Beyond The Sea

Widely considered the definitive portrait of the 1980 Mariel Boatlift, Lissandro Perez Ray's brilliant documentary weaves together first-hand accounts, rarely seen historical images, and footage from present-day Cuba in vividly re-creating one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of human migration. In the span of mere weeks, 130,000 Cubans left their homeland on the perilous voyage for America. Now, more than two decades later, the personal stories of the Mariel Boatlift resonate here in unexpectedly haunting, powerful ways.