The View From Up Above

Manolo has decided to end his life and needs assistance. He has convinced Esmeralda, the caretaker of his hacienda, under the promise of leaving her the resources she needs to go live with her daughter and granddaughter in Baltimore. She only has one condition. She will not do anything unless Father Pablo vows to hear her confession after the act. Pablo decides to stay in the hacienda indefinitely, to impede them from doing anything. But he hardly does anything himself - and his time with Esmeralda will make him confront with his sense of goodness, and to check his pride and dogma, and the love he never found for his father.

A day in the life of a trans actress, as she juggles her home life, her depressed brother and an amateur and somewhat trans-phobic short film shoot.

After experiencing tragic events, a young woman stigmatized by society embarks in a harsh journey to fulfill a promise she made to the love of her life.

A shy young man stays the night with acquaintances he hasn't seen in years in order to attend his father's funeral. His bizarre hosts have prepared an even more bizarre night for him.

What starts off as a family reunion to honor their father becomes a strife ridden meeting between siblings where a dark interest they share emerges.

Elena wants to record her song in a good studio. Desperate, she reconnects with an old privileged friend to ask for the money.

An anthology of 7 Mexican short films, all created by 5 up-and-coming independent filmmakers, with a common thread: to explore themes of human relationships. In order, A Hand Beneath the Snow (Una mano bajo la nieve), Friendship (Amistad), The View from Up Above (La vista desde arriba), The Short Film (El cortometraje), Silvestre (Silvestre), Cocktails For Two (Cóctel para dos) and When I Hear You Sing, I Forget (Cuando te escucho cantar, olvido).

Santiago, reluctant owner of a rifle, is approached by Don Ceballo for help in getting rid of a problematic dog. Meanwhile, their tragedy-stricken village witnesses the Spirit of late beloved singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel.

Sara waits at home for her abusive partner Andrés. A night that will test her sanity and the foundations of her relationship awaits her.

Jamie wakes tied up in a gloomy room where he must face his actions from the previous night.

A boy's life is forever changed after a brief encounter with a man.

After an all-nighter, Ricardo gets to his apartment only to find his family ready to have an intervention for him. His struggle with addiction is the least of his problems in this peculiar event where he faces his drug dealer, a prostitute and the worst company of all: his family.

Gustavo, a defeated musician, returns home late, after a night of excess and partying. When he enters his apartment, he finds that Catalina, his girlfriend, had prepared dinner for them. But instead of going to sleep with his girlfriend, he prefers to continue partying. The following events will reveal their relationship is not what it seems, and will confront the couple with an ongoing co-dependency spiral...

Rich is a thirty year-old filmmaker whose career seems to go nowhere. While wasting his days in Tequesquitengo, he falls in love with Daniela, a young woman who shares his place in the world, but not the same feelings. A weekend with her and her young friends will make him question his life so far and his concept of love.