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- DirectorDaniel Díaz TorresStarsThais ValdésVanessa CarballidoCarlos CruzA satire about the life of the Cuban people. Alicia, a culture instructor, is sent to a small town "Maravillas", which is itself an exaggerated, but very ingenious reflection of the real Cuba. The adventures that she has there are almost as crazy and senseless as the ones lived by the other Alice (in Wonderland), reflecting the indoctrination, coercion, absolutims, and many other everyday problems in Cuban society.
- DirectorJuan Carlos TabíoStarsDaisy GranadosThais ValdésRaúl PomaresA superstitious middle-aged woman falls in love with a taxi driver, while trying to learn the identity of the unseen person tossing eggs at her.
- DirectorJuan Carlos TabíoStarsJorge PerugorríaEnrique MolinaPaula AliIn a poor rural Cuban town, Bernardo's large extended family can just make ends meet. Then they learn about a trial to distribute among the many bearers of their name the proceeds of a pirate treasure which was deposited on a London bank in the Spanish colonial age. Passions soon rise from greed and lust, envy and suspicion, with numerous, often surprising conflicts. The money proves rather elusive, yet irresistible despite grim consequences.
- DirectorJulio García EspinosaStarsJulito MartinezErdwin FernándezAdelaida RaymatThe metamorphoses of Juan Quin Quin, in turns bullfighter, guerrilla fighter and sacristan.
- DirectorJuan Carlos TabíoStarsMario BalmasedaRini CruzRosita FornésGloria, Yolanda's mother, exchanges their old house in Guanabacoa for a modern apartment in Vedado to keep Yolanda away from her boyfriend, but her plans soon backfire.
- DirectorLucy MulloyStarsDariel ArrechagaAnailín de la Rúa de la TorreJavier Núñez FloriánIn Havana, Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. Accused of assault, he appeals to Elio to help him reach the forbidden world 90 miles across the ocean. One night, full of hope, they face the biggest challenge of their lives.
- DirectorEnrique Pineda BarnetStarsHéctor NoasCarlos Miguel CaballeroFarah MariaA paramedic of naval merchant meets a young computer engineer, aspiring pilot, and invites him to his hangar, where he reveals his true personality. An ambivalent game starts for all night long.
- DirectorRigoberto LópezStarsSanâa AlaouiPablo Fernandez GalloDaisy GranadosVuelos Prohíbidos cuenta la historia de amor de Mario y Monique, quienes se conocen cuando una inesperada tormenta provoca la cancelación de sus vuelos desde París hacia Cuba, hecho que los llevó a convertirse en amantes en un hotel contiguo al aeropuerto. Allí, entre confesiones y sentimientos, intentarán compartir sus visiones de Cuba, viajando entre tormentas de verdades, frustraciones, dudas y esperanzas. La historia, que comenzará a escribirse en el año 2007, se empeña en mostrar los contrastes de un país, desde la modernidad del Vedado y Miramar, hasta la otra Habana, de acuerdo al director de la cinta. A pesar de que toda la trama transcurre en París, pueden verse imágenes de la isla caribeña, que en la actualidad se encuentra en la mira internacional de cara a su apertura comercial. El cantante cubano Paulo Fernández Gallo realiza el papel protagónico, lo que supone un rol de doble partida al ser Vuelos Prohíbidos su debut cinematográfico. La actriz francesa de origen marroquí Sanâa Alaoui, encarna a Monique que intenta viajar a la Habana para conocer a un padre cubano que nunca ha visto. Daysi Granados, Mario Balmaseda y Manuel Porto complementan el resto del elenco en este filme, cuyo propósito es brindar una historia que quiere ser honesta en su diálogo con nuestra realidad, en palabras del director cubano. La idea original del proyecto es de Wendy Guerra y Rigoberto López, mientras que el trabajo del guión estuvo a cargo del propio director con Julio Carranza. En la producción ejecutiva participó Danilo León Alonso y Omar de la Cruz; Miguel Núñez en la música y Ángel Alderete Gómez como Director de fotografía. Vuelos Prohíbidos es una producción del Instituto cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) con la colaboración del Ministerio de Cultura de Cuba y la Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo de la República Dominicana (Funglode).
