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 | Colombia
2024 Curta Cinema | Brazil
2024 Third Horizon FF | USA
2024 La Nueva Ola | Italy
2024 Vienna Shorts | Austria | Awarded Best Film FIDO Competition – Qualifies for the Academy Awards® – Live Action Short Film
2024 Documenta Madrid | Spain | Awarded Cineteca Madrid Audience Award – International Competition
2024 Syncro Film Fest | Argentina
2024 Cinema Jove | Spain
2024 Psarokokalo ISFF | Greece | Awarded Best Documentary Award
2024 DokuFest | Kosovo | Awarded International Short Dox Competition Award
2024 eDoc | Ecuador
2024 Camden IFF | USA
2024 MiniKino Film Week | Indonesia | Awarded Best Documentary Short
2024 Reykjavik IFF | Iceland
2024 Rosario Latin American FF | Argentina
2024 Lima Alterna | Peru
2024 Camara Lucida | Ecuador
2024 Black Canvas FCC | Mexico
2024 Festival de Cine Instar | Cuba
2024 Midbo | Colombia
SUPPORTED BY
FSPI Fund for Cuban cinema | France
Go Cuba Fund for Cuban cinema | Netherlands
Instar PM Fund | Cuba