Chavón La Escuela de Diseño

filmed in La Romana, República Dominicana in the year 2020.

In the machine-controlled city of Sistepolis, M225, a dissatisfied young programmer, is rescued during her commute to work by Niko, an ally of the resistance. Together, they escape to Geapolis, a free world where Gea, the leader of the resistance, guides them. Gea seeks the valuable assistance of M225 to overthrow Sistepolis and liberate its people. Now, M225 becomes the last hope to challenge the dominion of the machines and restore freedom in both worlds.

A woman in her fifties who works as a maid in a motel, awaits news from her daughter, who lives in Brazil.

Due to the lack of memories of Samuel's childhood, an obsession was born to generate a film archive of short scenes, portraits of his loved ones and poetry in the city of Santo Domingo.

Marcia lives with her invalid husband, Tony, who constantly abuses her. Marcia's life takes a turn after she gains the power to perform miracles but refuses to heal Tony’s illness.

More of an urban sonata than an urban symphony, the interior of a bus bears witness to moments of contemplation among passengers during a working day.

An exploration of dominican naming dynamics through testimonies, interviews and introspection.

Blue Sunshine is a meditation on grief. Through dreamlike images and fictional scenarios, the director dialogues with her past and present, reflecting on the loss of her mother, the complex relationship with her father and the thought of her own farewell.

A boy sends a letter to his mother telling his experience living in the capital

Maya is Ayaibex's daughter, an addict in recovery that feels a blame for damages that caused her daughter, Maya decides to remember her mother's childhood experiences in her world of addiction to seek the redemption of the weight that her mother has loaded for 20 years and get both to forgiveness.

A human figure synergizes with the light and questions its existence and society's expectations of it.

After a long shift in the forest, four fantastic fairies end their day at a bodega.

An exploration of the world of the Dominican lottery through anecdotes, personal testimonies, dreams, and the workday of a novice lottery clerk.

Enrique, Pedro, Camila and Alfredo, four close and intimate young friends gather together after a long time to pass the night catching up, each of them at a turning point in their lives, full of doubts, worry and mistrust among eachother. The pressure of confronting adulthood in a society unsupportive of youth and it's dreams, the fear of loneliness, resentment and gossip among themselves ends up turning a fun night in a night of drama and conflict.

Mikael, a Haitian immigrant, lives with his mother in Boca Chica, he practices basketball every day with Yeison and other young people from the neighborhood, but one day when he returns from practice his mother has disappeared. The immigration police have taken his family in “la camiona” back to Haiti. Yeison decides to take Mikael into his home, but this brings family conflicts to Yeison's home.

A small personal exploration on the subject of immigration and separation using personal archives and documents.