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Your Everyday Heroes of Costa Rica

Your Everyday Heroes traveled to Costa Rica and searched for inspirational everyday people who are changing the world. Jeremy, Tracey, Vernon and Che are clearly all examples of what it takes to be a Hero, and we're proud to share their stories with you.

  • Albert Crane IV
    Executive Producer
    Your Everyday Heroes
  • Hernán Salcedo
    Director
    Your Everyday Heroes
  • Gina D'Onofrio
    Producer
    Your Everyday Heroes
  • Silvia Pesántez
    Producer
    Your Everyday Heroes
  • Jeremy Levine
    Key Cast
  • Tracey Lemon
    Key Cast
  • Vernon Arias
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Short Documentary
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 16, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Costa Rica
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    UHD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Hernán Salcedo

Hernán was born and raised among the museums of Caracas, Venezuela.
He got his first camera at age 3 and spent his teenage years writing poetry. Hernán studied Literature and in the last semester, won a university film festival. That's how he knew that his whole life would be behind a camera telling stories.
At the age of 20 HBO Latam him as editor. Opportunities in Venezuela
began to fade, so he went on a backpacking trip through Latin America that landed in Ecuador.
Hernán continued to specialize in cinematography at Escuela Nacional de Cine in Bogotá.
Hernán has led over 300 productions for clients such as BBC Storyworks, DW, Bloomberg, Amazon Prime Video, Legendary Pictures, SBS Australia and other local brands.
His second short film "The Black Sheep" won festivals in Berlin, Buenos Aires and Cuenca.

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Director Statement

One of the heroes of Costa Rica is Vernon Arias, a biologist by profession, who dreamed of returning to the Nicoya Peninsula its flagship bird: the Scarlet Macaw or Macaw - as it is known locally. This majestic bird that painted the skies of the peninsula red had a decline in its population to the point of considering it missing, so, Vernon began his work, after years of work to achieve nesting in captivity and subsequent reintegration of the bird into its habitat, The skies of Nicoya are once again taken over by the Lapa, a generation did not see it, now, the children are the ones who understand and defend the importance of this animal in their territory. Vernon's work also includes social intervention through education for the protection of the Macaw.