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