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Norheimsund

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Cuba/United States202512 minSpanish
Norheimsund

A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her and her mother from their austere life in Cuba, but her dreams are shaken when she realizes he isn’t as ideal as he seems.

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A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her and her mother from their austere life in Cuba, but her dreams are shaken when she realizes he isn’t as ideal as he seems.

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Screening Times

This film is a part of a shorts program. Please go to the program page to view available screening times.

Credits

  • Director(s)

    Ana A. Alpizar

  • Screenwriter

    Ana A. Alpizar

  • Producer

    Madeline R. Finkel

    Ana A. Alpizar

  • Executive Producer

    Juan Pablo Daranas Molina

  • Cinematographer

    Yuqian Zhang

  • Editor

    Ana A. Alpizar

  • Sound Design

    Denis Colina

  • Sound Mixer

    Yasser Canals Quintana

  • Production Design

    Juan Carlos Tavio

  • Makeup

    Yannay Miranda Montero

    Catalina Montero Reina

  • Line Producer

    Mónica Alejandra Pita

  • Colorist

    Bruno Musat

    Yuqian Zhang

    Nick Daukas

    Alex Medina

  • Production Company

    FILA20

  • Principal Cast

    Paula Massó Varela

    Yaité Ruiz

    Darianis Palenzuela

    Kiriam Gutiérrez

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Ana A. Alpizar

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Ana A. Alpizar is a Cuban filmmaker based in New York. Her shorts have been selected for major festivals including Venice, the Sundance Film Festival, and Clermont-Ferrand. She is currently enrolled in NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ graduate film program and is a BAFTA BBC America Diversity Scholar.

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