- DirectorArturo Sotto DíazStarsRoberto ViñaAbel Álvarez
- DirectorRobin J. HayesStarsFidel CastroAngela DavisErnesto 'Che' Guevara'Black and Cuba' follows street-smart students, who are outcasts at an elite Ivy League university, as they band together and adventure to Cuba to see if revolution is truly possible. While filming their poignant encounters with AfroCuban youth, breathtaking sites and moving hip-hop performances, the travelers confront realities behind myths of color-blindness and social mobility. This edgy and artful documentary of their journey uncovers renewed hope for equality and human rights. 'Black and Cuba' is the feature film directorial debut of international human rights advocate and scholar Robin J. Hayes, PhD.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsFidel CastroOliver StoneJuanita VeraDocumentary on the director's meeting with Castro.
- DirectorAlfonso QuijadaAfter his young son dies trying to reach the U.S., Cuban mechanic Pablo Cartero decides to cross the Straits of Florida in a 1949 Mercury car converted to a boat, to personally persuade President Obama to stop the embargo on Cuba.
- DirectorJuan ZapataStarsRicardo BecerraJuan ZapataCuba, 2003. The contradictory emotions of Cuba, which give a face and a feeling for a political circumstance, are revealed as a night in Malecón Havanero goes by. Fidelity illustrates the tourist's Cuba, the daily Cuba and the Cuba of silences, the one which cannot be mentioned, but perceived in this documentary. Anonymous faces, lost dreams and a voice which insists on talking about freedom... Fidelity, a trip along the Cuba of Cubans.
- DirectorBob YariStarsGiovanni RibisiJoely RichardsonAdrian SparksIn 1959, a young journalist ventures to Havana, Cuba to meet his idol, the legendary Ernest Hemingway who helped him find his literary voice, while the Cuban Revolution comes to a boil around them.
- DirectorJulio García EspinosaStarsConsuelo VidalCoralia VelozRogelio BlainReina is an old and lonely widow whose only companion is a little black dog called Rey. When the dog disappears, Reina begins to question her own existence. Suddenly, her old patrons (who had left Cuba twenty years ago) return from Miami to stay for a week and convince her to leave Cuba and work for them again as a maid. As secrets of their past lives are revealed, Reina has to decide if she leaves or if she stays in Cuba.
- DirectorRebeca ChávezStarsJulio Acanda
- DirectorBenjamin MurrayAlysa NahmiasStarsVittorio GarattiRoberto GottardiRicardo PorroCuba's ambitious National Art Schools project, designed by three young artists in the wake of Castro's Revolution, is neglected, nearly forgotten, then ultimately rediscovered as a visionary architectural masterpiece.
- DirectorAram VidalStarsErnesto del CañalYare SantanaAfter leaving Cuba, Ernesto try to put the past behind him, including the love of his life.
- DirectorEmma ChristopherStarsJoe AllieLucy AmaraCuco CasanovaAfro-Cubans preserve ancestral traditions. A filmmaker traces roots to Sierra Leone, where villagers recognize lost kin's customs. A joyous festival reunites the long-separated family through shared cultural heritage.
- DirectorJoe GuerrieroIn 'Curtain of Water', photographer Joe Guerriero sets out to make sense of the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba. Through conversations with people from all walks of life, in and outside of Cuba, he tries to shed light on the political and human sides of this conflict.
- DirectorMary Jane DohertyStarsBillie CartierBallet in Cuba is a national institution, revered by all. It is also a way to climb out of poverty and achieve a better life. Yet for one young ballerina, even that isn't enough. Also known as 'Hoop Dreams for Aesthetes,' SECUNDARIA immerses us sensually and deeply into the world of teenage Cuban ballet.
- DirectorKarim DridiStarsMiguel Del MoralesPepín VaillantMirta GonzálesSeventy-six-year-old Cuban street musician Miguel Del Morales, known as El Gallo (The Rooster), travels around Cuba with his guitar, making music in the homes of friends, in bars, and on street corners, in courtyards and stairwells. His rich voice, colored by a lifetime of cigarettes and rum, weathered by the sun and rain, bespeaks the joys and sufferings of his countrymen. An urban troubadour, Del Morales has been called "a living memory of Cuban bolero."
- DirectorFlorian BorchmeyerThe final moments of Havana's buildings seen through the eyes of their inhabitants: before they are renovated - or collapsed altogether.