Latinamerican Cinema

Boyacá decade of the 80. José a peasant boy, a cycling fan has the opportunity to see in person Emilio his favorite runner, who competes in the Classical of the West. Just 3 kilometers to the end of the stage, José must overcome various obstacles in his old bicycle to enjoy the cycling party. 3 Kilometers, 2 bikes, 1 passion. A story that speaks of Boyacá, a land with mountains full of bits and pieces and a sport where man and machine are...

Jacinto, a deer hunter and farmer, faces a terrible pain for the loss of an ill son, as a result of the unfulfilled political promises that are caused by the lack of a health post in his region. One day of hunting, in the middle of a new election season, Jacinto meet is face to face with the person responsible for his...

There’re some pains that aches in your body and no eyes can see...

The story of María José Corrales, a flamenco dancer and teacher who lives in Barbate, Spain, a town affected by unemployment and hashish...

Nina is a young actress from Merida. After a long wait, finally comes the day to make an audition for the theater director who most admires in her life, a date she longed for...

Victoria and Paula speak to a wedding on the outskirt of Bogotá. A pending conversation will make them unleash feelings they believed...

“Brave kids” takes us to the world of ballet dancers preparing their final recital on stage. Through the story of five youngsters we discover what goes on both backstage and in their every day world. The classes, the long rehearsals, the pressure of their work and the sacrifices they must make, forge in their spirit and in their bodies their achievements, their dreams and the goals they reach. We see ordinary people transform into marvelous human beings. The way on which they face up to...

Sergio works at a funeral home. One night his life takes an unexpected turn. He has to prepare a new body to be veiled:...

17th February 2013: Rafael Correa wins the elections and becomes President of Ecuador for the 3rd time. 42 days prior, he sails on an epic campaign of echoing songs, speeches and interviews for weeks on end as he tours the country with his team, always saying yes to a handshake or a picture when surfing a crowd of future voters. Photographed in black and white, far from the campaign colours, the documentary distances itself from the vain representation of power and the sarcasm of the press....

A journey through memory accompanied by Buñuel’s photographs taken during the scouting of locations for “Nazarín”, as well as the ones made by Manuel Álvarez Bravo during the shooting of the film, along with the testimonies and reflections of artists, filmmakers and intellectuals like Luis Eduardo Aute, Jean Claude Carrière, Carlos Reygadas, Silvia Pinal, Arturo Ripsetein or Carlos Saura among many others, to re-discover the poetic, vivid and inspiring force of Buñuel’s...

The Brazilian girls' football team is followed as they prepare themselves for the tournament that will change their lives forever, the Street Child World Cup. In the midst of police and drug gangs confrontations the Favela Street Girls strive to keep their dreams...

It's a starry night when Oscar sees from his window... a little goldfish jumping on a dirty puddle! Two cats are watching from the shadows. Oscar will help the goldfish through a rampant adventure in a nighty Latin American, with the lack os water as a...

The deadly risks faced by teenaged matadors in-training are overshadowed by the threats to their livelihood when the controversial sport of bullfighting, and the values and traditions at its heart, is challenged in Colombia. In this poetic verité documentary, everyday gestures, images, and rituals transform bullfighting into a metaphor for the personal and social struggles of this group of at-risk Colombian...

Jazz Project is a musical documentary that addresses jazz in Santa Fe, Argentina, from a request made to musician Pedro Casís. In his journey, he interacts with friends, current and former students, trying to assemble the different generations as important pieces of the film...

Naomi Ducuara Bucurú, is an indigenous woman in southern Tolima, displaced by the armed conflict in Colombia. Like her, dozens of indigenous men and women victims of violence come to big cities to establish in suburbian areas, until they become invisible. This is how the Cutumay Rio de Oro community is born in the Martinica village of Ibagué, formed by others displaced indigenous who fight for a place in the city where they can recreate their customs and practices permanently so the...

The best kept secret of The Andes will be revealed…For some, he is the thinker that set in motion a spiritual and political movement that passed through borders and extended from Argentina to India. For other, he is the leader of a sect, a skillful manipulator and demagogue. For most, he is still a...

A married couple is haunted by zombies. Locked and unable to escape, they discover that the danger is closer than they...

Silvana arrives to the south of Chile in search of her father. As the hours goes by her anxiety increases waiting his arrival. Meanwhile, she spends the time fantasizing about the encounter discovering the impressive place and its people. With their help, details are unveiled about this person that remains unknown to...

