After being sexually abused during a massage, actress Bárbara Mestanza transforms her trauma into art — a raw, fearless theater play. Confronting the question: — “Why didn’t you do anything?” — she embarks on a powerful journey to find her aggressor, challenge toxic masculinity, and reclaim justice on her own...

Young Imade (Er-Rachidia, 2002) has long since run away from home. Despite his deafness, the boy had always dreamed of a better life. Now, after years without hearing from him, his family manages to contact him through brief and very precarious video calls. Imade is looking forward to returning home to meet them again. But first, he will have to fight against the isolation in which he...

Christophe, Luca, Julien and Gaëtan are four young men discovering their fatherhood. Les Papas journeys into their private lives, interspersed with scenes from everyday life, using a discreet and sensitive approach to shed light on the place that these young fathers must claim in society, and in so doing questioning the role of men in the contemporary family...

The mini-bins, supposedly ‘harmless’ little recycling bins, have polarized a town. Countless banners and graffiti reading ‘Mini-bins No’ flood balconies and streets. The countdown to the elections has begun. The ballot boxes will decide whether this delirious polarisation triumphs and manages to turn the town’s fate...

After nearly a century of tradition, a cider-making family celebrates their one-hundredth harvest, marking a milestone in their legacy. "The Big Apple" chronicles the journey of cider from an Asturian village to cosmopolitan New York, uniting generations and cultures as the cider faces the challenges of an ever-changing...

Song of the Hands explores deafness through music, following Jennifer, Gabriel, and José—three Deaf musicians from Venezuela—as they face the challenge of staging Beethoven’s Fidelio in Sign Language for the first time, under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. The film reveals the isolation the protagonists experience due to their deafness, ultimately showing that music is not only their refuge, but also their salvation and their...

Why do so many Africans dream of Europe? Sunu Gaal follows young Senegalese debating whether to stay or embark on a journey full of...

MÚSICAS is a short documentary that follows Leticia Gallardo, the visionary director of Viento Florido, an all-women Indigenous band hailing from the mountainous region of Tlahuitoltepec. The film captures the profound connection between the women, their music, and the landscapes that inspire...

GOD SEES IT explores the creative world of Oscar Tusquets Blanca, where architecture, design, painting, and writing merge freely. A provocative genius, he blends art, irony, and rebellion. Through collaborations with Salvador Dalí and moments with Miquel Barceló, Antonio López, Albert Serra, Milena Busquets, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Julia de Castro, the film reveals his bold, irreverent...

Serapio Ruiz attempted more than thirty times to cross the border between Mexico and the United States to reach the American dream. Having achieved to be the best grafter of grapevines in the world, he returned to Mexico to help the people of Lake Chapala, becoming a reference of migration. With Trump declaring a ‘national emergency’ at the border and establishing new measures to curb irregular migration and facilitate deportations, every day many people embark on a journey similar to...

The controversial conviction of six refugees for the fires at Camp Moria marks the beginning of a moving search for humanity – uncovering the dark sides of an oppressive, often inhumane...

After the sudden death of his wife, Mr. Jochec takes on the responsibility of caring for his two teenage children, Vanesa and Pete, who has severe autism. Previously away for work, he now faces the challenge of managing everything alone, balancing the care of his children, maintaining financial stability, and running the...

THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT follows four women in the Republic of Artsakh, an unrecognized country facing the aftermath of one war and the threat of another. As they build lives of hope and resilience, war disrupts their world once again, forcing them to take up arms or flee as refugees. Their journeys reflect a homeland lost and the enduring power of storytelling to preserve...

When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, retired entrepreneur Dan Fine was one of the first to help rescue animals near the front. After meeting Krystina, a brave pet rescuer, Dan, with her and other Ukrainian volunteers, started the mission of saving animals and people from the new killer besides the war itself -...

CURL POWER follows a team of teenage girls as they pursue their unusual dream of becoming Canadian National Curling Champions, and seek out their own paths amid the legacies of their world champion mothers. This intimate and imaginative coming-of-age documentary tells a story of angst and ecstasy, following the funny and tender evolution of five best friends as they reckon with their bodies, minds, and the great...

The incredible story of a friendship that has survived pirates, tribes and above all, the cultural difference. For the past decade, Spanish filmmaker Paula Palacios has been following Ali, a young man who fled the war in Somalia at the age of 14. Their meeting in a prison in Ukraine in 2012 turns Ali's life upside down, but also Paula's. Shot in Ukraine, the USA, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, often by Ali himself, this film is both a coming-of-age story in an uncertain world and an exploration of...

When the prison gates open after two years, kind-hearted Dalibor (23) is greeted by his damaged family. The only one missing is his younger brother Kevin (12), who lives with their abusive alcoholic father. Dalibor confronts his father and helps his mom with the fight for Kevin’s custody to spare him from further abuse. Caught up in a vicious circle of pain, Dalibor finds refuge in a shabby wandering circus. There, he learns to heal his scars by becoming a...

An intimate portrait of a successful and single Hungarian woman in Barcelona who embarks on a unique journey towards motherhood and co-parenting with a gay...

Spain is made up of people who are very different in their origins, history, dialects, way of life, work, cultural and gastronomic tastes, even in their character, ideas and values. In these differences, there is something that unites and brings us all together: the passion for the...

The Galician Mountain Horse breed is disappearing, only a few wild horses resist harassed by cattle thieves, by wolves and now by multinational power companies. By their side the small village of Sabucedo preserves something unique: an ancestral and intimate bond. Both horse and villager live in a mirrored situation: the end of the ones brings the end of the...

Guinea-Bissau, a small West African country with the closest coastline to Latin America, has become the continent's gateway to drug trafficking par excellence. "Bissau Way" follows the trail of the cocaine criminal network from Sinaloa to the paradisiacal islands of Bijagós. A quest to understand how the large networks of the drug business have settled along this passage and whose merchandise will end up in...

