Cuba Movies

Wilmar disappeared eleven years ago. Now his twin brother has to give certainty of his death to Maúca.

Contemporary Cuban animation by Ivette Ávila.

Every night before sleep, Matías (4) and Salvador (2) wait impatiently the call of their distant grandfather that narrates fabulous deeds of the fisherman Sotavento. One night, in the early hours of the morning, as their parents were profoundly sleeping, they...

A children’s short directed by one of the most well-known figures in Cuban animation.

A young circus worker falls in love with his colleague and attempts to get her attention and love.

Carlos, a daytime bike taxi driver in San Antonio de los Baños, immerses himself in his true passion at night: cinema. Under the pseudonym "Charlies David," he writes scripts and poems in his humble home, away from the world's gaze.

As a result of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804),many French settlers travelled to Eastern Cuba with African enslaved people to escape the revolt. The Tumba Francesa Societies, which were known as a brotherhood and a mutual aid network, emerged from these wa...

An experimental trip in Cuba, crafted from the filmmaker's personal photos,videos and archives.

Some twenty five years after The Buena Vista Social Club, traditional Cuban music lives on, but it's facing a threat from foreign styles and a disinterested youth. Interviews with many of Cuba's best and legendary artists help paint a tantalizing portrait of C...

‘According to the World Water Forum, between 80,000 and 100,000 people die every year in Latin America as a result of contaminated consumption of this liquid, which is essential for the survival of all forms of life. The problems persist... we waste time. What...

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 storm rolls in. Will lightning strike him down? Are his cows and bulls silent witnesses or spies? Will he ever be...

The author establishes a communication with his cancer-sick mother through text messages. During his stay in the island the author works on an research for a possible documentary, he is impacted by a series of places, displacements and intimate situations that...

Documentary short film that shows the manufacturing process of Cuban cigars.

A humorous glimpse into Cubans’ sense of style.

Carlos lives isolated deep in the mountains of the Sierra Maestra in Cuba, after an entire life of working in the high seas. His day to day life takes place between memories of another time, work in the field and his animals, the only travelling companions of...

A commentary on fossil fuels and climate change

In 1951, German Puig founded with a group of young people the Cinemateca de Cuba with the support of the Cinémathèque française and outside the official institutions. At 91, he recalls his struggles against indifference, ignorance and how, when the political c...

1:15, 2016, Cuba.