Carolina Politi
2021
Backyard
Carlos Carrera
Ana de la Reguera, Asur Zagada
An astonishing fictional account of the unending series of murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which began in 1996. Most of the victims are low-paid laborers who have been drawn to the town by the possibility of work at American-owned factories. In the film Mexican police officer Blanca Bravo is sent to Cuidad Juarez to investigate and comes to learn realities of these women's lives, as well as the truth about a police force and local power structure embodied by entrepreneur Mickey Santos that has ceased to care.
Backyard
No Abras La Puerta
Humberto Hinojosa
Ximena Lamadrid, Iñaki Godoy
Fausto and Esther childhood was tormented. Fausto, trying to escape from his father. Esther, mistreated by her brother-in-law. They both begin to be involved in a supernatural situation. Over which they have no control.
Don't Open the Door
Sex, Shame & Tears
Antonio Serrano
Demián Bichir, Cecilia Suárez
A comedic drama featuring two couples and two old friends in Mexico City. Tomas visits Carlos and Ana, while Miguel and Andrea are joined by Maria. The presence of guests triggers lust, rejection, infidelities, reconciliation and other consequences.
Sex, Shame & Tears
Flores silvestres
Pablo Pérez Lombardini
Carolina Politi, Adrián Carreón
Marta, a woman who is suffering from an eternal pain she expresses through silences, lack of communication, and unspoken issues – and yet, it is there. Her friendship with a young man from the area creates an interest triggered by its ambiguity: is there s sexual tension, or rather she sees in him a memory of what she lost? Is there an attraction or does the young man stand for the ghost of that past that still exists in Marta's everyday life?
Wild Flowers
Llamar a la puerta
Isabel Barajas, Isabel Barajas
Betania Fonseca, Carolina Politi
A dreamy girl goes through puberty evading the loneliness and pressure of her environment until in just one night, treason and harassment lead her to big disappointments that push her to grow up abruptly.
Knock at the door
El grifo
Dan Chávez
Carolina Politi, Armando Espitia
Joan is about to leave behind everything he knows, including his mother, to lunch his adult life. The inminent separation sparks emotions that collide throughout and otherwise a normal day. As the tension between them continues to rise, a leaky faucet in the kitchen won't stop dripping.
Faucet
