Programme

Eden

SERGIO TOVAR VELARDE // Mexiko // 2007 // 13:30 min

short fiction

Young Cyra is suffering because a seed that got stuck inside her body has started to grow. Her grandfather tries to protect her from rejection and discrimination in the town where they live.

La Maceta

The Flower Pot

Javier Patrón // Mexiko // 2002 // 18:00 min

short fiction

An old lady tries to take a flower pot up to her house. It soon becomes clear however, that there were other plans for it.

Hasta los huesos

Down To the Bone

René Castillo // Mexiko // 2001 // 11:00 min

animation

A man arrives in the land of the dead, where he is greeted by a worm, smiling skulls and Catrina herself. Gradually, our character discovers that, barring some inconveniences, being dead is not so bad after all.

Señas particulares

Kenya Márquez // Mexiko // 2007 // 12:00 min

short fiction

Ramona is desperate to find answers after her son Osvaldo disappears. Her search leads to the coroner.

La Curiosa Conquista del Ampere

The Curious Conquest of the Amp

Ramón Orozco Stoltenberg // Mexiko // 2008 // 11:00 min

short fiction

Young Chincoya accidentally loses his life while working as an electrician. The extraordinary thing is that the same electrical charge that killed him was stored in his body as if it were a battery, giving him a few more days "alive".

Una muerte menor

A Small Death

Ana Paulina Castellanos Ávila // Mexiko // 2007 // 06:00 min

short fiction

A boy is being shot at. Does he have a future?

Las olas del tiempo

Waves of Time

Carlos Salces // Mexiko // 2000 // 09:00 min

short fiction

Lonliness drives a young girl to dwell on time and death.

Sirenas de Fondo

Background sirens

Arcadi Palerm-Artis // Mexiko // 2006 // 10:00 min

short fiction

The hysterical singing of a siren as repetitive as a Mantra. A prayer that asks for the miracle of regaining faith.