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Nuns care for a group of boys in a small northern village in the Dominican Republic. In the peak of summer, a young nun’s curiosity collides with the sexual awakening of one of the boys, taking both on a tense and unexpected path.
Juan is a urban music dancer from the slums. Due to his extraordinary talent, he is allowed to study in the most prestiogious dance studio in the city of Santo Domingo, but to become a star he'll have to go through many obstacles.
A married couple, stagnant and childless after 10 years, decide to spend time at the mountains.
A cheating couple ends up stranded on a boat in the open sea.
A young florist, who is allergic to flowers, gets the opportunity to save her shop by creating a flower arrangement.
A young wife of a sworn macho becomes tired of his domineering behavior and sets out to change him for good.
After the disappearance of his wife and daughter, Tomás García, a skeptical police investigator suffering from depression will follow a lead that will take him to a nursing home on the outskirts of the city. He finds resistance in Atabey, a nurse of shamanic Haitian origins who seeks to protect an ancient Taino secret.
In the heart of a Dominican family’s home, the youngest daughter’s thirteenth birthday is being celebrated. Balloons, cake, and music cannot hide the tension that lingers in the air. Amid the party, between music and applause, Minerva receives a special gift from her father. What seems like an innocent gesture turns into a silent revelation of the fear that has long resided in her heart. Through glances, restrained gestures, and meaningful details, the short film portrays domestic violence from a child’s perspective, where joy and horror coexist in the same space.
A woman in a coma tries to figure out what got her there.
In search of a new beginning, Don Manuel decides to sell his business and move to New York, a decision that the residents vehemently oppose.
In the 90's, two successful Dominicans living in Buenos Aires face rejection, prejudice and ignorance for being HIV positive.
A boy wakes up confused in an enchanting forest, when a butterfly calms him and guides him through the woods to an ethereal garden, where he encounters a mysterious carp that takes him on an astral journey of liberation.
Remembers an artist in the form of a somnambulistic fantasy: A filmmaker faces increasing challenges as she tries, decades later, to complete Dominican filmmaker Jean-Louis Jorge’s unfinished work.
A couple's life in NYC becomes a whirlwind when Nicole suspects José is cheating on her while receiving the surprise that her father is getting married to a woman half his age.
We all have a price, but what is the price of our authorities?
Mellizo is betrayed twice by Ingeniero, his former gang partner, who makes him land in jail. When Mellizo is released, he plans revenge against his ex-best friend.
A girl from Santo Domingo goes to the countryside to visit her grandfather, who has Alzheimer's. Through him, she learns to value life, which is like water because: we all have it, but if we don't, we'll have to live it.
A legal case unites two lawyers between rivalry and romance.
Ema, a 10-year-old girl in a neighborhood plagued by a rat infestation, deals with the abuse that her father inflicts on her mother. The day before her mother's birthday, upon returning from the river, she finds her severely beaten.
Employees of a wealthy home look for a chance of revenge against the unfair way they are treated.
When an electrical job goes wrong, a cynical electrician must accept help from a spirit to bury the evidence of a fatal accident.
Inspired by the life of Rafael Sánchez, better known as Jack Veneno, the film follows the rise of the Dominican Republic’s most iconic professional wrestler. From humble beginnings to becoming a national hero, Veneno faces not only the battles inside the ring, but also the emotional weight of a friendship that turns into a fierce rivalry with José Manuel Guzmán, known as Relámpago Hernández. A story of ambition, pride, loyalty, and the making of a Dominican legend.
An unwanted pregnancy triggers the journey into adulthood for Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager who lives in the Batey, a community surrounded by sugarcane fields.
On a dark night, Javier desperately calls his mother-in-law Ana to ask about Alison, who has been missing. Javier, trying to remain calm, hides a dark secret.
After years in New York, Mercedes, a hardworking teacher, returns to the Dominican Republic and lands a job to teach modern dance in a high-class school - knowing nothing about modern dance.