Since the outbreak of the war in Syria there are women refugees who have spent years working as day laborers in the Bekaa Valley under exploitative conditions. Her newborn daughters upon entering Lebanon also work in the fields to this day. Their future it's uncertain. They cannot prosper in Lebanon because it does not recognize them as nationals, nor their refugee status or protect their basic rights. They cannot return to Syria while there is war. "Aamelat. Day Laborers of War" exposes...

Sweet Death follows Dr. Philip Nitschke, one of the main advocates of euthanasia, when his medical license is withdrawn and in a moment of crisis he decides to try Stand Up Comedy telling in his show how you can die. In parallel, we meet Kathy who after attending a conference of the doctor decides to travel alone to Mexico in search of a drug to die in peace in case she inherits her mother's...

Malena, a survivor of domestic violence, fled to Mexico City to rebuild her life after losing custody of her children despite her fierce fight. Now with a new partner, she aspires to create the family she always dreamt of, despite challenges such as IVF treatment, societal judgment, and the resentment from her teenage children who feel abandoned. While patriarchal norms may seem daunting, her determination for a brighter future is stronger than...

I Am Somebody is the inspiring story about six street-connected children who represent their country at the Street Child World Cup in Qatar, which will change their lives...

Seven women, three generations, one family and countless secrets and lies. Meet Canada’s Gayest...

The Catalan architect Enric Miralles (1955-2000) is an essential figure in contemporary Spanish and international architecture. He is also a complex character, powerful for his artistic and intellectual side, a hypnotic, polyhedral man with many contradictions. A personality that, over the course of time, has become...

In the maximum security prison of Opera, three inmates responsible for murders, Ciro, Giuseppe and Cristiano, were chosen to handcraft, with their hands once stained with blood, hosts which are consecrated in churches all over the world, thus becoming the body of Christ. Their dream is to deliver them personally into the blessed hands of the Holy Father Pope Francis, to whom they write a letter. A true story unprecedented in the...

In a small public hospital, a midwifery led by midwives accompanies births with a humanised model: putting women at the centre and respecting their rights. "Birth" is a realistic portrait of childbirth, and a choral account of obstetric violence and its terrible consequences told by: its victims, the UN (United Nations) and the WHO (World Health...

They didn’t want to go back into the closet, to pretend that old age was taking away so much of their struggle. They had a dream: to live in the first public LGTBI residence in the...

When Helen David first founded her fashion label, English Eccentrics, in the early 80s, she was living in a Brixton Squat and selling her designs from a market stall in Camden. By the mid-90s, she was dressing stars like Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Prince, Helen Mirren and Helena Bonham-Carter. Then, at the turn of the millennium, during the height of her success, her brand unexpectedly collapsed. Twenty years later, her son – filmmaker Oliver David – investigates what happened. Looking...

Seas of the Atlantic Ocean crossed by a mountain from Chiapas. Through unknown horizons seven indigenous Mayan sail carrying a story of resistance. With this journey in the midst of the pandemic, the 4-2-1 Squad of the EZLN seeks to plant a seed in new...

Marie-Philip is a PhD student and part-time professor who loves cats and Harry Potter. But one week before her 29th birthday, she is diagnosed with breast cancer. For a year, without false modesty, we follow her through each step as she confides in us with shocking honesty. An ode to life, to courage and to the resilience of all those who fight every day against...

Telmo, a young man who aspires to become a filmmaker, arrives to the remotest part of the Amazon jungle. He arrives loaded with innocent illusion, romantic ideas and a camera. Nothing that happens from then on responds to his plans. The Amazonian reality is unpredictable, absurd, poetic and surprising. As Telmo enters the jungle, the world is increasingly strange and his gaze, more filmic. The travel takes Telmo to the limit of reason and his world, to the place where the uncontacted...

An exciting and inspiring story about Zuko's life, which exemplifies the human spirit's preseverance and resilience in the face of adversity. He worked as a professional mountain guide for 15 years before being injured and losing the mobility of his legs. However, this does not deter him, and he demonstrates to us, through his inner search and the expedition to Kilimanjaro, that limits only exist in our...

In the final chapter of his remarkable life, Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla embarked on an awe-inspiring endeavor, capturing the essence of his homeland in a kaleidoscope of vibrant brushstrokes. His monumental work emerged as a testament to the deep unity woven through our diverse world, celebrating the tapestry of shared experiences that define our humanity. Now, a hundred years later, embark on an epic cinematic odyssey, following in the footsteps of the visionary artist himself and unearth...

In 2018, the naturalist and explorer Nacho Dean, decided to embark on the challenge of swimming around the world, linking the five continents to warn about the conservation of the oceans and document the state of marine ecosystems. Since he was not a professional swimmer, he needed more than 2,500 kilometres of swimming training in order to conclude the Nemo Expedition, after 24 months, 5 crossings and 90 hours of...

Jamyang Lodro Rinpoche, the 47th inheritor of the Tibetan Buddhism Jonang sect, founded an intangible cultural heritage institute in a remote poor Tibetan settlement in China. Teaching Thangka painting and other traditional Tibetan culture for free, the school breathed new life into this...

After fifteen years without setting foot in Argentina, Rodrigo travels from Madrid to Buenos Aires in order to attend his father’s funeral, a well-known painter. Experiencing mourning with his family and managing more than two thousand artworks left in an old studio triggers a reunion that leads him to reconsider his future...

A documentary about the legendary transgender club The Way Out in London and its founder, Vicky Lee. As the club celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2023, we look back at the last 3 decades in the London trans scene, discovering the club's impact on the transgender community as a safe and unique...