15th Annual Seattle Latino Film Festival Opening Night Celebration

October 6, 2023

Undocumented / Sin papeles
(Canada, 90 min. 2022)
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
**** Chilean Actor & Director Christian de la Cortina, and the Mexican Actor Jorge Martinez Colorado will attend.
Director: Christian de la Cortina
Producer: Vanesa Caceres
Cast: Christian de la Cortina, Kimberly Huffman, Sonia Martinez, Luis Oliva, Jorge Martinez Colorado
Genre: Immigration & Drama
Language: English, Spanish w/ English subtitles
Synopsis: Fearing for his life, Fernando, a Mexican man with a mysterious past, seeks asylum in the United States. After spending six months in an ICE detention center, he is released with an electronic ankle monitor, awaiting the processing of his status in the country. Fernando finds an illegal job on a dairy farm in Vermont, where he meets other undocumented workers, Pablo, Juan, and Carolina. What could have been a safe haven turns into a hellish situation. Fernando will have no choice but to take matters into his own hands, but his actions will have significant consequences for everyone involved.
Sinopsis: Temiendo por su vida, Fernando, un mexicano con un pasado misterioso, busca asilo en los EE.UU. Después de pasar seis meses en una cárcel de ICE, es liberado con un grillete (tobillera electrónica) esperando que su estatus en el país sea tratado. Fernando logra conseguir un trabajo ilegal en una granja lechera de Vermont donde se encuentran otros trabajadores sin papeles, Pablo, Juan y Carolina. Lo que podría haber sido un refugio seguro termina siendo un infierno. A Fernando no le quedará otra que hacer algo al respecto, pero sus acciones tendrán grandes consecuencias para todos.

*Movie Content Warnings: Violence & Nude Scenes.
Prior to the movie we will screen the 2 minutes poetry short Enough, directed by the Colombian Susana Montoya Quinchia, based on a poem, a Mexican immigrant takes the stage in front of an imaginary audience and explores the different personas she’s had to create to be accepted in American society. Through the distinct stereotypes shes been forced to inhabit, her real self is revealed.

*Ticket Price includes Movie & Party with Authentic Mexican Food.
RED CARPET WILL STARTS AT 6:30 PM UNTIL 7:30 PM
RECEPTION WILL STARTS AT 9:30 PM UNTIL 11:00 PM