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Chano is deported back to Mexico after living most of his life as an ilegal immigrant in the USA. Now, away from his wife and kids, he lives alone and depressed in the country where he is supposed to belong. While rebuilding an old motorcycle with Don Memo, a retired motorcycle racer, with whom he is forced to work, he will discover where his real home is.
Mar 2016
Twenty years ago, director Christiane Burkhard’s parents died in a plane crash. Now she has made a documentary, in collaboration with her sister, about remembering and coming to terms with the facts. First, she looks for accounts in the former homes and from family and friends of the couple. She also has a large number of old Super-8 recordings. Her mother was an enthusiastic amateur filmmaker, who captured all the major family events on film. Together with her sister, Burkhard watches the footage of the smiling faces of her parents. Making this documentary becomes a self-conceived ritual that should help her bid farewell to an unreal and unaccepted past. The subdued tone suits the difficulties all those involved have talking about the event, even after twenty years.
Mar 2001
Citliali, a lonely woman, faces a difficult, marginalized life, which seems to be full of obstacles. During the day we will discover the real cause of her affliction.
Sep 2013
Domingo is in love with his classmate, Fatima. To conquer her, he is determined to buy a mp3 player; a difficult task in the middle of Mexico´s Zapotec mountain side. On his quest he meets 'Charal', an alcoholic homeless man that decides to help him.
Mar 2014
Immersive documentary which takes us n an intimate journey to the inner life of public baths through the voices of three characters: Felipe, the main clerk since 1984; Juana, a street sweeper in Mexico City's downtown; and Jose, a frequent client of more than forty years. Bath of Life becomes a confessionary for those who gather around the same place: the sauna.
Mar 2019
Fernando cannot forget Sofía. She left some time ago and still the littlest things remind him of her. When he meets Liz, he starts to manipulate his own memories so that he can move on, but his own mind has created a strange being that will stand in his way.
Jun 2017
An old peasant faces the dispossession of his land, inheriting the final lesson of life to his only granddaughter.
Jan 2014
When Leonardo meets Aura at school, he also takes his first steps in the weird and unexpected world of love.
Oct 2017
There are promises that are impossible to keep. My uncle José made such a promise as a child in 1963 to my mother Ana Luisa, to whom he declared a special kind of devotion. There are always bonds like this between siblings establishing mysterious complicites. This is what José declared to little Ana Luisa: "The day that you die, I´m going to die with you".
Feb 2017
The story of a family marked by tragedy gives rise to a reflection on memory, emotional ties, family secrets and the difficulty for new generations of knowing and accepting life events.
Oct 2013
Gustavo travels to the desert of Wirikuta in search of native species for his research. During his journey into the desert a series of strange events haunt him until one night he is assaulted, losing all of his belongings. The will to survive forces him to start the trek across the desert. It seems all is lost until Ana, his dead wife, appears. With the help of an old Huichol, Gustavo will confront his past and present life.
Nov 2012
Efrain, known as the Reaper, has worked at a slaughterhouse for 25 years. We will discover his deep relationship with death and his struggle to live.
Nov 2013
Rodolfo and Beatriz are the parents of teenagers Jessica and Juan. Together they form a perfect dysfunctional family. Rodolfo leaves for work every morning, but actually he’s unemployed. Beatriz, worrying that she is looking older, has a flirtation with her buff gym trainer. Jessica finds herself in a love triangle with her boyfriend and her best friend. And, Juan’s girlfriend has a little surprise for him. This is the life of an ordinary middle-class family in Tijuana. While living under the same roof, they scurry about their days, trying to hide their secrets from one another. A fresh, clever and humorous portrait of a modern family unit.
Five children are isolated with their father on a lonely beach after the death of their mother. As the days go by, the children start torturing their father.
Oct 2008
After the death of his father, Jorge returns to the wrestling gym where he grew up; he must face the violence and memories he long tried to forget.
At just 9, Aitana, Juan, Rosa and Saúl barricade themselves in their classroom to protect Esther from being expelled. Even as adults underestimate them, children stand firm, discovering that defending a friend matters more than any lesson.
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A hitman decides to put aside his life of crime to pursue his lifelong dream: to become a profesional comedian.
Aug 2019
Ámbar, a solitary worker on the Mexico City Metro's night shift, has an unexpected encounter with the janitor Lorenzo. In a brief but profound connection, they find a moment of healing for something each of them has lost.
An elderly hoarder seeks to overcome time and memory to find closure and redemption in the twilight of his life.
Aug 2022
A musician follows a melodious song through the forest that leads him into a river where a majestic creature lives.