Natural Phenomena

Vilma, a young nurse dreams of a better place to raise her upcoming baby, along with her disabled husband Ivan. She tries to change their reality using her nursing skills and competing as a shooter, but nothing seems to work in their stuck society. Until, a tornado sweeps her away and she wakes up in a place where it seems her dream will come true. But appearances can be deceiving, and she will have to find determination to return to her life and family.

Cuban playwriter, screenwriter and filmmaker. Graduated from the High Art Institute (Cuba) in 2013, and from the International Film and TV School of San Antonio, in 2016. As a playwright and theater director he collaborated from 2013 to 2018 with the State Theater of Jena, Germany, where his plays “El mal gusto” (2013); “Los sementales” (2015); and “Titanic” (2018) were premiered. As a filmmaker, he has written and directed the short films “Fenómenos naturales” premiered at the 2016 Guadalajara Film Festival and award for best short film at the 2018 Festival Cine Latinoamericano de La Plata; “Rocaman” (2017) and; “El niño de goma” (2021) premiered at Bogoshorts in 2021. As a documentary filmmaker he has made documentary shorts such as “Fractal” (2006) and “Lo que me sé de memoria” (2015).

– Guadalajara International Film Festival 2024 – Iberoamerican Competition / Best First Feature Award (Mexico)

– AFI Latin American Film Festival 2024 – Special Feature / Premiere United States (United States)

– Festival Internacional de Cine de Sao Paulo (Mostra) 2024 – New Directors Competition (Brazil)

– FILMAR Festival in Latin America 2024 – First Feature Section (Switzerland)

– 14th Balneário Camboriú International Film Festival 2024 ( Brazil)

– Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de la Habana 2024 – First Feature Film Competition / Special Jury Mention (Cuba)