Option Zero

Synopsis

There are countless stories of Cubans reaching their dream destination of Florida as boat refugees. A lesser known route to the United States starts with a flight in a ramshackle plane to Guyana. Then the refugees travel to Colombia where they cross the jungle to arrive in Central America, from where they hope to reach the promised land of America—a hard and dangerous journey. Cuban filmmaker Marcel Beltrán visits them in a refugee camp in Panama, where one of the residents gives him an idea. Many people here have filmed their journey, she says, and these videos tell their real story. These jerky, shocking videos are interspersed with Beltrán’s footage of the camp, tangibly illustrating the difference between the hectic pace of the journey and the insecure life at the reception center.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Marcel Beltrán
Editing	Editor	Marcel Beltrán
	Editorial Consultant	Gustavo Vasco Manuel Muñoz Rivas
	Color Grading	Nancy Angulo
Crew	Cinematography	Marcel Beltrán
	Script	Marcel Beltrán
	Mixing Engineer	Vitor Moraes
Production	Co-Producer	María Carla del Rio Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto Paola Andrea Pérez
	Producer	Paula Gastaud Marcel Beltrán
Sound	Sound Designer	José Homer Mora
	Sound Editor	Angel Alonso Sarmiento Jesús Bermúdez Luiz Lepchak José Villaman
	Foley Artist	Daniel Giraldo
	Foley Mixer	Juanma López
Visual Effects	VFX Artist	Carlos Manuel Paiffer
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