Mateo, a fatally ill fisherman, asks his young son, Samuel, for a final wish: to return a shell necklace back to the sea. Will Samuel obey his orders or will Samuel challenge the natural order in life.
LA LINEA IMAGINARIA is a short film about a 10 year old Boy with the name of SAMUEL who has to come to terms with the fact that his dear fisherman father-MATEO- will soon pass away. MATEO, on his dying bed with Leukemia, gives SAMUEL a seashell necklace which SAMUEL should "return" to the ocean as his last life wish. SAMUEL hast to decide whether to follow his dads wish or challenge the laws of nature. The short film interweaves shots of MATEO on his death bed with flashback sequences of MATEO virile and healthy giving SAMUEL lessons of life while fishing. The short film has a surprise ending with the Ocean as its natural backdrop.