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- At the beginning of 2012 the so called war against crime lead by Mexican Federal Government had brought as consequence a number of nearly 50,000 casualties and a social climate of violence and distrust.
- An extraordinary black comedy that explores the limits of survival and absurdist political power games. The story takes place in times of elections in Mexico. A candidate for Governor runs over a pregnant migrant. After the accident, and to avoid a possible scandal, he hides her in a building he owns. Pressured by his political boss and so as not to ruin his political career, the candidate evicts the migrant. In a non-realistic style, the film focuses on the stories that surround the migrant during her search for a room. A radical film, with a critical gaze, that reflects the spirit of contemporary Mexican society.
- After the disappearance of her boss, Selma feels the need to go find him. She travels to the mountains where she discovers a murder. Destiny forces her to face her fears and she learns that only a couple of seconds are enough to get over them.
- A man prepares an old ritual in a temple abandoned by its followers.
- '2012 A Journey to the Maya Heartland' examines some of the parallels that exist between the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization in the central lowlands of the Peten jungle in the eighth century AD and the environmental effects we are confronting as a result of Global Climate Change today in our own culture, both in North America - and in particular the American Southwest - as well as in Latin America. Beyond this, 2012 examines some of the wider effects of climate change, from changing demographics to political and economic disruptions, to the very personal issues of truth and justice and how they are playing themselves out in people's lives today.
- Two Brothers run away from home in Mexico city and travel north in search of adventure. Their trip will bring them face to face with death, to survive they will have to change their perception of life, love and freedom.
- 31 Dias (31 Days) is the story of Eva (Irán Castillo), a beautiful young psychologist and author of a series of self-help books about modern women and their love relationships. For her next bestseller she has decided to prove her most daring theory: Love ends after the first 30 days together, so the only way to have a meaningful relationship in this new millennium is to for the couple to part ways after the first month. At a magazine's photo session Eva meets Adam (Lorenzo Balducci), an attractive Italian photographer, and decides that he's her perfect study subject. She will have a very intense relationship with Adam during 31 days, in order to prove her theory is right. However, she's unaware that he is using all her advice from her own books to make her fall in love and teach her a lesson. Neither of them suspects that they'll come to learn that love has no rules.
- Conocer la pareja de tu vida es sólo obra del destino! Pero una cosa es casarse y otra, controlarse. Así que para sobrevivir la crisis del matrimonio, te diremos cómo lograrlo. Esta divertida comedia te enseñará que en el amor; TODO SE VALE! Knowing the partner of your life is only the work of fate! But ... one thing is to get married and another controlled. So to survive the crisis of marriage, we will tell you how. This hilarious comedy will teach you that in love, EVERYTHING IS WORTH IT!
- A captivating diva, incarnation of Acapulco, remembers when she was the most famous movie star of Mexico. Meanwhile, Marco, Javier, Felix, Alfonso and Yolanda are getting ready for Easter Week, the period when the city revives, recovering for a few days its past glory. Each one tries to survive his own way in that paradisaical set that everyday looks more like hell.
- AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR is a documentary about the extraordinary costs of the US government's 40-year war on drugs. Drug prohibition has failed. Drug usage rates have not declined, and illegal drugs are more available-and cheaper-than ever before. At the same time, the costs of the drug war are staggering. More than $1 trillion taxpayer dollars have been spent. More than 50,000 SWAT raids occur each year. Hundreds of thousands of non-violent drug offenders are wasting their lives away in prison at our expense. And more than 60,000 people have been murdered in Mexico over the past six years. AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR tells the stories of some of the victims of the drug war and, more importantly, points to a viable alternative approach to drug policy.
- American Federale takes us behind the scenes in border Mexico where life constantly hangs in the balance. We all assume we know about life there. Lobo, American by birth, gives us a first hand account of his time as a Mexican Federale.
- A cartel member gets revenge on his enemies.
- Tino's dream is to become a Queen Muxe. This is an intimate journey into the magical town of Atempa in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, lost in the wild heel of Mexico, where femininity, strong women and men dressed as women prevail.
