“Excerpt from The Garden of the Flies”
In a single, suffocating, uninterrupted three-minute shot, Clío immerses herself in an internal monologue that settles scores with the darkness. Facing her is Fancy: a woman who shines on the surface but manipulates from the shadows, acting as if pain didn't exist. However, Clío's true psychological horror doesn't lie in her patient's toxicity, but in the suspicion gnawing at her chest: what if she, from her position of power as a therapist, is just as manipulative? A minimalist cinematic exercise on the weight of seeing oneself reflected in the abyss of another.
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Emanuel Mechoulam Director · Emilio Salinas Cinematographer
First release August 20, 2026 · Production Centro de Arte y Producción CAP · Original title CLÍO: Reflejos Rotos
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Centro de Arte y Producción CAP
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Original title
CLÍO: Reflejos Rotos
Original language
Spanish
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Spanish
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Mexico · August 20, 2026
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