The Mermaid

Gerardo returns home with a pack of dogs barking in the background on a dark night. Inside his house he will find an altar with flowers and orange lights. Now it will be the silence that will guide his steps to find out what is on that altar.

Dr. Patricia Torres, a neonatologist, reflects on the experiences that have shaped her career at the hospital. For years, she has cared for premature babies whose lives begin in fragile circumstances. Inspired by a Japanese legend about a thousand paper cranes, she discovered a new way to understand neonatal care and the complex reality faced by families.

Through a choral diversity of testimonies, the documentary explores the myth of the axolotl, transporting us from the story of a chinampero whose lifestyle reflects the environmental decay of Mexico City, to the efforts of a group of scientists racing against the consequences of the extinction of our symbols and ecological heritage.

Twenty-one-year-old Julia had to leave her daughters under the care of a children's shelter house. Five years later, Julia keeps fighting to rebuild her life and get reunited with her daughters.

Ángel, a small 5-year-old, watches as her mother takes care of her grandmother who is sick with terminal cancer. As the relationships around him start to deteriorate, Ángel tries to help her grandmother…

Two aliens arrive on a post-apocalyptic planet Earth in the year 2030. They will embark on an adventure to discover if the conditions of the planet are suitable for their race to move to such a place.

A journey through the day of a worker in the form of memories and sensations, through which we will reflect on the slow passage of a life dedicated to work.

Luisa and her sister Estela will play hide and seek during a particular night. They both have suffered an important loss in their family, the mourning and grief will be present inside their house all night long.

In the middle of a trip, Rubí, an eight-year-old girl, discovers within herself a powerful desire to eat roses. The rigidity and severity of her mother forces her to act in secret, until her desire manages to transform into something else.

In a mix-up, Tamara, an axolotl puppet, is forced to recover her mother's necklace from the least expected place.