Rosa
de
luna

SALOME PRODUCTION

A film by Romann Berrux

Runtime

90 m

Genre

Drama / Thriller / Mystery

Tone

Emotional / Tense / Poetic

Theme

Grief / Redemption / Connection

Budget

 €2,5M

Shoot

 8 weeks

Schedule

Summer 2026

Location

Mexico Ciry and Sierra Gorda

ROSA DE LUNA

logline

A Franco-Mexican chef returns to her homeland to open a cooking school in her grandmother’s vanished restaurant — only to uncover an Aztec codex, a buried family secret, and a race against time where love, myth, and technology collide under the moon of her past..

EVERY REBIRTH ASKS FOR A SACRIFICE

For Salomé, the price is the woman she used to be.

Cast & characters

KELLY SANTOS

CONFIRMED

 Nationality: Franco-Mexican

Occupation: Michelin-starred chef
Salomé embodies duality — precision and intuition, science and ritual. After losing her father in Mexico and growing up in France, she returns to reopen her grandmother Rosa’s restaurant, unknowingly stepping into the shadows of her lineage. Her cuisine blends memory and modernity, but her true journey is one of reconciliation — between two cultures, two worlds, and two selves.

MARIE CLOTILDE RAMOS IBANEZ

CONFIRMED

 Nationality: French

Occupation: Sommelier and co-founder of the culinary school
Pragmatic and loyal, Lilya anchors Salomé in the tangible world. A single mother raising her son Roméo in Mexico, she represents courage in everyday life. She also carries her own scars — an exile of choice, rebuilding herself far from a past she rarely mentions.

ROMANN BERRUX

CONFIRMED

Nationality: French/American

Occupation: Researcher for a cultural heritage foundation
Charming yet enigmatic, Greg is driven by a fascination for pre-Columbian civilizations and the use of AI to decode ancient codices. Behind his rational façade hides a deep emotional wound. His meeting with Salomé awakens something dormant in both of them — a shared thirst for truth that will draw them into danger.

ROSA

NOT CONFIRMED

Nationality: Mexican

Occupation: Renowned cook and keeper of ancestral knowledge
Missing for over twenty years, Rosa is the soul of the film — both ghost and guide. Her disappearance intertwines with a forbidden ritual linked to the goddess Chicomecoatl. Her recipes, notes, and the codex she hid become the thread leading Salomé back to her roots — and to the truth.

ROBERTO

NOT CONFIRMED

 Nationality: Mexican

Occupation: Former sous-chef and friend of Rosa
Faithful to the end, Roberto never stopped searching for Rosa. He embodies the old Mexico — its wisdom, its silence, its faith. He guides Salomé through a landscape of ruins and memories, torn between devotion and fatalism.

SANTIAGO

NOT CONFIRMED

 Nationality: Mexican

Occupation: Archaeologist and drone specialist
Bright, impulsive, and idealistic, Santiago uses new technology to preserve ancient heritage. His discovery with Greg of a hidden ritual site turns him into an unwitting target. His friendship with Greg and admiration for Salomé will test his moral boundaries.

synopsis

Rosa de Luna is a thriller of heritage, courage and mythology — where cooking becomes a legacy, and the past finally returns home.


When Parisian chef Salomé de Luna returns to Mexico to reopen her grandmother Rosa’s abandoned restaurant, she is pulled into the disappearance her family never understood. A recipe book marked with Aztec glyphs, a ritual bowl and fragments of an old codex hint that Rosa — cook, activist, and descendant of Chicomecoatl — guarded something far more ancient than anyone knew.As Salomé restores the place with her friend Lilya, she crosses paths with Greg, an AI researcher whose decoding work reveals a hidden site buried in the Sierra Gorda. A cartel dealing in stolen artefacts and a corrupt cultural foundation begin to circle, as if searching for the same secret Rosa once protected.Kidnapped by Sebastian, a young man caught between fear and loyalty, Salomé uncovers a truth long concealed: Rosa survived, and only the women of their bloodline can unlock what lies beneath the mountain.The mystery deepens — until Rosa returns, and grandmother and granddaughter walk together toward the sanctuary where their shared legacy finally awakens.

notes
on the film

This film is an intimate exploration of personal transformation through the eyes of SALOME.

