Laughter always ahead

Under Observation is a visual essay built from recordings captured by computer webcams in retail stores. As fragments of everyday passersby accumulate, a digital wall of surveillance emerges—silent, persistent, and strangely familiar. The work invites us to reflect on visibility, routine, and the subtle architectures of control within contemporary spaces.

After the sudden death of his father and finding out he is going to lose the house where him and his family have vacationed at for over 25 years, Nancho and his family will seek for a way to sabotage the sale and will fight for the house that belongs to them, where they have grown up and formed many memories. But the attachment and disobedience of Nancho will lead to the family taking drastic decisions.

Between laughter, makeup, and confessions, a group of trans and travesti artists get ready to take the stage. In the intimacy of the dressing room, their humanity emerges — bonds, tenderness, and resistance.