No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea / I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me (2023)

Director: Fernando Frías
Country: Mexico
Release Year: 2023
Genre: Comedy | Thriller
Language: Spanish
Runtime: 118 min
 
Synopsis: Juan Pablo travels with his girlfriend Valentina to study a PhD in Literature in Barcelona. But before he leaves Mexico, he gets involved in a criminal network, which inspires him to write the novel of his dreams, while his life takes absurd and sinister turns.

Awards
Festival Mar de la Plata 2023 – Nominee
Festival de Morelia 2023 – Nominee

El caso Padilla / The Padilla Affair (2022)

Director: Pavel Giroud
Country: Cuba | Spain
Release Year: 2022
Genre: Documentary | History
Language: Spanish
Runtime: 78 min
 
Synopsis: Following the publication of his collection of critical poems in 1971, Cuban poet Heberto Padilla is imprisoned by the communist regime. Before his release, the authorities stage a show of self-criticism where Padilla admits to being a counterrevolutionary and incriminates other artists — including his own wife. This incident, dubbed “the Padilla affair,” saw several intellectuals worldwide — including Jean Paul Sartre, Julio Cortázar and Susan Sontag — criticize a government they had previously supported. Now, for the first time, documentarian Pavel Giroud unearths stunning, 50-year-old archival footage of the incident to give audiences a peek into a watershed moment in the Cuban Revolution.

Awards
Miami Film Festival – Best Documentary, 2023

“A tenderly funny family drama.”

-The Guardian

El olvido que seremos / Memories of My Father (2021)

Director: Fernando Trueba
Country: Colombia
Release Year: 2021
Genre: Drama | History
Language: Spanish
Runtime: 136 min
 
Synopsis: From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Fernando Trueba (Belle Époque) and based on the eponymous book Oblivion: A Memoir, the film is about prominent doctor and human rights activist Héctor Abad Gómez (Javier Cámara). Taking place in the polarized and violent Medellín (Colombia’s “City of Eternal Spring”) of the 1970s, the story tells of the life of the doctor, a father who is concerned about both his children and children from less favored classes. After a devastating loss in the family, Héctor gives himself to the greater cause of public health programs for the poor in Medellín to the consternation of the city’s authorities. This is an intimate story that we see from the eyes of a father’s only son, Héctor Abad Faciolince, one of the most outstanding writers in contemporary Colombia.

Awards
The Platino Awards for Latin American Cinema – Best Film, 2021
Havana Film Festival New York – Best Film, 2021
Goya Award – Best Ibero American Film, 2021