A young French woman arrives in San Sebastián, in search of mirages that have appeared along the coast. On a boat, she meets a Portuguese woman who tells her the story of two sisters, Margarida and Maria, who once lived in that same city. One story contains another; an old picture depicts one of the sisters and a man, but seemingly in motion; and binoculars used the wrong way round open doors onto images that are not there. Margarida and Maria walk, climb up and down slopes, take elevators and stairs, explore hills and mountains, contemplate the city, draw closer and move apart, in a relationship they themselves struggle to understand. A film about the act of looking, about the visible and about what our gaze constructs from external reality. A film about the gaze of others upon ourselves. A film of bodies that draw closer and move apart, of framing, frames, and perspectives.
With Francisca Alarcão, Maria Novo, Constance Rousseau, Rita Azevedo Gomes Directing and Editing Bingham Bryant Music Marina Mello Cinematography Christopher Messina Sound João Sarantopoulos Colorist Gonçalo Ferreira Sound Design Miguel Diogo, Miguel Martins Sound Mix Miguel Martins Line Producer Diana Castro Sánchez Production Design Flavia Contreras Producers Bingham Bryant, João Matos, Kristina Konrad
