La teoría Cubana de la sociedad perfecta
In this documentary by director Ricardo Figueredo several people tell about everyday restrictions and share their experiences with free speech and censorship in post-revolutionary Cuba. What has become of the revolutionary ideal of the 1960s of creating the "Socialist New Man", who would be free of all the corruptions of the capitalist system? Like all humans, the people portrayed in this documentary are far from perfect, but they have been excluded from mainstream society because they are different or they are being censored for what they think or write. The film is a journey through the minds of the different generations of Cubans living on the island.
RICARDO FIGUEREDO (1972, Cuba) attended the Film and Television School in Cuba and New York Film Academy Workshops. He has produced shorts and features and founded the Cooperativa Producciones documentary production lab, and directed documentaries Sexo, historias y cintas de video and Despertar and mockumentary Operación Alfa (2012). In 2016 he attended WCA with the documentary La singular historia de Juan sin Nada.
With short films
Sun 18 August | 19:15
Wed 21 August | 19:15
El sucesor - Episode 1 & 2
Carlos Quintela | Cuba | 2019 | 15' + 15' | Spanish spoken | English subtitles
Specifically for WCA director Carlos Quintela made this cinematographic version of the web series El sucesor, about Octavio Díaz-Canel, a satirical representation of the current President of Cuba.
(before the main film)
Episode 1
As the current President of Cuba appointed by Raul Castro, "El sucesor" is actually just a puppet who is supposed to continue the communist regime. However, it could be that the invisible strings do not control his mind.
(after the main film)
Episode 2
On the occasion of the 166th anniversary of the birth of the Cuban National Hero José Martí, "El sucesor" will stream his first speech through the 4G network launched on the island. His first live performance as president could change the course of the country's history.
Director attending
