Contemporary Cuba is opening up to the rest of the world. Its colonial past and the Communist revolution have left a lasting imprint on society, yet there is a tangible sense of rapid change which is reflected in the island's national cinema. New screen technologies and digital distribution media have supported the efficacy and global reach of Cuban filmmakers whose work, somewhat in lieu of adequate distribution and traditional screening facilities in Cuba itself, is often disseminated via 'flash' (USB memory sticks).Channelling an energetic DIY attitude through grassroots movements and ad-hoc resourcefulness, the new filmmakers of Cuba have inspired the editors of this book to embrace their contagious enthusiasm through essays on authentic Cuban cinema. Whilst the book provides a comprehensive overview of the history behind current practices, it also moves beyond this to examine key case studies as well as 'snapshots' of individuals working within the industry today. Chapters celebrate the shared creativity as well as diversity of Cuban cinema, including both productions of the Cuban Film Institute's (ICAIC) as well as those from the industry margins. The films discussed demonstrate a driving cinematic force through social criticism, the emphasis of debate and historical change through film, reassessments of gender relations, the use of new technologies and much more.
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Preface
PART ONE: CONTEXT
Introduction to Part One: The History of Cuban Cinema:
A Pending Task for the Social Sciences in the Twenty-First Century
ANTONIO ALVAREZ PITALUGA
Brief Notes on a History of Cuban Cinema (1959-2015)
ANTONIO ALVAREZ PITALUGA
2. Cuban Cinema at the Start of the New Millennium:
Dysfunction, Isolation and the Struggle for Identity
GUY BARON
3. Community Film and Audiovisual Production in Cuba
JESUS GUANCHE
4. Cinema, Race and Revolution: Dialogue and Disagreements of a
Cuban Trilogy
ALEJANDRO L. FERNANDEZ CALDERON
PART TWO: TEXTS AND AUTEURS
Introduction to Part Two: Cuban Cinema: Crisis or Transition?
GUY BARON
5. Cubist Cuba: Memorias del desarrollo
(Memories of Overdevelopment, 2010)
ROB STONE
6. And Then Came the Special Period: The Cinema of Fernando Perez
MICHAEL CHANAN
7. Zombie Nation: Monstrous Identities in Three Cuban Films
DUNJA FEHIMOVIC
8. The Director as Social Critic: Guantanamera and Barrio Cuba
JESSICA GIBBS
9. Within, Against, Inside, Out: Ian Padron, Fuera de liga, Habanastation, and Music Video
RYAN PROUT
PART THREE: CLOSE UPS
Introduction to Part Three: Struggling against Separation: Cuban Filmmakers Create and Connect in the 21st Century
ANN MARIE STOCK
10. The Circular Road: National Cinema - Global Film
ARAM VIDAL
11. The Trains of Silence
ONEYDA GONZALEZ
12. From the Community to the World: The Perspective of an Individual Creator within the Television Serrana Audiovisual Collective
CARLOS Y. RODRIGUEZ
13. From exilic to diasporic: new Cuban cinemas in the United States
ZAIRA ZARZA
