Chicago’s Ferris Wheel

(La Rueda de Chicago)

January 1992. Diana is a selfless housewife who, upon discovering her husband’s infidelity, decides to flee and cross the country to attend a Camilo Sesto concert. However, she will have to travel with her mother-in-law, who, although confined to a wheelchair, will be key in initiating a dangerous adventure they didn’t know they were waiting for. The journey, accompanied by a driver with a risky assignment, offers them a week of genuine and true independence, perhaps the last one.

Chicago’s Ferris Wheel is a feature film by César González Álvarez. It is a story built on the codes of a road movie, framed as a dramatic comedy. The project is currently in development and features co-writing by Mario Felipe de la Maza.  In 2025, it was awarded funding from the 2025 Original Script and Literary Adaptation Line of the Audiovisual Fund, granted by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, allowing to start its development.