Me & the Beasts
Neighboring Scenes 2022
February 24 - 28, 2022
This mysterious deadpan comic debut from Nico Manzano, who also composed the film’s songs and served as its cinematographer, follows a frustrated musician looking for meaning during Venezuela’s economic crisis.
Andrés is a frustrated musician still living with his mother and unhappy at his job. To make things worse, he’s kicked out of his band for political differences with the other members. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s economic crisis worsens, and many of his friends flee the country looking for opportunities abroad. One day, he encounters two mysterious masked beings who inspire him to compose music. This debut feature by director Nico Manzano, who also wrote the film’s songs and served as cinematographer, is a deadpan comedy about finding meaning in the least expected of places.
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