The lives of an American sister, her brother, and a Costa Rican fisherman intersect in the waters of life and death. In part one, a Young American Scientist travels across the staggering vistas and harsh jungles of Costa Rica, searching for a mythical fish and straining the limits of human connection. After a desperate act, she falls asleep on a bus and the film starts over. In part two, a magical lobster grants a lonely fisherman his greatest wish: fatherhood. The Fisherman finds the Scientist’s Brother adrift at sea and nurses him to health. The Brother is hellbent on escape, but, slowly, he accepts help, learns to fish, and integrates into the Fisherman’s community– until their fragile bond is upended. Pescador asks: What do you sacrifice for isolation? What do you risk in vulnerability and connection?
Harry Domenico Rossi is a Los Angeles born, New York based writer and director and a graduate of UNCSA. Past short films include Just A Body. Pescador, his feature debut, is inspired by his time recovering from a near death experience and medically-induced coma in 2018. His pet gecko turned 22 this year.
Harry Rossi
