Three stories unfold in a single night. Javier decides to open up to his friends, sharing the story of his relationships. Sergio meets a stranger in the park and goes for a walk in which far more is revealed than he expected. Meanwhile, Eyla shares a bottle of gin with a guy she likes at a nightclub. The three variations on human nature and intimacy are like a game of hide and seek – the search runs hot and cold.

Portraying his peers, Madrid-born director Ariza presents a naturalistic aesthetic that continually invites the viewer to question where documentary observation ends and staging begins. This approach draws the audience closer to the film’s characters, who search for love, suffer disappointment and crave intimacy — a kind of closeness that can chill you warm and heat you cold. Perhaps there is such a thing as the right temperature when you long for someone by your side.

Vytautas Katkus, consultatnt of the RIGA IFF short film selection committee, shares: “The film made me want to keep watching and stay in that night with the characters. There was this light, carefree feeling that felt both bold and powerful.”