S1.E8 ∙ Valle de los espíritus

"O Tardo": one of the legends which inhabits the minds of people from rural areas of Northern Iberia since the dawn of society.

Ten years ago Yousef left his home and family in search of a better life in San Francisco. Now he returns to Palestine with the aim of bringing his family back. But Yousef is confronted by a rejection of the Western culture he embraced.

This autobiographical first film is a heartbreaking chronicle of a family struggling with rootlessness and mental illness. When she learns that her brother Juan has returned to Quebec after spending some time in their birthplace, Mexico, Karina Garcia Casanova decides to film him. Her purpose is clear from the start: she is not interested in home movies, she is going to make a real film. And her project quickly takes a dramatic turn when Juan suffers a relapse into a desperate bout of depression and paranoia. It is not unusual for a first film to come out of a very personal journey; but rare are those that demonstrate such mature introspection. Here, cinema is nothing less than an essential tool for reconstructing the self.

From the Dominican Republic come two teenage baseball players, best friends, competing against each other to live the American Dream.