El Hombre Búfalo 2020
After a threat, a journalist stops publishing. His search for justice leads him to meet his destiny and a mythological being who takes care of the abandoned childhood.
After a threat, a journalist stops publishing. His search for justice leads him to meet his destiny and a mythological being who takes care of the abandoned childhood.
Rember Yahuarcani is an indigenous artist from the Uitoto Nation who lives in Lima, Peru. From his clan, the White Heron, only two families remain in Peru. Rember's paintings are inspired by the stories his grandmother Martha told him before she died. However, he has never dived into the darkest part of his nation’s history: the indigenous massacre during the rubber boom. Martha is a survivor of the horror and she speaks to Rember in dreams guiding him in a spiritual journey back to the jungle. He first visits his parents, who are also artists, in the Peruvian jungle. And finally, he sails to La Chorrera, in Colombia, where he confronts the past and meets other members of his clan.
Eduardo lives in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, after his deportation from the United States. With a camera in hand, he embarks on a journey to the center of the country, where he works in a transnational customer service center. He documents his commutes to work as he encounters other deported and returned individuals who also grew up in the U.S. Through his lens, Eduardo reflects on his own reintegration process.
Christian, a former organized crime member, seeks redemption by founding Ángeles Soccer, a team that trains kids and women on a once crime-ridden lot in one of Mexicali's most dangerous neighborhoods, aiming to rebuild the community he once harmed.