Otra Isla
Another Island
D'une île à l'autre
Switzerland, April 2014
FILM,
Documentary,
70 min.
- directed by
- Heidi Hassan
- Written by
- Heidi Hassan, Patricia Pérez Fernandez
- Status
- In distribution
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.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2014
- Original Version
- Spanish (french/english subtitles), colour, DCP, 70 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-A126-0000-G-0000-0000-Q
- Production
- Alva Film, Light Night Production SA
- Producer
- Geneviève Rossier
- directed by
- Heidi Hassan
- Written by
- Heidi Hassan, Patricia Pérez Fernandez
- Cinematography
- Heidi Hassan
- Editing
- Patricia Pérez Fernandez
- Sound Editing
- Sergio Fernandez Borras
- Sound Design
- Sergio Fernandez Borras
- Re-Recording Mix
- Carlos Ibañez Diaz
- Location Sound Mix
- Heidi Hassan
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Alva Film , Heidi Hassan
Awards
(a selection)
-
Festival de Cine LASA,
LASA award of merit in Film
2015
(Winner)
Heidi Hassan - Havana Film Festival New York, Best Documentary 2015 (Winner)
-
Havana, Muestra de Nuevos Realizadores de Habana,
Mejor montaje
2014
(Winner)
Patricia Pérez Fernandez - Havana, Muestra de Nuevos Realizadores de Habana, Mejor documentario 2014 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Filmar en América Latina
13.11.2015 - 29.11.2015 -
Festival de Cine LASA
27.05.2015 - 30.05.2015 -
Havana Film Festival New York
09.04.2015 - 17.04.2015 -
Solothurn, 50. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2015 - 29.01.2015 -
Bogotá, Muestra internacional documental
14.10.2014 - 23.10.2014 -
Havana, Muestra Nacional de Jovenes Realizadores
01.04.2014 - 06.04.2014