| Director: | Ernesto Daranas Serrano |
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| Production: | Altahabana Films (Luis Tejera), ICAIC (Ester Masero) |
| Running Time: | 80’ |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Country: | Cuba, Spain |
| Screenplay: | Ernesto Daranas Serrano, Ania Molina Alonso |
| Cinematographer: | Ángel Alderete Gómez |
| Editor: | Pedro Suárez Boza |
| Music: | Juan Pablo Daranas Molina |
| Sound: | Osmany Olivares Arias |
| Visual Effects: | Juan Carlos Céspedes Montesino |
| As themselves: | Gretel Alfonso Fuentes, Livio Delgado, Ociel Romero Lavañino |
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The restoration of Nicolás Guillén Landrián’s documentaries unearths the lost legacy of Cuba’s first black filmmaker and the dark truths surrounding the censorship of his work by the Cuban Revolution.
In the 1960s, Nicolás Guillén Landrián (1938-2003) became Cuba’s first black filmmaker. His distinctive style and persona eventually clashed with the authorities of the Cuban Revolution. His films were censored and he was imprisoned and subject to psychiatric internment. Landrián ultimately exiled to Miami, where he passed away in 2003. In 2019, I learned that the negatives of Landrián’s films were poorly kept and about to be lost forever. I led an effort to restore these “cursed” movies and made a documentary about the process. With my film, I hope to introduce contemporary audiences to Landrián’s visionary films, while condemning the injustices that were committed against him.
PRODUCTION 1: Luis Tejera - Altahabana Films S.l.
Núñez De Balboa, 120
28006 – Madrid, Spain
Tel. +34 912191433
Mob. +34 666526272
luis@altahabanafilms.com
PRODUCTION 2: Ester Masero – ICAIC
Calle 23 No. 1166 entre 10 y 12
La Habana, Cuba
Tel. +53 78609268
Mob. +34 696352835
ernestodaranas@gmail.com
RESTORATION CURATED BY: Aracne Digital Cinema
Madrid, Spain
LABORATORY: Aracne Digital Cinema
Madrid, Spain
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: Trigon Films, Aracne DC, FILA20, PAXy, CIFARRA and EICTV
WORLD SALES / ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION: Altahabana Films
Madrid, Spain
sales@altahabanafilms.com
PRESS OFFICE: Luis Tejera - Altahabana Films
Núñez De Balboa, 120
28006 – Madrid, Spain
Tel. +34 912191433
Mob. +34 666526272
luis@altahabanafilms.com
