Movies Similar to Those Things We Go Back For

Choir Girl(2019)

CHOIR GIRL is a gritty drama about a lonely photographer, Eugene, who becomes obsessed with an underage prostitute, Josephine, in his rundown neighbourhood. She has escaped a worn-torn country only to be trapped in the illegal sex trade by corruption and a powerful underworld criminal named Daddy. Yet for Eugene, Josephine represents a symbol of purity in the darkness - when he takes her photograph there is something captivating about her and she quickly becomes his muse.

Ritual de Luz(2023)

Sans Un Mot(2024)

Bad Timing(1982)

Nancy Savoca’s second student film follows two twelve-year olds, Bobby (Joey D’Arelli) and Denise (Kelly Cinnante) who run away to Hollywood. They land at an open mic night in a New Jersey bar where Bobby’s aunt and uncle (once aspiring actors) lay out the realities of life as a working actor. The film was inspired by performers Savoca met while making her first student film, most notably William DaPrato. Filled with wry humor and quiet revelations about the pursuit of artistic dreams, Bad Timing also features Marianne Leone and the on-screen debut of future Academy Award winner Chris Cooper.

Antes do Fim da Guerra

Un Hombre Muere(2023)

Memória de uma Criança Afogada(2023)

El Día de mi Independencia(2024)

Manuela dreams of winning the "best folkloric dress" contest in the commemoration of Independence Day at school. Meanwhile, her brother Gabo takes the risk of protesting in the streets to end the dictatorship.

The cost of time

A boy looks for money to replace a watch that his father lost on a work trip. Searching the corners of the house, the truths of his parents will be dusted off.

Dear, Matilda(2024)

This short film is an in-depth exploration of a young adult's personal relationship with his inner child, transcending the limitations of verbal dialogue to communicate through powerful visual elements. The narrative develops like cinematographic poetry, revealing the complexity of emotional experiences that often remained to verbal expression. Through these visual sequences we are taken on an introspective journey that explores the recesses of the creative mind and the complexities of emotional experiences that often remain inarticulate.

Haciendo Memoria(2005)

Regresso à casa de partida antes que a partida seja definitiva(2023)

Pelé - A Origem(2017)

Mamá quiero ser futbolista profesional(2022)

Bala Perdida(2023)

Gabito rompió un huevito(2023)

Not everything is as it seems when a child is about to bake a cake with his father.

Toxos(2023)

After reading a book about galician legends, four friends go on an adventure to find a golden harrow lost in the Ulla river

Reminiscence: A Life Through the Lens(2024)

A visual essay on the stimuli that draw a bridge to past memories of my life; a real documentary about where I was and where I am, what I did and what I do; a reflection of the person I was and continue to be.

Notes to Dad(2025)

Inés discovers that she has a half-sister, but, faced with the situation, decides to accept silence as a family truce.

152(2025)