CICLÓN is a coverage of hurricane Flora’s sweeping the Cuban provinces of Camagüey and Oriente in October 1963: the damage, the evacuation of the villages, and the aid to victims.Read More »
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Santiago Álvarez – Ciclón AKA Cyclone (1963)
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Santiago Álvarez – Now (1965)
1961-1970Amos Vogel: Film as a Subversive ArtCubaPoliticsSantiago AlvarezShort FilmUsing morgue photos, newsreel footage, and a recording by Lena Horne, Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez fired off ‘Now!’, one of the most powerful bursts of propaganda rendered in the 1960s.Read More »
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Santiago Álvarez – Mi hermano Fidel AKA My Brother Fidel (1977)
1971-1980CubaDocumentaryPoliticsSantiago AlvarezOn the 82nd anniversary of the landing of José Martí and Máximo Gómez on the cost for the war of liberation of Cuba, Fidel Castro meets with Salustiano Leyva, who at 11 years old, received in his home a visit from Martí and Gómez.Read More »
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Pepín Rodríguez & Miriam Talavera & Marisol Trujillo – Oración AKA Prayer for Marilyn Monroe (1984)
1981-1990ArthouseCubaDocumentaryMarisol TrujilloMiriam TalaveraPepín RodríguezPrayer for Marilyn Monroe integrates images of the Hollywood actress and verses from Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal to create a powerful Pan-American product. Directors Miriam Talavera and Marisol Trujillo portray the harshness of the star’s life behind the glamour and glitter of show biz.Read More »
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Santiago Álvarez – El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá… morirá… AKA The Tiger Leaps and Kills, but it Will Die… It Will Die… (1973)
1971-1980CubaDocumentaryPoliticsSantiago AlvarezCuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez’s hurried response to the 1973 Chilean coup d’état rests upon the music of Victor Jara, the folk singer who was brutally murdered within days after Augusto Pinochet assumed power. Connecting events in Chile to other repressive police crackdowns throughout the world (and specifically to C.I.A. malfeasance), Alvarez calls for solidarity in a characteristically bravura choreography of text and image.Read More »
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Enrique Colina – El rey de la selva AKA King of the Jungle (1990)
1981-1990CubaDocumentaryEnrique ColinaShort FilmMade as Cuba was entering the economic crisis of the early 90s, King of the Jungle demonstrates Colina’s talent at capturing the sentiments of a particular moment. We observe life along Havana’s Prado street through the eyes of the lion sculpture located there.Read More »
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Tomás Gutiérrez Alea – El arte del tabaco AKA The Art of Cigars (1974)
1971-1980CubaDocumentaryShort FilmTomás Gutiérrez AleaThis early work of master filmmaker Tomas Gutierrez Alea, captures the beauty of making cigars. Images of hands selecting tobacco leaves and rolling cigars are interspersed with graphic designs from cigar boxes and labels.Read More »
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Enrique Colina – Estética AKA Aesthetics (1984)
1981-1990CubaDocumentaryEnrique ColinaShort FilmAesthetics provides a humorous glimpse into Cubans’ sense of style. Enrique Colina reveals the desire for expressing individuality through diverse conceptions of beauty in everyday life whether in the form of a hood ornament, a display window, or a star-studded tooth.Read More »
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Julio García Espinosa – Sexto aniversario (1959)
1951-1960CubaJulio García EspinosaPoliticsShort FilmA commemoration of the 6th anniversary of the beginning of the Cuban revolution. 500,000 campesinos invited to celebrate the occasion pour into Havana.Read More »