Ecuador Movies

Cosme Renella entering the plane.

Woman and man on horseback

A short film that tells the story of Fernando Daquilema and the indigenous uprising between 1870 and 1871 in the province of Chimborazo.

On the brink of death, a girl plunges into a delirium that glimpses the intertwined lives of a pianist and a dancer. / An exploration of the...

José, trapped in a sitcom, has to process an endless flood of documents in order to make a career. His boss determines his amount of work and...

Doctors Meeting

Dive into the bold blue world of How to Build a Sandcastle and find yourself swept up in an inky journey of discovery. Themes of queer exploration...

Sea turtles arrive at Same Beach in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, for the nesting season. After laying their eggs, the mother sea turtles return to the sea,...

A friendship united by two things: volcanoes and giant tortoises, and a legacy written by science. Journey Back to Alcedo tells a story of...

A young, unsuccessful musician tries to find the lyrics to his new song, but to no avail. An unexpected event disrupts his life, and he does...

One morning in 1986, in the departure tax line at the Quito Airport, Jorge meets a young Colombian man who wants to be his friend. Thus begins an...

Arch of the Queen

A simple yet powerful portrait of Ecuador's urban scene. With a close and passionate perspective, this mini documentary by Papitas con Cuero...

Jaime Romero is an Ecuadorian mountaineer who tells us about his experiences with the Carihuairazo volcano in Tungurahua, Ecuador. He laments the...

Documentary by Federico Koeller