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Spotlight on Cuba · 19

The Enemy

Aldemar Matias

The Enemy In a fumigation centre in Havana, Mayelín has the ungrateful task of fining citizens who…

The Wolf Kids

Otávio Almeida

The Wolf Kids In an empty room, a boy tells his brother about the time he ate a snake in the forests of…

Traces of the Inscribed

Rafael Ramirez

Traces of the Inscribed Past the line of war, the line of intoxication, the fingertip touches upon sweetly, upon…

The Farewell

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Alejandro Alonso Estrella

The Farewell Alejandro Alonso Estrella portrays an elderly former miner still living on the premises…

The Tree

Roya Eshraghi Safaifard

The Tree An Iranian documentary filmmaker through the image of a tree conveys the feeling of a…

ABC's

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Diana Montero

ABC's Faced with the authority of her husband, Leoneidi, a twelve year old girl living in…

La Bonita

Maria del Mar Rosario

La Bonita There must be men who think intellect and eloquence are sexy, but they don’t get a…

The Sugar Workers’ Quarters

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Sara Gómez

The Sugar Workers’ Quarters Documentary about the history of the bateyes, informal settlements surrounding the mills…

One Way or Another

Sara Gómez

One Way or Another In Miraflores, Cuba, the growing romance between Mario, a factory worker, and Yolanda, a…

Guanabacoa: Chronicles of My Family

Sara Gómez

Guanabacoa: Chronicles of My Family A pioneer in the genre of autobiographical documentaries, this film made by the renowned…

I’m Going to Santiago

Sara Gómez

I’m Going to Santiago This black-and-white film is a loving portrait of Santiago de Cuba and its people. It…

Treasure Island

Sara Gómez

Treasure Island A short poetic evocation by Sara Gómez of Isla de Pinos, the island where Fidel Castro…

An Island for Miguel

Sara Gómez

An Island for Miguel In this film, Sara Gómez documents the everyday life of the Isla de Pinos, the…

Island

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Marcos Pimentel

Island “I navigate the memory of Cuba. Without maps, without compass, with a camera.” With these…

My Contribution

Sara Gómez

My Contribution An illustration of the difficulties women encounter when they seek to achieve economic…

If I Can’t Dance, This Is Not My Revolution

Lillah Halla

If I Can’t Dance, This Is Not My Revolution Lillah Halla asked five Cubans to dance in front of the camera to music that sums up…

About Overtime and Voluntary Work

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Sara Gómez

About Overtime and Voluntary Work Opinions of workers of the textile industry on the theses of the XIII Labor Congress of…

The Olden Heralds

Luis Alejandro Yero

The Olden Heralds An elderly couple in their nineties live a plain and solitary life in the Cuban…

And We’ve Got Flavor

Sara Gómez

And We’ve Got Flavor Sophisticated musical instruments are all well and good, but four pieces of wood and four…