synopsis
A peaceful reflection on arrival and departure made up of fragments from the everyday life of a train-obsessed boy living in the Cuban countryside. Every day, the protagonist walks to the station to watch the trains come and go. The naturalist sound and image of the film faithfully intimate the sensory impressions and temporal nature of a train station.
„They [trains] bring me comfort and sense of connection to the wider world, to travelers and seekers.“ (Nisha Platzer)
biography
Nisha Platzer (1988), an experimental filmmaker, photographer and multimedia artist, comes from Vancouver, Canada. She studied filmmaking and communication studies in Montreal and documentary film in Cuba. In her works, she combines analogue techniques with documentary and fiction storytelling. She is currently in production on a feature documentary supported by Telefilm Talent to Watch.more about film
| director: | Nisha Platzer |
| cast: | Noriel Gonzalez Gonzalez |
| producer: | Giselle Cruz, Nisha Platzer |
| script: | Angel Suárez, Maria Grazia Goya, Nayuribe Montero Jiménez, Nisha Platzer |
| photography: | María Grazia Goya |
| editing: | Angel Suárez |
| music: | Loscil (Scott Morgan) |
| sound: | Nayuribe Montero Jiménez |
| sound design: | Marcela Navia Miranda, Nayuribe Montero Jiménez |
| co-producer: | Yoander Ballestar |
| executive producer: | Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television de San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV) |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | European Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2021 |
| section: | Short Joy |
| language: | Spanish |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
