Nocturne for a Forest

In the 15th century, in Portugal, a group of monks built a wall around a forest and prevented the entry of women. But the hands of the living cannot control everything: in the invisible world, where night reigns and only souls light up the forest, women have built their kingdom of invisibility, without walls. Combining modern music, historical exploration, contemporary preoccupations, lush nocturnal colors, and a narration mostly rendered as on-screen text, this cinematic gem is deeply aware of the questions regarding gender, authorship, and cancel culture that have emerged in recent years. Strange and disquieting, and with an irreverent wit, the female gaze stages a droll iconoclasm.