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7 Reasons to Run Away (from Society)

7 Raons per Fugir (de la Societat)

Comedy, Fiction Spain

Seven darkly humorous stories whose protagonists are downright detestable. Seven characteristics that make us unbearable. Seven reasons it’s best to avoid people altogether. Seven surrealist visions of a dysfunctional society.

A Bruddah's Mind

Cabeça de nêgo

Drama, Fiction Brazil

A reminder of the importance of activism, political engagement, and the sacrifices that come with it, A Bruddah’s Mind follows Saulo, a black introvert student and fan of the Black Panther Movement, as he challenges his school in the largely white city of Fortaleza.

A History of an Assignment

Istoria odnoi komandirovki

Documentary Russia

Featuring Fidel Castro, John F. Kennedy, and Khrushchev as protagonists, the film depicts the ins and outs of the Cuban Missile Crisis of the 1960s.

A Place Called Music

Un lugar llamado música

Documentary Mexico

The captivating musical encounter between American composer Philip Glass and Mexican Wixárika musician Daniel Medina.

Alice Júnior

Comedy, Fiction Brazil

Alice Júnior is a celebration of rebellious youth that offers the potential for future generations to rethink outdated perspectives of gender, sexuality, and differences as a whole.

Asier and I

Asier eta Biok

Documentary Ecuador, Spain

Asier and I follows Aitor as he ties to understand what could have led his childhood friend to join the terrorist group ETA. Armed with a camera, Aitor meets Asier upon his release from jail, ready to tell this story.

Atempa, Dreams by the River

Atempa, sueños a la orilla del rio

Documentary Mexico

Tino considers herself neither male nor female, but rather a “muxe,” a third gender that has been integrated into Zapotec culture.

Bertsolari

Documentary, Musical Spain

Bertsolaritza is an ancestral, completely improvised, form of Basque poetry. Anachronistic? Not at all: the bertsolari, with their spontaneous creation and wordplay, could be an inspiration for rappers and other improv artists.

Between Fire and Water

Entre fuego y agua

Documentary Colombia

Camilo is a young black man adopted by an indigenous couple in rural Colombia. Supported by his adoptive father, Camilo embarks on a journey to find his true identity and understand his two races.

Black Bread

Pa negre

Drama, Fiction, Thriller Spain

The Spanish selection for the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film, Black Bread is set in the war-ravaged Catalan countryside of the early 1940s where a local man is accused of murder and his son sets out to find the truth.

Carajita

Fiction, Drama Dominican Republic, Argentina

Sara and her nanny Yarisa have a relationship that transcends class and race: they are close to a daughter-mother; but an accident will test their intimate loyalty.

Courtroom 3H

Documentary Spain, United States

Shot in a single courtroom over the course of a month, the film takes viewers inside Florida’s Tallahassee Unified Family Court, which specializes in judicial cases involving minors. Cases of abuse, abandonment, and negligence are presided over with the express objective, under the law, to reunite families as quickly and safely as possible.

Dreams of Chonta

Documentary, Musical Colombia, United States

Diego, an Afro-Colombian musician, leaves his family behind on the Pacific Coast of Colombia, and endures a solitary life as an undocumented immigrant and a minimum wage job at a cemetery all to become an ambassador of his music and culture in NY.

El Amparo

El amparo

Drama, Fiction, Thriller Colombia, Venezuela

In the Venezuelan town of El Amparo, near the border with Colombia, a group of fishermen sets off down the Aruca River. But only two men return, their friends shot down by the military, who claim they were clandestine guerrillas on a mission.

El Eternauta´s Wife

La mujer de El Eternauta

Documentary Argentina, Spain

Elsa Sánchez's life is evidence of the cruelty of Argentina’s repressive dictatorship, which took the lives of her husband and family.

Elena

Documentary United States, Dominican Republic

When the Dominican Republic’s Supreme Court stripped the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents, Elena becomes the face of the struggle against the opaque bureaucratic process and a racist, hostile society, to stay in a country built on the labor of her forefathers.

