Cuban child in a guantanamo bay refugee camp, 1994 from august 1994 to february 1996, over 30,000 cubans were detained at the u. The special period and after cuba film, director, cinema. In this digital archive you can explore the experiences of tens of thousands of citizens who left cuba in small boats, homemade rafts and other unusual craft. Andy and henry are put in a tight spot after hectors money goes missing and his crew begins to get a little too friendly with his daughter. Sign up today and rent cuban films and tv series on dvd or bluray with our no obligation free trial. Sign in deleted video private video private video deleted video deleted video salsa by predelahabana. Guantanamera is essentially a remake of his earlier death of a bureaucrat, set this time against the contradictions of the special period. Chronicle of a cuban rafter on foot part 3 overland immigrants cross the border between mexico and the united states. It was originally a news video made in the mid 90s, when a lot of cuban citizens started to try arriving at the usa by sea. Jews of cuba is the story of a traditional crime family whos patriarch, hector, was born in cuba before it became the land of castro. Most eventually emigrated permanently to the united states.
While presidents clinton and fidel castro argued over the closing of cubas coast. This is the third and final part of the testimony of a cuban who has made the dangerous trip from guatemala to the united state. An oral history of the cuban rafter crisis oxford oral history series 1st edition. Cuban rafter phenomenon university of miami libraries. However, in 199394 only 2,700 visas were granted to cubans. Cuba is a 1979 american technicolor neo noir adventure film directed by richard lester and starring sean connery, portraying the buildup to the 1958 cuban revolution, filmed in panavision. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in. Where balseros stands apart is in carrying the film through to 2001, when we. With henry barrial, ismael east carlo, al cruz, carlos gomez. She is an active participant in the seminar on the acquisition of latin american library materials and the latin american studies association. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Coast guard shipped most of the more than 30,000 cuban rafters picked up at sea to the u.
We are grateful to them and to dozens more who contributed time. Credits this website was undertaken as a forward thinking interactive new media initiative between dr. She has also published on topics related to the cuban diaspora and caribbean migration. His films since then have still retained an informative style, successfully unifying his talents in documentary filmmaking and the more accessible narrative.
Mar 27, 2016 yaser cabrera romero, one of the rafters who arrived from cuba on saturday. A revisit to the cuban balsero crisis and the people who found. I only have sadness in my heart, she says, a statement that lingers in the mind way past this devastating films final credits. Rafters is a 2002 catalan documentary codirected by carles bosch and josep maria domenech about cubans leaving during the periodo especial. Years later, the director and the director of photography tracked down the people of the video and filmed them at their new lives. The film is a loving farewell to cuba and the cuban people. Thirteen days is a 2000 american historical political thriller film directed by roger donaldson. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. The cuban authorities have therefore argued that, by refusing visa applications but at the same time. A public television crew joined cuban nationals in 1994 for this insightful documentary about their harrowing escape on a raft, their incarceration at the u.
Many films and documentaries have tried to shed light on the struggles of cuba. Rafters desperate journeys reshaped the exile experience rafters helped open entry door exiles rafts vanishing sad child finds joy, opportunities in u. Balseros rafters, from the spanish balsa raft is the name given to the persons who emigrate illegally in self constructed or precarious vessels from cuba to neighboring states including the bahamas, the cayman islands and, most commonly, the united states. Regarder balseros 2002 bandeannonce sans limite du film gratuit balseros en francais, cast complet et details sur film. Naval base at guantanamo bay, cuba, after attempting to reach the united states on rafts and other make shift vessels. Cuban rafters 19641979 cuban rafters 19641979 click on the pictures coast guardsman in helicopter assists one of rescued from a boat and car trailer. Cuban balsero rafter crisis 1994 click on the pictures the summer of 1994 south florida sunsentinel, august 1, 2004 rafters desperate journeys reshaped the exile experience rafters helped open entry door exiles rafts vanishing sad child finds joy, opportunities in u. The first half is filmed in cuba, with in the end some scenes of the rafters months long detention in guantanamo bay, where lotteries were used to.
