In this film festival favourite, every day is magical in the tiny

logging town of San Miguel de Cruces, Mexico, thanks to director

Juan Antonio de la Riva, who captures the rhythms of small-town

life through the stories of its inhabitants. From a young couple

facing separation as the husband prepares to seek work in the

United States to a pair of teens on the cusp of adulthood to the local

movie theatre operator struggling to stay open after the introduction

of satellite dishes, Pueblo de madera portrays a townâ??and a

peopleâ??in transition.