LOS VIEJOS HERALDOS
Luis Alejandro Yero | Kuba 2018 | 23 Min.
Nach mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert erleben Tatá und Esperanza im Alter von fast 90 Jahren die Wahl des ersten Präsidenten Kubas, der nicht den Nachnamen Castro trägt. Doch die große Politik hat nicht viel mit ihrem Leben zu tun und passiert irgendwo anders, im uralten Fernseher, der im Hintergrund mitläuft. Als zwei Leuchttürme einer vergangenen Zeit beobachten sie schweigend das Ende einer Ära.
Stimmig und atmosphärisch nimmt uns der Film, in schwarz-weiß gehalten, mit in den Alltag eines Ehepaars, für das politische Veränderungen nicht mehr viel bedeutet.
Director: Luis Alejandro Yero
Camera and Sound: Luis Alejandro Yero, Nathan Armstrong
Editing: Kendra Garcia
Producer: Ana María Pulido
Screenings
IDFA (NETHERLANDS, November 2018) WORLD PREMIERE; Havana (CUBA, December 2018) BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM; Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival (GREECE, March 2019); Malaga Film Festival (SPAIN, March 2019); Rencontres Cinéma Martinique (MARTINIQUE, March 2019); Muestra Joven (CUBA, April 2019) BEST DOCUMENTARY; Busan International Short Film Festival (SOUTH KOREA, April 2019); Diversions International Short Film Festival (CROATIA, June 2019); FIC Gibara (CUBA, July 2019); Festival ONE Country ONE Film (FRANCE, July 2019); K:OSH Film Festival (ALBANIA, July 2019); Holywood Serbia Int. FF (SERBIA, July 2019); Lucania Int. FF (ITALY, August 2019) SPECIAL JURY MENTION; Beyond Borders Int. Documentary Festival (GREECE, August 2019); Sao Paulo Int. Short FF (BRASIL, August 2019); Mexico Int. Short FF (MEXICO, September 2019); La Plata Int. Independent FF (ARGENTINA, September 2019); International Human Rights FF Albania (ALBANIA, September 2019); Bali Int. FF (INDONESIA, September 2019); Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine (FRANCE, October 2019); Bozcaada Int’l Festival of Ecological Documentary (TURKEY, October 2019); Golden Tree Documentary Int. FF (GERMANY, October 2019); Verín Int. Short FF (SPAIN, November 2019)
Biography
Cuban filmmaker born in 1989, graduated from the International Film and Television School of Cuba (EICTV) in 2018. His short films have competed in numerous European and Latin American film festivals, including IDFA, Jihlava, FICUNAM, Malaga and Olhar de Cinema, receiving awards at Mar del Plata and Havana.
Filmography as Director
2018 THE CEMETERY LIGHTENS (14:23 min, documentary, short, film school project)
2018 NOTES ON THE SHORE (14:00 min, documentary, short, film school project)
2017 YEARS OF DEVOTION (13:21 min, documentary, short, film school project)
2014 NATALIA NIKOLAEVNA (30:00 min, documentary, short)