From the Land to Your Table

¿Qué culpa tiene el tomate?

Documentary, Experimental Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Spain, Venezuela

From the Land to Your Table shows the perspectives of seven Ibero-American filmmakers as they capture the conditions and cultural diversity of popular produce markets in their individual countries.

Giants Don't Exist

Los gigantes no existen

Drama, Fiction Guatemala

Based on the true story of Guatemalan activist Jesús Tecú, Chema Rodríguez’s second feature is a harrowing and powerful drama about survival and hope. Teco was one of the few survivors of the 1982 Río Negro massacre against indigenous populations, in which 177 women and children died.

Guie'dani's Navel

El Ombligo de Guie'dani (XQUIPI' GUIE'DANI)

Drama, Fiction Mexico

A striking contrast to Alfonso Cuarón's Roma, Guie’dani’s Navel is a unique coming-of-age narrative exploring the racism inflicted on indigenous people in Mexico and the empowerment of a new generation that refuses to accept it silently.

I Girl

Yo niña

Drama, Fiction Argentina

Based on the director’s autobiographical experiences, I Girl follows Armonía, a little girl who lives in the desolated landscapes of Argentina’s south with her hippie parents.

I Will be Murdered

Documentary, Thriller Spain, United Kingdom

I Will Be Murdered is a gripping, edge-of-your seat documentary that portrays the astonishing, real-life story of a lawyer who launched a personal crusade in search of justice, and brought his country to the brink of chaos.

I am from Chile

I Am From Chile

Comedy, Drama, Fiction Chile

A coming of age story, I Am From Chile draws from the director’s personal experiences to tell a different kind of immigration story.

Kevin

Documentary Brazil, Uganda

It’s the first time Brazilian Joana visits her friend Kevin in Uganda after a 20-year friendship as students. A film about friendship between two women — different, and the same.

La Soledad

La soledad

Drama, Fiction Venezuela, Canada, Italy

Handyman José lives with his family in La Soledad, a ramshackle villa located in what was once among Caracas’ most affluent neighborhoods. Might a fabled treasure supposedly hidden in La Soledad’s walls offer José’s family a chance at a better life?

La Yuma

Drama, Fiction Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain

Nicaragua’s first full-length feature in 20 years, La Yuma tells the story of a young woman who dreams of transcending her bleak life in the slums of Managua by becoming a boxer.

Liquid Truth

Aos teus olhos

Drama, Fiction Brazil

An incisive look at the dangers of selfies and social media culture and how they can be used (or misused) to expose and taint a person’s character.

Los Lobos

Los lobos

Drama, Fiction Mexico

An absorbing coming-of-age story about migrant life through the prism of its most innocent figures: children.

Luchadoras

Documentary Germany

Courageous female wrestlers defy societal norms and machismo, redefining the image of women in Mexico. Their strength in the ring thus mirrors their daily fight for gender equality.

Machuca

Drama, Fiction, Classic Chile, Spain

Set in Santiago during the months leading up to Pinochet’s 1973 coup d’état, this modern classic tells the story of the unlikely friendship between two young boys from different backgrounds.

Miguelito: A Song to Puerto Rico

Miguelito: canto a Borinquen

Documentary, Musical Colombia, Australia, Puerto Rico

Reminiscent of Searching for Sugar Man, the filmmaker follows the steps of Puerto Rico's child music sensation Miguelito. Featuring incredible archival footage of NYC in the 70s’ and salsa performances from Papo Lucca’s La Sonora Poncena, Malo Malo and many others, this is a film that celebrates the musical and cultural depth of the Caribbean.

Miriam Lies

Miriam miente

Drama, Fiction Spain, Dominican Republic

A biracial teenager struggles with questions of identity and acceptance in this delicate drama from the Dominican Republic, which sheds light on the prejudices of Caribbean society.

