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Uruguay
Drama, Female-Directed, Grief
After the death of her best friend, Adela embarks on a journey through time to a distant autumn, where Elena eagerly awaits with detective novels and the warmth of a crackling fire. In this tale of timeless sisterhood, Adela must confront her grief and unravel the mysteries that still bind them—across memory, love, and loss. Between the absurdity of the present and the clarity of the past, she finds a space where their friendship lives on. Through magical echoes and remembered joy, Adela searches not only for Elena, but for herself.
Art, Documentary, Female-Directed
A secret society of giant hot air balloon makers in Brazil's favelas risk everything to create and fly their illegal masterpieces. Dubbed as delinquents, these 'baloeiros' operate underground like street artists, bringing joy to their communities while evading government threats and bounty hunters. Director Sissel shares her initiation into the balloon brotherhood, where launching silk paper creations becomes an act of social redemption and collective dreaming.
Drama, Female-Directed, Horror, Mystery
Ana is a nurse whose days are dedicated to care for Luis, a whimsy writer who's passing through his final days of living, but with whom she has forged a special friendship that offers comfort and consolation against their respective hardships in life. However, Ana needs to care for her children too; Little Elena in particular, who's suffering from a growing and strange condition that begins overescalating and turning dangerous not only for herself but for others.
Colombia, Spain, United States
Afro-Latin@, Comedy, Dark Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Female-Directed, LGBTQ+, Sci-Fi
In a tropical-punk twist on Dante’s Inferno, misfits converge at Babel, a nightclub-purgatory ruled by La Flaca—Death herself. As his contract with La Flaca ends, Dante begins to recover memories of his life and joins Monet, a ghost desperate to return to his body before it decomposes. Jacob prepares for his drag debut while hiding the truth from devout parents. Timbí descends into hell to save his father, joined by Uma, a gypsy gambling for her daughter’s life. Narrated by a devil and a fallen angel, their stories intertwine at Babel, where the living and the dead collide for one unforgettable night.
Spain
Disability, Drama, Female-Directed, Grief, Relationships
Isabel’s life takes an unexpected turn when her daughter, Madalen, asks her to visit Ramón, her ill ex-husband. After fifteen years apart, Isabel now sees him as a stranger, and old resentments resurface. Yet as she accompanies him through this vulnerable time, she begins to view their past differently. What once felt like failure now offers a new perspective—one that helps Isabel focus on the present and move forward in her own life.
Animation, Art, Biography, Disability, Female-Directed
Frida Kahlo is a little girl who is different. Sparkling and vibrant, everything interests her. When life's trials and tribulations come her way, she faces them with her overflowing imagination.
Art, Comedy, Disability, Drama, Female-Directed
While the renowned actress Norma Reyes rehearses a very bad and mediocre commercial play where she must play an old woman with Alzheimer's, her daughter Celeste, always overshadowed by her mother's star, decides to move out of the house. Despite the stress of rehearsals and the pain of her daughter's absence, Norma continues to push forward, but an unfortunate event will put both of their plans on hold. Her daughter Celeste will take this opportunity to mold from scratch the mother she always dreamed of having.
Documentary, Education, Female-Directed
Celeste, a second-grade teacher,has been transferred to anotherschool and has a few days to spend with theprimary school students who started with her.Together they go through the month of Septemberfull of movement, changing direction, and uncoveringrevelations in the endearing intimacy of aclassroom in a small town in Mexico.
Art, Documentary, Female-Directed, Immigration, War
Las Muertes Más Bellas del Mundo/The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World tells the story of five artists whose families fled El Salvador’s civil war in the 1980’s, landed in the nation’s capital, and created art out of war.
Argentina, Spain
Drama, Female-Directed, LGBTQ+
Linda, a captivating housemaid with a unique charm, uncovers a family’s secrets and desires. Her attraction sparks power over each member, revealing complexities beneath their seemingly happy lives. Her presence disrupts the household’s fragile harmony, as the house seems to observe her, like its security cameras. Linda blends work with moments of leisure, creating an unsettling tension. Gradually, she awakens hidden desires in each family member, exposing their weaknesses and destroying the stagnant equilibrium they once shared.
United States
Biography, Culture, Documentary, Female-Directed, Music, Zeitgeist
Today, artists like Peso Pluma and Grupo Frontera dominate the airwaves. The meteoric rise of Tejano and Regional Mexican music can arguably be traced to one man: Johnny Canales, whose syndicated music variety show was appointment viewing in millions of households across North America and launched the careers of legendary musicians like Selena, Ramon Ayala, and Intocable. Through deep archival footage and interviews, TAKE IT AWAY explores the rise and fall not just of Canales, but the evolution of the genre itself.
Colombia, Panama
Disability, Drama, Female-Directed, Relationships
Set in Panama City, this delicate drama follows two lonely souls who form an unexpected bond. Ana María, a Colombian immigrant working as a caregiver, harbors a secret, while Mercedes (Paulina García, GLORIA), a high-class woman, faces the slow onset of dementia that erases her identity. As their lives intertwine, they begin a journey of mutual discovery, delving into the complexities of mother-daughter relationships. Together, they navigate caregiving’s challenges and the deep need for connection, learning to survive and care for one another amid personal struggles.
Peru, Spain, Switzerland
Drama, Female-Directed, Immigration, Relationships
As Peru spirals into political unrest in 1992, Lucía and Aurora prepare to leave for a better life in the U.S. with their mother. But to go, they need their estranged father, Carlos, to sign consent papers. What begins as a bureaucratic necessity becomes a reckoning, as the sisters confront the charm and contradictions of a man they hardly know. Over one final summer in Lima, childhood innocence slips away and buried truths surface. As Carlos struggles to reclaim a place in their hearts, each family member must face what this departure truly means—letting go of illusions, rewriting family history, and embracing the pain of saying goodbye.
Basque, Spain
Female-Directed, Politics, Spy, Thriller
After years undercover within the Abertzale left, posing as a young ETA sympathizer, a police officer finally gets the break she’s been waiting for: ETA contacts her. They need to use her apartment as a safe house for two members preparing multiple attacks. Her most dangerous mission begins—cohabitating with terrorists who would kill her instantly if they suspect her true identity. As the pressure mounts, she must secretly report to her superiors while maintaining her cover in a deadly game of deception.