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Yollotl connects the past and the present through a love story inspired by Mesoamerican mythology and testimonials from children who live in the Mayan rainforest. A story in Nahuatl and a ritual song accompanies the journey through the interior of ancient trees to the universe.

Since the end of the 90’s, more than thirty teenagers have taken their own lives in Las Heras, a southern town in the province of Santa Cruz. There were no indications of the causes for these suicides, and no one can explain what happened. Based on those deaths, and others that still occur today, this film evokes those existences, trying to examine the emptiness and the mystery that surrounded their lives and deaths.

Across Africa, people are using soccer to lift themselves up, to create change in their communities and to pave the way for progress. "The Beautiful Game" follows several unforgettable Africans who are beating the odds on and off the pitch.

Ahmed is one of the stateless changemakers working with ENS to improve protection for stateless refugees.

Paramilitary groups in Colombia have spread death and destruction for years. In 2005, a specially established Commission for Peace and Justice started gathering evidence about the horrific violence. During emotional hearings, their gruesome acts are exposed in detail. However, many of the leading figures get away unscathed.

Between poorly paved roads and hidden parks are the spaces created for the enjoyment of those who are passionate about four-wheeled boards. Skateparks proposes a day trip to these places, approaching their architectural designs that defy gravity and those young people who by chance, by leaving home or by stubbornness when taking a trick, inhabit them.

Freely expressing his loves and hates, controversial Colombian and openly gay writer Fernando Vallejo (living in Mexico) breaks with an ingrained literary tradition: that of the omniscient writer who sees and knows everything. The film covers his literary output and his many interests: film, music, science, and politics. Made with the full support and participation of the author, it provides a portrait of one of the best Spanish-language writers.

The epic story of a great man of cinema, Samuel Bronston, as recounted by those who knew him. Bronston created a parallel Hollywood in Spain that was much larger than the one in California, and this provoked the wrath of an industry that ultimately devoured him.

A trip to the Valley of Salazar, in the Navarrese Pyrenees. People united for the love of the earth. A story full of hope. People transformed by an encounter.

Guido Fuentes, a middle aged Bolivian immigrant, runs a modelling agency and academy in Villa 31, the biggest slum in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

On the volcanic island of La Palma lives Pedro Tomás, a man who can only speak in nouns.

In the depths of the volcanic caldera, telluric sounds reverberate the cosmic dimension of the landscape. The faces and bodies in movement captured in the image reveal the anthropology of a mythical space and its conquest.

Gerard Malanga has been posed slightly off-centre against a black background and lit evenly from both sides, he has turned sideways to face the camera attentively. He holds very still, blinking only occasionally; at one point he licks his lips and swallows.

A portray of the life inside a small Jewish community in Temuco, Southern Chile, home of the oldest synagogue in the country. Narrated mainly by female voices, descendants of one of the founding families of the community, their testimony will give a gender perspective, willing to challenge their cultural heritage.

María del Mar Rodríguez, better known as Mari de Chambao, opens the door to an intimate cocktail of sounds with an aroma of chill flamenco. In this documentary, not only do we see the most intimate side of Mari, but also her role as a woman in music and its industry. We're also welcomed to participate in a fantastic concert in her hometown of Málaga as part of her 20th anniversary tour.

Short film by Victor Erice, based on the photographs that he has taken over time in the same place

The first documentary about the little-known world of transvestites in Montevideo. We are shown the most complicated facets of these people, their consciousness of themselves, and their perceptions of the world and of life. We learn about their everyday (and every night) experiences, and how they cope with the bigotry and old fashioned attitudes that are all around.

This documentary explores how Madrid, under Franco’s regime, became a crucial nexus for numerous German Nazis and Italian Fascists fleeing the Second World War. They found not only the protection of the regime, but also a network of sympathisers who provided them with spaces and businesses where they could meet discreetly.

As publicity for the exhibit Miró L’altre, organized by the Colegio de Arquitectos de Catalunya in 1969, the Board commissioned Pere Portabella to film Miró painting the “poster” for the exhibit on the ground floor windows of the building. Portabella was not interested in simply filming a testimonial documentary. However, he said he would do the film if after the exhibit Joan Miró himself, with the help of the cleaning staff erased his own painting. Joan Miró accepted the idea without a doubt. The complicity between the film maker and the painter is evident in the filming.

A youngster writes a letter to his grandmother about his last trip to Donosti (Spain). This city inspires him to ponder about the language of cinema, time, cities, and sharing memories with our loved ones.

After 50 years in theatre, film and television, Carme Elias is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Together with Claudia Pinto, a director and friend, they decide to record her last conscious voyage. The characters played by Carme accompany this difficult period, while the borders between fiction and reality disappear. While You're Still You is a constant game of mirrors, a pact of love and friendship.

During lockdown, Telmo Esnal recovered a long-forgotten project: 'UR', a tale by Pablo Azkue taking a deep look at the conscience and the sea. 'Urtzen' is a special cinematic essay, a curious collage which, recycling and reusing dialogues, images and music, reflects on existence.

Fake documentary about Sevilla.

Diego works the night shift in an isolated gas station close to the Galician-Portuguese border. His work is solitary, silent, monotonous, somniferous. One night, two unexpected visitors show up and unsettle the routine of the place.

La Polla Records, one of the most legendary punk bands, returns to bid its farewell. To celebrate the group's last tour, its singer, Evaristo Páramos, revives 40 years of history from his town in the Basque Country. This is the extraordinary tale of villagers who revolutionised incensed music with songs turned into hymns by their thousands of followers.

