Salut les Cubains
A musical and photographic salute to the “ordinary” Cuban, by the renowned French filmmaker Agnès Varda. Four years after the revolution in Cuba, she took 4,000 black-and-white photos of daily life.
Agnès Varda meets Sara Gómez
Description
Agnès Varda and Sara Gómez were both pioneering filmmakers who share a focus on humanism, drawing attention to marginalized voices and the impact of political transformation on individuals. During a trip to Cuba, Varda made Salut les Cubains (1963) where Gómez assisted her. The two became friends, and Varda later paid tribute to Gómez, who became one of the few women filmmakers in Cuba at the time. The experimental approach to documentary filmmaking and the blending of personal, social, and political themes in Gómez's Una isla para Miguel (1969) reflect the influence of Varda on her work.
As part of I’m curious. Period. this evening takes Varda’s Salut les Cubains (1963) as a starting point to explore the relationship between Agnès Varda and Sara Gómez through excerpts, interviews and of course their short films.
As part of I’m curious. Period. this evening takes Varda’s Salut les Cubains (1963) as a starting point to explore the relationship between Agnès Varda and Sara Gómez through excerpts, interviews and of course their short films.
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Composition
Iré a Santiago
A celebratory ode to life in the port city of Santiago de Cuba. The population of mulattos and Afro Cubans offers a vibrant blend of cultural influences.
Una isla para Miguel
Second part of Gomez’s trilogy on Isla de Pinos, where, in the years following the Cuban Revolution, young people were prepared for lives as comrades in this fledgling Communist society. One of them is the outspoken young man Miguel.
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