Ibai Vigil-Escalera

Five Venezuelan boys leave their country in search of opportunities and means to support their families. They travel to hostile streets in Barcelona, Cartagena, Lima and Miami facing a reality far different from their hopes and dreams.

Paper Boats is a poetic and surreal drama about Jayden, a 12 years old boy. that can't enjoy the present moment because he is too afraid of death and time passing by. Eventually, his encounter and friendship with Amaziah, an older man from his neighborhood will open his mind to the beautiful parts of the world and will make him realize that in life not everything is black or white

Through the grainy nostalgia of 8mm film and the intimacy of voice-over narration, Gabriel takes us on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery.

An intimate short documentary filmed in New York in which the director collects the confidences of a young man who has trouble coping with life.