Synopsis
After 15 years in Spain, Thimbo returns to his Senegalese fishing village, where he is overwhelmed by sensations of nostalgia and uprooting. He also grapples with the influence he exerts on the local youth, who see him as a role model and seek to emulate him through a perilous journey to Europe by boat.
Festivals
Selected for more than 15 festivals and received numerous awards for best short film.
Director's Biography
Álvaro Hernández Blanco is a director and screenwriter from Madrid, with international experience in both digital content and documentary filmmaking. In Los Angeles, he began his documentary journey as an editor. In 2022, he directed “Still here”, a short documentary film about the last speakers of the indigenous language ku’ahl in Mexico. In 2023, he released his first book, “Migrantes” about the US-Mexico border. In 2024, he produced “The fishing boats of Kayar” a documentary about the migratory phenomenon in a small fishing village in Senegal.
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