Moon on Earth

Inside the elevators of the oldest multi-family residential building in Latin America, life goes by quickly. Bodies and stories crowd together in front of the elevator operators’ eyes in the small metal box. Elevator operators are spectators, guardians and confidants. They are the ones who know the living history of the buildings.

Salvador leaves home in search of better opportunities in the United States. When he reaches the border he is paralyzed by fear. On returning to his village he is unable to face his family and hides out in the wilderness.

Undergrounds Subway drivers in Mexico City talk about their difficult experiences when suicides are run over by their cars.