Alvaro D. Ruiz

The bus routine of a young rapper who dreams of leaving the city jungle of Bogotá is disrupted by the persistent presence of his little sister. And gang violence puts his dream of a better life to a hard test.

A young South American man struggles to build a new life for his wife and children in Australia. Dreams turn to lies. Lies become reality. Does he have the will to see the light of Amanecer?

In Colombia, where there are no seasons, it is common for people from cold cities to travel to warmer parts of the country, the Tierra Caliente (Hot Lands), in search of a summer sojourn. Culturally, Tierra Caliente has become a place where anything can happen... where anyone can let go and be free.

A Spanish woman living in Colombia’s coastal city of Santa Marta and a local woman. Two lonely women, their love for the same dog, and the impossibility of expressing pain and grief.

David is a young sculptor who accepts a friend's invitation to go on a summer trip. When he arrives and finds more people there, all men excessively comfortable with their bodies, he feels ambushed. David is forced to spend a weekend with strangers with whom he has nothing in common.

Anthopos tells the story of a centenarian character from his birth to his death.

The bus routine of a young rapper who dreams of leaving the city jungle of Bogotá is disrupted by the persistent presence of his little sister. And gang violence puts his dream of a better life to a hard test.

A young South American man struggles to build a new life for his wife and children in Australia. Dreams turn to lies. Lies become reality. Does he have the will to see the light of Amanecer?

A young South American man struggles to build a new life for his wife and children in Australia. Dreams turn to lies. Lies become reality. Does he have the will to see the light of Amanecer?

In Colombia, where there are no seasons, it is common for people from cold cities to travel to warmer parts of the country, the Tierra Caliente (Hot Lands), in search of a summer sojourn. Culturally, Tierra Caliente has become a place where anything can happen... where anyone can let go and be free.

In Colombia, where there are no seasons, it is common for people from cold cities to travel to warmer parts of the country, the Tierra Caliente (Hot Lands), in search of a summer sojourn. Culturally, Tierra Caliente has become a place where anything can happen... where anyone can let go and be free.

A Spanish woman living in Colombia’s coastal city of Santa Marta and a local woman. Two lonely women, their love for the same dog, and the impossibility of expressing pain and grief.

A Spanish woman living in Colombia’s coastal city of Santa Marta and a local woman. Two lonely women, their love for the same dog, and the impossibility of expressing pain and grief.

A Spanish woman living in Colombia’s coastal city of Santa Marta and a local woman. Two lonely women, their love for the same dog, and the impossibility of expressing pain and grief.

David is a young sculptor who accepts a friend's invitation to go on a summer trip. When he arrives and finds more people there, all men excessively comfortable with their bodies, he feels ambushed. David is forced to spend a weekend with strangers with whom he has nothing in common.

Anthopos tells the story of a centenarian character from his birth to his death.

A hug, not a kiss. A hug, almost a kiss. A hug as a kiss.

A hug, not a kiss. A hug, almost a kiss. A hug as a kiss.