Norheimsund

Cuba/United States202512 minSpanish

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.

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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
Principal Cast
Paula Massó Varela
Yaité Ruiz
Darianis Palenzuela
Kiriam Gutiérrez

Company
Lights On
Website
www.lightsonfilm.com
Contact

lightson@lightsonfilm.org

Meet the Artist

Ana A. Alpizar

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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