Manuela Monsalve

an introspective on the mind, society, and nature.

A weary 19th-century mailman journeys along a desolate coast. The letters he carries blur into haunting encounters that test his sense of purpose, identity, and whether the journey itself is a kind of waking dream.

As a young hacker challenges the corporation behind Meme—a drug that mines users’ psyches to deliver personalized psychedelic trips and hyper-targeted ads—intersecting stories unfold in strange, fractured rhythms.

when you die, you go nowhere fast.

when you die, you go nowhere fast.

Humans are the intersection between architecture and nature.

an introspective on the mind, society, and nature.

This found footage film is about how easy it is to get lost both physically and emotionally within a short amount of time and how hard it may be to come back to where you were or simply coming to terms with change. Edited to an original score.

Seeing and hearing different states. Shot as test footage for thrifted Canon Zoom 318 and Bolex H-16. Edited on Davinci Resolve. Audio composed on gargeband on iPhone 11 pro.

Triptych of the intersection between humans and archinature

An experimental super 8 film with combining themes of the human, nature, and architectural condition. Digitally edited to an original score with the use of rapid intercutting and superimposition.