rocks like skin like thoughts

feature film by Naomi Pacifique

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Luz and Santiago head to the rocks and the sea for the day, to discuss the relationships they have had with other partners recently. They have been together for 4 years and Luz is visiting Santiago for the first time in 3 months. They try to reconnect with one another, after having caused each other pain. Luz also wants to reconnect to these rocks specifically: she spent time alone with them last year and had psychedelic dreams after falling asleep on them. She believes she dreamt with them.

As the lovers sift through their experiences, watching the tide go in and out over the course of the day, they end up asking their questions about love to the waves and stones too. What can it mean to love each other, and to come back to one another? The water laps at the shore. The sea and rocks have been here for so long after all, rising and crashing, coming back to one each other for millions of millions years – shouldn’t they know something about it all too?

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This film was part of 'Le Groupe Ouest's' Less Is More program in 2025. The film is a co-production between Lido Pictures & Idle Eye.

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