En la ciudad

A Mexican upper-class family suffers a great loss. After a while everyone seems to go on with their lives. But after 11 years, everyone will start to remember that tragedy and start the road to depression and self-pity, and possible self-destruction.

Michel, a young aristocrat, mourns over the recent suicide of a close friend through a journey into the empty and violent environment which surrounds him.

An emotional journey that takes us into one father – daughter relationship, through their struggles and dificultéis, ending in the house by the sea where they were happy together.

There are promises that are impossible to keep. My uncle José made such a promise as a child in 1963 to my mother Ana Luisa, to whom he declared a special kind of devotion. There are always bonds like this between siblings establishing mysterious complicites. This is what José declared to little Ana Luisa: "The day that you die, I´m going to die with you".

Bernardo Arellano Short FIlm

Rodolfo and Beatriz are the parents of teenagers Jessica and Juan. Together they form a perfect dysfunctional family. Rodolfo leaves for work every morning, but actually he’s unemployed. Beatriz, worrying that she is looking older, has a flirtation with her buff gym trainer. Jessica finds herself in a love triangle with her boyfriend and her best friend. And, Juan’s girlfriend has a little surprise for him. This is the life of an ordinary middle-class family in Tijuana. While living under the same roof, they scurry about their days, trying to hide their secrets from one another. A fresh, clever and humorous portrait of a modern family unit.

Cecilia is a young woman. Mateo is a boy. They are friends and work together on the subway. Faced with a financial hardship, a security guard makes Cecilia an offer in exchange for money. After much hesitation she accepts; this leads her to make a devastating decision.

Citliali, a lonely woman, faces a difficult, marginalized life, which seems to be full of obstacles. During the day we will discover the real cause of her affliction.

Edgar is in love and obsessed with Maria, his neighbor, but the greatest obstacle in his quest for love is the oppressive environment in which he lives with his mother.

Ivan lives with his mother in the daily routine. Without prior notice, Jacobo, the oldest son who was absent, comes back home; desperate for his own situation he decides to start a short trip with his younger brother, Ivan. All along the journey they will learn to understand each other, they will try to make up for lost time and rebuild their affective bonds.

In the future cloning machines known as “Multipliers” were forbidden and abandoned still operating. They still create clones inside them, in an infinite loop that is perpetuated by their security protocol.