- Tino wants to achieve his dream: be 'Queen Muxe'. Being homosexual child, seeks to overcome its past and its economy despite social deprivation. This film is a portrait of San Blas Atempa, from the stories of three of its citizens, in an intimate trip to the bowels of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, where there is identity of the sex-gender duality, which is not a man or woman, is 'Muxe' (Zapotec gay), in a magic town, lost in the wild heel Mexico, which dominates the femininity, ladies brave and men dressed as women.
- Filmed over the course of several years, Atempa traces the journey of three different people with different conflicts in their lives from the town of Atempa in Istmus of Mexico, a sleepy magical place where gender is not a black and white issue.
- This is the story of man who has suffered the transgressed living a life of crime and corruption. The hood is the stage where he roams the streets invisible, ignored, lonely, lost in his misery. An unfortunate event will move Chanos protective instinct and will make him go back to the crime world in order for him to try to release his godson from jail. However the result of his actions will sink him more and more. The film elaborates a fundamental question What underlies tragedy?
- Ayer y Hoy is a documentary that tells the life of two mexican craftsmen, Felipe and Neto. The two belong to a rich heritage and tradition of craftsmanship. Each faces the difficult challenge of surviving in a world in which modernity has exceeded the traditions and customs, however, both are reluctant to leave the things they love most: his work with the mud.
- A journey over and about the sea that portrays the diversity and charm of the seas Mexican northwest.
- Since 2006, San Pedro El Cortez has become one of the most representative bands of Tijuana. There's only one problem: Nobody cares. Today, after a wave of interest to artists from the region, they have the opportunity to show why they are the best bet of the new Mexican music.
- A film about the peaceful struggle of those made invisible by violence.
- Little or almost anything, is know about the people living in the Bering Strait. What are its conditions and needs, its thoughts. What are their customs, which fed their culture, how they view themselves and how they see the rest of the planet.
- The finals of the international tournament of Bolaetrapo (Rag Ball), a popular street football game, reach their climax when suddenly Bam Bam of the Guerrero, captain of the Mexican team, brutally strikes Nutria, a figure of the Colombian team, leaving him unconscious. This is how, through an enigmatic narrating voice, we go back in time by means of a great flashback, to delve deeply into the history of Nutria, the best Bolaetrapo player of the region. He, in his eagerness to conquer the tournament and to inspire love in Laurita, a beautiful cheerleader from the district, will confront face to face his greatest rival in the game field and in love, Bam Bam of the Guerrero and his Mexican team. Bam Bam's history springs up as of the moment he decides to leave everything behind, selling the family taco business in the Guerrero Colony of Mexico City and embark in the adventure of his life: the Bolaetrapo World Cup. He too, bent on the illusion of winning the tournament and conquering Laurita, will live situations to the end. The problem is that he is not the only one willing to sacrifice everything in order to win the World Cup. Several teams in the world are also trying to win this trophy and there will only be one champion. The moment has come to define it...
- Revolving around an intramural, fraternity basketball team, this ensemble Rom-Ind-Com begins with the semi-final of the championship and ends with the final, but has little to do with basketball. When the APEs find out that their rival frat, the DIKs have discovered their big secret with only two days to go, the only remedy...their star player must go to Mexico with a co-ed, marry her, and make it back in time. As the team starts to unravel, will they make it to game, or will they even care to, by the end?
- Three young adults are about to attend a high school reunion. On the surface, they show security and excitement to meet their old schoolmates, but inside they are dealing with the past and all issues left unsolved. It will be a chance to correct it all or ruin everything for one last time.
- A portrait of different characters working and living in one of the busiest, noisiest streets of Mexico City's Downtown.
- A cancer victim, after finding out he only has two weeks to live, cures himself, goes back to medical school and becomes the hope for many diagnosed-with-cancer patients.
- Carmita, an 80 year old Cuban actress exiled in Mexico lives in a mansion in ruins. She's strong enough to appear on TV, read her fan mail and complain about her ex husband who ruined her dream of a possible Hollywood career. The unexpected visit of Laura and Israel allows us to discover a world trapped in the golden age memories.
