Aging filmmaker Miguel Garay revisits his unfinished and final film, where his close friend and lead actor, Julio Arenas, mysteriously vanished. With careful reflection, Miguel reconnects with the crew, past lovers, and Julio’s daughter, seeking closure and understanding for their shared loss.

Marking his first feature film after a gap of 31 years, this latest triumph from Spanish master Víctor Erice trails after a mysterious disappearance. A sublime meditation on the moving relationship between cinema and memory, Close Your Eyes ponders the permanence of art against the wheels of time.