14th March
Arthouse Cinema, 8.30PM
Maidenhood
directed by Xóchitl
Runtime: 15 mins
Catalina submits to the tradition of her people, “La Baláhna”, to demonstrate her purity and worth as a woman to her beloved, but her body betrays her and she fails to demonstrate her chastity. What future awaits Catalina in the face of a syncretic love that rejects her?
After a global nuclear war, Britain is split into two: a devastated south and a surviving north. Refugees carrying a deadly virus seek shelter up north, prompting troops to intervene. Captain Thomas Scott, mourning his losses, mentors a young soldier grappling with moral dilemmas. When Thomas uncovers unsettling truths, he faces a tough choice: obey orders or follow his conscience.
FRANJO watches TRISTAN’s dog, which dies due to a mishap. To cover up, he claims the dog ran away and places its body in a suitcase to bury it. While transporting the suitcase, he’s assisted by a stranger who unknowingly takes off with it, believing it to contain jewels.