Skyless Roof

Diego Hernández / Mexico / 2025 / European Premiere / 90 min.

synopsis

Young Diego suffers from constant fatigue, which gradually cripples him and robs him of any desire to do anything. He is unemployed, unmotivated, and his days dissolve into immobility. His mother tries to get him to do any kind of household chores to help him find meaning again or simply get him out of bed. Diego seeks help from doctors, motivational speakers, and tarot readings, but every attempt at recovery is met with a deeper sense of emptiness. The only person he communicates with is his friend Liz—her insomnia and zest for life are the opposite of his constant sleep. Liz is trying to complete her art project, but she lacks the dreams that would inspire her. A quiet alliance develops between them, in which exhaustion clashes with excess energy, inactivity with creative movement. Their conversations about memory and everyday life gradually transform into a contemplative study of lost vitality. With its meditative rhythm and poetic imagery, the film explores the state of a generation oscillating between paralysis and excess.

“When you breath in, you feel like you’re being filled with new energy.” — relaxation tape in the film

biography

Diego Hernández (b. 1997) is a Mexican filmmaker from Tijuana and a graduate of humanities studies at the local university. As a self-taught director, he combines documentary, experimental, and autofictional approaches. He has participated in the international programmes Berlinale Talents Guadalajara and Cine Qua Non Lab.

film details

director:	Diego Hernández
cast:	Lizbeth Felix, Diego Hernandez, Graciela Rodríguez
producer:	Diego Hernández
script:	Diego Hernández
photography:	Diego Hernandez
editing:	Diego Hernandez
music:	Fulvio Cortez