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  • Cuba Hits Sundance 2018

    Cuba Hits Sundance 2018

    (Un Traductor. Foto: Gabriel Guerra Bianchini) It’s that time of the year again, where we shout out Cuban filmmakers being featured at the Sundance Film Festival. Given the fact that there is really not much of an independent film scene in Cuba (more on that later), I find it miraculous when I discover a new… Read more

  • Window Shopping in Cuba

    Window Shopping in Cuba

    I’ve always been struck by the barren offerings in neighborhoods where Cubans shop. The products, surreal. Brooklyn based photographer (Germany born) Alexa Hoyer walked the boulevards, spending 2 years capturing images recently published in Vice. The photo essay is moody, poetic, and a humble documentation of all the products that Cubans DO NOT have. The… Read more

  • 3 Reasons to See “Give Me Future”

    3 Reasons to See “Give Me Future”

    If you’re a fan of Major Lazer, here’s a doc you’ll appreciate. If you have no idea who Major Lazer is, yet have a deep curiosity for Cuban youth culture, then this doc will equally intrigue you. In full disclosure, I worked on this film as one of the Producers, with the excellent team of… Read more

  • Billabong Visits Cuba

    Billabong Visits Cuba

    In 2016, World tour surfer Courtney Conlogue visited Havana to meet surf chicks on the island to understand surfing’s place in Cuban culture and the discovery of empowered young women trying to find their voice. Billabong came along for the ride and make a little short film about it. (American surfer Courtney Conlogue in Cuba)… Read more

  • The Cuba Unknown – A Surf Project

    The Cuba Unknown – A Surf Project

    For those who are constantly asking me about the subculture of surfing in Cuba, here is a project worth supporting. The Cuba Unknown is a travel and surf photography book about a cross-country journey through Cuba, in search of waves and understanding. If you choose to order this book on Kickstarter now, you can receive… Read more

  • Halloween a lo Cubano

    Halloween a lo Cubano

    As a foreigner in Cuba, I’m always fascinated with the trends taking hold of the once isolated island. Halloween, for example, is only recently catching on the last few years. If you google Halloween in Cuba, you’ll see zilch, maybe a few scattered pieces, but really, it’s not a big thing. (Trump finally makes a… Read more