Costa Rica Movies

Compilation of 18 animated short films made by Spanish-speaking artists from around the world for the Filmoteca Maldita Short Film Festival. This...

A recently divorced dad loses his job and must take care of his daughter and try to keep in her the illusion of Christmas so he accepts a job as...

María is in conflict with herself. While putting on some make-up she struggles with the beauty canons and the way she sees herself.

Felipe returns to the family farm for the anniversary of his father's death, where his mother Sandra, brother Sebastián, and young nephew...

Carlos, a married man with two daughters, dares to reveal his true sexual identity to his family; Ale, a trans woman manages to finally reconcile...

Aaron Spielman, an unfortunate film producer, seeks revenge for the failure of his frustrated film, making the behind the scenes of his film "Amores...

What is the middle class? Is it a set of encyclopedias, the tupper ware in the freezer, tha family vacation, working as a babysittter? Is it...

In film everything is absence. Ghosts are projected in a space and time that don't exist. Absent antagonisms make sense in front of ephemeral...

A woman becomes embroiled in a life-or-death struggle after kidnappers spirit her away to a remote area of Costa Rica.

Because of his lower class status, Alberto is rejected by Elvira. He then travels to the capital city to study Philosophy and return worthy of...

Isa has more than enough on her plate with two children and the household, which she manages on her own. When her husband persists with his wish for...

Songbirds are disappearing at an alarming rate. The Messenger is a visually thrilling ode to the beauty and importance of the imperiled songbird, and...

A 12 year-old girl finds friendship on an internet chat room with a 14 year-old boy without realizing that the boy is actually an older man who is...

A group of women and men flee and protect themselves from what is out there that is stalking them. Locked up without water or food, they will have to...

An experimental film that weaves the intimate thoughts of one woman (Ikwé) with the teachings of her grandmother, the Moon, creating a surreal...

This film was originally made for the International Conference on Human Settlements (HABITAT) which was held in Vancouver, Canada. Taking as an...

A heartwarming story about a soccer team from an orphanage, who want to win a championship to be able to fix their home

In mid-19th-century Costa Rica, President Juan Rafael Mora vows to defend his nation from American filibuster and slaver William Walker, who has...

Andrea, her daughter Alex and her fish are moving out of the city. Andrea wants to brings them together despite the tensions, Alex does not speak,...