Con la muerte en los vagones

Antony, a nurse shaped by his father's early absence and the death of his best friend, moves through his days in a quiet state of disconnection. One night, he encounters a mysterious old man who claims to be a “translator of problems.” Among the buildings of Tlatelolco, hospital wards, and the hidden streets of Mexico City, the two embark on a journey where, little by little, they help each other heal and reframe their understanding of family, death, and salsa.

The director of this film travels to meet her grandmother, a woman who lived alone in a vast house in the middle of La Pampa. The film captures the emotions of this journey into the past and delves into images of a bygone era, while also recapturing the simple joy of reuniting with loved ones and places that were once precious.

After waking from a recurring nightmare about a car accident involving his mother, Diego begins to notice strange signs that lead him to question the reality around him. As the dream reveals new clues, he is forced to confront a truth that could change everything.

During a tedious train journey, Tara becomes separated from her parents and begins exploring the train cars, encountering strange creatures along the way. Without realizing it, she enters an endless labyrinth of wagons where fear and anxiety begin to haunt her. As she moves forward, Tara must confront her fears and learn how to control them a journey that Will lead her to grow and mature as a person.

Pedro tries to reconnect with his daughter after his wife's death. However, guilt transforms their home into an oppressive environment, plunging him into a spiral of madness where the boundaries of reality disappear.

This animation is a visual interpretation of a poem, "Crime of Passion" written by a Taiwanese poet, Hsia Yu. It is selected from her 1984 poetry collection, Beiwanglu, Memoranda. She reveals her emotions of love and sadness intertwined with one another and connects them with abstractions and metaphors. It expresses the preemptive feelings and desire for love regardless of reality. With the artist's way of interpretation, the poem transforms and alters its original forms. The artist wishes to present the poem in a different aesthetics from words to images.