Costa Rica Movies

A 2017 animated film directed by Julian Gallese. The film screened at Ann Arbor Film Festival in 2018.

The story of a young man who finds himself involved in a crisis after an event plunges him into the depths of his subconscious

What are the social climate and cultural traditions in Costa Rica which nurture "machismo" and allow the domination of women to continue in Latin...

Compilation of 18 animated short films made by Spanish-speaking artists from around the world for the Filmoteca Maldita Short Film Festival. This...

When Leonel first uses a diaper inside the nursing home, he is confronted with his body's decline. Anita is a nurse and witness to this process. He...

After a big night out partying a young man comes home only to have his worst nightmare ever.

Recently divorced, 72-year-old Violeta lives alone in her childhood house, tending to her lush tropical garden and making plans to turn her property...

After a family prayer, Sara and Elie return home with an object they stole from their aunt. This decision leads them to experience a night in which a...

After her husband passed away, Elvia finds herself feeling lonely for the first time in nearly 60 years of marriage. At first, she struggles with...

"La Sequía" describes the relationship of an indigenous couple living in the aridity of the northern countryside. The climatic factor is...

Scientists and philosophers work to understand animal vision in this multi textured rumination exploring our relationship to the nonhuman world.

Costa Rican feature film

To the east of San José, in the midst of marginality, poverty and social and institutional indifference, a community of over 35,000 struggles,...

Bread is a staple food made of flour, water and yeast mixed together and baked.

The story tells about an older adult, who presents some health problem related to her mobility and for which she has to travel to the hospital to do...

Tokyo work culture's most compelling and complex protagonist; the Salaryman. A nameless, voiceless, over-worked and under-valued cog in the labour...

Samuel is a soon-to be young priest, while visiting his distant family in the countryside and as he seeks to define his faith, will face his bond...

short Costa Rican drama