- Four communities of Spanish-speaking women determined by a close coexistence in Guatemala, Spain and Mexico, with varied characteristics and occupations (engaging in prostitution at the edge of old age, being victims of gender violence, belonging to ethnic minorities or dedicating to monastic life), come together in a common peculiarity: to live isolated, excluded from society, but in a constant struggle to belong to it. In their daily life, these women share tasks, converge in the same problems and agree on their different struggles for survival. All of them overcome the obstacles by preserving their respective identities and beliefs, and by taking refuge in the strength of the communities to which they belong. A deep reflection made through the double meaning of the word "Captivated" regarding gender inequality, the role of women in different cultures, the amazing interaction developed between women who live together, and the paradox of isolation and freedom.
- Diego returns to Mexico after teaching architecture in Madrid and meets his old love, Carmen. He is planning a dinner for New Year's Eve. Carmen assumes this is the night Diego will ask her to marry him but the unexpected arrival of Valentina (his Spanish girlfriend) and the revelation of Carmen's secret past will change their destiny forever.
- In 1956 brothers Arturo and Gustavo Martinez made a bicycle trip from Mexico City to Toronto, in Canada. They were the first to accomplish this feat, and it changed their lives forever. 53 years later this two men, now 75 and 78, drive along the exact same route followed by a small film crew. The objective is simple: to see what has changed, both in the landscape and inside themselves. CICLO is an exploration of memory, the heart, and the unavoidable passage of time.
- On May 5th, 1862, a few thousand Mexican soldiers put their lives on the line against the world's largest and most powerful army in one legendary battle for freedom and for Mexico.
- Rafael Buelna Tenorio (Sebastián Zurita) is a law student, committed to his ideals. Died at 33 years old fighting for his deep conviction of justice and equity. He shared his life with Maria Luisa Sarria (Marimar Vega), supportive and loving wife, who understood the role of his partner in the revolutionary struggle. Citizen Buelna is a young maverick, unknown to the official story, who dreamed of an egalitarian country.
- Hector and his young mother Paloma go on vacation. Out of season their hotel is deserted. They spend their days sitting on the edge of the swimming pool. Then attractive Jazmin arrives and we see how Paloma loses her son to a summer fling.
- Due a tragedy, two sisters abruptly flee from their hometown. Miwi, the younger one, with no clear idea of what happened, drives untiringly to save her sister Juliana, implicating her in the misadventure. Their journey creates a bittersweet relationship marked by pain, guilt and love.
- Darkmoon is a poetic documentary film dealing with a young female Tzotzil-Maya poet (Suyul). She is a bilingual poet and writes in her mother tongue, Tzotzil, and in her second language, Spanish. Co-protagonist is a good old friend of her (Ronyk) who is a Tzotzil painter & filmmaker. He is at the same time also co-filmmaker of Darkmoon and was involved in the production process. Even though Suyul's poetry seems to be very indigenous and cultural specific, she is very critical towards assumptions of 'indigeneity'. She deconstructs the term 'indigenous', but gives us a deep insight into a super-humen Tzotzil reality of her poetry. However, she is sharing her knowledge only up to a certain point with the audience, well being aware of concepts of knowledge and representation. Finally Suyul and Ronyk make fun of a traditionally very western 'reality', which was imposed on their ethnic group, and render that reality and knowledge about it as exotic and absurd. Location is Chiapas. Chiapas is the southern most state of Mexico, location of several contemporary Mayan groups and other so-called 'indigenous' societies. (50 min. Spanish/Tzotzil, English subtitles.)
- Marta used to be a recognized and successful psychic, but after a dramatic experience, she loses faith in her gift and develops agoraphobia. She couldn't see the devilish side of her rapist, Mario, and now, Marta is afraid that Mario will stalk her again. As soon as she is released from the asylum, she moves to Monica's uncle's apartment. There, she feels safe, but soon, has trouble with her crazy neighbors. And if this wasn't enough, a spectrum starts to haunt her, making her life impossible. Marta will have to fight against all these difficulties and manage to get her gift back before Mario finds her.
- A succession of erotic encounters weaved into a daisy chain of delightful sensuality. DESEO is a modern-day adaptation of Reigen, the controversial stage-play by the celebrated XIX century Austrian playwright, Arthur Schnitzler.