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NOW!
Eliecer Jiménez Almeida
Synopsis
Conceptual and political re-reading of the Latin American film classic Now! (1965), directed by Santiago Álvarez, in the conditions of a contemporary Cuba that persecutes and criminalizes political dissidents and Afro-Cubans.
Programming
October 26th
Berkeley/ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) / 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
19:00 (GMT-7)
About the film
Production:
Eliecer Jiménez Almeida y Angélica M. Loucraft
Genre:
Documentary, Experimental
Languages:
English, Spanish
Production Companies:
ikaik films
Cinematography:
Eliecer Jiménez Almeida
Screenplay:
Eliecer Jiménez Almeida
Editing:
Eliecer Jiménez Almeida
Sound Design:
Eliecer Jiménez Almeida
Music:
Lena Horne
Cast:
N/A
Festival Track:
Documenta Fifteen; 2nd INSTAR Film Festival.
About the director
Eliecer Jiménez Almeida
Eliecer Jiménez Almeida is a Cuban independent filmmaker and video artist based in Miami. He founded ikaik films in 2008 to produce experimental films. His documentary Veritas (2022) debuted at the 39th Miami Film Festival and has been in the PBS catalog since 2024. His other works include Entropía (2013), Person (2014), and Now! (2016), all screened at Documenta 15. Persona won the Best Short Film Award at the Latino and Iberian Film Festival at Yale and was screened at MoMA in New York and the Ludwig Forum in Germany. Usufruct (2011) received the Special Prize at the Gibara International Film Festival, and The Face of the Waters (2012) won the Best Short Film Award at the Handle Climate Change International Film Festival in China. He holds a Master's Degree in Mass Communication from Florida International University and a Certificate in Film Studies from the International Film and TV School of San Antonio de los Baños. He participated in the Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program in 2016.