Miúcha, the Voice of Bossa Nova

Miúcha, a voz da Bossa Nova

Documentary United States, Brazil, France

Unseen footage, rare recordings, and vibrant animations unveil the hidden story behind the Bossa Nova movement from Miucha’s distinctly female perspective.

Money Exchange

Cambio, cambio

Drama, Thriller, Fiction Argentina

Newsreel footage about Argentina’s spiraling inflation since 2019 sets the stage for this economic thriller where Pablo is forced to sell dollars on the black market.

Mother Plant

Madre Planta

Documentary Argentina

A collective of mothers fights for the legalization of cannabis oil, driving change while advocating for health, in this portrait of resistance.

Murals

Murales

Documentary Spain

In 2009, the Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona organized an exhibition that brought together a group of contemporary mural artists from very different cultural and stylistic backgrounds. The documentary follows the artists as they work and discuss the use of an empty wall as a canvas and expressive medium.

Mute Fire

Pirotecnia

Documentary Colombia

A personal essay that examines the relationship between film footage, the events of the war in Colombia, family history, and the origins of cinema in Colombia.

My Emptiness and I

Mi vacío y yo

Drama, Fiction Spain

Working at a Barcelona call center, romantic dreamer Raphi grapples with her gender dysphoria diagnosis. As she chases an elusive image of modern love, surprises and shifts await. A queer film classic.

Nobody's Watching

Nadie nos mira

Drama, Fiction Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, United States

A fresh and unexpected take on the immigrant tale, where the journey is not to get a green card but confronting the true reasons for leaving home and redefining one’s identity in one’s own terms.

Nudo Mixteco

Nudo mixteco

Drama, Fiction Mexico

A quietly powerful triptych of stories that speak about the impact of migration and the plight of indigenous women in a rural Mixtec village in Oaxaca.

On This Side of the World

A este lado del mundo

Drama, Fiction Spain

A deep and global look at migrations, borders, and the most insurmountable walls erected by mankind, directed by David Trueba.

Perro Bomba

Perro bomba

Drama, Fiction Chile, France

Steevens is a young Haitian immigrant living a challenging, but somewhat stable life in Santiago de Chile: he has a construction job, a home, friends, and fun. This precariously balanced life is disrupted when a childhood friend arrives seeking assistance to establish himself.

Secrets from Putumayo

Segredos do Putumayo

Documentary Brazil

A documentary about the man widely considered to be the pioneer of international human rights inquiries, Roger Casement (1864-1916). His work in Africa, Brazil, and his native Ireland still has repercussions today.

Seeds: Black Women in Power

Sementes: Mulheres pretas no poder

Documentary Brazil

The 2018 elections turned into the biggest political uprising led by Black women in Brazil's history, in response to the brutal execution of Marielle Franco.

Seven Dogs

Siete perros

Drama, Fiction Argentina

A canine family becomes the catalyst for human connection in this heartwarming film about a man looking to keep his seven dogs in his apartment despite the neighbors’ threats.

Southern District

Zona sur

Drama, Fiction, Comedy, Romance Bolivia

Bolivia’s official entry for the Academy® Awards, this searing portrait of a patrician family in flux exposes the bubble of decadence in which they exist. The threat of shifting aristocratic privilege heralds a new era in a seemingly interminable class war.

Spider Thieves

Niñas araña

Drama, Fiction, Adventure, Thriller Chile

Inspired by actual events, the teenage thriller Spider Thieves is a unique social commentary on dreams, class, and unfulfilled expectations in contemporary Chile.

Stealing Rodin

Robar a Rodin

Documentary Chile, France

Traces the story of Luis Onfray as he explains the personal and artistic reasons for pulling off Chile’s greatest art theft.

Sun and Daughter

Cuidando al sol

Drama, Fiction Bolivia, Spain, Germany

Ten-year-old Lucía builds her daily in a small village near Lake Titicaca around the eternal wait for her father's return.

