CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY | 20 MINS | 2024
CUBA, FRANCE
Synopsis A huge blackout has plunged Cuba into darkness. In the streets, the inhabitants try to escape the gloom while the bonfires seem to announce the end of an era. Taking refuge inside our house, my mother tells me about a vision that has been tormenting her for years.
Director, screenwriter and cinematographer Alejandro Alonso
Producers Daniela Muñoz Barroso, Alejandro Alonso, Boris Prieto
Production companies Estudio ST (Cuba), La concretera producciones (Cuba), Vega Alta Films (France)
Editor Alejandro Alonso
Sound design Sergio Fernandez Borras
Scoring/Composition/Music Rafael Ramírez
Color grader & VFX Daniel Alemán
Sales Boris Prieto (Vega Alta Films) | bprieto@vegaaltafilms.com
Trailer and Credits Design Alejandro Alonso
FESTIVALS
World Premiere 2024 IFFR – International Film Festival Rotterdam, Tiger Short Competition | Netherlands
2024 Go Short Nijmegen | Netherlands
2024 FICCI | Netherlands
2024 Curta Cinema | Brazil
2024 Third Horizon FF | USA
2024 La Nueva Ola | Italy
2024 Vienna Shorts | Austria
SUPPORTED BY
FSPI Fund for Cuban cinema | France
Go Cuba Fund for Cuban cinema | Netherlands
Instar PM Fund | Cuba