Projects

Films, documentaries and story-led work.

A closer look at Malandra's Mind!

Feature documentary

The Enchantment of Consciousness

"The Enchantment of Consciousness" recounts the meeting between Leonardo, the film director, and Arcelia, the blue woman, who calls herself the “demon god.” Through rituals and the consumption of entheogenic plants, she reveals a spiritual vision that forces Leonardo to face a life-changing decision.

  • Director: Leonardo García Castilla
  • Producers: Bárbara Merlos Cortés & Leonardo García Castilla
  • Executive Production: Bárbara Merlos Cortés, Yuli Rodríguez & Leonardo García Castilla
  • Production Companies: Malandra Films & La Furia Cine
  • Format: Documentary / 90 min / Mexico · 2023 / Spanish / Color
  • Stage: Ready for Distribution.

Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) Postproduction — Grantee 2022.
World Premiere at DocsMX 2023 — Official Selection.

Documentary

Butoh

Butoh still
  • Format: Documentary — 90 min
  • Director: Oscar Xolo Lugo
  • Producer: Bárbara Merlos
  • Script: Oscar Xolo Lugo & Bárbara Merlos
  • Character: Iñaki Oyarbide
  • Location: Mexico & Japan
  • Visual Format: Digital 16:9 — Color
  • Stage: Development & Raising funds.

Synopsis: Iñaki Oyarbide shares his vision of Butoh dance. Through the exploration of his body and the cathartic states he experiences while dancing, he reveals the connection between dance and creative energy: the ancestral memory of origin that lives in our DNA.

In development

Stories in Motion

Our DNA