Gabriela Fonseca Villalobos

In Cuba, a Maternity Home is a place for women who have complications during pregnancy. The portrayal of the situations that occur in this shared space invite the viewer into the expectations of a group of adolescents in this unique situation.

After a long life as a devoted wife and homemaker, Cuca (70) is confronted with her husband’s death. The news brings relatives and neighbors to her home, obliging her to tend to the formalities of the occasion. In private, Cuca experiences solitude for the first time.

Domingo’s house in the Costa Rican mountains is about to be expropriated for the construction of a highway. But his land hides a secret: the ghost of his deceased wife visits him within the mist. Domingo is sure he will never give up his land, even if that means resorting to violence.

After a youth marked by limitations, Vilma (45) has finally achieved the privileged life she always dreamed of. In a beachfront house located in one of Costa Rica’s most exclusive tourist areas, she waits alone for the annual visit of her American partner, who sustains this lifestyle from afar. But this year, he doesn’t show up, cuts off communication, and the money begins to run out. Amid the overwhelming tourist atmosphere, Vilma is forced to face paradise without her “Prince Charming.”

VILMA lives alone, enjoying the luxury she dreamed of while caretaking an American's vacation home on an exclusive Costa Rican beach. Her fragile stability unravels when she gets locked out.

The situation at the Wholesale Market is complicated. Leiner’s boss doesn’t show up, and there’s no one to open the banana stand for the long night of work he had planned ahead. With little else to do, Leiner gets a message from his friend Magneto: he needs help moving the merchandise they ended up with that night.

In Cuba, a Maternity Home is a place for women who have complications during pregnancy. The portrayal of the situations that occur in this shared space invite the viewer into the expectations of a group of adolescents in this unique situation.

After a long life as a devoted wife and homemaker, Cuca (70) is confronted with her husband’s death. The news brings relatives and neighbors to her home, obliging her to tend to the formalities of the occasion. In private, Cuca experiences solitude for the first time.

Domingo’s house in the Costa Rican mountains is about to be expropriated for the construction of a highway. But his land hides a secret: the ghost of his deceased wife visits him within the mist. Domingo is sure he will never give up his land, even if that means resorting to violence.

After a youth marked by limitations, Vilma (45) has finally achieved the privileged life she always dreamed of. In a beachfront house located in one of Costa Rica’s most exclusive tourist areas, she waits alone for the annual visit of her American partner, who sustains this lifestyle from afar. But this year, he doesn’t show up, cuts off communication, and the money begins to run out. Amid the overwhelming tourist atmosphere, Vilma is forced to face paradise without her “Prince Charming.”

VILMA lives alone, enjoying the luxury she dreamed of while caretaking an American's vacation home on an exclusive Costa Rican beach. Her fragile stability unravels when she gets locked out.

VILMA lives alone, enjoying the luxury she dreamed of while caretaking an American's vacation home on an exclusive Costa Rican beach. Her fragile stability unravels when she gets locked out.

The situation at the Wholesale Market is complicated. Leiner’s boss doesn’t show up, and there’s no one to open the banana stand for the long night of work he had planned ahead. With little else to do, Leiner gets a message from his friend Magneto: he needs help moving the merchandise they ended up with that night.