Jaime Bernache

Eduardo, an 18-year-old kid from a small village in Jalisco, travels to Guadalajara. In this big and strange city, away from the eyes of his parents, he experiences his first encounters in love and sex.

Witness how human nature can reveal that there are forces within us that are either challenged by - or reflected in - the people and environments that surround us in these five short films from around the world that take a closer look at the gay experience.

A neuro-diverse computer genius with an obsession for pirates finds himself on the run in Guadalajara Mexico when he is framed for embezzling from a deep state cabal. With the help of local street children, he avoids his pursuers while trying to clear his name. His unique perspective allows him to see beneath the surface of the world around him as he finds his freedom and more.

Four countries, four men - and four encounters that will call into question everything about themselves they thought they were sure of. Just when you thought things couldn't get any more complicated, along comes a boy to add a fresh perspective. The 4 short films are: Billy Boy (2021); Summer [Verano] (2022); Fabiu (2023); Czechoslovakia [Checoslovaquia] (2022).

An ex-graffer, now security guard warns his brother about the dangers of joining riots against police brutality. Although each brother walks a different path, at the end of the night, their journeys will cross.

Fugazi, a depressed girl, and Samuel, a boy looking for his missing brother, spend their days watching their city being taken by the army. Meanwhile, an uprising is growing on the streets…

Ariel must make an important decision.

Cecilia arrives in Guadalajara for the first time to study at the Faculty of Literature and become a writer. There she meets Nicolás and Aristeo, young men who claim to be the founders—though in reality the only members—of the Underground Ultraism, a literary movement that aims to change Mexican literature. Through them, she meets Pita, an irreverent and openly bisexual poet with whom she forms a genuine bond. Cecilia finds a new sense of belonging in this group, until the friendship holding it together begins to fracture under the weight of envy.

October 2nd, 1968. Ana witnesses the cold blood killing of Fernanda, her best friend, by an undercover soldier. After surviving the shooting she decides to avenge her friend. Everything unfolds between imaginary time leaps between 1968 and the current era.

A leather-clad biker and a pink-haired escort meet on the streets of downtown Guadalajara.

Sixteen-year-old Adam is sent to a conversion therapy center by his mother. Confronted by his dreams and memories, he must fight against guilt and temptation. He decides to write a latter to his mother to say goodbye.

Susana meets Angel, they hit it off, they like each other, they make a good match. But everything crumbles when Angel begins to disappear, like a ghost.

The story of the short film revolves around Ivan (26) who has been in a toxic relationship with his partner, Isaac (28), for years. One night, after a fatal fight, Ivan decides to leave his home and flee in the middle of the night, carrying all his belongings, without money or help from anyone, until he finds a place to sleep. Reluctant to take refuge in a hostel where he shares a room with strangers, he runs back to Isaac's apartment, but no one answers the door. Unrepentant, he decides to escape to a party with his old friend, Eric (30), an unfinished memory of his past. They are accompanied to the party by Gus (27), his boyfriend, who seems quite comfortable with their open relationship... The intimacy leads them to relive the past, at the expense of Gus's feelings and Ivan's turbulent past. That night, the shadow of his crab returns to haunt Ivan... and remind him of what it felt like to fly.