Pablo Giles

Two brothers, Samuel and Rodrigo, live with their mother in a suburban town. One day the mother, who has mental health problems, disappears leaving nothing behind but a note. David Pablos is a young Mexican filmmaker, born in 1982. His first short film, El mundo al atardecer, was made in 2007. La canción de los niños muertos (2008) was his second short film; he presented his first feature-length film Una frontera, todas las fronteras (2010) at the Berlinale Talent Campus before coming to Venice with his second film, La vida despues, for the 70th Venice International Film Festival.

Childhood friends Matías and Jerónimo reach adolescence and experience sexual attraction to each other, before being separated by circumstances. Later, as young adults, they meet again, and the film follows themes of complicated relationships and sexual tensions, as well as issues of homophobia.

This is Arturo's tale, a coming of age story about a boy who tries to find and accept his sexual identity. It takes place in a small town in the state of Zacatecas during the 90's, and explores the stigma the homosexual community lived during the HIV crisis.

The dog in the neighboring house won't stop barking. Emilio and Susana cannot sleep. Nor can they stop fighting. The barking of both the dog and the couple will lead to the breakup and Emilio wrongly dump his anger, insecurity and sadness. Feeling great guilt, he must face himself and an unsuspected decision.

Sonia and Mateo embark on a road trip with the excuse of mending the cracks in their relationship. Traveling along the highway and riding an emotional rollercoaster, they’ll soon find out whether there’s more friction and aggression in the world around them or deep inside them as a couple. There’s always a final straw.