In the effervescent Spain of the 80s, Xavi Font, an artistic misfit, together with his friend Lurdes Iribar and her lover Manolo Arjona, founds Locomía. Although he achieves success, he also experiences the dark reality of the industry at the hands of powerful producer José Luís Gil.

In Madrid, Spain, during a rainy day, Dorita, an elegant and magnetic mature woman, meets Noa, an attractive young man.

Eight horror-loving friends fight for their lives when a killer clown who seems to know the grim secret they share begins to pick them off, one by one.

Tito, a neighborhood boy that everyone is always teasing, wants to prove his worth. He’s already been through several initiation tests, and he is now doing car donuts in a vacant lot around his neighborhood with his new “friends” after pulling an all-nighter.

Juan is 26 years old and has terminal cancer. He is confined in the hospital but he’s tired of feeling sick. So, one night, he decides to escape, with the help of his friend, Marta. Juan wishes to spend a normal night, like any other. He wants to drink with his friends, play table soccer, some darts, smoke a joint while the sun goes down but most importantly he wants to feel that everything else doesn’t exist… He wants to feel the time go by, no rush, just being with the ones he loves the most. That is his farewell. Really living one last night. But leaving just like that is not easy, and not everyone will agree with it. Because, sometimes, happiness also tears you apart.

Abraham and his female friend Álex have a close relationship; they share both secrets and fears. When Abraham starts going out with Anchi, he begins to distance himself from Álex, who gradually dives into a living hell where she encounters strange apparitions, nightmarish visions and extreme situations.

Miguel is learning to drive with his father. A rite of passage to manhood: They talk about girls and smoke cigarettes while driving through the four streets that make up their world. After an incident, his father leaves. In a world where boundaries are unclear, Miguel seeks his way to nowhere.

With a haunting atmosphere and a narrative open to different interpretations, 'El joven Diego' is presented as a metaphor that explores interpersonal relationships and human desire. A very personal portrait of youth and the search for first 'love'.

The next edition of Altered Innocence's collection of short films is finally here with over three hours of LGBTQ and Coming-of-Age short films in two separately curated programs! Our 'Altered' program is a wild blast of strange and transgressive visions with films about virtual love dolls on a revenge tear, twinks eager to be annihilated, and a lesbian director obsessed with big boobs. The 'Innocence' program is a more tender and subtle program of loveliness with tales about brotherly love, modern transgender life, intergenerational relationships, and boys testing the limits of traditional masculinity.