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Browse 20 movies from Departamento de Imagen y Sonido (DIS)
Etienne-Jules Marey, a French inventor who turned a gun into a camera. A hand-drawn hunter whose weapon, instead of firing ammunition, shoots photographs. Carlos, a Mexican wildlife photographer who used to be a real life hunter until he chose to get rid of all his guns. All come together in this poetic yet approachable animated documentary short film.
Sep 2023
Regina, an eight-year-old girl living on the autism spectrum, has pledged to performing a trumpet piece at her school festival. After an unexpected event, she will have to overcome her self-absorption and face her chaotic sisters to be heard.
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Raymundo is constantly tormented during his vacation at the beach by a painful memory from his past that he had not wanted to face.
Pepe wants to belong to the luxurious lifestyle of Leo, his best friend. To achieve this, he creates a world of lies that will put more than his friendship at risk.
Oct 2021
Julian is a child who fantasizes about seeing a mermaid. He treasures a collection of clues that he finds after each day of fishing with Chava, his father.
Mar 2019
Tomás is a young man who watches his absent father repeat, with his younger brother Octavio, the same patterns and lies he once used with him. To make up for missing Octavio’s birthday, their father invites him on a fishing trip and asks Tomás to drive him halfway. What begins as a simple half-day errand turns into a revealing journey, where the brothers must come to terms with the fact that their experiences with their father will never return, while Tomás realizes that, for a long time, he has been the closest thing to a true father for Octavio.
Apr 2026
A Guadalajara teen explores his identity between friendship and desire. During the local church festivities, this search puts his relationship with his grandmother at risk.
Feb 2026
Lupita Galarza, a retired military officer and nurse, dedicates her time and resources to traditional midwifery in Guadalajara, where she offers an alternative to obstetric violence in hospitals. Her work goes beyond childbirth, becoming a mother, friend, and woman who transforms lives through care and support.
Aug 2025
Maca is a 16-year-old girl, who is reserved and inexperienced in love. She and Ana meet with the excuse of returning a sweater that Ana had previously lent her. In a daily afternoon they will experience the vulnerability of what it means to fall in love for the first time.
Jun 2025
Six lonely insomniacs wander the streets of a melancholic city at night in search of affection, meaning, identity and a pug dog.
Rolland, a 70 year-old man, exiled by his family due to his sexual orientation, makes peace with the past by finding himself in a small ghost town in the western part of Jalisco, San Sebastián del Oeste. Almost 40 years later, he wants to go back to his hometown, try to regain his daughter's love and be a part o his granddaughter's life.
Helena celebrates her punk birthday hidden form her mom who has other plans
Dec 2025
At Miguel's farewell party, Laura, his girlfriend, and Eduardo, his best friend, face their fears and loneliness. As the night goes on, emotions run high, pushing them to risk what they desire, though not all will find what they expect.
Aug 2021
Feb 2025
"Hugo — a young addict struggling to rebuild his life — is manipulated by his rehab sponsor into tracking down a fellow patient who’s fled the facility. As the search spirals into morally grey territory, Hugo is forced to confront the fragility of his own rehabilitation and the true cost of loyalty."
Sep 2025
Jun 2024
Jan 2018
On opening night of a play about addiction and rupture, three actors confront a secret romantic conflict they have long kept hidden. When a betrayal is exposed onstage, the line between fiction and reality shatters, turning the performance into a real confrontation that threatens to destroy everything.
Apr 2025
Leonel works at convenience store late nights, a time of the day when the harassment imposed by the paramilitary forces in the city becomes evident. The brutality he witnesses often leads Leonel to tag a wall with a message. His message is answered, and realizes he is not alone, there is more people that suffer and fight back the oppression practiced by the Mexican state.
Oct 2015