Another island 2014 / Documentary / Switzerland | Cuba
70min
Spain 2012. A family of Cuban dissidents is trapped in a unfortunate contest of political circumstances. Expelled by their government and then abandoned to their fate by the country that accepted them as refugees. They have been living for eight long months in a public square in Madrid. In the past, they were dependent upon the Cuban goverment that shaped them through both its achievements and failures.Now, they must face a rude awakening of a capitalist system that they had once dreamed of.
| Producer | Geneviève Rossier |
|---|---|
| Screenwriters | Heidi Hassan, Patricia Pérez Fernández |
| Director of Photography | Heidi Hassan |
| Editor | Patricia Pérez Fernández |
| Sound Recordist | Heidi Hassan |
| Sound editor | Sergio Fernández Borrás |
| Sound mixer | Carlos Ibañez Diaz |
| Producers | Alva Film (Switzerland) | Light Night production (Switzerland) |
|---|---|
| Partners & Funds | Cinéforom (Switzerland) | Loterie Romande (Switzerland) | Département Cinéma du réel de la HEAD-Genève (Switzerland) |
| Type | Feature Film |
|---|---|
| Original title | Otra isla |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Nationalities | Switzerland | Cuba |
| Production year | 2014 |
| Runtime | 70 min. |
| Current Status | Released |
| Color type | Color |
| Aspect Ratio | 16/9 |
| Audio format | Stéréo |
| Keywords | Emigration, Family |
| Festival | City | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASA - Film Festival | 2015 | ||
| HFFNY - Havana Film Festival New York | New York | United States of America | 2015 |
| Muestra Joven ICAIC | Havana | Cuba | 2014 |
| Solothurn Film Festival | Solothurn | Switzerland | 2015 |
| CinéLatino Toulouse | Toulouse | France | 2019 |
| LASA Award of Merit in Film |
| Best Documentary @ Havana Film Festival New York |
| Best Documentary, Best Edition @ Muestra Joven ICAIC |
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