Sergio María

The Truce

Karlag, short for Karaganda Corrective Labor Camp, was one of the largest labor camps within the Soviet Gulag system. Established in 1931, it was located in the Karagandy Region of Kazakhstan. The film will explore the hardships faced by people during the 1930s-1950s and the resilience of human dignity despite the daily struggle for survival. The atmosphere of Karlag will be conveyed through costumes, props, and sets created after extensive research in archives and museums.

The Barn

In a stable in the middle of drought-scorched fields, a peasant ties and gags two politicians from opposite parties. He wants to know what they've done with the environmental funds, but on one condition: only one politician can speak at a time.

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The Home

A family struggles to have a worthy home, but circumstances go against them.

Obayifo Project

In 2003, a group of Ghanaian filmmakers attempts to create their own version of "The Blair Witch Project" by invoking an African vampire spirit, leading to a horrific massacre. Fast forward to 2023, Julio and his team are determined to replicate the experiment, hoping to capture the supernatural on film—but as they delve deeper, they risk unleashing a darkness far beyond their control.

The Boarding School: Las Cumbres

In an inaccessible place between the mountains and isolated from the world, a school is located next to an old monastery. The students are rebellious and problematic young people who live under the strict and severe discipline imposed by the center to reintegrate them into society. The surrounding forest is home to ancient legends, threats that are still valid and that will immerse them in terrifying adventures.

The Countryside

A group of urbanites flee the city for different reasons: existential, economic crisis, need for fresh air, search for peace, inspiration to compose ... The intention of these strangers is to settle in an abandoned town and start their lives from scratch, but when they arrive they discover that there are still some neighbors: rural people with a very different way of seeing life.

Heridas

Manuela is a young woman who lives in a cabin where she studies the Andalusian wetlands. Her life revolves around watching birds. A few kilometres away, Alba lives completely neglected, a seven-year-old girl whose mother, Yolanda, works at night.