Alamar

I saw my first movie of the month last night and it was lovely lovely. It was playing at Bam's Rotterdam Cinematek series. The Mexican film Alamar (to the sea) made its US premiere last night. The film follows a real father and son on a fictionalized fishing romp in Chinchorro, Quintana Roo, home to the second-largest coral reef on the planet and one of the few places in the Mexican Caribbean with an intact ecosystem. The director created the film to at once expose the beauty of the reef in hope of solidifying its status as a world heritage site & also as a reflection on the fleeting nature of childhood. This film was playing one night only at BAM but I encourage everyone to see it when it comes to Film Forum in July. This simple quiet tale of a father and son's last journey together filled me with love and wonder. See more gorgeous photos of the reef here.