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Karen Plata Luna
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NRIn mid-90s Mexico City, five young siblings are left in the care of their grandmother after their parents suddenly disappear. As they fight to survive, the line between reality and something darker starts to blur. The grandmother, haunted by eerie visions and deepening fears, becomes more distant, while the children’s grip on reality begins to unravel. After a clash with their neighbors, the siblings withdraw even further into isolation, cutting themselves off from the outside world.
The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box)
2026
Reeling from her mother’s death when she is diagnosed with cancer, Mariana preserves her mother’s voice via cassettes and creates false recordings and invented memories as her family struggles with grief.
This Is the Memory I Would Like to Have of Mom
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NRMario wakes up with no memory of his past life. His encounter with Lazare marks the beginning of a spatio-corporeal drift, from the eastern suburbs of Mexico City to the surrounding underground cavities, where bodies and landscapes crack in the same motion.
Cold Metal
2025
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NRIn mid-90s Mexico City, five young siblings are left in the care of their grandmother after their parents suddenly disappear. As they fight to survive, the line between reality and something darker starts to blur. The grandmother, haunted by eerie visions and deepening fears, becomes more distant, while the children’s grip on reality begins to unravel. After a clash with their neighbors, the siblings withdraw even further into isolation, cutting themselves off from the outside world.
The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box)
2026
Reeling from her mother’s death when she is diagnosed with cancer, Mariana preserves her mother’s voice via cassettes and creates false recordings and invented memories as her family struggles with grief.
This Is the Memory I Would Like to Have of Mom
—
NRMario wakes up with no memory of his past life. His encounter with Lazare marks the beginning of a spatio-corporeal drift, from the eastern suburbs of Mexico City to the surrounding underground cavities, where bodies and landscapes crack in the same motion.
Cold Metal
2025
