Chavón La Escuela de Diseño

It is a film essay that tries to tell the story of two people who communicate with some archival materials that they find in Santo Domingo at different times. One of the people belongs to that era of the archives, who now lives in a future where the city no longer exists. And the other, a person who has never heard of this city where his family is from.

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.

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.

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.

Documentary short film based on the private diary of Nayibe Tavares-Abel's great-grandmother from 1919. Includes stopmotion animation and a silent fiction film in 16mm.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

On a Christmas afternoon, a boy keeps himself entertained by pretending to make his way home.

Animated short film about a white bunny exploring the valley where he lives until the innocent bunny meets a mysterious wolf.

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.

In the Dominican Republic, women are constantly harassed by the rigid aesthetic norms established in the collective imagination. In this sense, hair plays a fundamental role: straight hair is good, neat and acceptable.