synopsis
Josué is about to embark on a new chapter in his life. Together with his pregnant partner, he is preparing a room for their son and hanging photographs from the past on the walls – snippets of life from the family chronicle, to which they will soon add new chapters. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Cuba, a quiet social and relational drama centred on a young family on the threshold of an uncertain future unfolds in this delicate observation.
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The Leap explores the fragility of memory and how we need it to navigate the uncertainties of the future.”
biography
Pedro Junqueira is a Brazilian documentary filmmaker who has directed the medium- length films
Adeus, Geral (2016) and
A Última Praga de Mojica (2021).
The Leap is his third film as a director.
film details
| director: | Pedro Junqueira |
| cast: | Josué Zazabal Balza, Reisis Naomi Salazar García |
| producer: | Pedro Junqueira |
| script: | Josué Zazabal Balza, Juan Pablo Donoso, Pedro Junqueira |
| photography: | Pedro Junqueira |
| editing: | Pedro Junqueira |
| sound: | Juan Pablo Donoso |
| sound design: | Amy Bocalandro |
contact
Pedro Junqueira
dompejota@gmail.com
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2026 |
| section: | Short Joy |
| language: | Spanish |
| subtitles: | Czech, English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Pedro Junqueira |
| original title: | El salto |
| country: | Brazil, Cuba |
| year: | 2026 |
| running time: | 15 min. |
