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.