip and Zap, two brothers sent to a strict summer boarding school in this Goonies-esque caper. Ages 8+Saturday May 17 | 10:30 AM | Pacif ic PlaceSunday May 25 | 1:00 PM | Renton IKEA PACSaturday May 31 | 10:30 AM | Pacif ic PlaceSponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Offi ce of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Offi ce of Spain, Dragados USA, Pagliacci Pizza, The Safeway Foundation

Witching and Bitchingd: Álex de la Iglesia c: Hugo Silva, Mario Casas, Carmen Maura, Pepón Nieto, Carolina BangSpain/France 2013, 110 minDivorced dad Jose and his pals are on the run after a botched burglary, carrying 25,000 cursed golden rings into Basque country, where a coven of bloodthirsty witches exact revenge on behalf of all women.Saturday May 17 | 11:59 PM | EgyptianTuesday May 20 | 9:30 PM | EgyptianSponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle, Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco, Cultural Offi ce of the Embassy of Spain, The Tourist Offi ce of Spain, Dragados USA, Scarecrow Video

A Wolf at the Doord: Fernando Coimbra c: Leandra Leal, Milhem Cortaz, Fabíola Nascimento, Juliano Cazarré, Paulo Tiefenthaler, Karine Teles, Antonio SaboiaBrazil 2013, 100 minWhen a six-year-old is kidnapped, the panicked parents race to the authorities. As the police begin to question the suspects, they discover a world where everybody has something to hide, and every bad turn deserves another. Monday May 19 | 9:30 PM | Harvard ExitFriday May 23 | 1:30 PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown