THE WHISPER OF THE LEAVES
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Synopsis
The Whisper of the Leaves is a contemplative journey of harmony between different forms of life that coexist on the earth. This film is a meditation on the effect of time, movement of the human spirit, and passage to new forms of life, through the eyes, ears, and bodies of three elderly land workers living in a small community in the outskirts of Bauta, Cuba.
The Whisper of the Leaves screens as part of the shorts program People, Places, on Sunday, June 27 at 1:45 pm.
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About the Director
As a film student at the University of the West Indies, Amir Aether Valen‘s short documentary Who I Say I Am screened at the 2016 Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, where it won the United Nations award for Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker and also the award for Best Trinidad and Tobago Short Documentary Film. Amir is a recent graduate of Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, where he specialized in documentary film direction. In his time there, he made over 15 short films, some of which have competed both locally and internationally at film festivals. Currently, Amir also operates as a part-time floral caretaker at a local flower market.
