Movies: Magic realism

Ortensia is a mechanical ballerina, that every day is forced to dance for an audience, in a seemingly endless loop. But one day, she sees in the crowd someone drawing her: the first representation of herself as an individual....

A young woman travels to the Teddy Bear Motel after seeing it in her dreams. Between the allure of the motel’s portal into childhood and the realities of adulthood, she inevitably needs to make her choice....

Isa has been in a relationship with Vera for months. Although neither has any doubts, their relationship has developed like that of two girls playing hide-and-seek. By fleeing from their reality, they have made fantasy their refuge and consolation. ...

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'9 waves' is an independent film, produced almost entirely by crowdfunding, approaching the issue of identity in the contemporary world. It tells the story of a man (played by Dario Merlini) who forgets his memories by drinking water from a fountain ...

At the end of an extraordinary situation in the village, when the people of the village cannot reach the government, they try to break a curse by organizing various rituals under the leadership of the Mukhtar and Kadir. After a while, the government ...

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In a curious-looking old hospital, an elderly couple, Carlo and Clara, is waiting for their turn tenderly holding hands. There is a choice to be made, and the woman begins to hesitate. Only the words of the loving Carlo will be able to transform fear...

A homespun high school fairy tale comedy, What I Love About Concrete is a tour through the unbearable awkwardness, nascent cynicism, and disarming wonder that comprise the 11th grade experience, in a world where synchronized swimming breaks out in ru...

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Shot almost in its entirety in the corridors of the Villa 21, one of Buenas Aires' most well-known shanty-towns, Estrellas (Stars) revolves around the work of Julio Arrieta, who is both a theatre director and is responsible for providing shooting loc...

After his father death, Ana travels to Arenillas. There she finds herself alone, but everything changes when she meets a child. With him she embarks on an adventure, which will make her begin to accept that her father is no longer there....

Under the glow of a full moon, a romantic and a cynic argue about its beauty. But as the banter turns heated, things become personal, deepening the mystery of their connection....

Bootless are looking for their missing boot when they encounter a pair of sinister horses....

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After returning back to her childhood home, Fern, a Thai-American finds herself exploring fragments of her Vietnam war veteran father’s memories through her fungi infested house. All while her boyfriend, Thee and their dysfunctional relationship ente...

An independent young woman lives with her sisters, single mother, and frail grandmother in a quiet Mexican village in the 1960’s. Her mother has raised her to embrace solitude, in the belief that their family suffers from a deep-rooted curse of lonel...

Hugh Bliss plays a thrifted harmonium that turns charity shop customers into merchandise....