The Whisper of the Leaves

The Whisper of the Leaves is a contemplative journey of harmony between different forms of life that coexist on the earth. This film is a meditation on the effect of time, movement of the human spirit, and passage to new forms of life, through the eyes, ears, and bodies of three elderly land workers living in a small community in the outskirts of Bauta, Cuba.

From Trinidad and Tobago, Amir Aether Valen is a graduate of Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) in Cuba, and the Directing Studio of Talents Guadalajara. He has won multiple awards at the Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival, and his short films have been screened internationally at festivals such as Sheffield DocFest, True/False and Third Horizon.