| FRENEMIES (86 min) Cuba/US |
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Director/Producer: Mirella
Martinelli
Description:
For almost 60 years it has been painfully difficult for
U.S. citizens to travel to Cuba. With the loosening of some travel
restrictions at the end of the Obama administration, many U.S.
citizens visited the island for the first time. In Frenemies we hear from talented but frustrated native Cuban artists living on
the island. Contemporary and historical events on the island and in
the United States relate to personal opinions of our speaking
subjects. The film uses their personal experiences to carry the
spectator through a lively discussion that rebuilds the Cuban
Revolution, achievements of the Revolutionary government, the Bay of
Pigs invasion, and the Missile Crisis. Through their diverse and
engaging analysis, audiences can understand anti-communist
expressions as they still appear in renewed form in the United States
nowadays. Decades of economic isolation have worn out the island and
the morale of Cubans who still resist to keep their sovereignty. Can
any economy survive such an all-encompassing blockade? The UN has
voted almost thirty times for the embargo to be lifted. The embargo
is a human rights issue that affects 11.4 million Cubans living in
Cuba, 1.5 million Cuban Americans in Florida and 340,000 in other
U.S. states whose families remain in Cuba.
Biography:
Mirella Martinelli is an
Award-Winning Filmmaker, born and raised in Brazil. Living in
Sarasota, FL Mirella edited Pool, which received 33 awards in international film festivals. Mirella was
awarded by American Cinema Editors, and her film Land
of the Sea was funded by the Rockefeller and
MacArthur Foundations. She worked in the Brazilian film industry for
three decades as an editor, screenwriter, director and producer.
Contact Information:
w: http://MovingImages.pictures
e: micaglasberg@gmail.com
