Yamel, a film student, meets Jans, a young fisherman, in Havana and begins filming him with the intention of making a documentary but, as their bond deepens, their relationship itself becomes the film’s true subject. An embodied essay on intimacy set against the heartbeat of Havana.
Jankee
Yamel Thompson
Mexico, Argentina | 2025 | 62’ | Colour | DCP
SPANISH PREMIERE
11 DEC | 10.30h
Teatro Principal
Dirección / Direction
Yamel Thompson (1991, Mexico) is a Film and TV director and producer. She has studied Television and Film at UDLAP (Mexico), has specialized in Cinematography at the University of Texas (Austin), and earned a Master's Degree in Film Essay at EICTV (Cuba). Her work explores the limits of concepts such as legality and identity, as well as belonging experiences through migration and gender identity. In 2020, she founded the production company Agüita, focusing on documentaries, short films, and advertising. Jankee is her first feature film as a director. Currently based in Los Angeles, CA, Yamel is conducting research for her second feature.
Guión / Script
Yamel Thompson, Melisa Liebenthal
Fotografía / Photography
Yamel Thompson
Montaxe / Montaje / Edition
Melisa Liebenthal
Son / Sonido / Sound
Mercedes Gaviria Jaramillo
Interpretación / Casting
Sofía Grisales, Marlon Weber, Manuel Muñoz, Bruno Ciancaglini, Matías Lima
Productores / Productores / Producers
Melisa Liebenthal, Veronica Leon
Produtoras / Productoras / Production company
Texto Cine, Agüita Inc
Contacto / Contact
Compañía de Cine
Paulina Portela | paulina@companiadecine.com
Whatsapp:+5491134002718
Festivais / Festivales / Festivals
Visions du Réel 2025. International Medium Length & Short Film Competition EDOC 2025. Shungito: El amor como resistencia