Just three acres large, Santa Cruz del Islote is one of the world's most densely populated islands. A fisherman and ten-year-old boy live peacefully within this Colombian community, but struggle with isolation as resources become...

A couple's anniversary dinner takes an unexpected turn when a series revelations derail their happy...

A family finds the meaning of their existence through the constant contact with death. Santa Muerte is their mother, the light that shines in the dark dream of...

Roberto is a “calesitero” - a merry-go-round owner. Every day he starts a machine that rotates, defining the movement of the children on its platform, but at the same time inviting them to fly with their imagination. The merry-go-round integrates the lives of many generations of parents and grandparents who have seen their children grow and...

MAMIS is the story of four women who are tired of being treated as second-class citizens. It is a story about two generations of Cuban mothers who have decided to live their lives how they want to, despite the prejudices of the society. It is about personal rebellion, but also of...

Everything you are ashamed to admit you do not know, fills you in, in what you need to know about the most famous of Newton laws, hurting nearly no pandas in the...

Asier and I grew up in the Basque Country. One day he disappeared and I found out he had joined ETA. How could I explain the reasons that led Asier to make a decision, which even I had trouble...

With the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Apartheid regime, and the death of the greatest leader in that struggle, Nelson Mandela, a group of independent documentary film makers set out across South Africa in search of what is understood about Apartheid and its legacy. The journey captures personal experiences from the country widely known as the “rainbow nation” and a vivid story is revealed that reflects on both separation and reconciliation following the fall of one of the most...

Day by day a woman nurses her bedridden military father. The dictatorship in Argentina is over, but this army daughter is lost to the...

On July 19, 1979 become the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution. The Nicaraguan experience was the last cry of freedom in Latin America, won the support of a whole generation of militants and led to believe that the dream of the revolution was possible. After more than 30 years of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution, a group of argentine “internationalists” recalls their own participation in this latinoamericam heroic deed. For some of them the revolution is as valid...

It was autumn when I arrived in Germany. I thought that in this exotic country I could distance myself a little bit from Mexico, but I was wrong. Drug traffickers managed to take me back in a ruthless way. A short animated documentary about the drug-related violence in...

Summer in Buenos Aires. Diego has been bitten by a dog. Melina has been bitten by a cat. Rabies treatment demands 9...

As the silhouette of a lonely girl runs through the forest, something lurks in the shadows behind her. Based on a true fairy tale by Charles...

Trapped on an island in Northern Chile a penguin decides to return to the Antarctic. Despite the Humboldt Current, he decides to make a last effort to return, even though his decision will change his life...

Barbers delves into the world of barbers, with the idea of observing them and get a feeling of how these professionals live their lives. Proud men, yet always well spoken, all to better serve you. This is a tribute to all the barbers still hanging tough in...

Cabo Polonio, a small, rough and charming beach lost in time and space located on the coast of Uruguay. The place attracts travelers, hippies and artists from all over the world. Since the place has no pumped water nor electricity, once you are there you can totally disconnect yourself from the madness of the modern life. To tell this story, we talked with a few locals, who explained what does being or going to Polonio means to them. They are: Martin Buscaglia (musician); Gonzalo Brown...

Reforesting of identity is a documentary on the experiences of nativeforest restoration in Cordoba and its close elation to water conservation.The story seeks toc onvey, through a rip by a photographer and journalist, the idea that the reforestation ofnative plants contributes to the environmental balance, water conservation and identity, among other...

Football is an explicable passion for every participant of the game. Hilario is that exact case. He is horrified when he learn than Martin injured his hand just before the final game. He is expected to motivate Facundo, the sub, so he can replace his injured...

The life story of an old lady from La Huasteca in the Cave of the Swallows. After admiring the natural spectacle of the birds, Doña Concepción tells how she grew up, what life was like when she was young, how much the people have changed and how she seeks them out today to move forward with the girl she grew...

Young people staying in the institute under maximum security ''Almafuerte'' experience their first approach to the audiovisual record. The camera is a rabid toy that generates them fascination and rescues them an innocent smile that seemed forgotten in the...

A city that looked from the autoexile turns into object of nostalgia. The best moment to portray Lima is the winter, ideal time to see his gray sky and to walk across the mist in full Latin-American...

Naples, Italy. 1950. Four friends are playing soccer out on the street when their ball is accidentally kicked into the evil old lady´s yard. They´ll never play with their ball again…and for that the revenge will be...