Failed Attempts To Hug Each Other(2024)

Audição(pt)

During the selection process for a film, actors show the struggle and tiredness of those who decide to make a living from Art. While parading their truths, fictional characters merge with recurring narratives from the actor's daily life. But who is just an actor and who is a character?

Senses of Cinema(en)

As notions of civil rights transformed across the world, so was the screen landscape reformed by the ascension of grassroots film movements seeking to challenge the mainstream. Some aspired to push form to its limit; others worked to destabilise what they saw as a homogenous industry, or to provoke questions around gender, sexuality, migration and race.

Twins in Crime(nl)

What do you do if you look like the girl in the nude photo? Exactly one year after the sudden death of her twin sister Sara, Ines's life is turned upside down again when she receives an email containing a nude photo of Sara. Sender: A blackmailer who plays the game hard. In one evening Ines will discover the dark secrets of her twin sister.

El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito(es)

High Like a Butterfly(hu)

The freshly graduated Dani and Toma try their luck in the film industry, but producers don't give opportunities to aspiring writers. Their heads are turned by a dancer named Lola, who operates outside the law.

Mirreyes contra Godínez 2: El retiro(es)

A divided team heads to a corporate retreat after receiving an enticing proposal. During their time away, they must overcome their differences and find a way to reunite.

Father Pablo(es)

Manolo has decided to end his life and needs assistance. He has convinced Esmeralda, the caretaker of his hacienda, under the promise of leaving her the resources she needs to go live with her daughter and granddaughter in Baltimore. She only has one condition. She will not do anything unless Father Pablo vows to hear her confession after the act. Pablo decides to stay in the hacienda indefinitely, to impede them from doing anything. But he hardly does anything himself - and his time with Esmeralda will make him confront with his sense of goodness, and to check his pride and dogma, and the love he never found for his father.

Pain Through Lyric(en)

Set against the backdrop of the vibrant yet tumultuous streets, this romantic street drama weaves the lives of two artists; Lyric, scarred by a tragedy of the heart and Da Creepa, masked with the despair of circumstances that comes from displaced loyalty. They embark on a journey where bonds are forged, hidden pains resurface, and poetry serves as a bridge between hearts. Take this journey with these two artists as a chance encounter sparks a romance between Lyric and Da Creepa that neither were anticipating.

A Breakfast Chronicle(es)

A view of the end-of-the-century Mexican family. A father who comes back home after a long absence, but who would rather be somewhere else. A daughter suffering from a trapped pain. A son full of guilt and recriminations. A little kid who soaks up all the tension in the house, like a sponge, and a self-effacing mother who would like to go away and leave everything behind.

Desafane(es)

Situated on 1960’s student protests in Mexico City, uncomprehended and rebel, Lucía, must decide wether to stay home or leave her conservative family and old friends behind.

Poem of the Wind(en)

Bharani, an emerging theatre artist is subjected to the stereotypical ways of masculinity from his childhood but the mere femininity inside him confuses his stand on what society expects out of him. The film charts the three stages of Bharani’s life from his childhood to old age following the regrets he attains during the final stages of his life. Inspired by Charles Bukowski’s poem “Blue Bird”

Where in the Hell(en)

When her girlfriend disappears mid-road trip, sardonic prop master Kasey is left stranded in a California backwater. Panicked, she hitches a ride with cash-strapped actor Alan on his trek to an audition in Canada. Together, the unlikely duo dodges Reno psychics, stale corn nuts, and border security on a quest to find a missing soulmate and maybe validation.

Ojos que no ven(es)

Elena is in charge of the library in a private school. His monotonous life is affected when a new child arrives at school with whom he is obsessed and whom he treats like his son. One day he decides to take him away, generating a crisis in his real mother, Andrea, who will do everything possible to get him back.

Resident Alien(en)

A down-on-his-luck astrophysics grad student and his struggling tenant witness a crashing UFO, setting off a whirlwind of chaos with mysterious strangers and a cunning sheriff.

El que la traga la paga(es)

Night Beast(es)

A sadistic psycho, disguised as a military man and wearing a helmet, attacks and murders (mostly) women in a small town. It's up to the police captain and his girlfriend (who must act as a decoy) to stop him.

Heroic(es)

Luis, an 18-year-old Mexican boy with indigenous roots, enters the Heroico Military College with the hope of securing a better future. There, he encounters a rigid and institutionally violent system designed to make him a perfect soldier.

Pretensión(es)

Joyful Mystery(ml)

Maria, a young journalist, and Jithin, an aspiring actor, are in a live-in relationship without the knowledge of their parents. Set in the backdrop of the covid pandemic, this relationship drama reveals the nuances of an intense dispute and unreasoned maneuvers that the couple adapt in the intimate relationship.

1984(ru)

In a bleak and oppressive totalitarian society ruled by Big Brother, personal freedoms are nonexistent and surveillance is constant. Art is mocked and destroyed, and imagination is considered a serious illness. In this grim world, a brilliant mathematician engages in a forbidden romance with a colleague and learns about a secret resistance. He is faced with a choice - to join or betray it.