Maria Castan de Manuel

One Dances, the Other Doesn't

The friendship of two young women is put to the test when one of them becomes unintentionally pregnant and the other one proposes raising the baby together instead of having an abortion. This proposal has a profound effect on their group of friends and challenges the limits of their intimacy.

Chicken

Paraguay, 1999. The country is experiencing a period of political and social turmoil. One morning, Ramón, an impoverished farmer, receives an unexpected request from his wife: to sacrifice their last chicken and loyal pet so they can have dinner that night.

Our Room

A weary radio host encased in her headphones, Gal·la, plays Chopin’s Concerto No. 2 in F minor, interrupted by a child in a karate uniform. After the studio she reads a story to help him sleep, though no one quite manages. Encountering a stranger, the three begin a new broadcast that beams from their room. Sound is the main preoccupation of La nostra habitació, it encloses, intrudes, draws together and sets free.

Our Room

A weary radio host encased in her headphones, Gal·la, plays Chopin’s Concerto No. 2 in F minor, interrupted by a child in a karate uniform. After the studio she reads a story to help him sleep, though no one quite manages. Encountering a stranger, the three begin a new broadcast that beams from their room. Sound is the main preoccupation of La nostra habitació, it encloses, intrudes, draws together and sets free.

Sprout

A group of people are walking in the forest. They seem to be heading somewhere. In the sky, a plane is flying and inside it, a child is crying.