Three cleaning workers narrate their experiences of fighting for their rights as part of a sindicate in their everyday life
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Three cleaning workers narrate their experiences of fighting for their rights as part of a sindicate in their everyday life
In a dark and dreary near-future in Peru, a young androgenous man faces a future without his lover, who is struggling against an unnamed disease.
Yuli desperately observes on her bed the corpse that hours before had been her client, without knowing that under it is hidden a suitcase full of dollars that would be the salvation of her only daughter, victim of a serious illness.
After spending ten years in prison accused of terrorism, Milagros is found not guilty and is released. During her detention, she was raped and became pregnant. Noemi, now a ten year old girl, believes her mother has been working abroad all this time. The film begins the day both meet.
Paulo, a young college student, is determined to stop being the invisible boy. On his 20th birthday, he records what he hopes will be the party that will increase his popularity among his classmates. Along with his best friend Sergio, he organizes a night that, he believes, will mark a turning point in his social life.
A look at the history of Andahuaylas in which historical reflection is mixed with the memory and feelings of its inhabitants.
It's a romantic comedy; beneath a story of romantic entanglements, Dalmer subtly addresses the theme of sexual prejudice: two close friends face difficulties with their acquaintances and family when it becomes known that one of them is gay. The plot raises the issue of respect for differences.
On a busy workday, the president of the most important advertising agency in Peru receives a visit from a childhood "friend" who will propose the business of his life.
The memory of Tacna dates back to images in stone that resist the desert of oblivion.
Short film.
Short film.
Facing cultural genocide, a group of Indigenous women from Peru file a groundbreaking lawsuit demanding the government recognize the Marañón River, which flows into the Amazon, as a person with rights in order to protect the world of powerful spirits led by the Karuara (people of the river).
Short documentary by Berta Saldaña.
In Egyptian mythology, "Ka" means double. In broad daylight, on a beach, a man wakes up strangely sitting in a chair.
Short film.
Ferrero and Torres face off in a final battle: a game of chess to see who gets the country's presidency
Documentary about Peruvian football in the seventies.
When Adriana, the mother, becomes convinced that a perfect family consists of only two children, the arrival of a new baby, Tomas, turns their world upside down. Ignoring Tomas entirely, the family is plunged into a surreal struggle where every member must fight for their place.
Second part of the science fiction film made in Bambamarca, Cajamarca.
Short film from 1° Lima Docs
Dante is a small Amazonian dart frog. Its skin, possessing a very particular toxin, makes it part of a laboratory study, as it is known that its skin, in contact with the clouds, is capable of generating rain. This peculiarity makes Dante very special. One day, during a laboratory test, Dante accidentally falls from a plane into a small pond, the community where various small animals live, a community Dante longs to belong to, but he is rejected because of his toxic condition. A great forest fire ravages the jungle, and only Dante can make it rain…
Ismael, who dreams of becoming a filmmaker, returns back home to Trujillo, a peripheral city in Peru, after studying film in Switzerland. He’s faced with changes in his city and his family, and with the difficulties of making a living in his field. This voyage in between continents will become an interior journey of self discovery. Could this immense sea be the border between Ismael and his dreams?
Felicitas is the voice of an intimate memory that faces pain, injustice and transformation. Through her memories, she guides us through a journey where death is the beginning, and sadness, a form of resistance. Her story opens a dialogue about the duality of existence, the search for meaning and hope in the midst of chaos.
Tersael, motivated by the need to ensure his father's well-being, embarks on a job interview in search of an opportunity to change his life.
A ride in an old car through one of the most dangerous parts of Callao district with one of its most famous criminals of the 80's "El loco" Perochena.
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Short film.
Peruvian film based on the reality that was lived in the 80s where the subversive forces and the military forces made great damage in the regions of Ayacucho, Apurimac and others, where entire families were affected, who were persecuted by poverty and disease they had to migrate to other places to be able to face the needs they had.
Kinok that seeks to discover what is Lima.
Short film.
Young man wakes up in the street and is missing a shoe
text: "Caviares del mundo, uníos!" (Caviars/Champagne Socialists of the World, Unite!) —César Hildebrandt /// image: A Zionist Aggression (Mustafa Abu Ali, 1973)
After a life of crime and subsequent imprisonment, Max emerges from that life in search of his daughter
Urpi travels to the sacred valley of the Incas to fulfill a promise to her grandmother. She meets Sayri, an indigenous Quechua young man, who offers his motorcycle for a journey that will challenge her understanding of her identity.
The incredible conservation story of a magnificent species that produces the finest, most expensive fiber in the world and the empowerment of an indigenous community that lives 15,000 feet above sea level in the Peruvian mountains.
Christopher, a gay teenager who is about to turn 16, wishes to have his first encounter with a man. He has decided to leave prejudices behind and assume his orientation freely, proposing to the boy he usually spies when he plays sports: Renato. However, there is a problem: the person Christopher has fallen in love with doesn't love him back. Is it possible that Renato will listen to him?
Humberto Solano struggles to lead an alternative life style, away from the hectic city life. One night he gets a phone call, which will alter his routine and put the nature of his path to the test
Elody is a young woman who stutters. She and her friend Naomi discover a very unusual book, one that can only be read by one person. Elody understands this mystery and tries not to arouse suspicion. After reading seven chapters (End of Autumn, I Will Trust You, My Destiny Is in Your Hands, Nany's Letter, I Messed Up, The Absence of a Light, Yno's Dream), she decides to tell her friend, and together they attempt to finish the book, believing it to be haunted.
Two childhood friends reunite after years apart. Over sips of coffee, memories come to life and past regrets resurface.
Three highly dangerous criminals escape from prison and attempt to flee the region where they were serving their sentences. On their journey, they decide to rob a traveler, stealing his vehicle and taking him hostage for his release. After obtaining the ransom, they decide to kill the hostage; however, they are spotted by a group of young people who were out for a stroll in the area. As a result, a manhunt begins.
Dante works the night shift editing violent content for TV. Several encounters over the course of his day make him realize this overwhelming routine is not the life he wants.
A peculiar housekeeper notices something familiar in the plumber, who is currently working in the house she manages; so, she decides to inquire about his life. He could be the piece she is missing to overcome a traumatic event from her childhood.
Juliana is an experienced taxi driver who is trapped in the memory of her childhood until a difficult situation makes her reconsider past decisions.
Short film based on the shory story by Julio Ramón Ribeyro.
Short film.
The cells, torture chamber and courtroom of the Holy Inquisition of Lima in the 18th century.
A grieving young Claudia wants only one thing: to bring her mother back. She lights the candles, whispers the words and summons the beasts of death - ancient creatures who guard the door between the living and the dead. As the shadows part way, a creature steps forward from the darkness and invites her to play a dangerous game with only one lifeline.
Explore the life of the Motilona community, part of the Kichua-Lamista ethnic group of the Peruvian Amazon, preserving their memory and cultural wealth.
A young man made of clay, fragmented by his father's emotional abandonment, takes refuge in an imaginary world where he tries to rebuild himself through his own pain, heal his wounds, and search for answers.
A photo of two indigenous boys brought by force to Europe opens an investigation of the past with meditations on the filmmaker’s own family using roughly textured analogue footage. A monument for the indigenous victims of the rubber trade in Peru.
A poignant and thought-provoking single-shot sequence follows Patricia and Mateo, a young couple sharing an apartment, as their conversations reveal the struggles of contemporary young love and the complexity of their journey to rediscover completeness.
People wear various uniforms or costumes; they play various roles, whether forced or by their own choice; but who is spontaneous, who is themselves in the city of Lima, or at any other time and place? The images are a gift found in the street.