Luke Parker, a brilliant young psychiatrist, has always relied on analysis and logic. But his amazing mind can't fathom the call of his destiny. Luke's patient, William Titu,s embodies why 'lunar' is the root of 'lunatic.' He's a serial killer, but more than that, he…
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. Looking beyond the meager possibilities that seem available to her (and ignoring the advice of her gang-member friends),…
Handyman José lives with his family in La Soledad, a dilapidated villa located in what was once among Caracas’ most affluent neighborhoods. After learning that the villa’s owners are planning to sell the estate, José seeks any solution that might keep his six-year-old daughter…
Directed by one of the most talented emerging filmmakers coming out of the new wave of Puerto Rican cinema, Cows Wearing Glasses uses a subtle sense of humor to address issues of aging. Marso, a lonely, eccentric painter and art professor, is losing his sight. As the world as he knows it comes to…
A teenager is caught between her attraction to a boy and the sinister presence that resides in her attic; a confused townie roams the countryside, convinced that the locals are out to get her; and in a world where everyone has a double, one woman seeks to be her own person. A twisted collection of…
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Aldo (Baldomero Cáceres) is an aging, self-proclaimed prophet who lost a sense of meaning in his life—until Gabriel (Miguel Dávalos), a young follower who idolizes Aldo and still believes in his teachings, tracks him down and encourages him to return to preaching. As Aldo reflects…
Pablo, a 70-year-old retired professor, has shut himself away in his apartment since the day his wife was killed in a terrorist attack 20 years ago. Disenchanted and skeptical about the world, he whittles away his days by systematically insulting and complaining over the phone to all who have ever offended…
A nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother, in this tender but clear-eyed coming-of-age tale. Junior is a beautiful boy, with big brown eyes, a delicate frame, and a head of luxurious dark curls. But…
Andrés Centeno, a young factory worker, spends his nights working long night shifts, leaving him in a continuous state of drowsiness. Andrés has lost his way and forgotten his teenage dreams. Running into a piece of his own life story, he will realize that although he hasn’t made…
An old photo of the director's pregnant grandmother launches a cross-generational journey, revealing how early-days Israel had patriarchal control over women's bodies and wombs.The grandmothers' stories led the filmmaker to confront her parents about her own silence on sexual abuse in…
In a star-making performance, Sótera Cruz brings razor-sharp intensity to her portrayal of Guie’dani, a Zapotec girl determined to fight for her dignity. Guie’dani is dragged to Mexico City by her mother to help in her work as a housekeeper for an upper-middle-class family. There,…
