FILMS

alex winter | THOUGHT PROVOKER

ALEX WINTER

A lonely adolescent lives in the countryside with his mother with whom he has a complicated relationship.

LA POETA DEL RING | HIGH-SPIRITED

THE RING POET

When women’s boxing was illegal in Mexico, Laura Serrano began to practice it underground, leading a battle to legalize the sport. After succeeding, she left the ring and its glory to follow a new spiritual journey.

el guerrero vencido | HIGH-SPIRITED

THE DEFEATED WARRIOR

Every year, on July 25th, in the city of Sahuayo theres a battle lasting 9 days among more than 2,000 warriors using an armor that took them one year to make. This is the story of the Tlahualiles and the art of its makers.

el ruiseñor y la noche: chavela vargas canta a lorca | high-spirited

NIGHTINGALE & THE NIGHT: CHAVELA VARGAS SINGS TO LORCA

On Chavela’s last tour, she stayed at the iconic Residencia de Estudiantes (Spain) in the room that, 80 years earlier, was of her dear friend: the poet Federico García Lorca. Now, Chavela sings and recites to him.

GRANDPA | HIGH-SPIRITED

EL ABUELO

As he is about to turn 80, Grandpa embarks his family on a journey to his homeland, a place he has not seen since he was 9, taking them into a path of no return to an unexpected past.

Romulo & julita | HIGH-SPIRITED

ROMULO & JULITA

In a town called Berona where two tuk-tuk taxi companies fight for control of the town, Romulo and Julita, members of opposing companies must find a way to be together. After one fight two long the mayor will choose which company will rule Berona after a tuk-tuk race.

Psychotropic Morning | HIGH-SPIRITED

MAÑANA PSICOTRÓPICA

After a suicide attempt, Lito travels from Monterrey to Querétaro to visit his cousin Koko and joins his group of friends with the intention of doing whatever is necessary (including selling drugs) to pay for a weekend trip and enjoy each other company.

THE LETTERS | thought provoker

LAS LETRAS

Professor Alberto Patishtan is convicted of the ambush against some policemen in Chiapas. Despite appearing to have been arbitrarily designated as a scapegoat, Patishtan faces a 60-year prison sentence where he’s spending his days writing loving letters to his family.

LA TIERRA AUN SE MUEVe | THOUGHT PROVOKER

STILL THE EARTH MOVES

A carefully constructed pandemonium where the forces of nature, the presence of witches, animals and ghostly shadows create a sensory narrative in the form of cinematographic poetry.

THE NEW PAINTERS | THOUGHT PROVOKER

LOS PINTORES NUEVOS

Isabel and Rafael moved away from the commercial art world  30 years ago to save their autonomy. Now they must empty their home, and the canvases that live there give them a look back into their memories.

DON´T COUNT ME AMONG YOU - THOUGHT PROVOKER

NO ME CONTEÍS ENTRE VOSOTROS

Manolo doesn’t know how old he is. His imagination allows him to wander through what remains of the olive groves where he worked. A fragmentary portrait of the end of a life.