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SLFF 2014 - El Elvis chileno |The Chilean Elvis / Las analfabetas |The Illiterates
El Elvis chileno
The Chilean Elvis
Chile 2013 Color 11'
US Northwest Coast Premiere
Director: Marcelo Kiwi
Documentary, Biographical
Rated: G
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Marcelo Rossi, 78 years old, lives alone in Valparaíso, Chile. Known as "The Chilean Elvis", he wanders the streets acting as if he were the King of Rock n' Roll himself. This is the story of a man who borrows
the identity of an icon, which allows him to escape the rather depressing reality he would otherwise be trapped in, and instead, live as Elvis, 24 hours a day.
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Las analfabetas
The Illiterates
Chile 2013 Color 73'
US Northwest Coast Premiere
Director: Moises Paredes
Drama
Rated: PG
Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles
Cast: Paulina Garcia, Valentina Mhur
Ximena is an illiterate woman in her fifties, who has learned to live on her own to keep her illiteracy as a secret. Jackeline, is a young unemployed elementary school teacher, who tries to convince Ximena to take reading classes. Persuading her proves to be an almost impossible task until Jackeline finds something Ximena has been keeping as her only treasure since she was a child: a letter Ximena's father left when he abandoned her many years before. Thus, the two women embark on a learning journey where they discover that there are many ways of being illiterate, and that not knowing how to read is just one of them.
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LocationLangston Hughes Perfoming Arts Institute (View)
107 17th Avenue S
Seattle, WA 98144
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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