Rural

Two Tarahumara brothers with a deep competition spirit and great running abilities become distant. Omero, the youngest brother is set on becoming a running champion, whilst his brother gets involved in a local gang in search for a better life. They will have to join forces to overcome life’s difficulties, sorting out each one’s...

Pedro, an unemployed architect travels to Cantabria to sell the animals inherited by his grandfather. Among valleys, mountains, cows and donkeys Pedro will have find an unexpected paradise, a new meaning in his life, a bond with his late grandfather, and Paula, a Mexican student who steals his...

Yarsagumba, also known as the 'Himalayan gold' is a rare mushroom that is picked in the remotest corners of the Nepal Himalayas.'Mushroom at the Top of the World' follows a story of a village in Nepal's Rukum district, where in the aftermath of the People's War, the villagers have turned to mushroom picking in order to restructure their livelihoods. The documentary film addresses the issues of the precarious world of rural Nepal and portrays the people and their resilience in daily struggles to...

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...

Every year in Spain, some 16,000 Fiestas are organized, during which animals are used. Honoring the Holy Virgin and the Patron Saints, and with the blessing of religious and political authorities, entire towns -including children- are involved in celebrations of unbelievable cruelty. 60,000 animals are hence abused each year during these “Fiestas of...

Telma decides to travel to Galicia with the intention to give back Desiderio, her father's dog which she inherited after the recent dead of her...

Cooking Up a Tribute chronicles an unprecedented journey in which one of the best restaurants in the world closes its doors for five weeks in order to go on the road. In their travels around four American countries, the team from El Celler de Can Roca pays tribute to Mexican, Peruvian and Colombian cuisine with their own personal reinterpretation of local ingredients and...

Jonás and Raquel live in the field. Their life is happy and in harmony with the envoronment. One day, Néstor, Jonás's brother, visits them. He's captain in a fishing boat that has docked in a near village. Néstor told her brother the wonderful life in the sea, all money that he has won and the adventures that he has lived. Jonas decides go with him although Raquel doesn't agree. Comic book adaptation "Poor Sailor " by Sammy...

Every day, from 6month-babies to 80 years-elders, come together to receive swimming lessons o to simply enjoy of the benefits of being in the water. But this space, the gathering and the swimming lessons are only the means to allow us to get access to people´s culture, latent in the thought of the bathers. Isn´t the swimming pool the ideal space for the mind to unburden itself, once the body is domesticated by the repetition of kicks and strokes, and to travel unbridled between past, present...

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...

An intimate portrait of traditional life in the Pyrenees Mountains following a dozen shepherds and peasants in the cycle of a year. They tell us about the harshness and wisdom of the past, the great significance of nature and the threat of the economic and environmental crisis. The wheel of time is unstoppable, everything is destined to change, so we must know where we are coming from to know where we are...

A bride calls her best friend so scared few hours before her...

Elena, a young trapeze artist in a small travelling circus, stays longer than usual in a small town. There she will experience for the first time the clash between the stability of the town and the nomadic life of the...

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...

Emma decides to talk to Ana, an actress, to help her to tell her story. Some time ago her father died and she does not know very well who he really was. She has decided to find out by making a documentary, and so she travels to Tattiouine, a small village lost in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, where her father spent most of his life shooting...