Magical Realism Movies

After disappearing during a dive at sea, Cristián, a Chilean fisherman trapped in his own violence and guilt, returns months later to his...

Luca Venditto, a down-on-his-luck filmmaker drowning in student debt from film school, scrapes by working in a restaurant to make ends meet. One...

A story about the strange appearance of an unusual person in the rural courtyard of ordinary people. One evening, Pelayo, the owner of the yard met a...

Unable to process his grief, Carlos discovers how to remain close with the memory of his father through preparing coffee the traditional way.

A conversation between two old friends who meet in a dream.

Jinwon, a chicken delivery man running through the night streets, unexpectedly bumps into his ex-girlfriend, Mi-young. As Mi-young questions him...

Mother and Daughter struggle to deal with their memories during the absence of Father who leaves home inexplicably during the beginning of monsoon.

A pair of lovers travel through Brooklyn on a cloudy morning towards an unknown destination.

Elle's life is turned upside down when elements of magic take over the library aisles, allowing them to relive their past love and change the future.

A narrative exploring memory and friendship, as best friends catch up over two cups of chai to play a round of Tabbeh.

This piece represents a kind of autobiographical vision. I use myself to create all the figures, sometimes employing masks from the Noh theater to...

JULIA narrates the search for identity and meaning of a young generation, caught between the uncertainty of the present and the desire to find...

A day in the life of a solitary old-timer, where routine collides with the surrealism of his home – a tree hollow on the outskirts of a village.

An experimental short featuring a young traveller and his exchange with a Peruvian spirit.

Marina is thirteen and alone. After her grandfather's suicide, she wants to disappear, wishing her imagination could be real.