Rina Penso

A man goes out to battle a monster that has plagued his village for centuries. Heart of a Monster was filmed in Curaçao with the students of the Instituto Buena Bista.

Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava

During a protracted drought, Solem (Marian Rolle) uses her magical powers to protect her village from evil spirits. She also provides food, searching the wilderness for edible plants. During one foraging mission, she encounters an evil spirit who impregnates her. Solem's fellow villagers believe her power to be derived from her virginity, and when she gives birth they ostracize her. She then embarks on a quest to purify herself and restore balance to the world.

Fisherman Simon returns to his native village of Boka Sarantonio with his Colombian wife Adelaida after many years away. His absence has changed him so much that the villagers become convinced that Adelaida has brought a curse upon the village. To avert it, barmaid Rosoura enlists the help of brua, with fatal consequences.