Pablo Chavarría
Directing
Known For

A man and his pets, a girl that will take a difficult decision. Images blend together to tell the stories of a rural landscape.
Tapetum Lucidum

Behind the dark, sensuous and almost hallucinatory images, a grim story is smouldering about a school teacher and social activist, who after a questionable trial was convicted for killing four police officers in a Mexican province.
The Letters

In the period between 1988 and 1989, a well known radio reporter in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, killed a girl of four years, shocking the town folks. Exergo is the experimental exploration of such events, based on real police archives.
Exergo

The earth still moves, under the torsion of the serpent.
Still the Earth Moves

Lives intertwine as everyday people encounter supernatural forces and mystical experiences, leading them down unexpected paths that challenge their understanding of reality.
The Metaphysician

After studying a master’s degree in music in Europe, Javier returns to Mexico and begins a new life in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
Fragments in a Musician's Life

At 7 p.m. he had an appointment...an important appointment.
Alexfilm
In the heart of Tijuana, the Cine Libertad, the city’s first neighborhood cinema, reopens after 53 years of abandonment. Originally operating from 1954 to 1964, it becomes a focal point for the local community, where former workers and patrons unite to share their memories. Through personal photographs and newspaper clippings, they recount the microhistory of both the cinema and Colonia Libertad, illuminating the vibrant culture and urban movements that shaped their lives in this border town.
A Cinema Called Freedom

How Alejandro, an artisan, and Kiara, his seven-year-old daughter, live in a small rented room in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.
The Rest of the World

Young and close friends, Amira and Christian live their regular lives; however, a shared and deep feeling takes them in a journey across the prehistoric wilderness of the vast Chihuahuan desert.
Terrafeni

"About 60 million years ago ..."
Novaeangliae
A poetic journey through real and imagined animals, each portrayed through a distinct cinematic language. Inspired by medieval bestiaries, the film transforms animal behavior into a flow of images, myths, and gestures where every creature reveals a new way of seeing and sensing the world.