Seattle International Film Festival 2022

Held April 14–24, 2022, the 48th edition of the Seattle International Film Festival presents the best in international and independent films from around the globe, showcasing 12 Spanish films this year.

The 48th Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) will be a hybrid experience, with films screened at SIFF theaters and venues throughout the city as well as virtually on the SIFF Channel.

Spanish films at SIFF 2022

7 lakes, 7 lives

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Friday, April 15 at 12:30 pm. At SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
On Sunday, April 17 at 6 pm. At SIFF Film Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
Directed by Victor Escribano, Spain, 2021, 105 minutes. Original title: 7 lagos, 7 vidas.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Diagnosed with ALS a decade ago, Dabiz travels around Eastern Europe in a van to encourage others (different and alike) never to give up.

The House of the Snails

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Thursday, April 21 at 1 pm. At SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
On Saturday, April 23 at 9:30 pm. At SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 805 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122. Buy tickets.
Directed by Macarena Astorga, Spain, 2021, 104 minutes. Original title: La casa del caracol.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

A writer seeking peace and quiet to work visits a secluded mountain town and falls in love while discovering the horrific secret behind the inhabitants’ eccentricities. His first clue is an eerie howling in the night.

The passenger

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 pm. At AMC Pacific Center, 600 Pine St #400, Seattle, WA 98101. Buy tickets.
On Friday, April 22 at 9:30 pm. at AMC Pacific Center. Buy tickets.
Directed by Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez, Spain, 2021, 90 minutes. Original title: La pasajera.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Four strangers on a van trip across Spain encounter an extraterrestrial when they accidentally hit a woman hiking in the middle of the night.

An elephant on a spider web

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Saturday, April 23 at 6:30 pm. at SIFF Film Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
On Sunday, April 24 at 2 pm. at SIFF Film Center. Buy tickets.
Directed by Rolando Díaz, Spain, 2022, 79 minutes. Original title: Una elefanta sobre la tela de una araña.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

As veteran filmmaker Rolando Díaz confronts his own aging, he turns his lens on unforgettable Spanish centenarian Simona Hoyo, reckoning with what it means when the body keeps going long after the soul grows tired.

The king of laughter

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Monday, April 18 at 12:30 pm. At SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
On Wednesday, April 20 at 8:30 pm. At Majestic Bay Theatres, 2044 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107. Buy tickets.
Directed by Mario Martone, Spain/Italy, 2021, 133 minutes. Original title: El rey de la risa / Qui rido io.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Get a front row seat to the history and splendor of Neapolitan popular theatre of the early 20th century, starring Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty, The Hand of God) as celebrated comic actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta.

Piggy

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Friday, April 15 at 11:59 pm. At SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 805 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122. Buy tickets.
On Tuesday, April 19 at 9 pm. At SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
Directed by Carlota Pereda, Spain, 2022, 90 minutes. Original title: Cerdita.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

When a tormented, overweight butcher’s daughter in rural Spain witnesses her cliquish bullies get abducted by a mysterious stranger, she hides the truth from police and her fellow townsfolk in this brutal thriller from writer/director Carlota Pereda.

Finlandia

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Saturday, April 16 at 8:30 pm. At SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
On Sunday, April 17 at 11:30 am. At SIFF Cinema Uptown. Buy tickets.
Directed by Horacio Alcalá, Spain, 2021, 92 minutes. Original title: Finlandia.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.
Post-screening presentation and Q&A with director and producer Horacio Alcalá on April 16 and 17.

When a Spanish fashion designer arrives in Oaxaca to steal clothing traditions for the European market, she quickly falls in with the colorful two-spirited Muxe community, leading to a powerful reckoning.

Lullaby

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Tuesday, April 19 at 12:30 pm. At SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
On Sunday, April 24 at 5 pm. At SIFF Cinema Uptown. Buy tickets.
Directed by Alauda Ruiz De Azúa, Spain, 2022, 100 minutes. Original title: Cinco lobitos.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Stressed to her breaking point with the demands of parenthood, new mom Amaia takes up with her aging parents, uncovering long-buried secrets and learning hard-won truths about what it means to be a family.

The Sacred Spirit

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Wednesday, April 20 at 9 pm. At SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
On Friday, April 22 at 4 pm. At SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 805 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122. Buy tickets.
Directed by Chema García Ibarra, Spain, 2021, 97 minutes. Original title: Espíritu Sagrado.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Caught up in a world of wild cosmic conspiracy theories and alien visitations, mild-mannered José Manuel finds himself tasked with evoking an ancient prophecy in this dark comedy, the feature debut of writer/director Chema García Ibarra.

The good boss

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Saturday, April 16 at 1:30 pm. At SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 805 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122. Buy tickets.
On Wednesday, April 20 at 6 pm. At SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, Spain, 2021, 120 minutes. Original title: El buen patrón.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Caught in a web of intrigue and infidelity, scale manufacturer Julio Blanco’s (Javier Bardem) true self comes to the surface in this dark comedy from writer/director Fernando León de Aranoa with its record-breaking 20 nominations at the 2022 Goya Awards.

Out of sync

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Friday, April 15 at 6 pm. At AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St #400, Seattle, WA 98101. Buy tickets.
On Wednesday, April 20 at 6 pm. At SIFF Cinema Egyptian, 805 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122. Buy tickets.
Directed by Juanjo Giménez, Spain, 2021, 104 minutes. Original title: Tres.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

When time, space, and sound fall hopelessly out of sync for Foley artist C, she discovers her mysterious curse might be a gift in this psychological thriller from Palme d’Or winner and Academy Award® nominee Juanjo Gimenez.

Sediments

Online screening from April 15 to 24. Buy tickets.
On Friday, April 15 at 4 pm. At SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. Buy tickets.
On Saturday, April 16 at 6 pm. At AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St #400, Seattle, WA 98101. Buy tickets.
Directed by Adrián Silvestre, Spain, 2021, 89 minutes.
Original title: Sedimentos. In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.
Post-screening presentation and Q&A with director Adrián Silvestre and producer Javier P. Santana on April 15 and 16.

Travel to a mountain village in Spain with six trans women, diverse in age, background, and experience, as they visit the birthplace of one of the group, bare their souls, and bond.