Special Presentations
The son of the dream
Alejandro Alonso
Title:
The son of the dream
Synopsis:
My uncle Julio Cesar left for the U.S. in the Mariel exodus in 1980. For the next 15 years he tried unsuccessfully to reunite with my family, until he contracted HIV and disappeared without a trace. The letters and postcards that served as a bridge between them are today my compass to find him.
Director: Alejandro Alonso
Year of production: 2016
Country: Cuba
Running Time: 9’
Program
Monday December 4th to Sunday December 10th
10:00 – 24:00 (GMT-5)
Festhome
Online for Cuba
Saturday December 9
15:30h (GTM-4h)
e-flux Screening Room
172 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USA
Production: Yenisel Osuna, Alejandro Alonso
Genres: Documentary, Experimental
Language: Spanish
Production company: La Concretera Producciones
Photography: Alejandro Alonso
Screenplay: Alejandro Alonso
Editing: Alejandro Alonso
Sound Design: José Homer Mora
Festival Selections: Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, New Latin Wave - Museo del Barrio de New York, Muestra Joven (Ludwig Foundation Award), documenta fifteen
Director's bio:
Alejandro Alonso (Cuba, 1987). Graduated in Documentary Directing from the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. His documentaries have been awarded at multiple international film festivals. “The Farewell” (2014) had its world premiere at IDFA. His first feature-length documentary, “The Project” (2017), premiered at Visions du Réel and received the FIPRESCI Prize at DOK Leipzig. “Terranova” (2021) had its world premiere in Rotterdam and won the Ammodo Tiger Short Award. Between 2017 and 2019, Alonso Estrella coordinated the Alternative Cinema master's program at EICTV.
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