Wainer Mendez

These houses are built in the very center of these neighborhoods and have been surrounded with walls and bars, where before they were spaces for recreation, passage and communication between neighbors and neighbors. This has weakened the organization and relations between the different communities, deteriorated the physical space and has created barriers that did not exist before.

Juan Morales and his family tell us about the struggle of the artisanal miner from Abangares, popularly called Coligallero.

Amaurosis is a story of the psychological and emotional dilemmas of an artist (Manuel) who lost his sight in a traffic accident and flees with his only relative, a boy nicknamed Gatillo.

Damaris Gonzales is a pioneer who defies tradition. In the town of Barva, Heredia—the birthplace of Costa Rican masquerades—she broke the mold by becoming the first female traditional mask maker, challenging a historically male-dominated profession. This documentary pays tribute to her contribution and career, showing how her workshop is much more than a workspace: it is a place where clay and spirit meet, where tradition comes to life anew through her hands.

A man confined to a rehabilitation center struggles for his daily food.

Wense Rodríguez is a musician who, in the midst of the pandemic, feels the need to return to Lepanto, his hometown. On this trip he meets a group of old musicians who remind him of the musical roots with which he grew up.

These houses are built in the very center of these neighborhoods and have been surrounded with walls and bars, where before they were spaces for recreation, passage and communication between neighbors and neighbors. This has weakened the organization and relations between the different communities, deteriorated the physical space and has created barriers that did not exist before.

Juan Morales and his family tell us about the struggle of the artisanal miner from Abangares, popularly called Coligallero.

Amaurosis is a story of the psychological and emotional dilemmas of an artist (Manuel) who lost his sight in a traffic accident and flees with his only relative, a boy nicknamed Gatillo.

Damaris Gonzales is a pioneer who defies tradition. In the town of Barva, Heredia—the birthplace of Costa Rican masquerades—she broke the mold by becoming the first female traditional mask maker, challenging a historically male-dominated profession. This documentary pays tribute to her contribution and career, showing how her workshop is much more than a workspace: it is a place where clay and spirit meet, where tradition comes to life anew through her hands.

A man confined to a rehabilitation center struggles for his daily food.

Wense Rodríguez is a musician who, in the midst of the pandemic, feels the need to return to Lepanto, his hometown. On this trip he meets a group of old musicians who remind him of the musical roots with which he grew up.

An intimate portrait of those who preserve the past and present of the Guarqueña culture, fighting against a globalizing modernity that ostracizes them