Escuela Nacional de Cine

A Venezuelan city is emptying. A labor less priest struggles with a sonic sleep disorder while trying to safe-keep his meek buffalo from being taken. As the intentions of the remaining ones become more desperate, the priest’s malaise becomes more alive.

A young woman faces the reality of living with her drug-addicted mother. Her world is shattered when she returns home and runs into the dealer who supplies her mother, forcing her to make the decision to confront the demons that consume her.

In the midst of gender transition, Verónica runs away from home in search of a new beginning and finds refuge with her cousin Alex. As she navigates her new life, actress Israel, who plays Verónica, faces her own personal journey during filming.

A quiet yet mischievous girl secretly admires her older cousin and, after slipping away from the younger kids, decides to spy on her in hopes of finding answers.

An old man travels to the city in search of a book. After a long journey, he returns to his town empty-handed and resumes his strange routine.

A wife suspects that the building she lives in hides a secret out of this world.

In the middle of a night of drinking after their father's funeral, two estranged brothers decide to travel to a town on the outskirts of the city. As they descend further into oblivion, the ghosts of their past begin to materialize.

Locked in home during a blackout, mother and daughter argue in front of a candle flame. One holds on to the past, the other worries about the future. The melody of a song protects them from the shadows waiting in the dark, as they prepare to face an important decision that could change their lives.

A delirious Balloon Vendor sings "Happy Birthday" to his peculiar companion. Upon discovering that she is hiding the balloons he intends to give her, he questions whether their connection is genuine affection or an escape from reality.

Five stories, five perspectives on the same emotional territory called “country.” A Cuban actress tries to make her way in Chile; two women reunite after decades and confront the passing of time; another survives in solitude while facing her fears; a father and son seek reconciliation amid old wounds; and a birth turns into a desperate race for life. Five intertwined stories—small tales of love, loss, and hope—forming an intimate mosaic about identity, belonging, and the search for a place in the world.

Two brothers enter the immensity of a mountain to search for their lost father.

On her first student film shoot, Camila, the director, discovers that her boyfriend, Miguel, an actor, is cheating on her with his co-star. Upon learning of the infidelity, Camila questions her relationship with Miguel and her passion for filmmaking.

Babi is about to move out without telling her mother. When she discovers the suitcase, it mysteriously disappears in the night.

After her grandmother's death at the hands of COVID, Lola becomes increasingly desperate and decides to hide her body at home to prevent it from being taken away.

Carolina, makeup the corpse of a man, thus she enters a trance that allows him to maintain his composure in the face of pain while continues the routine.

Victoria directs and acts a short film playing herself. While fiction is mixed with memories of her scars, she realizes that she doesn’t have the courage to recreate her most important wound.

The story of a shy boy in love with a girl who plays with him.

A young man with personality problems abandons his only friend when he connects romantically with someone.

A confectioner prepares the cake for a party to which she hopes to be invited.

Aguacero is a dystopian drama set in 2019, after torrential rains devastated the country and plunged it into crisis. The story follows Carlos Muñoz and his daughter Valeria, who face a crucial decision: to leave or to stay. While their safety is threatened outside, old family conflicts and regrets resurface at home.