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.
Unfortunately the movie Option Zero is not yet available on HBO Max.
Production | Paola Andrea Pérez | Co-Producer |
Directing | Marcel Beltrán | Director |
Editing | Marcel Beltrán | Editor |
Crew | Marcel Beltrán | Cinematography |
Crew | Marcel Beltrán | Script |
Editing | Gustavo Vasco | Editorial Consultant |
Editing | Manuel Muñoz Rivas | Editorial Consultant |
Production | María Carla del Rio | Co-Producer |
Production | Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto | Co-Producer |
Production | Paula Gastaud | Producer |
Crew | Vitor Moraes | Mixing Engineer |
Sound | José Homer Mora | Sound Designer |
Sound | Angel Alonso Sarmiento | Sound Editor |
Sound | Jesús Bermúdez | Sound Editor |
Sound | Daniel Giraldo Diosa | Foley Artist |
Sound | Luiz Lepchak | Sound Editor |
Sound | Juanma López | Foley Mixer |
Sound | José Villaman | Sound Editor |
Editing | Nancy Angulo | Color Grading |
Visual Effects | Carlos Manuel Paiffer | VFX Artist |
Production | Marcel Beltrán | Producer |