Movies: Fondo Nacional Para La Cultura Y Las Artes

After millions of bees suddenly died in the state of Campeche, Mexico, the Mayan beekeeping communities and their representatives decided to organize to find the cause and confront the authorities and the transnational company Monsanto, who have put ...

Years after the Salvadoran military destroyed the village of Cinquera in that country’s civil war, survivors have returned to rebuild their community. Soulful, beautifully rendered, this amazing debut is an evocative testament to place, memory and th...

Ana is running away from her hometown while Mar, an old acquaintance of hers, is coming back after a long absence. They find each other in the middle of the road and through the night, they make a journey amongst their fears to find out that still wa...

I was about seven years old the first time someone called me \"black\" on the street. I turned around to see who they were talking to, until I realized they were talking to me....

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 c...

The inspiring life and untimely death of a Mexican artist who, ahead of her time, saw the darkness in the light of the screen and responded by transforming it into art....

This is a series of studies filmed in 8 and 16mm about how self-exile develops a familiar and foreign perception about home....

In the small, enchanting town of Lachatao, the children's fears, dreams, and wild imaginations come to life, offering us a glimpse into their everyday adventures. Through their eyes, we are invited to explore the wonder of childhood and the hopes the...

In 2016 the Mexican District Attorney secretly buried more than 100 murdered bodies during the war against drug trafficking. They kept it hidden until a group of women, mothers, discovered it while searching for their missing children. One of them re...

Based on Elena Garro's short story, it's a story where love and loneliness are linked through a hotel room, where a woman awaits for an old and impossible love....

Camila and Abril grew up together in a small town on the coast and are best friends. There's an obvious and uncomfortable attraction between them. April's family will move to the city, their paths will have to separate forever....

Ziuta, Polish, Jewish and survivor of the Second World War, was an extraordinary woman who aroused special devotion. Her political commitment and participation in supporting the clandestine struggle, beyond being a virtue, were a direct and almost bi...

Christian, a former organized crime member, seeks redemption by founding Ángeles Soccer, a team that trains kids and women on a once crime-ridden lot in one of Mexicali's most dangerous neighborhoods, aiming to rebuild the community he once harmed....

This is the story of a hungry opossum who is captured while trying to find food. He manages to escape and continues his search, although what he really finds is a long-lasting friendship....

The trace of disturbing memories within a circle where the horizon is lost, what was already seen and reappears without any sense. The tiny space where dreams becomes lively present. Nothing is permanent, the dreams are foam....

The city is a wordless visual symphony, inspired by the (un)wonders of Mexico City....

Mary travels from Honduras to the United States looking for her son, a migrant kidnapped in Mexico. Francisco, the dean of the Pesh community, fights against the extinction of the tropical forest. Both struggle against disappearance....

A romance between the painters and writers: Dr. Atl and Nahui Olin arises in this era, the 20's, while Jose Vasconcelos founded the Ministry of Education and call all the intellectuals of the country for this project. Mr. President Alvaro Obregon, wh...

The community of Ayapa struggles to keep their language alive. Through the memories of their elders, this documentary tries to reconstruct the town's history....

This documentary delves into the experiences of four older people whose lives were marked by the rivers, lakes and canals of Mexico City, when water was much more present in the metropolitan area than it is today....