Cuba Movies

"The Sierra can only be appreciated as a whole". Thus begins Heráclito criollo, a reflection on the ways of inhabiting what man understands as...

To understand the history of Cuban rum is to understand the history of Cuba itself. From belief systems to music to revolution, rum has been there,...

Through acknowledging that hair and beauty standards are affected by old traditions of racism and oppression, young girls and boys of color are...

On 3rd May, in a country home in Santa Fé, a small town in the heart of Camajauní, Cuba, the Fusté family, descendents of...

Documentary about Cuban medical volunteers in Pakistan following the devastating earthquake of 2005.

A masterclass in mood, the film plunges us into the darkness of the blackouts that ripple across Cuba. In the murk of shadow, the flickering of fire...

In a famous Havana cigar factory, Gricel, the reader, makes her way to her rostrum and microphone, from where she regales the workers with a...

The author establishes a communication with his cancer-sick mother through text messages. During his stay in the island the author works on an...

A young man reflects on his evangelical past imposed by his father when he begins to frequent an Adventist church in Cuba. The young man's...

In the vast cosmos we are only insignificant particles. "Molecule" is a sensory journey, almost psychotropic of a universe full of anxiety. While...

“Leonardo Padura, a miserable and moving story” is a biographical documentary about the Cuban writer and journalist Leonardo Padura...

A commemoration of the 6th anniversary of the beginning of the Cuban revolution. 500,000 campesinos invited to celebrate the occasion pour into...

Hilario (76) is an old man who lives in a forest in western Cuba. In a travel diary he writes down his findings: labyrinthine caves, cave paintings,...

Desire peaks and thoughts race as a man watches as another man swims naked in a pool.

Cuban animation by Hugo Alea, based on the song by Teresita Fernandez

This triptych film installation dives into the world of Santeria, or Regla de Osha, an Afro Cuban religion forcibly brought from West Africa through...

Under cover of night, a hardworking farmer voices his despair and anger towards God. He speaks the unspeakable, admitting his loss of faith, as a...