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