Premiere Run • Fri, Sep 6 – Mon, Sep 9

Set in contemporary Madrid, an aging filmmaker named Miguel Garay is called upon to recount his memories of working on his final and still unfinished feature. During its production, the lead actor and Miguel’s close friend, Julio Arenas, disappeared without a trace, leaving in his wake a mystery that has haunted the lives of everyone associated with the film for decades. Now, Miguel decides to participate in an investigative television program reviving the case.

Over three decades after the release of his previous film, revered Spanish auteur Víctor Erice (The Spirit of the Beehive) returns with a “poignant cinematic swan song” (The Hollywood Reporter). A reflective culmination of Erice’s career in film, CLOSE YOUR EYES is a haunting meditation on memory, absence, and the enduring resonance of the moving image.

“A stunning return. A quietly astonishing new movie.” – Justin Chang, The New Yorker