Balam Toscano

Three black women build new lives in México, leaving the american dream behind. They flee systemic racism and the high cost of housing in the United States, but find themselves facing a complex situation. With the advantages of having a U.S. passport, they question their role in the country's growing gentrification, while simultaneously experiencing everyday racism. An unique vignette about the wave of foreigners who have come to live in México.

Ofelia is a 17-year-old girl who wastes her time hanging out with her friend Daphne, baking pot brownies and selling them around town. One day, while visiting her friend's workplace, she is captivated by a newly arrived fish. On impulse, she decides to steal it. However, this separates the two friends. Ofelia decides to look for Daphne in all the places they used to hang out.

Amare, an afro-descendant woman, is forced to emigrate to the United States to support her family, but especially her younger sister, Cielo. Fourteen years later, she returns to her hometown for her father's wake. Faced with the weight of time and silence, Amare tries to reconcile with her sister, her mother, and the roots she left behind.

Noemí, an Ayuukjä'äy woman reflects on the loss of her native tongue with a voice that blends into day to day life in Cerro Costoche community located in the Mixe mountain rage of Oaxaca.

Luisito, an 8-year-old boy, experiences the grief that has been denied to him when his mother decides to get rid of his late father's clothes.