Gods (Dioses)

In director Josué Méndez's stylishly composed second feature, Elisa—the soon-to-be-wife of a wealthy industrialist—is eager to shed her working-class background in favor of the opulence of her fiancé's elite lifestyle. To her dismay, she soon realizes her hopes of slipping into magazine-ready images of domestic splendor must also include her future stepchildren: Diego, who is hounded by his overbearing father and reluctantly preparing to enter the family business; and Andrea, Diego's party-girl sister and the object of both his desire and disgust. A biting satire on upper-crust wealth and privilege, GODS (DIOSES) is presented in Spanish with English subtitles. This film is an official selection of the prestigious, award-winning Global Lens Collection, presented by the Global Film Initiative.