(Adrián Biniez, Uruguay 2009, 84 min., Spanish/subtitles)

Overweight supermarket security guard Jara (the oddly compelling Horacio Camandule) falls in love with Julia (Leonor Svarcas), the late-shift janitor he watches over a closed-circuit monitor. Too shy to actually approach the object of his affections, Jara anonymously begins a courtship and becomes Julia’s protector. Eventually confronted by reality, the gentle, voyeuristic giant must decide if he wants to live this romance or remain a spectator. Offbeat, funny, and sweet, Gigante has been a crowd-pleasing favorite at film festivals all over the world.