Carmen and Nacho Errando are a sibling director duo who develop projects that capture the visceral and emotional aspects of daily life. Their latest film, Lucy, was made in response to the pandemic in hopes that people around the world will one day be able to reach out and share intimate embraces again without fear, danger, or censure.

“The film is a personal project about the lack of contact between people, about social isolation, and the loss of emotion,” say the Errandos. “Because of the pandemic and technology, we realized that people don’t touch each other anymore, especially the new generation.”

The directors likened Lucy to “a manual about basic things”—a film of simple sexual acts that serve as a visual guide to intimacy to encourage people to explore their erogenous zones and share their sexuality again. The techno-surrealist scenes at the end of the film allude to the directors’ fear of living in a society where technology has made everyone lose the ability to feel.

Lucy is also a celebration of local creativity as the brothers chose some of their favorite fellow Spanish artists to collaborate on this project. The plastic and glass objects were made by experimental artist Ovidi Benet, the mask was designed by body prosthesis sculptor Oscar Carretero, and the soundtrack was created by rising Madrid-based musician Rusowsky.