Sebastián Ayala

Chile, 1983. While the first street protests dangerously threaten the continuity of the military goberment, the news shows that a 14 year old teenage orphan named Miguel Angel can see and talk to the Virgin Mary herself. Quickly his suffering face is reproduced in all media and within weeks, hundreds of thousands of people pilgrimage to Penablanca, the town in which he lives, to participate in ceremonies where prophecies, stigmata, levitation and healing miracles are part of the usual routine. (cinechile.cl)

Against the backdrop of an impending environmental crisis, two troubled adolescents strive to find their place in the world in this stirring debut film from Chile, which weaves together political themes both social and personal. (imdb)

Jesús is trapped in a dead-end cycle of drugs, sex, apathy, and violence. After his band loses a competition, Jesús and his friends get drunk and head out, looking for a thrill and when a young defenseless boy crosses their path, violence ensues. Soon, the police are searching for those responsible and Jesús has no choice but to turn to his father for help. But, when the flesh of your flesh is rotten, will you go to any extent to protect it, or will you cut it loose?

A former financial executive finds redemption and romance when he becomes a math teacher, after he's granted parole following a prison sentence. (imdb)