Abisal
2021 / Documentary (30 min) / France – Cuba
By Alejandro Alonso
Synopsis
Raudel has been haunted since childhood by the sight of a strange light. Now, at the age of 27, he dedicates himself to scrapping ships in Bahia Honda, Cuba, a place where the line that separates the living from the dead is almost invisible.
Cast & Crew
Production
VEGA ALTA FILMS
BORIS PRIETO
LA CONCRETERA PRODUCCIONES
ALEJANDRO ALONSO / ODERAY PONCE DE LEON
With the support of
CNC
NORVEGIAN FUND FOR CUBAN CINEMA
Sales & Festival Distribution
VEGA ALTA FILMS
Crew
Director of Photography ALEJANDRO ALONSO
Editor EMMANUEL PENA
Script LISANDRA LOPEZ FABE & ALEJANDRO ALONSO
Sound Engineer ALEJANDRO PEREZ
Sound Design GLENDA MARTINEZ CABRERA & VELIA DIAZ DE VILLALVILLA
Music: PEPE GAVILONDO
Color correction: NANCY ANGULO
Festivals & Awards
Visions du Réel (April, 2021) / Nyon, Switzerland (World premiere)
DocumentaMadrid (May, 2021) / Madrid, Spain (Spanish premiere)
États Généreux du Documentaire (August, 2021) / Lussas, France (French premiere)
FIC Valdivia (October, 2021) / Valdivia, Chile (Chilean premiere)
DOK Leipzig (October, 2021) / Leipzig, Germany (German premiere)
Raindance Film Festival (October, 2021) / London, UK (UK premiere)
Curta Cinema (November, 2021) / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Brazilian premiere)
Rencontres Internationaux du Documentaires de Montreal RIDM (November, 2021) / Montreal, Canada (Canadian premiere)
