Raúl Abner Samrah

Mara Has Three Jobs in San Juan, Puerto Rico

After the loss of her father, a young woman takes on a third job to make ends meet in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Waves Call You

A Puerto Rican seamstress ponders leaving her island to go live with her daughter in the United States.

Viéndolo Desvanecer

One early morning, 21 year-old Samantha, is suddenly woken up by her mother because her father, Ernesto, is experiencing a dangerous low-blood sugar episode. This overwhelming situation unleashes an internal struggle in Samantha, forcing her to confront memories of trauma and her greatest fears.

Receta no incluída

Olivia suffers from OCD, a mental condition that manifests itself through a voice in her head that compels her to brush her teeth constantly. During Christmas Eve festivities in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, the voice comes back after being dormant for a year. Not having Health Care, she desperately searches for the pills that will control her OCD without a prescription. Through her friend Jessica, who she met years ago in a mental institution, she meets David, the town’s pharmacist’s son, who agrees to sell her the pills. Trapped inside David’s apartment by a rainstorm, two strangers start uncovering truths about each other and start a healing process that doesn’t necessarily involve pills.

The Handbook

On an island where civilization collapsed, education and learning is paid with death; a young man will have to face a mercenary to preserve the answer to everything.

Sin manual

In his senior year, an adolescent dad confronts the reality of his responsibilities as a growing adult.

Valor

A boy needs to learn to become brave and take care of his family, so he can take over after his father.

Papo Amor

Jorge is on the lookout for his ideal woman, guided by the advice of his favorite outdated radio show: Papo Amor.

January

Ofelia receives a call from her ex-wife, Maité, announcing she's in labor. On their way to the hospital, they resume the unfinished issues of their past and deal with the uncertainties of motherhood.

La espera

A pregnant woman makes a series of phone calls to her doctor and loved ones while she waits alone to give birth at her parent's bathtub.