Lorena, a 13-year-old girl, discovers she is pregnant and faces a storm of emotions and decisions. While her mother rejoices at the news, she silently struggles with fear, guilt, and the pressure of an uncertain future. In her search for a way out, she embarks on a solitary path that will test her strength and her limits.
Alexander, a young scriptwriter, deals with his family trauma by writing a script about the night he was taken out of the closet. By immersing himself in writing, Alexander imagines an alternate version of that family conflict, finding a way to express himself and heal emotionally.
filmed in La Romana, República Dominicana in the year 2020.
A hitman is driven by his relentless pursuit for revenge, but in the process learns that his love for family is much stronger. A love that leads to death and reignites a vicious cycle for revenge all over again.
After an accident, a motorcycle racer falls into a coma, causing hopes and intrigues in those close to him.
After receiving a notification from her college, Anita confronts her mom the day before she moves out of the country
The struggle of a poet with a wandering soul, marked by the stigma of abandonment.
Director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary follows families of those affected by the 2013 legislation stripping citizenship from Dominicans of Haitian descent, uncovering the complex history and present-day politics of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the grassroots electoral campaign of a young attorney named Rosa Iris.
In order to raise funds to pay off a lawsuit, Dominicans and Puerto Ricans get together to set up a circus.
A group of insurance employees go to a sales convention at a beach resort in Punta Cana, where they get involved in various situations.
During his first international tour, Zemi, an up-and-coming Dominican rapper, faces the age-old battle between creative integrity and encompassing ambition. While external voices challenge his values, Zemi calls upon a powerful spirit to defend his truth.
A Life Well Lived traces Oscar de la Renta’s journey from Dominican immigrant to American fashion icon, celebrating six decades of creativity, vision, and a legacy in beauty, joy, and elegance.
Marcia lives with her invalid husband, Tony, who constantly abuses her. Marcia's life takes a turn after she gains the power to perform miracles but refuses to heal Tony’s illness.
Guy, a Haitian boy escaping from poverty, eyewitness the assassination of his parents while crossing the Dominican border. Years later, he confronts the murderers, entangled in a vortex of revenge, love, racial hate and an uncertain future.
Big eater Tubérculo and his neighbor Tirson broke their friendship because of a misunderstanding, but 20 years later, an unexpected event brings them together again.
Anna is a young woman hunted by memories of her stepfather. After the death of her stepfather, Anna goes out partying with her friends before preparing to face her past in a family reunion.
Lázaro, a terminally ill young man, goes on a journey to find Ambrosía, a mysterious pirate town where death doesn't happen.
As they prepare for the arrival of their first child, a middle-aged musician and florist are forced to confront a long-buried memory that may redefine the truth of their relationship.
A documentary about Dominican identity, and the prejudice and fear that hold it down.
A fictional retelling of the Regina Express tragedy, in which 22 Dominican stowaways died from suffocation in an attempt of illegal travel in September 1981.
Exploring the beauty and complexity of the human mind, a girl reflects her emotionals ups, downs and internal struggles that she often hides behind a smile.
Mosh, a 16-year-old dancer, lives with her terminally ill mother and a cousin who is involved in drug trafficking. As things worsen, an unexpected visit changes the family’s fortunes.
If you live in Dominican Republic or Latin America for that matter, you, most likely, have heard the sound of the cameros, those who go around the entire city buying old things. "Hierro Viejo" tells the story of Luis and Nelson, two cameros who have continued their work in the midst of the pandemic, one of them is involved in a crime and will have to deal with the consequences and the karma behind his actions.
A rapturous crime fable set in the Dominican Republic, Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias’ COCOTE follows Alberto, a kind-hearted gardener returning home to attend his father’s funeral. When he discovers that a powerful local figure is responsible for his father’s death, Alberto realizes that he’s been summoned by his family to avenge the murder. It’s an unthinkable act — especially for him, an Evangelical Christian. But as pressure mounts, he sees few ways out. Questions of faith, tradition and honor course through this electrifying film, which, seemingly at the speed of thought itself, jumps between film formats, colors, and aspect ratios, radically envisioning a community torn asunder by senseless violence.
