Samara Pérez Santiago

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.

Chimney of Death

Natividad, Aldwin and Alberto, residents of the Miramar community in Guayama, Puerto Rico, one of the communities mainly affected by the Applied Energy Systems (AES) coal mine, narrate their daily struggles against the burning of mineral coal, and the use and deposit of toxic ash near their homes.

Alma

A single mother goes out for a run and never returns.

Stray Dog

A young slam poet who can't escape his demons prepares to deliver his performance before a live audience.

La bruma y el descanso

Isolated in an old rustic house, a father must confront apparitions of his recently deceased daughter a day away from her funeral.

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.

Nació Simón

The COVID-19 pandemic brings a new challenge for Lis, a non-binary person, mother of two pre-teens; a struggle to continue being Simón, their drag king alte-ego, while enduring quarentine locked up with their family.