Join The Big Queer Picture Show and Houston Cinema Arts Festival for a conversation with Eduardo Esquivel and filmmaker Gal Castellanos as they delve into the process of crafting queer narratives in Mexico. They will also discuss their experiences navigating film festivals and maintaining collaborative, independent artistic practices.

Based in Guadalajara, queer production company Muchachxs Salvajes — founded by filmmakers Omar Robles and Eduardo Esquivel (PERPETUAL ADOLESCENCE) — has carved out a bold space in Mexican cinema. With shorts at Berlinale, La Semaine de la Critique, and Morelia, and their award‑winning debut feature THE NIGHT FLOWERS (IDFA 2020), their work fuses lived experience with radical imagination.