Despite the disturbance from the violinist downstairs, Ernesto attempts to call back his dead wife, Esperanza. The night, however, does not end as Ernesto would have hoped, when what should have been a romantic evening ends in heartbreak.

BigBand is a journey into a contemporary urban world through a mixture of animation techniques and cinematographic narrative, combined with a soundtrack composed of descriptive music. Throughout this vision based on diverse experiences of Caracas, the city of origin for the stories and criticisms described in BigBand, the spectator becomes trapped in a constant transformation of people and places that advances indefinitely, revealing the similarities between the city and the natural cycle of life.

Casimiro tells the story of an illegal immigrant living in central Texas. As Casimiro tries to write a comforting letter to his family back home, we experience the truth about his days in America. The story follows him through his difficult routine, and demonstrates how a lonely man copes with hardships.

When Catalina Lunago falls in love with a fish and gets swallowed by marsh waters, her family will try to rescue her from the world of the “Chimbumbe.” The film is an adaptation of a traditional oral tale from San Basilio de Palenque, a village in northern Colombia declared as “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO.

Sixteen-year-old Pablo lives with his mother, who for a few years has been struggling to make ends meet. Faced with tremendous peer pressure to fit in by his schoolmates, Pablo deeply wishes they could go back to living the way they used to.

In a town where fishing is a deeply rooted tradition, women are considered bad omens on a boat. Without entirely comprehending this creed and inspired by her grandfather’s principles, Tere decides to prove that she can become a fisherwoman. Along with her best friend, one day she is able to catch a great cunaro. But, what seemed to be a dream come true for Tere vanishes quickly in the face of reality, and becomes a life lesson that neither girl will ever forget.

Nina is a 10 year old girl whose life changes dramatically when her dying father and Scissor Dancer master asks her to fulfill his last wish. Inspired by an Andean myth and by the short story by Peruvian writer José María Arguedas, "The Agony of Rasu Ñiti."

Ten year old Lizzy and Raúl live next door to each other in a duplex. Through the wall, Raúl hears Lizzy’s parents argue night after night as they head toward divorce, prompting him to try to find a way to help his friend escape her traumatic situation. This is a story about two children and their strength to overcome the common tragedies of everyday life.

Ana, a 50-year-old woman, falls into a depression when her husband leaves her. Once she finally decides to get over it, she begins to change from the outside in and, led by rekindled desire, starts a process in which she rediscovers her sexuality.

Exiled In America is a film that explores immigration issues in the United States related to detention and deportation from the point of view of those most affected: children. Over 1.5 million immigrants have been deported since 1996—a policy that has torn families apart and led to human rights violations. Exiled In America tells the story of five siblings who struggle to live in America after their mother was deported to Mexico.

Extranjero is a short film about belonging. The smell of things, the noises and the flavors of the country left behind, haunt you and make you realize that life, maybe, wasn't that terrible back in your country.

Several characters, feeling isolated and incomplete, share their solitude inside a maze-like house. They desperately seek to find a complement in each other.

In a nursing home, where nothing is left but memories and loneliness, an elderly woman weaves her fate…. Winner of the 2009 Mexican Ariel for Best Animated Short Film.

The movie documents a cross-cultural conquest dance, La Danza de la Pluma, which evolved from Zapotec dance rituals in Oaxaca under the influence of the Spanish colonizers. It incorporates the struggle between Moctezuma and Cortez, Christianity and paganism, with several variations as to the ultimate victor. It has deep cultural significance and importance, with dancers committing themselves for a three-year period, and involves much ritual preparation and community involvement. The movie focuses on the dancers' motivations, their three-year commitment, the sacrifices involved, and how this ancient tradition has survived.

A man remembers a childhood promise, which awakens his curiosity to seek out an old girlfriend again.

During supper, two women who recently began dating sit down to discuss infidelity. Between wine, a snoring son, and passionate sex, the discussion will lead them to ask each other whether their relationship should and could continue.

Virtuoso drummer and percussionist Jahir belongs to an Evangelist music group. One day, after defying the priest, he is expelled from church and he finds himself wandering the streets of Rio de Janeiro in an existential search for his music and his place in the world.

A man and a woman sit in front of one another, eating pasta. They express their feelings through the food, getting to know each other and creating their own language with sounds, special effects, and music.

Andrei Ivanov, a Russian immigrant in Spain, set off sometime ago on a very particular journey....

Six months after Bob Mader passed away in 2005, his son, Austin filmmaker Berndt Mader, discovers his father’s camera loaded with a last roll of film. In an attempt to deal with his grief, Berndt decides to finish this final roll in the small Mexican village of Tlacotepec—a town his father had visited and photographed 40 years before. On his journey to this obscure Mexican village, Berndt is diverted to the country of Belize where his sister has run into legal trouble in her adoption of a Belizian baby. After this detour and other misadventures, Berndt finally makes it to the town in Mexico. There he discovers there are possible connections to the past and answers to the questions of his own memory.

Saliva portrays the world of adolescence through the life of 12 year-old Marina, obsessed with the anticipation of her first kiss. Scenes from Marina’s imagination alternate with the real life, bringing lyrical expression with touches of humor to this innocent rite of passage.

When Ramona’s son, Osvaldo, disappears, she loses her calm and begins a search that leads her to contact the coroner, and to maybe even accept the possibility that her son is dead. With special appearances by Ana Ofelia Murgía and Damián Alcázar.

Shopping to Belong is a documentary about the relationship between consumerism and the sense of belonging and citizenship among Latino immigrants. This documentary aims to explore the hypothesis that immigrants use shopping as a way to feel part of this country, given that it is one of the main cultural activities in the United States. This documentary shows this process through interviews with first generation immigrants who come from various parts of Latin America; they all have different immigration histories and have lived here from only a few months to as long as 25 years.

This is the story of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, a Native American tribe indigenous to the state. Though they have been present in Texas and the surrounding areas for hundreds of years, their story is hardly taught and their existence is not recognized. In October 2008, members of the Lipan Apache Tribe opened the first museum for the continuation and preservation of their culture. This documentary aims to bring awareness to one Native American group that has become endangered through centuries of oppression and assimilation. As Lipan Tom Castillo expressed, “Hopefully now we can tell our story. Without fear.”

Emmett Deemus, a semi-delusional 70 year-old Outlaw Biker wannabe has just helped a friend escape an assisted living facility when, in mid-flight, his motorcycle breaks down and neither has enough money to fix it. Seeing several motorcycles parked outside a suburban garage, Emmett stops to ask for help. When he discovers that a gang of young outlaw bikers are holding a voluptuous young lady captive inside, the “Outlaw Emmett Deemus” decides to single-handedly save her in order to collect the reward money, which would allow him to fix his cycle.

Un fragmento de intimidad tells the story of two Mexican immigrant cross dressers in Montreal who are part of a show in which they portray famous Latin American women artists.

Voodoo Bayou tells the oddball tale of a Voodoo doll that springs to life after being stung by an electrified mosquito. Then, after discovering that he’s been used for evil purposes, he decides to escape—but it won’t be easy, since his master, a mysterious witch doctor, will not stop chasing him until he’s back in the villain’s wrinkled hands.