5000 Sunrises

A group of filmmakers travel to the tropical forest to film a documentary about Marcelo, a man who has been 15 years stuck in a hotel because of his fear of crossing an old suspension bridge. His terror of heights prevents him from taking the path that would lead him back to his life.

Country: Costa Rica

Year: 2026

Duration: 80 minutes

Genre: Drama

Status: Development

Director: Arturo Alvarado Hidalgo; Producers: Alejandra Vargas Carballo, Santiago Durán Mora

Production Companies: Somos Machina, Noche Negra Producciones, Chimbo Films

Workshops: 2017 – Ibermedia Ideas Development Workshop “The Andean Journey of the Hero”; 2019 – Costa Rica Film Commission: Workshop Development of Scripts for Internationalization (Ignacio del Moral); 2019 – Costa Rica Film Commission: Script Development Workshop for International Audiences (Yolanda Barrasa)

Support & Recognition: Beneficiary of the Fondo para el Fomento Audiovisual y Cinematográfico El Fauno, Centro Costarricense de Producción Cinematográfica, in its development category.

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