Alamar

A father living off the Banco Chinchorro coral reef in Mexico joins his young son for a rather unusual holiday: sailing, diving, fishing and carefree living. This idyllic setting, as seen through the eyes of the child, harbours as much power as fragility. Meeting a heron on awakening, taking care of a plant, discovering the bottom of the sea: these sensory experiences are all precious moments for father-to-son transmission. Combining the intimacy of a family film with the breadth of a cosmogonic poem, Alamar is a contemporary Robinson-Crusoe story, as well as a discreet educational manifesto. JL