HNIFF 2025
Your Everyday Heroes of Costa Rica
Directed by Hernán Salcedo · United States · 25 min · long short · documentary
Your Everyday Heroes traveled to Costa Rica and searched for inspirational everyday people who are changing the world. Jeremy, Tracey, Vernon and Che are clearly all examples of what it takes to be a Hero, and we're proud to share their stories with you.
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From the director
One of the heroes of Costa Rica is Vernon Arias, a biologist by profession, who dreamed of returning to the Nicoya Peninsula its flagship bird: the Scarlet Macaw or Macaw - as it is known locally. This majestic bird that painted the skies of the peninsula red had a decline in its population to the point of considering it missing, so, Vernon began his work, after years of work to achieve nesting in captivity and subsequent reintegration of the bird into its habitat, The skies of Nicoya are once again taken over by the Lapa, a generation did not see it, now, the children are the ones who understand and defend the importance of this animal in their territory. Vernon's work also includes social intervention through education for the protection of the Macaw.
