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History is written at night

Alejandro Alonso

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Synopsis

A huge blackout has plunged Cuba into darkness. In the streets, the inhabitants try to escape the gloom while the bonfires seem to announce the end of an era. Taking refuge inside our house, my mother tells me about a vision that has been tormenting her for years.

Programming

October 28th

Cuba/ Festhome/ festhome.com

24h

October 29th

Cuba/ Festhome/ festhome.com

24h

October 30th

Cuba/ Festhome/ festhome.com

24h

October 31st

Cuba/ Festhome/ festhome.com

24h

October 31st

Barcelona/ Zumzeig Cinema/ C/ de Béjar, 53, 08014 Barcelona, Spain

17:15 (GMT+2)

November 1st

Cuba/ Festhome/ festhome.com

24h

November 2nd

Cuba/ Festhome/ festhome.com

24h

November 2nd

Berkeley/ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) / 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

19:00 (GMT-7)

November 3rd

Cuba/ Festhome/ festhome.com

24h

About the film

Production:

Boris Prieto, Alejandro Alonso, Daniela Muñoz Barroso

Genre:

Documentary, Hybrid

Languages:

Spanish

Production Companies:

Estudio ST, Vega Alta Films

Cinematography:

Alejandro Alonso, Lázaro Lemus

Screenplay:

Alejandro Alonso

Editing:

Alejandro Alonso

Sound Design:

Sergio Fernández Borrás

Music:

Rafael Ramírez

Cast:

Teresita Estrella, Alejandro Alonso

Festival Track:

International Film Festival Rotterdam; Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias (FICCI); Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival; Third Horizon Film Festival; Vienna Shorts (Best Film Award); Documenta Madrid (Audience Award); Syncro Film Fest; Cinema Jove; DokuFest (Best Short Dox Award); Camden International Film Festival.

About the director

Alejandro Alonso

Alejandro Alonso is a Cuban filmmaker based in Madrid. He graduated in Documentary Directing from the San Antonio de los Baños International School of Film and TV (EICTV) in 2015. His films have been shown in Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, the United States, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, Romania, France, among other countries. La despedida premiered at IDFA and won several awards: Best Film in the Hits category at FICUNAM, Full Frame President Award, Special Mention at Sehsüchte, and Best Documentary at the Gibara Film Festival. Duelo premiered at Cinema du Réel and won Best Short Film at the 32nd Mar del Plata Film Festival and the 58th Popoli Festival. The project had its world premiere at Visions du Réel, won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 60th Dok Leipzig, and was considered by Cuban critics to be the best documentary made on the island in 2017. Metatrón also premiered at Visions du Réel. Home arose from her residency at the MEP and the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris in the fall of 2018. From 2017 to 2019, she coordinated the EICTV Master in Alternative Cinema.