Then, as most of the rafters were picked up by the u. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The cuban rafter phenomenon supplies archival content to aid those who seek to understand these questions, particularly those who are investigating the less studied, recent cuban migration. Cuban balsero rafter crisis 1994 latin american studies.
It dramatizes the cuban missile crisis of 1962, seen from the perspective of the us political leadership. After working in the camps for a year as an employee of the u. The work effort covers a period of almost eight years, starting with the socalled balseros crisis of 1994, when in shades of the mariel boatlift in 1980 a policy shift by fidels government sends thousands of industrious cubans streaming towards the shores of florida. Lastres and his wife were among 15 migrants rescued when. The story of cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the. The historic documentary cuban story offers a backstory almost as interesting as the film itself. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing cuban film series near you. Neil sinyard in his the films of richard lester wrote that the film, developed originally out of an idea of lesters own, inspired by a conversation with a friend about great modern leaders. As a consequence of the widespread poverty that came with the end of economic support from the former ussr, 37,191 cubans left cuba in 1994.
Movie star errol flynn happened to be vacationing in cuba at the time of castros successful. Cuban rafters aka balseros 2002 film cinemaparadiso. The august 1994 cuban rafter crisis was the fourth wave of cuban immigration following castros rise to power. Shortly before sailing from cuba, 26 cubans who were about to board a raft were set upon by a group of criminals who opened fire with a gun and wounded seven, including a pregnant woman, all in a failed attempt to steal their makeshift boat, two of the wounded migrants said upon arriving in miami. Cuban rafters is a documentary directed by carles bosch, josep maria domenech. This is a political forum that is nonbiasednonpartisan and treats every persons position on topics equally. We believe we have included all cuban films available for the uk dvd rental market in our extensive dvd rental and bluray rental library of over 100,000 titles. Cuban rafters 2002 letterboxd social film discovery. Repeat of 1994 balesro cuba rafter crisis less likely. Balseros is movie of deep commitment executed by a team of heavily talented reporters and film professionals.
This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The contemporary situation of cuban film cannot be separated from the very existence of the cuban revolution. Aug 30, 2014 in 1994, lizbet martinez, along with her parents and 10 other people, were among more than 30,000 cubans rescued by the u. Cuban rafters 19641979 click on the pictures coast guardsman in helicopter assists one of rescued from a boat and car trailer. He is presently coordinating a series of books on contemporary international film, written by. Rafters at sea video welcome to the cuban rafter phenomenon. Yaser cabrera romero, one of the rafters who arrived from cuba on saturday. Holly ackerman and the university of miami digital library program the individuals listed below provided materials, translations or technical assistance in the production of the cuban rafter phenomenon. See more ideas about documentaries, documentary film and best documentaries.
A selection of photos can be found online from the duke university. O poveste umana, bine documentata, despre cativa refugiati cubanezi care siau riscat viata tinzand catre visul american. The individuals listed below provided materials, translations or technical assistance in the production of the cuban rafter phenomenon. If we have missed some you can request it and we will do our best to get it for you. Holly ackerman and the university of miami digital library program. The story of cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the united states, and what life is like for those who succeed. Ivan picon is president of balseros cubanos cuban rafters, a native of havana, and works to unite the rafters in support of one another. Strawberry and chocolate was followed by what would be aleas last film, guantanamera 1995. Balseros begins with a shot of a woman boarding a ferry in cuba. Jan 19, 2016 many films and documentaries have tried to shed light on the struggles of cuba. Rafters is a 2002 catalan documentary codirected by carles bosch and josep maria domenech about cubans leaving during the periodo especial as a consequence of the widespread poverty that came with the end of economic support from the former ussr, 37,191 cubans left cuba in 1994, unimpeded by the cuban government, using anything they could find or build to get to. Nov 12, 2014 some 31,000 cubans were detained at sea by u.
