Ariel It is the result of the collision between two creative universes: that of the Galician filmmaker Lois Patiño (Samsara) and that of the Argentinian Matías Piñeiro (Hermia & Helena), who had already jointly written and directed the short film Sycorax...a kind of prequel to this film. In ArielFinally, Piñeiro only appears as a co-author of the original idea, but his influence can be traced from the synopsis itself: an actress (Agustina Muñoz, a regular collaborator of the Argentine director) arrives on an island in the Azores to participate in a theatrical performance of The storm, by Shakespeare. There he will encounter the mysterious Ariel (Irene Escolar), who explains that the islanders are not people of flesh and blood but characters from Shakespearean plays eternally repeating their roles.