Upon arriving home drunk, Martín, an old farmer, offends his wife Nicha and his grandson. Under the influence of witchcraft, Martin and Nicha sleep without being able to wake up, while a witch murders their grandson; a fact that will cause great sadness in Nicha, leading to her death, leaving Martin alone, deeply drowned in alcohol.

A young multiracial woman accused of witchcraft is imprisoned in a cell in Veracruz in 1700's. A victim of daily torture, Soledad, gains strength to fight for her freedom after an unexpected visit from her female ancestors.

A badly wounded man lies on a drifting boat. He is alone in the wild nature of the river, stalked by an aquatic creature that threatens to take his life. The man keeps a secret that will soon emerge from the water.

After learning that the border wall to The North is near completion, Ezekiel is forced to make a painful decision with Myra to leave his family and life behind to make the dangerous crossing into a new land of opportunity.

With the birth of their first daughter, and due to complications in labor, Ben and Sofia get confronted with a reality in which the line between life and death becomes so thin that it is no longer distinguishable. Ben, having but little experience in how to take care of his daughter, is in constant denial of a reality that is evident to Sofía, while the latter is even questioning her own existence due to the impossibility of being able to react to the constant stimuli of her newborn.

In Brazil, where a trans person is murdered every three days, Marilene searches for her daughter Roberta, a trans woman who went missing. While running out of time, she discovers a hope for the future.

It's nighttime. During a transfer, maximum security inmates escape and head for a small town. The authorities call on citizens to assist in the capture of the fugitives - by any means necessary - offering a large cash reward. Amid the chaos that ensues, a young couple in crisis tries to stay alive.

A Q&A featuring the filmmakers from the Un Mundo Extraño Shorts Program