An emblematic site of Mexico City, this is a journey through the history of Chapultepec, inextricably linked to the history of Mexico from its origins, emphasizing its historical, political and cultural significance.
A filmmaker's poetic memories of her father.
The posthumous ceremony to honor Mexico's national anthem's authors.
A short documentary film about the director's relationship with his deceased grandfather.
Michoacan's indigenous culture, chronicling their prehispanic celebrations, their gods, and the return of their glorious emperor.
It is undeniable that there is a rupture between society and the authorities, especially regarding the police. In this documentary, the art attempts to heal this rupture.
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Mexico became one of the deadliest conflict zones in the world in 2017, second only to Syria. In 2008, the Mexican government sent the army to Chihuahua on the Mexico-Texas border to fight drug traffickers. What seemed like an attempt to control the cartels turned into state-sponsored disappearances and the murder of journalists, human rights activists and civilians. The survivors and those threatened by the conflict pushed at the unwelcoming border of the United States, hoping for asylum. With stunning visual poetry, director Marcela Arteaga weaves together a record of their memories told over the backdrop of the once-vibrant landscape of the Juarez Valley. She also highlights the extraordinary work of Carlos Spector, an immigration lawyer born in El Paso, Texas, who fights to obtain political asylum for those Mexicans fleeing violence.
The vedette Miriam ignores her pretender Carlos because her daughter Margot, whom she passes as her sister, is in love with him.
A small bird loses his mother and tries to learn to fly by himself in order to find her. He has no feathers, but he will get them at all costs.
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.
Sara does not belong to this world, but in a last effort she sets out on a journey in search of her only important person.
An exploration on Paz's poetry by Paz himself, his childhood, his ideas about love and the nature of art
A strange man appears after an accident in an abandoned highway in the Mexican desert, he’s rescued by a fighting cocks trainer and his grandson, who helps him recover. The man begins to perform healing miracles around the ejido, so he starts being called a Prophet. The priest of the community and the altar boy oppose his stay in the community of this uncomfortable resident.
Mexican romantic musical.
Survey documentary that collects various oral testimonies about the life of the Seris, a small ethnic group in the state of Sonora, Mexico.
An elderly couple spends together the afternoon in their living room. Suddenly she breaks the silence.
A romance between the painters and writers: Dr. Atl and Nahui Olin arises in this era, the 20's, while Jose Vasconcelos founded the Ministry of Education and call all the intellectuals of the country for this project. Mr. President Alvaro Obregon, who feels devotion for the intellectuals allows one of the most important cultaral crusades of our history. In this liberal atmosphere where gays, the divorce, the vote for women, began to be accepted, several of our protagonists are given in love within a whirl of ideas, passions, political and ideological propositions.
Hortensia is almost ready to take her vows at the convent... but she gets distracted by her stepmother's boyfriend. Things do not go well.
Rookie reporter and his publisher's daughter get caught up in a bizarre crime/traffic accident noir dilemma.