According to Mateo

PUTREFACTO

October 2021 •Spanish

A Monster Origin Story

March 2021 •English

When a couple fights, their daughter turns to a new toy for comfort

Lonely Planet

January 1996 •Japanese

A swindler returns to her hideout at night and finds a stranger.

Body of Crime

November 2023 •French

Jean, a young videographer, turns to arms and revolts after the death of a friend during a police arrest. While imprisoned and awaiting trial, spirits visit him.

Strangers

June 2019 •English

When aged-care facility workers find two residents in bed together, familial tensions rise.

Boulevard

April 2014 •English

Nolan Mack, a soft-spoken bank employee, undoubtedly loves his wife Joy, though their cavernous empty house only underscores how disconnected they’ve always been from each other. Nolan finds himself drifting from his familiar present-day life in pursuit of lost time after meeting a troubled young man named Leo on his drive home. What begins as an aimless drive down an unfamiliar street turns into a life-altering series of events.

Cold Coffee

October 2024 •English

Millo and Delia, an elderly Puerto Rican couple, navigate a new reality of Millo's progressing illness; while trying to hold on to what remains of the life they've always known.

Into the Blue

February 2017 •Croatian

Thirteen year old Julija and her mother flee their abusive household to find refuge on an idyllic Croatian island where Julija grew up. Emotionally scarred, Julija is desperate to reconnect with her best friend, Ana. But Ana is in love with a boy and Julija is no longer a priority.

Live

September 2022 •Polish

The film is inspired by the real events – the story of Kati Andreevoj and Daria Chultsova – the two journalists from TV Belsat, an independent station broadcasting from Poland and their arrest by the Belarusian police in Minsk.

Peter von Kant

July 2022 •French

Peter von Kant, a successful, famous director, lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through the great actress Sidonie, he meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome young man of modest means. He offers to share his apartment and help Amir break into the world of cinema. Several months later, Amir becomes a star. But as soon as he acquires fame, he breaks up with Peter, leaving him alone to face himself.

Victoria

August 2023 •Spanish

Victoria falls in love with a girl with whom they cross paths. Judith finds something unique in her and they decide to create a relationship, although Victoria fears the conflict that will arise at home and its consequences.

The Divisible

October 2019 •English

An interracial couple fights against all odds to protect their son in a new dystopian nation divided by race.

Rookie

August 2023 •Tagalog

An awkward 6-footer teen is forced to learn and play volleyball half-heartedly when the Catholic school she transferred to did not have a basketball team. Everything changes when she meets their star player.

Anecoica

February 2023 •Spanish

Ana, a poor woman, agrees to be locked in an anechoic chamber, the most silent place in the world.

My Demon

May 2009 •English

A young man unknowingly acquires a demon slave to grant his every wish. But every wish granted comes at a hefty price, a bit of his sanity and a bit of his soul. His only way to escape this curse is to give his final confession to a "conflicted confessor" who chooses their role.

Son of Kali

April 2016 •Bengali

An evening of intense religious euphoria in the festive streets of Kolkata, India as experienced by a Hindu illegal migrant from Bangladesh, which has seen a genocide against Hindus. He is accompanied by his Muslim friend as they spend a surreal evening together. Has he found redemption at last?

Maxine

July 2023 •English

Allie is a newly out teen who is keeping her girlfriend a secret from her Chinese American family. During her family’s celebration of the Hungry Ghost Festival, Allie meets the ghost of a long lost relative named Maxine, who was queer when she was alive several decades ago. Though they come from different times, they find that they share many feelings about struggling to belong, especially within their own family’s legacy.

Detach

December 2020 •English

Denied a girls' night out, Sophia, a teenage influencer, pushes the limits of the mother-daughter relationship as she attempts to DETACH.

KM 9

November 2022 •Italian

The 1980s, the Tuscan countryside. Two young lovers are driving east to enjoy the dawn but they end up at the scene of a crime and become the new target of the criminals

Beautiful, FL

July 2023 •English

Determined to win an ice cream competition with a flavor inspired by her late Tia Abuela’s Puerto Rican treats, a teen girl turns to her trailer park neighbors to help figure out the winning recipe.