Contrasts

DIRECTOR STATEMENT

Since I was little I had a particular love for whales and dolphins, particularly for orca. I drew orcas all the time, with water colors and every weekend I wanted to go and see Keiko, which was an orca in captivity in Mexico City, where I was raised. 

At that time, there was no information about the terrible effects of captivity in whales and dolphins.
Years went by, and as I grew up I realized how sad the look in his eyes was, like if he was dead in life. And then the movie Free Willy came, where Keiko was the star of the movie, and that's when I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to help orcas and focused in education, as I believe it is KEY to save animals.

I never ever thought that I would end up writing, directing and producing a film in my life. But at the beginning of the pandemic, with the lock downs and while doing quarantine I felt a huge need to do a short film where humans would probably have more understanding of what animals go through when they are in captivity for their whole lives. And that´s when and how the inspiration to make this film started. 

And fortunately, I counted with the support of people from many different parts of the world to do it. Which was for sure even more challenging with all the restrictions from the pandemic, but this is the result of a group of people putting their hearts in the right place. 

I´d like to mention that the whole team donated their time and work to make this possible, because Contrasts was made with educational purposes so it can reach as many people as possible.