Jayro Bustamante

Cecilia and Alicia are two young girls in Guatemala. They play together, sharing dolls and secrets. One day Cecilia discovers that Alicia has been paid to keep her company, and that now she is going to go off to the city to earn more money as a maid. Cecilia's world is turned upside down. (izmirkisafilm.org)

Maria, a 17 year old Mayan woman, lives on the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala. An arranged marriage awaits her. Although Maria dreams of seeing 'the city', her status as an indigenous woman does not allow her to go out into that 'modern world'. Later, during a pregnancy complication, this modern world will save her life, but at what price. (imdb)

The coming out of an evangelical father shatters his family, his community and uncovers a profoundly repressive society. (imdb)

With the words "If you cry, I'll kill you" ringing in their ears, Alma and her sons are murdered in Guatemala's armed conflict. Years later, a criminal case is brought against Enrique, a retired general who oversaw the genocide. But he's acquitted through a mistrial and the spirit of La Llorona is unleashed to wander the world like a lost soul amongst the living. At night, Enrique starts to hear her wailing. His wife and daughter believe he's having bouts of Alzheimer's-related dementia. (imdb)

Rita, a 13-year-old girl, runs away from her abusive father to the big city. She finds solace until she's placed in a safe house run by the State. Rita and her cellmates plot an escape that ends in a shocking act of violence. (imdb)