Lessons Learnt from the Sea

Alejandro, 11 years old, loves surfing and surfs at the coast of Havana every afternoon. He tells us the lessons he has learnt from the ocean: Don’t swim against the waves, but dive beneath them, use the strength of the water. But be aware that the sea can also be dangerous! One day, Alejandro runs into danger and nearly drowns. In this dangerous situation he tells himself: “Don’t panic! Look up to the sun and push yourself up as hard as you can.” With this strong sentence of resilience in mind he finds his way to the surface again.

Nestor Kim Enríquez

Direction

Graduated in 2009 from the ISDI Higher Design Institute design school in Havana, Cuba. After graduating, he studied cinematographic appreciation, art direction, animation and staging in the Institute of Cinematographic Arts of Cuba and the International School of Film and Television. He has directed several short films and musical videos.

Alejandro Suárez D'Espaux

Screenplay

Alejandro Suárez D'Espaux has an MsC in Clinical Psychology (University of Havana, Cuba; 2015). He worked at the Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT; 2005-2009); International Poor Film Festival (FICP-ICAIC; 2011-2013); Audiovisual Universe of Latin American and Caribbean Children (UNIAL- ICAIC;2013). Since 2009 he works in the field of Clinical Psychology.