This documentary looks back on the life of legendary flamenco singer Camarón, who went from humble roots to rock star status to a tragic early death.

19 of September of 1985. The Earth shakes under the City of Mexico. A morning of terror that leaves thousands of deads. The worse catastrophe lived by the Mexican capital makes visible the solidarity of the population and the negligence of the authorities.

On January 8th, 1933, a general strike was declared throughout Spain. The strike was quickly quelled, except in Casas Viejas, a small village in Cádiz. During the repression, the security forces of the Second Republic murdered in cold blood twenty-two peasants, including women and children.

Gabriel León, at ninety-nine years old, reminisces and recounts his memories of the Battle of the Ebro, when he was just eighteen. He wrote letters home that have been preserved to this day as a true testament to all these anecdotes, which he is still able to tell with the enthusiasm of a young man who had to face acquaintances and brothers in one of the bloodiest battles of this conflict.

Camí Lliure (Free Way) is a film that goes deep into the mind, heart and creativity of chef Raül Balam. Achieving excellence in the competitive culinary world is a task that requires hard work, which is no problem for him, because that example has always been present in his mother, Carme Ruscalleda. For several years, Raül was immersed in the world of drug addiction, which meant he was unable to be a rational person who liked to enjoy life. It also prevented him from growing more professionally. Nevertheless, he finally succeeded in standing up and being the person that he is today, the real Raül. His family is a fundamental pillar and now he sets himself increasingly higher challenges in which he combines his passion for cooking with the extravagant daily activities he publishes on Instagram. This documentary shows part of his journey since the closure of Sant Pau, his mother's 3-star restaurant.

In "El Paréntesis" the author collects the family archive recorded for more than two years to dedicate a filmed letter to Rafaela Prieto, who taught him that a short subway ride can be more than one may think... Short film awarded with the first prize in the XIII edition of the Subtravelling Barcelona-Seoul Film Festival.

Documentary in Spanish language about the Spanish Hardcore / Punk scene during the 80's. No Acepto!!! is a 4 hours and 30 minutes documentary in Spanish that covers what were the main focus of the scene at that time: Barcelona, Madrid, Euskadi and Zaragoza together with an introduction and a conclusions chapter. Featuring interviews in Spanish, old and new live footage, pictures, posters, flyers, tickets of classic bands such as R.I.P., G.R.B., Bap!!, Subterranean Kids, Kortatu, M.C.D., L'odi Social, Ultimo Resorte, IV Reich, La Polla Records, Vulpess, Ruido de Rabia, H.H.H., MG15, Anti-Dogmatikss, Vómito, Anti-Régimen, Parásitos, Monstruación, Decibelios, T.D.K., La Broma de Ssatán, P.V.P., Eskoria-tza, Karkaxa, Tortura Sistemática, Bukaera, Andanada 7, Delincuencia Sonora and loads more.

How did a boy from a humble town on the Caribbean coast become a famous writer who won the hearts of millions of people, from the poorest to the most powerful ones? The answer to this question is the amazing story of Gabriel “Gabo” García Márquez (1927-2014), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 and probably the best writer in Spanish since Miguel de Cervantes.

They graduated from a boarding school in 1968. 50 years passed very quickly. Amelia and her classmates meet today at their old school to celebrate their past times at the boarding school, knowing that this may be the last time they see each other alive.

Documentary about the popular celebrations of Holy Week throughout Spain.

The extraordinary and moving story of the convulsive years of the Spanish Civil War (1935-1939) is explained as never seen before. Thanks to the latest digital techniques, this first-of-its-kind production in Spain has restored and colored over 150,000 spectacular frames and sequences in order to depict the great tragedy to take place in Spain. It was three years of fighting, destruction and death, which transformed the country forever and led up to the Second World War.

Portrait of the Angolan people.

Elvira Loreley Alma de Dragón accompanies the life of a Fortune Teller from Uruguay. The contrasts of a milenar labor that deals with the destiny of people, inserted into a contemporary society, in a hurry to obtain answers to everything.

A young man travels to the Andean mountains to understand the origin of man and the reason of his existence.

As a trans woman Vida Morant lives by some of the mandates of what a woman should be while actively fighting others. In the intimacy of her home, at the theatre, on the radio, at the city hall.

The first documentary that describes the official policy and coverage of the sixth continent. With humor and beautiful landscapes in 4k, we will find out if Antarctica is an example of global peace, science and the environment, the scene of the next great war.

Shot in six European countries, it tells the story of the concerts given by cult underground band Laibach during the siege of Sarajevo back in 1995.

Every two weeks, the world loses a language and with it, a piece of human history. Ese Eja is one of the language in danger of extinction. Many stories and myths have been forgotten, but through dreams, the memory of the ancestors fight for remaining in the Ese Eja community.

Structured as a labyrinth-like game and inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, Aleph is a travelogue of experience, a dreamer's journey through the lives, experiences, stories and musings of protagonists spanning ten countries and five continents.

Throughout the streets of Huelva, a man with his guitar has been disambiguating for years, day and night he goes out into the streets to make a living asking for money in bars and terraces. His guitar almost never has the six strings, his hands are dirty, his mind long ago could not stand the life that he had to live, and he continues as he can stuck to that guitar with which he expresses himself continuously, indefatigable. That vagabond, an omnipresent street artist, is the "Niño Miguel", considered by many to be the best guitarist in the history of flamenco, a genius who revolutionized the guitar with only two records in the 70s, a source of inspiration for all other guitarists... a guitarist of guitarists, a living legend, a mystery, a misunderstood genius, excluded from society: The shadow of the strings.