Bocacha Films

Cruz is an actress who works as a simulated patient for medical students. One night, while jogging at the gym in her building, she sees a body fall, but instead of helping, she keeps on jogging. Her actions are caught by security cameras and leads to a police inquiry. Unable to explain what happened, she realizes that her work has desensitized her, compelling her to set out on a journey to recover her repressed emotions.

In the wake of her best friend’s death, Adela embarks on a journey through time to a distant autumn, where Elena eagerly awaits, armed with detective novels and the warmth of a crackling fire. A tale of timeless sisterhood and celebration of life, Adela must confront her grief and unravel the mysteries that bind them together.

The vast Gran Chaco natural region in Paraguay is under serious threat from large-scale deforestation and wildfires. Filmmaker Sebastian Peña Escobar travels with the German entomologist Ulf Drechsel and the Paraguayan ornithologist Jota Escobar to this vulnerable, flammable area, which looks like an apocalyptic landscape with red dirt roads and dry thorny trees.

Set against the little-known Aug. 28 festivities in the coastal Peruvian border town of Tacna, Martha, a once-famous actress in crisis, returns to sell her family home and use the proceeds to fund a play she hopes could revive her career. As the city celebrates Aug. 28th, which marks the anniversary of Tacna’s return to Peru after its war with Chile, her plans are upended by her sister’s sudden illness, forcing Martha to stay in the place she hoped to leave behind.