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Julián is a single father, who will try everything to give his daughter Renata, a very special birthday present. Meanwhile, he will realize Renata's mother is further he thought.
Jan 2024
"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
Surrounded by soap and water: a workday for two women in a steam bath. Surrounded by a crowd of naked men and secrets whispered behind these curtains of steam, Alma and Ha are forced to reveal their own truth.
Oct 2023
Fernando intends to propose to his girlfriend during a dinner with friends. However, the appearance of a mysterious woman entangles him in a fantasy that leads him to question his true feelings about his relationship. Through shocking revelations and sudden acts of infidelity, Fernando realizes that perhaps his reality is not as harsh as he once believed.
Sep 2024
In the middle of the forest, a bonfire will define the fate of Fayna, a young, colorless girl.
Sep 2022
Ada, an 8-year-old girl, longs to remember her late grandmother Totó's voice and finds solace in her spiritual presence in the family home, where she discovers she can hear her in a different way.
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
Helio and Lirio are two androgynous stars who inhabit small, lonely planets. Helio, fiery and impatient, burns everything in his path, while Lirio, serene but fearful, avoids taking risks. When their planets align, they discover they were always destined to meet, but their differences threaten to separate them again.
Jun 2025
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.
Jun 2024
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
Second short film by Andrea Campos, about a teenager who tries to combat her mother's compulsive alcoholism with the help of her stepfather. Kind of experimental.
Dec 2024
Ramón Aguirre is an old actor from the time of the Mexican Golden Cinema, whose years of fame are completely over. Locked away in his apartment in Tacubaya, afflicted by his unfortunate physical condition, as well as by the resounding change suffered in his city, Ramón only has two hobbies left, writing his memories and regrets in a small diary, mainly that of having lost the love of his life, Silvia, and spy through a small crack on his neighbor, Pedro, who is a writer who suffers from artistic block and constant phone fights with his fiancée, and with whom Ramón has developed a peculiar bond, despite of never having exchanged any word.
Apr 2022
Polo and Domingo spend their last days together between Ciudad Mendoza and Cordoba, in Veracruz, Mexico, before Domingo moves to another city for college. Domingo has to say goodbye to his girlfriend, Mina; while Polo deals with his feelings towards his best friend in the little time they have left.
Jun 2013
Matías, a thirteen-year-old boy, experiences soccer's and adolescence's intense days, along with the pressure to fit in and stand out, the thrill of trying his first cigarette, and the discovery of first love. Between the demands of his environment and his own fears, Matías faces that fragile moment when growing up means taking risks, losing his innocence, and ultimately, finding himself.
Jan 2026
After her husband leaves during the Mexican Revolution, Ana finds comfort in Rosa with whom she shares many aspects of her life.
Oct 2019
Omar, a Mexican migrant working in Canada, is the only bilingual worker at his factory. One day, he is ordered to translate devastating news for his colleague Joaquín. The news? The death of Joaquín's son.
Sep 2025
After retiring, Carmen confronts her loneliness by turning to MemoNeura, a company that implants memories of a family she never had.
Nov 2025
Nina, a young actress who finds herself in an emotional turmoil during her opening night, struggles with a rehearsal that challenges her limits.