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Bubbles in the Sea. Floating in a Pandemic.

Synopsis: Meanwhile the pandemic pushed the people to remain in their houses. The cruise ship crew members of different nationalities were stranded at sea but they all had a common desire: To get back home. This is the journey of how the Peruvians to got back to their country. It is as an example of what the crew members had to go through to reach that goal. where the uncertainty became in their daily bread.

  • Rafael Ackerman
    Director
  • Rafael Ackerman
    Writer
  • Rafael Ackerman
    Producer
  • Sandra Díaz
    Producer
  • Ameneh Patula
    Producer
  • Elissa Menendez
    Key Cast
    "From United Stades"
  • Sushil Bhurook
    Key Cast
    "From India"
  • Manny Chan
    Key Cast
    "From Belize"
  • Paula Vasquez
    Key Cast
    "From Peru"
  • Valentina Juarez
    Key Cast
    "From Peru"
  • Guiliana Ciriaco
    Key Cast
    "From Peru"
  • Ilija Backovic
    Key Cast
    "From Montenegro"
  • Liona Myrie
    Key Cast
    "From Jamaica"
  • David Le Blanc
    Key Cast
    "From Canada"
  • Edward Roulson
    Key Cast
    "From Northern Ireland"
  • Carolina Bicudo
    Key Cast
    "From Brazil"
  • Marcos Arrieta
    Key Cast
    "From Argentina"
  • Christian Vega
    Key Cast
    "From Uruguay"
  • Maximiliano Molina
    Key Cast
    "From Uruguay"
  • Rafael Ackerman
    Key Cast
    "From Peru"
  • Ameneh Patula
    Key Cast
    "From England"
  • Bonita Eduave
    Key Cast
    "From The Philipinnes"
  • Vladimir Holubeu
    Key Cast
    "From Belarus"
  • Wei Wei Li
    Key Cast
    "From China"
  • Stela Wei
    Key Cast
    "From China"
  • Shadie Huang
    Key Cast
    "From China"
  • Tingyu Zheng
    Key Cast
    "From China"
  • Kelly Coosnapa
    Key Cast
    "From Mauritius"
  • Ana Pino
    Key Cast
    "From Mexico"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Burbujas en el Mar. Varados en Pandemia.
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 18, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Peru
  • Country of Filming:
    Barbados
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Rafael Ackerman

Rafael has a Bachelor degree in Social Communication at San Marcos University (Lima, Peru). In 2015, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina; in order to study some courses of specialization in the film making field. Since that moment his passion for the languages and audiovisual creativity got combined and took him to explore and work in different items related to audiovisual communication like photography, assistant director in a movie & advertising spots.

In 2016 he decided to start a new adventure as a photographer in cruise ships since the first day he has a necessity to express how diverse and different is this industry for the point of view of a crew member.

In 2019, he worked in a documentary with his Spanish colleague about the culture diversity in Cruise ships. Since that moment he wanted to work on his own project about this topic. The same year, he moved of position as Broadcast Technician in another cruise ship company. However, in 2020 meanwhile he was working the pandemic begun and he decided to record all his process to came back to his country. That's the beginning of the production of Bubbles in the Sea. Floating in a Pandemic.

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Director Statement

Time changes everyone.