Santiago Zermeño
Directing
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A tight-knit crew of three reigns over a bustling barrio in Mexico City — until a sudden tragedy breaks their crowns and renders two of them rivals.
We Were Kings

Mexico 1926. Durazo is an outlaw and a former revolutionary. He is getting at the end of the quest for a coveted treasure. His mission will be interrupted by an unexpected meeting, which will define his life.
El Cairo

“I love poetry because it makes me feel like my mind expands.” In Regard Silence, that's the very first sentence expressed—in sign language of course. Watching the poems signed by deaf people in this film has a similarly mind-expanding effect. That’s because sign language—the Mexican version in this case—is a very different means of communication than written or spoken language.
Regard Silence

Julia is a child living in a Mexican town trapped in the war against drug trafficking. After waiting for days for his father’s return she meets Miria, a hitman boy.
Olote

Camilo, an adolescent rower on a Xochimilco jetty, has his first sexual encounter with another man. One day he thinks he is being discovered by Beto, a colleague from work. When confronted, Camilo accidentally ends up revealing his homosexuality. Not knowing what to do, Camilo reacts violently and decides to flee Xochimilco.
Water

While their mother unpacks removal boxes, Valentina (5) and Quique (11) run riot around the flat. Their parents have separated. When their father picks them up to show them his new, old life, the children receive a painful glimpse into the adult world.
Casa chica

A group of mexican high school students spent their time at parties and outside of school practicing skateboard, drinking an doing drugs.
Noon Sun

Theo is a young seasonal shepherd in the French Alps who works with his dog Potti. When Potti gives birth and can no longer protect the sheep, Theo takes a tragic decision for her as well as for him.