Duration: 12’
Director: Ana Alpizar
Countries: Cuba, USA
Norheimsund by Ana Alpizar | CUB, USA | 12’
A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her and her mother out of their austere life in Cuba, but her dreams are shaken when she realizes he isn’t as idyllic as he seems.

Ana A. Alpizar is a Cuban director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. As a director, her short films Norheimsund (2025), Hapi Berdey Yusimi in Yur Dey (2020), The Fisherman (2017), and El Estreno (2014) have been selected at major international film festivals, including Venice, Sundance, New Orleans, and the Miami Film Festival, among others. Since 2019, she has worked as an editor in film, television, and advertising; several short films, including Out the Window Through the Wall, were officially selected for Cannes 2024. She is currently an MFA candidate in Film at NYU Tisch.