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It Would Be Night in Caracas
Feature film directed by Venezuelan filmmakers Mariana Rondón and Marité Ugás, adapted from Karina Sainz Borgo's novel La hija de la española (2019). Set in Caracas during the 2017 protests, the film follows Adelaida (Natalia Reyes), who returns home…
Roads to Nowhere
Animated documentary written and directed by Venezuelan journalist and writer Héctor Torres, produced by La Vida de Nos (Caracas). The film reconstructs six testimonial stories of Venezuelan migrants who attempted to leave the country and either…
Simón
Feature film written and directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Diego Vicentini, shot in Miami in 2021. The film follows Simón, a student leader tortured during Venezuela's 2017 protests, who must decide between seeking asylum in the United States or…
Sounds and Voices of the Venezuelan Diaspora
Sounds and Voices of the Venezuelan Diaspora is a documentary directed by Luisa de la Ville and Pablo Gil and hosted by Tony Succar. The film explores the stories, challenges, and artistic journeys of Venezuelan musicians living across the global…
Children of Las Brisas
Set in the sprawling suburbs of Valencia, The Children of Las Brisas is a poetic and observational documentary capturing the struggle and transformation of a group of young musicians striving for a better life through classical music. (IMDb) A…
Life of a Dog
Life of a Dog is acollaborative short film by two women filmmakers in Canada as they confront their lives in isolation. The women tell of their lives alone, as mothers, overwhelmed as they question their lives. The two stories are intertwined,…
Belén
"Belen, The echoes of a woman dedicated to the music of her people.
How to film the absence of a character that during her life filled with music all the spaces she visited? This seems to have been the dilemma of director Adriana Vila before filming…
How to film the absence of a character that during her life filled with music all the spaces she visited? This seems to have been the dilemma of director Adriana Vila before filming…
My Aunt Gilma
Isabel, 13, takes care of her aunt Gilma, who was admitted to a hospital in Caracas after being beaten by her partner. In the midst of the chaos that surrounds them, Isabel will do anything to save her aunt and keep a promise. (IMDb)
#Darién
Two glam queens embark on a surreal journey into the Darien jungle, confronting haunting experiences and personal challenges that reshape their understanding of life and redefine their sense of self. (IMDb) "“I was seeing how more and more…
Los capítulos perdidos
After years abroad, Ena returns to Venezuela with a fragmented sense of self. At home, she finds her grandmother losing her grasp of reality. Meanwhile, her father spends his days looking for rare books in an attempt to safeguard the country’s…
Women of Venezuelan Chaos
"Five women from Venezuela, from different backgrounds and generations, draw a portrait of a society in perdition and allow us to take the pulse of a population in distress, to represent a sort of barometer of the situation of this Latin American…
Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
"On Lake Maracaibo, beneath the mysterious silent Catatumbo lightning, the village of Congo Mirador is preparing for parliamentary elections. For streetwise local businesswoman and Chavist party representative Tamara every vote counts, fought by all…
Desde allá
Armando, a middle-aged owner of a Caracas dental prosthesis business, is estranged from his father, who he observes occasionally from a distance. He finds a young man of the streets who negotiates a fee high enough for the boy to be used to provide…
While You're Still You (Mentre siguis tu / Mientras seas tú)
Winner of the 2024 Goya Award for Best Documentary Feature.
"After 50 years in theater, film, and television, actress Carme Elías is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Together with her friend, director Claudia Pinto Emperador, she decides to document her…
La Soledad
"The inspiration for filming La Soledad comes from the director’s childhood experiences at his grandparents’ family home in Caracas, Venezuela. After spending years abroad, he returned to the country to shoot a film in that house—a work that…
Mamacruz
The Venezuelan filmmaker Patricia Ortega (Espiga Arcoiris at SEMINCI 2018 for Yo, Imposible) pays tribute to mothers and grandmothers who choose to take control of their lives beyond social norms and religious traditions. It all began five years ago…