A murder sets in motion a series of tragedies that find their way to the city morgue's Dr. Arturo Fernandez. Physically and emotionally isolated, Arturo develops an intimate relationship with the personal lives of his cases, forcing him to confront his connection to the living and the dead. This dark, serpentine tale offers a richly textured rendering of Ecuador's capital.
Fran, a musician, astrologer and Uber driver has decided at the age of 49 that he wants to transition into a woman. He asks the help of his compadre in telling this story to his 18-year-old son. This documentary affectionately follows this journey.
It’s one thing to capture the complex dynamics of polyamory (Jules and Jim), the longueurs of a protracted adolescence (Frances Ha), or the travails of a disaffected working life. It’s quite another to pull off all of these things at once.
This is the considerable achievement of Yellow Sunglasses, the quirky and radiant new feature by Ecuadorian filmmaker Iván Mora Manzano. Jul...
“The Ivy” focuses on a mother, Azucena, 31, who, gravely ill, attempts to rekindle a relationship with her son, Julio, whom she abandoned after giving birth at the age of 13.
Julio, now 18, is about to abandon the orphanage where he’s lived and is a near adult without having experienced a child’s joy of proximity to parents.
Azucena invites Julio and the other orphans to her ho...
A rural community in the Ecuadorian Andes suddenly faces a land dispute with the legal representatives of a large company. The discovery of very rich ore deposits in the territory is the reason of the offensive greedy on those places, where the community lived since immemorial times.
