A Mexican teenager whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are disrupted when his mother dies. He's smuggled across the border with the promise of a better life but is instead sold to a sweatshop in downtown LA.
Ricardo Castro narrates the adventures of his eccentric childhood and the utopian dream that his family of 17 lived in a forest transformed into their home, in the outskirts of Mexico City. After years of building the perfect microcosm, a tragedy shatters their utopia, leaving a void in the family that seems irreparable. Ricardo flees to a secluded cabin near a dam, where he griefs in a turbulent and also magical way.
Internet as a victim facilitator for sexual slavery underage hitmen, infant labor workers under inhuman conditions, dysfunctional shelters, collateral victims and distraught families are some of the topics engaged by The Wild Dance
Maria Teresa Solomons is a freediver. She has dedicated her life to the sea. The Mammalian Reflex tells the story of this woman who, throughout the years has learned not only about depth but about life and spiritual growth thanks to this sport.
