Shoreline is proud to host three days of film screenings for the 15th Annual Seattle Latino Film Festival (SLFF)! Join us October 11 & 13, 2023 at the Shoreline Community College Theater for two
amazing screenings!
SLFF Film Screenings
Film screenings will take place at the Shoreline Community College Theater (campus map). Tickets to the screenings are available for purchase from slff.org. See information about specific film showings and tickets below.
Wednesday, October 11
Kenya
Synopsis: Trans women face extreme violence in Mexico City, and sex workers are even more vulnerable. This raw and deeply affecting portrait of Kenya gives an insider's view of the impact that violence has on community, and how complex life is for them. The film begins shortly after Kenya witnesses her friend Paola being murdered by a client. The film follows Kenya closely. Will the family accept burying Paola as she was: a flamboyant trans woman?
Country: Mexico
The Butch and the Baby Daddy (Short)
Synopsis: Alex has wanted to have a baby almost as long as she can remember. But how is a trans/butch lesbian supposed to get sperm? When she considers asking Mateo, a close gay friend of hers, Alex is forces to investigate what she really values.
Country: Canada
Screening Starts: 7pm
Friday, October 13
Ariel: Back to Buenos Aires
Synopsis: A brother and sister return to Argentina, country of their birth, for the first time in their adult lives. Against the backdrop of glamorous tango clubs of Bueno Aires, they uncover dark family secrets and the reason for the parents' emigration to Canada.
Country: Canada
Why do we dance? (Short)
Synopsis: Four dancers from different (migration) backgrounds meet in Berlin to ask themselves the question: Why do we actually dance? What are the deep motivations of our search for the common denominator of human movement?
Country: Germany
Screening Starts: 7pm