This website was undertaken as a forward thinking interactive new media initiative between dr. Currently the site focuses on those who precipitated and participated in one specific sea exodus the raft crisis of 1994. A revisit to the cuban balsero crisis and the people who found freedom in america miami herald, aug. Set in the 1960s, the film centers on a europeanized cuban intellectual, too idealistic or lazy to leave for miami, but too decadent to fit into the new cuban society. Her work has appeared in the journals cuban studies. N 1 neil sinyard in his the films of richard lester wrote that the film, developed originally out of an idea of lesters own, inspired by a conversation.
Repeat of 1994 balesro cuba rafter crisis less likely cuba. Regarder balseros film 2002 streaming en ligne, dvd, bluray, telechargement en qualite hd, cuban rafters, cuban rafters 1994, cuban rafters documentary, cuban rafters museum key west, cuban rafters 2002, balseros cuban rafters, cuban refugees rafters, cuban crafters, cuban crafters cigars, cuban crafters miami, cuban crafters cigar cutter 123films. Lucrecia at an event for balseros 2002 carles bosch and josep maria. Imagine an event that had the ability to change cuban immigration policy in the united states within a matter of months. While some have fallen short of the mark, or failed to make it to completion, others are excellent examples of the genre and considered to be very influential in the debate surrounding cuba. Domench for creating this documentary about a complex and important subject. Voyage of uncertainty which established the foundational demography and history of the 1994 cuban raft crisis. Former cuban rafter sergio lastres, 49, at an exhibition of his work based on the 1994 cuban raft exodus in miami, on september 19, 2014. The work effort covers a period of almost eight years, starting with the socalled balseros crisis of 1994, when in shades of the. Justice department, elizabeth campisi conducted life history interviews with twelve of the rafters, chronicling their departures from cuba, their rafting trips, life on the base, and their initial experiences in cuban miami. Seventh art releasing and hbocinemax documentary films, 0703. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. Amr 518694 amnesty international october 1994 27,845. The 1994 balseros crisis was ended by the agreement of the wet feet, dry feet policy between bill clinton and fidel castro during the 1994 cuban rafter crisis, the most commonly observed raft from the us tanker coastal new york was constructed of 2 doors atop large trucktire inner.
The most touching moment of the video is when the group gets off the raft and begin to walk up the beach. Story of the cuban rafters 0 posted in publicforum. Fascell northsouth center, university of miami, coral gables, fl. Rafters is a 2002 catalan documentary codirected by carles bosch and. The us coast guard says it stopped 2,059 cuban rafters on the high seas as of 22 september, a few hundred more than the average of 1,750. Balseros 2002 film en francais cast et bandeannonce. Victor fowler calzada is a cuban poet, critic and lecturer on film and literature. An officer passes a handheld metal detector over her body. Holly ackerman, phd is the librarian for latin american, iberian and latino studies in the duke libraries department of international and area studies.
But i believe that any film made about and in cuba today will have similar impact. In todays politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Odonnell, with bruce greenwood featured as president john f. Nov 12, 2014 former cuban rafter sergio lastres, 49, at an exhibition of his work based on the 1994 cuban raft exodus in miami, on september 19, 2014. Some fell to their knees in the sand, others kiss and hug each other, others cry over a. We also intend the site to serve as a future repository for the varied and continuing questions and explanations that are offered through academic meetings, publications and an expanding collection of. This oscarnominated documentary from carles bosch and josep maria domenech follows the 1994 exodus of refugees from cuba to miami. The film is a remarkable demonstration that artistic subtlety, political commitment, and superior. A breakthrough cuban film, the first cuban film to be released in the u. One of the balseros rafters was on a raft that was not seaworthy and had to. Needs assessment of cuban and haitian refugees, entrants, and. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Kevin costner stars as top white house assistant kenneth p.
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