Betzabé Garcia's hauntingly beautiful documentary, nominated for the "Best Debut Film" Cinema Eye Award, follows three families living in San Marcos, a Mexican ghost town partially submerged by water in Northwestern Mexico.

Kings of Nowhere
Betzabe Garcia, 2015
1hr 23min

In this beautifully shot experiential documentary, a once-prosperous village perches on the brink of extinction after being inundated by a mysterious flood. Three families remain in the partially submerged town in Northwestern Mexico. Despite their loneliness and the threat of violence from the Sinaloa drug cartel, they carry on the tasks of their daily existence.