The Cuban Missile Crisis
It's 1962. The USA and the Soviet Union find themselves in a battle for geopolitical domination. Their conflict is reaching a dangerous crescendo, with the island of Cuba becoming a key battleground. The threat of nuclea
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Gladys, A Cuban Mother
A mother tells her son that her greatest loves have been women. She recounts the story of raising two daughters left behind after the death of their mother, one of Gladys’ former lovers. Shot clandestinely in Havana in 2
A History of Cuban Dance
Transport yourself to Cuba through the magic of virtual reality and experience the story of the island revealed in the evolution of moves and styles from Afro-Cuban santeria through rumba, tumba, mambo, cha-cha-cha, mode
Carolina Segrera, 'The Cuban Nightingale'
Opera singer Carolina Segrera belts out a couple tunes in this early Vitaphone short that has her being backed by don Alberto and His Argentines.
The Long Cuban Night
Captured entirely on phone footage, a group of Cuban artists risk everything to document their uprising against a government trying to silence them.
did i look cuban then?
“did i look cuban then?” is an exploration into the intersectionalities of a Cuban-American upbringing and multigenerational womanhood through the lens of poetry, photography, cinematography, screen-printing, and found f
A Box Of Cuban Cigars
The film deals with the plight of old age, told through the relationship between two close but lonely friends, Ramesh and Satish. They meet regularly, play chess and talk about their past, their present, their hopes and
Cuban HipHop: Desde el Principio
The development of HipHop culture in Cuba and how rap has become the primary art form by which Cuban youth make their voices heard and express the realities of life in Cuba.
Michael Olivera & The Cuban Jazz Syndicate
A musical show by a spirited Cuban band as part of the Las Noches del Monumental series on Spanish television... The Cuban Michael Olivera is closely connected to the jazz scene. He is one of the most important drummers
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
The stars-and-stripes and the flag of Cuba Libre flutter in the breeze, one after the other. Very dramatic. Appeals to the popular sentiment. Excellent when colored.
Liberación: The Songs of the New Cuban Underground
This is a story about music you were never meant to hear - for years I had wondered what has happened to the sons and daughters of the great Cuban musicians and singers. Then in 2002, I was approached by an Australian mu
Defcon 2: Cuban Missile Crisis
Produced by The Discovery Channel, a historical documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, presented by internationally acclaimed writer Tom Clancy. Defcon 2 is the highest level of US m
Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey
Follows the Mariel boatlift, a mass emigration of Cubans who traveled from Cuba's Mariel Harbor to the United States between April 15 and October 31, 1980.
Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Documentation of the Cuban missile crisis (from 13 days supplementary material)
Carlos Acosta's Cuban Night
International ballet star Carlos Acosta curates and stars in a mixed programme of vibrant Cuban dance inspired by his homeland and performed and recorded on the main stage of the Royal Opera House in July 2014. Uniting d
EICTV Cuban Film School - Short Film Retrospective
Short Films from Cuba’s International Film and TV School. THE DAMNED CIRCUMSTANCE / LA MALDITA CIRCUNSTANCIA (Eduardo Eimil, 2002) - TIDE / MAREA (Adam Breier, 2013) - FUCKING LIFE / PUCHA VIDA (Nazly López Díaz, 2007) -
The Fabulous Story of the Cuban Cigar
Welcome to Havana, Cuba...home of the legendary Cuban Cigar! This is a fascinating place where a stick of rolled tobacco leaf is turned into an intricate art form -- producing a desire of international passion. The secr
Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs
Explore the events of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and hear from some of the actual participants in this riveting program. After an American naval blockade intercepted Soviet submarines on a secret mission to set up a m
Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War
Explore the inside story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear holocaust. In the first major feature documentary on the subject, the film brings to life the three ce
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
After the loss of her grandmother, Lila Reyes leaves her life at Abuela’s Cuban bakery in Miami to spend the summer cooking at her Aunt’s inn in Winchester, London. It’s there that she falls in love with the quaint Briti