Spanish
Viva
After breast cancer, a woman’s hunger for desire and freedom unsettles the life she has built. Aina Clotet directs and stars in this fearless, intimate debut.
Tricontinental, letter to open in case of
An archival tribute to filmmaker and activist Michèle Firk, whose commitment to liberation took her from Algeria’s underground networks to Guatemala’s guerrilla struggle.
La Bola Negra
Three gay men, three eras, and histories too often silenced. Los Javis place Federico García Lorca at the heart of a sweeping story of desire and repression.
Sad Girlz
Two teenage swimmers are fierce rivals and best friends. When Paula is assaulted, La Maestra’s attempt to avenge her sends their lives spiralling.
Placido
As respectable citizens put their Christmas charity on show, Plácido scrambles to save his three-wheeler. A merciless comedy of generosity and hypocrisy.
El Verdugo
To secure a flat, a timid man reluctantly takes his father-in-law’s job as an executioner. He is sure he’ll never have to carry out an execution.
Daughters of the Forest
Two young Indigenous scientists seek to protect Mexico’s ancestral mycelium knowledge. A poetic sci-fi documentary about preserving the past and reimagining the future.