Queens of the Revolution is the filmmaker Rebecca Heidenberg‘s first feature film. It begins with the ritual of Ms. Cinthya dressing up for her performance at El Mejunje, a cultural center in Santa Clara, the capital of the Central Cuban province of Villa Clara. The city of Santa Clara, also known as Liberal City, … Continue reading
The biographical film tells the story of how Ludwig Franz Hirtreiter (1936-1999) became Rex Gildo, an idol of its time in Germany. He was born in Bavaria and is buried in Munich, at one side rests his manager Fred Miekley, and at the other his cousin and wife Marion Ohlsen. He was a well-known … Continue reading
The opening nighttime scene presents people walking at Jorge Manrique Street in Madrid, and for a moment you may recall Rome and Federico Fellini´s masterpiece Nights of Cabiria, but in a matter of seconds, the women in fur coats scream and run away quickly, the police is coming for them in a raid against … Continue reading
The documentary tells a story about humans and plants in a singular context. The opening sequence is one of a devastating rainforest region that shortly afterward looks like an abstraction. The Mother of the Forest and Emerson Pontes / Uýra Sodoma lead us through a fascinating narrative on nature and culture and how … Continue reading
THERE ARE NO MIRACLES, THERE IS ONLY WHAT YOU MAKE Tamara de Lempicka Director Julie Rubio drives us in a green Bugatti while providing a chronologically accurate portrait of a XX Century female artist looking for the future, an outstanding woman in the broad sense of the word. Through vintage family films, vintage and … Continue reading