Synopsis
Jenniffer is a young sportswoman questioning her career as a national athlete in Cuba. Her mother, Marbelis, is the tough boss of a public fumigation center in downtown Havana. As her brother is getting ready to leave the country, Jenniffer struggles to find her place.
This intimate family chronicle, seen from the perspective of two women, unfolds the portrait of a generation unsure of what’s next in Cuba.
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2019
Berlinale 2019 – Panorama
It's All True (Germany)
Festival International de Cinéma de Montevideo (Uruguay).
Festival du Film Latino-américain de Vancouver (Canada)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Santander (Colombia)
AFI Latin American Film Festival, Washington (USA)
Festival Biarritz Amérique latine (France)
BIFF (Colombia)
FIFAC, Saint Laurent du Maroni (Guyane)
Women's world Festival, Frankfurt (Germany)
Escales Documentaires, La Rochelle (France)
Filmar en America Latina, Genève (Switzerland)
Rio de Janeiro Festival (Brazil)
2020
MIRADASDOC Tenerife (Spain)
Regards sur le cinéma d'Amérique Latine, Marennes (France)
Quinzaine du cinéma espagnol et latino, Chambéry (France)
Rencontres Cinémas Martinique, Fort-de-france (Martinique)
The film was released in several movies theaters in France in March/April 2020.
Documentary, 63', 2019
Director: Aldemar Matias
Shooting: April 2018 (La Havana, Cuba)
Screenplay: Aldemar Matias & David Hurst
Editing: Jeanne Oberson
Sound editing and mix: Romain Ozanne
Color grading: Lucie Bruneteau
Poster: Mathilde Amy Roussel
With the support of CNC (FSA), Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, TV7 Bordeaux, Procirep-Angoa.
Synopsis
Jenniffer is a young sportswoman questioning her career as a national athlete in Cuba. Her mother, Marbelis, is the tough boss of a public fumigation center in downtown Havana. As her brother is getting ready to leave the country, Jenniffer struggles to find her place.
This intimate family chronicle, seen from the perspective of two women, unfolds the portrait of a generation unsure of what’s next in Cuba.
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