Alan Saldaña: Locked Up

Atrapados

January 1995 •Spanish

A wild police officer attempts to rescue a child from the hands of kidnappers.

Pensión de artistas

August 1956 •English

Between-engagements troupers at a theatrical boarding-house con a rich acquaintance into financing a show.

Dancing Queens

June 2021 •Swedish

The story of Dylan Pettersson, a 23-year-old girl from a small island in the Swedish archipelago with big dancing aspirations.

¡Cómo hay gente sinvergüenza!

January 1972 •Spanish

Two criminal rivals and two crooked insurance adjusters jockey for ownership of a batch of stolen jewels.

In This Moment

April 2024 •English

“In This Moment” follows Love, a trans woman navigating the complexities of polyamory and self-discovery in a world that often challenges her right to exist. As she unravels what it means to be truly seen and cherished, she confronts the ways love manifests—fluid, unpredictable, and boundless, much like the ocean itself. This story is a testament to resilience, intimacy, and the ever-shifting tides of identity and belonging.

February

April 2024 •English

A Mexican immigrant struggles to fit into a small town in Wisconsin until he discovers ice fishing.

Lúi: Una Vida Improvisada

July 2021 •Spanish

El Vampiro de Coyoacán

June 2019 •Spanish

Castran

April 2024 •Spanish

Bells of San Angelo

April 1947 •English

Gridley is mining silver from an old Mexican mine and bringing it into the USA thru a passage into his worthless mine. Border guard Rogers suspects Gridley and finally finds the secret entrance to the Mexican mine. He sends Lee Madison for help only to have her captured by Gridley. Trigger brings help that takes care of Gridley's men and now Roy has to rescue Madison.

Cocaina: Vicio Mortal

January 1989 •Spanish

A woman recounts her life in Los Angeles dealing in cocaine & prostitution.

Black Crowns

October 2023 •Spanish

The hairstyles of four Afro-descendant people from Mexican - Senegalese families, represent the starting point to reflect, through memories that emerge from their past and present, what it is like to live in México wearing a Black Crown and the consequences that implies.

Roots of Blood

May 1979 •Spanish

A deadly riot breaks out after unfair labor practices at a garment factory raises tensions between Mexican and Chicano workers.

Cenote

June 2022 •English

When Axel, a young axolotl, gets separated from his family by ancient magic it’s up to him and Memo, an unlikely human ally, to get him out of the Cenote he’s trapped in and back to his home.

Freedom

Invalid date •Spanish

A singer with asthma tries to stay current in music despite the negatives she faces.

In the Shadows

April 2013 •English

This documentary by Dan Glynn follows the personal story of Jairo, a hard-working Mexican who immigrates to the US in order to find work to support his family back in Mexico. The film looks at current immigration issues in the United States. The story takes a dramatic turn, when Jairo's cousin is arrested by local police putting the entire family in danger of deportation. In the movie we meet numerous people who want to stem the tide of immigration from Mexico as well as people who help those who make the long, arduous journey to new employment in the United States.

Hombres sin alma

December 1951 •Spanish

Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gangster but a rival mobster will make things impossible for them.

Anonymously Yours

December 2021 •Spanish

After an accidental text message turns into a digital friendship, Vale and Alex start crushing on each other without realizing they've met in real life.

The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas

November 2012 •Spanish

In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha.

The Goddess of Tahiti

February 1953 •Spanish

A fugitive hides from justice among smugglers in the deep jungle of an exotic island, but things become complicated when he falls in love with a local cabaret dancer.