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Katya is a young drummer who is part of an all-female punk rock band in Mexico City. Through music, she manages to free herself from the monotonous life with her boyfriend Daniel. As her first concert approaches, Katya struggles with her feelings for Daniel and her friend Carolina, with whom she has a special connection.
Dec 2023
Lourdes is almost 24, works at a casting agency and takes care of her handicapped father, since her mother abandoned them years ago without explanation. Strange for her age and despite the advice of her best friend Victoria, Lourdes has never had a boyfriend or a kiss, just an internet flirt. One day, her mother returns home, reopening old wounds
Mar 2011
After retiring, Carmen confronts her loneliness by turning to MemoNeura, a company that implants memories of a family she never had.
Nov 2025
The story follows Sebastián, a teenager caught between two fundamental relationships in his life: his friendship with Jaime, his lifelong brother, and his closeness to Karla, his best friend. Everything changes when Karla confesses that Jaime abused her. Sebastián enters into an internal conflict that tests not only his loyalty, but also his ability to see clearly, break the silence, and make a decision that will mark his life forever.
Jan 2026
The lives of a loving family are about to change forever
Sep 2025
Silvana, a middle-aged woman, begins to have violent dreams that evoke traumatic moments from her relationship with her recently deceased husband. In order to rediscover her sexuality, she must confront her past by breaking the silence.
Distrito Federal, 1973. In a seedy pool hall, the destiny between Gaspar, a young man thriving to his death, intertwines with the destiny of Bibiana, a wealthy girl with curiosity for the underworld.
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a visual reflection on the tension between inhabiting one's own body and being constantly interpreted through an outside gaze. An exploration of the feminine from within, it confronts a world designed to observe, shape, and censor it. In this space of apparent freedom, intimacy is invaded, and the experience of being becomes an act of resistance.
Jun 2023
During a film screening, Daniela faces a strange presence...
Jun 2024
Hanna and Sol are two best friends in their senior year of high school. One ordinary Wednesday, instead of going to school, they wander around Mexico City together. The atmosphere between them becomes tense as they approach their destination. At dusk, they arrive at a safe abortion clinic, and Sol goes in for a consultation.
A flamenco dancer who grapples with stress and anxiety faces a critical decision point where she must choose whether surrender to her emotions or rise above them and take control.
After her husband leaves during the Mexican Revolution, Ana finds comfort in Rosa with whom she shares many aspects of her life.
Oct 2019
Leonardo de Santiago, a former film student, promises to make a masterpiece of contemporary cinema, however, pride could cause a disaster on his set.
Dec 2022
"El Emblema", a retired wrestler completely unwilling to let go his profession, steps into the ring one last time to confront his own reality and frustration.
Apr 2024
Martha is a 75-year old woman who lives alone in a social interest house in the outskirts of Mexico City. Martha decides to end her life. Her thrilling journey towards death, will surprisingly lead her, for the first time, to life.
Mar 2010
Black drops fall from the water faucets, peek through the drains, and flood the city. Sisters Paula and Teresa, cornered in their apartment, can do nothing but observe as that strange substance takes hold of their lives. Hypnotized, with nowhere to go, they come into contact with the liquid. Gradually, reality begins to distort and they get lost in it.
Gerardo, a young father overwhelmed by financial uncertainty, finds himself torn between the need to provide for his wife and two young children and the clandestine actions he could have to take to achieve this.
Jun 2025
Coming from a discussion with his love partner, Alex acts on instinct and pursues his desires, ignoring the consequences of his decisions and the damage he can cause Romina. Alex becomes entangled in a confusing situation involving a sexual attraction to both a mysterious woman and an idealized version of Romina.
Dec 2021