Abyssal
Synopsis
Raudel lives and works in a ship-breaking yard in the West of Cuba. Haunted by a strange childhood memory, he is on the lookout for ghostly presences.
Schedule
1st Screening
5 December 2023, 14:30 GMT+7
2nd Screening
8 December 2023, 15:30 GMT+7
Director
Alejandro Alonso Estrella
Alejandro Alonso Estrella (1987, Cuba) graduated in Documentary Direction from Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) in Havana. His previous works including The Farewell (2014), The Project (2017)–awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at DOK Leipzig–, and Terranova (2021)–awarded the Ammodo Tiger Short Award at Rotterdam IFF. During 2017 and 2019, Alonso Estrella coordinated the Alternative Cinema master programme at EICTV.
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