Fidelity (Requiem por Fidel)
Plus post-film discussion: with Alessandra Magnaghi, Ortensia Visconti, Michael Chanan (Professor of Film & Video at Roehampton University, London and a documentary film-maker), Stephen Wilkinson (Assistant Director of the International Institute for the Study of Cuba at the London Metropolitan University). Chaired by Stephen M. Hart (Professor of Hispanic Studies at University College London)
Tickets: £12 (credit cards not accepted if paying at the venue)The box office has now closed for this film.
Whilst the international press speculates on the imminent death of Fidel Castro and the Cuban community of Miami is already celebrating his funeral, on the island the condition of his health is a state secret. But the umbilical cord that ties every Cuban to the revolution is beginning to be severed, and a new energy is emerging in the country.
An ex-fighter of the Sierra, a television actress, a gigolo, a young ballet dancer, the custodian of a church and many other Cubans give voice to the moods, aspirations and fears of the islands people. The old warn against the risks of the penetration of imperialism, whilst the young dream of a freer society, economically efficient and open.
A portrait of a complicated society, balanced precariously between past and future, revolution and capitalism, destined to disappear with its leader.
To read our interview with directors Alessandra Magnaghi and Ortensia Visconti, click here.
To read a review of the film, click here.
Director: Ortensia Visconti / Alessandra Magnaghi
Producer: Ortensia Visconti / Alessandra Magnaghi
Music: The monroe transfer
Country: Cuba / Italy
Length: 63 minutes
Official film website
A powerful and interesting piece that really ‘took me’ to Cuba, and revealed, as it were the complexity of Cuban society and the vastly differing lives of the Cuban people looking critically at the world around them. Really enjoyed it… well done to the directors!
I know I agree…I have always wanted to visit Cuba while Castro is still alive…Now I am not sure whether it is even possible anymore….Amazing film! Stunning music, images and people!