Oscar and Emmy winning U.S. director Daniel Junge (“Saving Face”) is executive producing the latest documentary from Panama’s Abner Benaim (“Invasion” “Plaza Catedral”) who has represented Panama three times at the Academy Awards.
Still untitled, the documentary follows Panamanian Jaime Alemán, a lawyer, diplomat, businessman and one of the world’s most accomplished travelers.
Alemán is the first human in history to have completed the Triple Grand Slam of Travel, visiting all 193 countries recognized by the United Nations, trekking to both the North and South Poles and traveling to space. He became the first Panamanian to reach space when he flew on Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-32 suborbital mission last year. Now 72, he´s been travelling since he was 18.
Jaime Alemán, Courtesy of Blue Origin
Junge, who last collaborated with Benaim on his 2026 docu “Tropical Paradise,” expressed delight to be working with Benaim again. “Jaime Alemán is a larger-than-life character, and his extraordinary journey offers a fascinating glimpse into what happens when a passion for exploring the world (and beyond) is taken to its ultimate extreme,” he said. “Tropical Paradise” won the Audience Award at the Panama Film Festival last April.
