Historias de balcones (2013)

In the colorful Cuban capital Havana the balcony is a micro cosmos full of life and death: In a dilapidated neighborhood in Havana an old blind man perceives life from his beloved balcony. From this his both private and public platform he stays in close contact with the surrounding world. Despite not being able to see, the old blind mans balcony allows him to follow each breath and move from his neighbors and the people passing by in the street below. Despite not being able to see his surroundings with his eyes, he is seeing it all with his body and senses. The old man has advice about love to give and balcony tales to pass on the next generation, before he gets too old.