A Place Called Music is a documentary about the peculiar musical encounter between Daniel Medina, a traditional Wixarika violinist from the mountains of Jalisco Mexico, and Philip Glass, eminent composer from New York City. Despite not speaking the same language, Daniel and Philip are able to create a common place where their spirits can meet and unravel each other; their music.

After the sudden death of his grandmother, the queer undocumented poet Yosimar Reyes is left to grieve not only her loss but the vanishing sense of home she embodied. Now, against the backdrop of escalating ICE raids and mass deportations, Yosi must confront what it means to stay, to fight, and to belong in a country that refuses to claim him.

“Lluvia” showcases six stories and different characters as they navigate the streets of Mexico City, pursued by intermittent rain. Each one faces a strange, luminous, or absurd event that reveals who they are, if only for a moment.

In two migrant shelters in Iztapalapa, a fractured but resilient world coexists: Latin Americans, Africans, and people from other latitudes reinvent their lives through dance rituals, shared flavors, and acts of compassion. This documentary explores the dignity in the everyday life of improvised communities that weave, knowing they will soon have to dismantle, a temporary home.

Spanning eight episodes, the series explores the profound cycle of Life, Death, and Afterlife through the lens of music’s most powerful rituals in the world. Each episode focuses on three master musicians from different cultural backgrounds, with rituals sharing a common purpose.