Ruth Ramos

Lessons on the Improper Use of Objects

Three objects are used in a manner in which they weren't supposed to be. Something unprecedented happens: armed with a voice and conscience, these objects will reflect on the absurd arguments that support domestic violence.

Martian Chronicle

After the colonization of Mars, an elderly man looks back on his memories of Earth and the past he has left behind.

Goya

Cesar and his brother Mateo only have a few days left before their life together changes dramatically. What was meant to be a fun farewell turns into a pursuit to liberate Goya, a friend in need.

The First Gift

A young couple, Lucas and Manu, await the arrival of their baby in an old apartment. As the birth approaches, Manu will realize that there is a presence in the building that is waiting for her baby as much or more than she is.

¡Basta!

A young couple tries to make each other jealous while playing a simple board game. Secretly, an older neighbor listens and reflects on his own love life.

De la nada

Susana meets Angel, they hit it off, they like each other, they make a good match. But everything crumbles when Angel begins to disappear, like a ghost.

Mariachi Nights

Four young athletes escape to tour the streets of Guadalajara by night.

Martínez

Martinez, an embittered Chilean in his sixties who has lived in Mexico for the past 40 years and is being forced to retire from his job. As he struggles with life changes, a neighbor suddenly dies and as he sifts through her diary and her things, he begins to live vicariously through her and find new meaning in life.

Elevation

Fugazi, a depressed girl, and Samuel, a boy looking for his missing brother, spend their days watching their city being taken by the army. Meanwhile, an uprising is growing on the streets…

The Untamed

Desperate to flee but consumed by fear, Alejandra, a young mother and working housewife, is trapped in a violent and unsatisfying relationship with her husband, Angel. She leans on her brother Fabián for support, but he has secrets of his own. The troubled couple locate a meteorite, initiating an encounter with a mysterious creature. Their lives are turned upside down by the discovery of the creature, which is a source of both pleasure and destruction. A rag-tag collection of people also addicted to having mind-blowing sex with the monster come in and out...Alejandra’s gay brother, Fabian has sex with Ángel, his abusive, cheating brother-in-law. Eventually, for the second time, Ángel is tossed aside once Fabian discovers the Joy of (Squid) Sex. ...

The Silent Virgin

Valeria lives trapped under her mother's control and the routine of her job at a court in Mexico City. Her life changes radically when she meets Tania, who will lead her to challenge her mother's authority and the injustices surrounding her.

Angst & Flesh

Elena loves Abel, she is drowning on the anguish of being, her subconscious manifests her urges; during the funeral misfortune sets in. Laceration and calm, devotion and fear, angst and flesh.

Fractal

On a gloomy Sunday in Mexico City, three friends in their twenties look for a female friend that disappears at an after-party. As they believe the worse could be happening, and while confronting characters and situations that represent a fraction of the problems of contemporary Mexico, their dreams, concerns and fears come to light.

Diabla

After surviving assault, an enigmatic 17-year-old Mexican girl finds retribution through her untapped female power and local witch culture.

Intruder

A young filmmaker has a hard time finishing his script. In it tells the story of a toxic couple, their tragic separation, and a bloody hunt about to begin.

Shit Day

Jesús wakes up at his best friend's house without remembering anything about the night before. While he survives and conceals his infinite hangover, he will have to deal with the professional and personal successes of friends and strangers, as well as face obvious failure in the near future.

El Clásico

The tumultuous journey of two friends to a soccer stadium, hands them a new perspective of their friendship, their morals, and Mexico City.

Run Away

Juan, a young Latin American student, is forced to run away after witnessing the enforced disappearance of his best friends in Mexico.

Wintersong

Danielle, a young musician, sets off on a journey with Diego, her best friend, while both of them face the pain of breaking-up with their partners. Ending up at the north border of Mexico, they’ll have to use their abilities as musicians to survive as they get to know the complicated context between the US and Mexico. Two broken hearts, two friends, a road trip, a new lover, but fundamentally, a deep need to find themselves.

La eterna adolescente

Gema’s suicide attempt brings her three children together after many years, on the eve of an unusually cold Christmas in Guadalajara. Cristina, stubborn and deeply Catholic, sees herself as their mother’s caretaker; Sony, a psychic on the local Latino TV channel, fled as far as she could over twenty years ago and never came back; and Brunito, the much younger one, a frustrated biologist and forty-something gay man still dreaming of finding the love of his life. A cold front moves in and traps them inside the house, threatening to bring back the family’s most painful memory—and place it right on the table.

Corina

Corina is 20 years old and does not leave her house except to work in a publishing house located in the neighborhood where she lives. After making a serious mistake with the end of the company's most famous book saga, Corina must overcome her fears with the help of Carlos and embark on a journey in search of a mysterious writer to save her job and that of her colleagues.

Woman Who Lives at the End of Time

Year 2030. A queer human rights lawyer and leader of a Mexico City feminist collective under threat is visited by a mysterious stranger seeking refuge and whose story is in doubt.