S1.E5 ∙ No Guts No Glory

In 1776, Britain's House of Commons hold a debate concerning the future of the American colonies.

An insider's perspective of the small, underground community of surfers in Cleveland, Ohio. Theirs is a life of shared dedication for the water and to waves that rarely come. In the backdrop is a Great Lakes city trying to recover from a legacy of lost industry, lost jobs and a river polluted enough to catch on fire. Still this culture persists in this unlikely corner of the surfing universe amid harsh weather and gray skies. For them, the golden age of surfing is right now. And it's happening on the frozen beaches of Lake Erie, five hundred miles from the nearest ocean.

In front of impunity, the film immerses in a vertiginous journey to rebuild Isabel's image and life.

Risking everything to answer the call of the spirits, a white American woman initiates into the mysterious, secretive world of the Afro-Cuban spiritual traditions: Santeria and Palo Monte. Set against the backdrop of the richly textured Cuban culture, the story of her arduous journey unfolds.

Explore the daily lives of those who remain with their pain after the loss of a child and give them a voice. These bereaved people reveal themselves and their difficult experiences. Dealing with loss, repressing, forgetting and healing to get to grips with their life again. There are also relatives and friends who act awkwardly, expressing themselves with unfortunate words or say nothing and do everything to avoid those who suffer. A film made of smiles and sorrows.