Underneath the Bark
Set in the winter in the mountains in Córdoba, Argentina, César Altamirano, a rural worker, faces dire economic hardship. Seeking to improve his living conditions, he meets Héctor Zamorano, a construction businessman with whom he begins a promising working relationship. Zamorano puts César to the test—he asks him to start a fire to be able […]
Boreal
Benjamín, his uncle César and Genaro are driven by their Mennonite boss to a desolate spot in the Paraguayan Chaco, where they have to build a fence. The days are long, the progress is slow. Benjamín can’t get used to the hard, dull work and the oppressive silence of this arid region. The boss finally […]
Last Days at Sea
Reyboy is 12 and lives in Karihatag, a small, isolated fishing village in the south of the Philippines, where, every morning, the men set out to sea. Their daily catch is shared upon their return and the area close to the shore has been turned into an ecological safe haven for fish. In Karihatag, every […]