Revolution in 26 minutes: when Castro's filmmakers rewrote the rules of cinema.
Documentary in four parts on Latin American cinema. Fourth episode: in Cuba, the ICAIC, created in the aftermath of the Castro revolution, is at once a film school, a production company and a state cultural branch. Cuban filmmakers testify to the situation and themes specific to their national cinema.
Direction
Lichy lets Cuban masters speak for themselves.
Production
Rare 1984 window into ICAIC's golden era.
Director
Atahualpa Lichy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
ICAIC was Latin America's first post-revolutionary film institute, launching directors like Alea whose 'Memories of Underdevelopment' became a global art-house phenomenon.
This 1984 documentary captures Cuban cinema at peak confidence—before the 'Special Period' economic crisis of the 1990s forced mass emigration of its filmmakers.
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