Special Presentations
Nighthouse
Marcel Beltrán
Title:
Nighthouse
Synopsis:
Havana, wonder city, has its roots in the spirit of those who inhabit it. The homeland that absorbs from its bosom and reveals itself to us. A utopian vision inspired by Havana and its symbols from the treatment and degradation of celluloid.
Director: Marcel Beltrán
Year of production: 2016
Country: Cuba
Running Time: 13’
Programming
Monday December 4th to Sunday December 10th
10:00 – 24:00 (GMT-5)
Festhome
Online for Cuba
Saturday December 9
14:00h (GMT-3)
Cinemateca Brasileira
Largo Senador Raul Cardoso, 207 Vila Mariana / SP, Brazil.
Production: Marcel Beltrán, Ivonne Cotorruelo
Genres: Documentary, Experimental
Language: Spanish
Production company: Mediocielo Films
Photography: Marcel Beltrán
Screenplay: Marcel Beltrán, Mauricio Beltrán
Editing: Marcel Beltrán
Sound Design: Marcel Beltrán
Cast: Mauricio Beltrán
Festival Selections: Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, Muestra Joven (Jury Award), Cine joven cubano en el sur, Frontera Sur, Festival Insularia, Cuban Lens: Contemporary Cinema and Emerging Filmakers - New York, Festival Internacional de Curtas de Verín, documenta fifteen.
Director's bio:
Marcel Beltrán is a Cuban filmmaker currently living and working in São Paulo, Brazil. With film studies at EICTV (Cuba) and Concordia University (Canada), his films have screened internationally at festivals such as IDFA, Hot Docs, MoMA Doc Fortnight, DOC NYC, RIDM, FICG, Busan, DOK Leipzig, Málaga, among others. Founder of Mediocielo Films, professor at EICTV and Chavón | The School of Design, consultant for projects in development at international level and facilitator for sustainability in the arts.
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