Boston International Film Festival SESSION 30 Thursday, June 12, 9:30pm – 11:30pm PB (Planta Baja) – 6min Four very different characters meet in an elevator. Three of them, a YUP executive, a designer and a Police officer are secretly and individually warned about a killer “wearing blue”. A calm nervousness begins to show. Meanwhile, the fourth passenger, a delivery man, listens loudly to salsa music through his headphones, completely unaware of the situation. Tension continues to grow inside the elevator walls: all of them are dressed in blue. By the time they reach the Lobby, they may understand just how much they have in common. Director, Writer, Executive Producer: Pedro Blanco-Uribe Paper Tiger – 84min An elderly man, Torakichi Takida, is running an illegal gambling hall for Hanafuda, a Japanese card game. Now, he is beginning to suspect that his beautiful lover and henchman Kuma may be in love, he hires a cold-blooded private investigator to investigate their relationship. As he had suspected, their relationship turns out to be 'troubling.' Driven mad with jealousy, he orders the investigator to 'fix' this problem. While waiting to hear from the investigator, his anger is turned on Momofuku Hanazawa, a regular at the gambling hall with a mountain of debt. This is the latest film from director Hiroshi Toda, depicting the 'love' and 'lust' of those who live outside of society. The entire film is appropriately shot in his favored film-noir style. Director, Producer, Writer: Hiroshi Toda