The Awakening of the Ants

El despertar de las hormigas

Drama, Fiction Costa Rica, Spain

Isa finds herself suffocated by rigid gender roles and the cloistered, provincial thinking of a Costa Rican seaside village. She desperately imagines some other way of living.

The Day That Lasted 21 Years

O dia que durou 21 anos

Documentary Brazil, United States

A look at how and why the United States supported a conspiracy to overthrow the Brazilian elected President Joao Goulart in 1964, when Ambassador Lincoln Gordon planned South America's longest military dictatorship with the support of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.

The Deer

Oreina

Drama, Fiction Spain

Khalil is a rootless young man who lives in the city’s margins, spending his days with a poacher who shares a house with a brother he has not talked to for years. On the shores of the marsh, the tides mark the time for love and indifference, friendship and revenge.

The Delay

La demora

Drama, Fiction France, Mexico, Uruguay

An exploration of the intense, painful ambivalence of family responsibility. When her elderly father's mental deterioration becomes a burden for her and three young children, María has to make a drastic decision.

The Foam of Days

La espuma de los días

Drama, Fiction Cuba, Mexico

Five years in the making, this Cuban story is about camaraderie, friendship, and the human being who lives daily in a reality that conditions him, but does not determine him.

The Metal Stork

La cigüeña metálica

Documentary Spain, El Salvador

During El Salvador’s civil war, rural kids Ana Lilian, Ricardo, and Blanca witnessed the murder of their families and grieved as a military helicopter determined their fate. Now, they try to reconnect with their long-lost families, hoping to reconcile their pasts and bring peace to the present.

The Rock

La roca

Documentary Spain

Despite being declared enemies by their countries, people in the Rock of Gibraltar and La Linea depended on each other, got married, and lived with their bilingual children. But Franco’s decision to close entrance to the British territory forced the separation of thousands of mixed families.

The Rose Seller

La vendedora de rosas

Drama, Fiction, Classic Colombia

A poignant portrayal of life in the streets of Medellín, Colombia, directed by the iconic Colombian poet and filmmaker Victor Gaviria.

These Walls

Estos muros

Documentary Spain

During the Franco regime, Penalty Redemption through Labour was a legal device that allowed public and private companies to use republican prisoners as forced labor. Pascual exposes how this device was used in virtually all economic sectors throughout the country.

This Stolen Country of Mine

Mein gestohlenes Land

Documentary Germany, Ecuador

Recently assassinated journalist and presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio and the indigenous resistance exposed the Ecuadorian government's corrupt agreements that allow Chinese exploitation of local mines.

This is Cristina

Ella es Cristina

Comedy, Drama, Fiction Chile

A Chilean generational comedy produced by Salma Hayek and directed by the multitalented Gonzalo Maza, screenwriter of A Fantastic Woman and Gloria.

Urgent Love

Amor urgente

Comedy, Fiction, Romance Argentina

Fresh and endearing, Urgent Love uses highly original photography and exceptional artwork to create the playful world where Agustina and Pedro fall in love. Everything is intentionally exposed in this subtle, intelligent, and entertaining comedy that dares to be different.

Vicenta

Animation, Documentary Argentina

A film as necessary as it is beautiful, Vicenta explores the struggle for the right to a legal, safe, and free abortion.

Wilaya

Drama, Fiction Spain

With unprecedented access to the Sahrawi community, Pedro Pérez Rosado, provides a voice to this unrepresented group of refugees living in a Saharan refugee camp and their struggle for independence.

Yvy Maraey Land Without Evil

Yvy Maraey, tierra sin mal

Drama, Fiction, Adventure Bolivia

A Bolivian filmmaker and a Guaraní Indian travel together through the forests of southeastern Bolivia to make a film about the Guaraní people.

Zoila

Documentary Chile

When Gabriela discovers that Zoila, her childhood Mapuche indigenous nanny, doesn’t appear in the family tapes, she begins to question her mother's social construct.