Ernie Schaeffer Movies

A filmmaker facing an existential crisis goes on a vacation to a Mexican gay nudist beach, where he meets a social media celebrity who convinces him...

Olín and Sialia are siblings who venture into the forest where they play hide-and-seek disappearing into the forest and then finding each...

In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah’s Witness community is under attack from an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict is Yana, the...

Three Spanish conquistadors, Captain Diego de Ordaz, Gonzalo and Pedro, march to the summit of the great volcano Popocatepetl.

Displaced by the violence that swept their town, Paloma and Lobo survive trying to love each other. Through thirst, fear and nostalgia, Paloma wishes...

A short documentary film that pays tribute to the life, work, and legacy of the Mexican pianist, arranger, composer, and orchestra conductor Juan...

Jorge loses his wife and daughter in the 1985 earthquake; the tragedy drives him to become a rescuer—a way, he believes, to save his own...

Guided by their animal instinct, a clan of strange laborers seeks to take over the identity and position of privilege of their foreman without...

Cristina returns to her hometown Cuernavaca after a seven year absence. The bittersweet reunion with her brother Mauricio unravels old and tragic...

A raw, poetic self-portrait in which young, NYC-born Afro-Latina Rebeca “Beba” Huntt stares down historical, societal, and generational...

The Return of the Dead is a story about human condition and repentance. This documentary is the story of a tormented man, Don Rosendo, who has been...

Teo, an intrepid child, lives with his father Luis in Lima, an electrician devoted to the creation of a strange machine. Lured by a feeling of...

Following the death of her brother, filmmaker Robie Flores returns to her hometown Eagle Pass on the Texas/Mexico border, wanting to turn back time....

Leonardo, a lonely 16-year-old teenager, walks the streets of the mysterious city where he lives, seeking freedom and emotions that make him feel...

After finishing a job on a Texas oil rig, John returns to his home town in Mississippi - where he will confront not only his own repressed trauma,...