Angela Leyton

On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.

A meteorite deposits an alien monster with strange powers near the home of an unhappy couple.

A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.

Mexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz.

Deep in the Mexican countryside, a community is plagued by the constant threat of looming violence. Three women from different social classes—a maid, her wealthy employer, and a police officer—become tragically affected by a missing-person case related to organized crime.

Aurelia, a self-destructive yet charming woman in the twilight of her life, returns to the dilapidated beachfront hotel where she used to vacation with her family in the 1970s. Half a century later, its deserted hallways, empty pool, and haunting coastline become the setting where she must finally confront the echoes of her past.

Ricardo, Natalia's father, suffers from Parkinson's disease; in that condition he stopped producing Dopamine. Surviving a very strong family crisis, Natalia told them her sexual orientation. She does not understand why after being left-wing militants and fighting for equality and freedom, they could not accept her choice.

Ras is a graffiti artist from the city of Cali who works in construction, he works during the day and paints walls at night. One day he is caught stealing cans of paint from the construction site where he works, for which he is fired. With no money, he will look for Calvin, another popular urban artist. Both will circulate through the streets without a fixed destination, spreading their art to every corner.

Aurelio and Citlali meet each other in a small hotel of Mexico City during the darkest days of theirs lives. He just buried his son, murdered in broad daylight. She had to abandon her daughter with her violent father. Aurelio wants the police to do their job and capture his son’s murderers. Citlali needs a legal document to fight for her daughter’s custody.

Rocío returns to her village to meet her mother Alba, whom she thought was dead. This story between mother and daughter unfolds amid a spectral town that lives in an atmosphere of tension in the face of a war that threatens to return and separate them again.