A strange man appears after an accident in an abandoned highway in the Mexican desert, he’s rescued by a fighting cocks trainer and his grandson, who helps him recover. The man begins to perform healing miracles around the ejido, so he starts being called a Prophet. The priest of the community and the altar boy oppose his stay in the community of this uncomfortable resident.
Three elders return to their homeland seventy years after being forced to leave it because of the Spanish Civil War.
A deeply human portrait of the chaotic reality of the US - Mexico border. Full of stunnig images and crafted like a classic city-symphony where the sum of the pieces add up to a larger whole, Purgatorio, a Journey Into the Heart of the Border brings together a universe of small stories to create a compelling and visceral cinematic experience that takes audiences into the very soul of life on the border.
Upon the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish Conquest, a ghostly Conquistador arrives in modern Mexico. As he journeys toward the capital city, he remembers events from his past while encountering the testimonies of real people, the survivors of contemporary violence. History and the present begin to merge, giving nightmarish reflection on the enduring legacy of colonialism in our world today.
The celebration of a city is held every year and nostalgia is the main guest. Around the city there is nothing but ruins and in the distance, four men walk the streets of a city that was once great.
Documentary film about Reies Tijerina, a forgotten leader of the chicano movement.
A story of migration, social and cultural exclusion, struggle and redemption through sport.
