Heatwave(2026)

Heatwave follows Marcelo, an angsty 17-year-old, through a single sweltering day as a simple errand spirals into chaos. Tasked with buying a fan for his grandmother during the year's most brutal heatwave, Marcelo encounters a series of unexpected obstacles that test his patience and resolve. What begins as a straightforward mission becomes a darkly comedic journey through a scorching city, where every setback compounds the next. The film captures the frustration and absurdity of adolescence colliding with circumstances beyond anyone's control. As temperatures soar and tempers flare, Marcelo must navigate both external challenges and his own internal turmoil. Heatwave is a coming-of-age story that uses oppressive heat and mounting frustration as metaphors for the pressures of growing up.