Mariela Pérez-Campa

In the microcosm of a private school, the latent traumas of adults coexist with the teenager’s wild search for identity. From somewhere on its walls, travelers could glimpse suggestive ports, but no one finds enough energy to leave the trip. The fruits of the past lay roots that imprison and immobilize those who close their eyes as salvation.

Through metaphorical and evocative images, this cinematographic essay explores the relationship between memory, mythology and ritual, it is a dialogue between the director's memories and the stories of requests for rain to Cocijo, the God of Lightning, inviting us to reflect on the essence of time and how ancient myths can give us a universal connection to the divine.