Mariangel Veras

With the music school now closed, Gesine and the house find a new way to live. And even in this new silence, the joyful echoes of children, laughter, and music still dance through the halls, refusing to fade.

After a long shift in the forest, four fantastic fairies end their day at a bodega.

Adrián walks by the river with Abel and Eduardo, playing simple games. When tension rises, he suggests hide-and-seek. The others vanish into the trees, and Adrián, now alone, wanders into a forest that seems to grow with each step. The afternoon darkens. A storm is coming.

This short documentary captures the mountains of San José de Ocoa in the Dominican Republic, once home to the Taíno people. Rooted in the Taíno belief that the island is a living, feminine being, where life begins within her cave-womb and sacred waters. An immersive landscape charged with spiritual and cultural meaning.