By uncovering the truth behind her family’s disappearance and confronting the grief she has spent years avoiding, Salomé de Luna begins an unexpected journey back to herself. This story carries deep resonance for me because it reveals how unresolved loss can shape every choice we make, even in silence. It shows that real transformation demands the courage to face the shadows we tried to escape. Rosa de Luna becomes a lens through which we recognize our own buried fears and the fragile decisions that define who we become. It is an invitation to return to the wounds of yesterday in order to finally walk forward with clarity and strength.

Visual style

Cool

Present

warm

past

WHO is
it for ?

lineage

memory

origins

included

normal

marginalised

normal

marginalised

boring

weird

normal

fun

normal

boring

misfits

normal

boring

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Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Ryan Kay grew up immersed in an environment of aesthetics, owing to his architect father, Jihad Khairallah, and designer mother, Nadine Roufael. This early exposure to design, coupled with his passion for music, contributed significantly to his creative growth.

Kay's debut in the film industry was marked by his self-written and directed sci-fi short film, "Coalescent". The film achieved international recognition, securing awards in Beirut, London, Madrid, Arizona, and Los Angeles, thus marking Kay as an emerging talent in the global film landscape.

His films are characterised by a unique blending of complex character development, detailed visuals, and immersive soundscapes, reflecting his musical and architectural influences.

With every project, Ryan Kay commits to crafting a holistic viewing experience that seamlessly taps into his audience's perception of the world.He compels them to watch, observe, and experience the film.

"Coalescent" (2021)

PRODUCER

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jacob karim

Featured in IndieWire as one of the first filmmakers to produce a feature in Manhattan off of the height of COVID in June 2020.

PRODUCER

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jacob karim

Featured in IndieWire as one of the first filmmakers to produce a feature in Manhattan off of the height of COVID in June 2020.

PRODUCER

IMDb

jacob karim

Featured in IndieWire as one of the first filmmakers to produce a feature in Manhattan off of the height of COVID in June 2020.

PRODUCER

IMDb

jacob karim

Featured in IndieWire as one of the first filmmakers to produce a feature in Manhattan off of the height of COVID in June 2020.

rosa
de luna

a feature film

Set in Texas across three fragmented timelines, The Other Side is a nonlinear time-travel thriller told through the interwoven perspectives of David, a nostalgic dreamer; Fred, his dangerously ambitious friend; and Robin, David’s son summoned through time to complete his father’s mission.—In The Turntable, a dimly lit blues bar tucked beneath an aging apartment somewhere in Texas, David and Fred toast to friendship. They live above the bar, broke but bound by dreams and a shared history. Unlike David, Fred is ready to move on. Their landlord, Antoinette, announces she’s closing the bar. She shows David a dear old “magical” record player. She’s half-joking, but it stirs something in him.Fred reactivates a connection with Mustache, a crime boss from his past, who proposes him a new job: a high-stakes heist to steal a record player rumored to manipulate time. Fred pulls David in. Marie, the operation’s strategist, joins the team. Mustache leaves them with one clue—a mysterious vinyl disc.That night, David places the disc on Antoinette’s turntable—and time slips. He finds himself decades earlier, facing a younger Antoinette who explains the device’s true nature. Back in the present, David realizes: the real turntable never left the bar. The heist is a hoax.David confesses to Antoinette, confirming he’s the man she once met in her past. She always knew—but now, she trusts him. David buys the bar with his remaining savings and begins to pull away from both the plan and from Fred.

money in

$500K

Personal Investment

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Personal Investment

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Personal Investment

contribution

High-Impact

Festival & Streaming strategy

Multiple Revenue Streams

Sales, Licensing, Feature Film

Proven ROI Potential

in the Short-to-Feature Model

Ryan Kay

Entrepreneurial Filmmaker with a business-driven approach

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