Shining light on all the people, places, and things shaping the narrative today — especially during this time of Covid19. From your Film & Commercial producer based in Havana… currently on pause, like the rest of the world – Jauretsi
(Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie-Turner-Smith, Dir Melina Matsoukas, Writer Lena Waithe) The film Queen and Slim is the creation of Director Melina Matsoukas, born of a Cuban mother who was raised on the island, and migrated to New York at 10 yrs old. If you’ve seen Beyonce’s music video “Formation”, a solidarity love letter to New Orleans,…
Inspired by the "Cuba Is" exhibit at The Annenberg Photo Space in Los Angeles, I whipped up a symphony of tracks that inspire me on the island today, with a sprinkle of legendary ancestors whose shoulders we all rest on. If you visit the Skylight studio at "Cuba Is", you'll enter the Resolviendo exhibit, which…
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…
I had the pleasure of meeting Director Alison Klayman, who arrived at the Havana Film Festival to screen her documentary, The Hundred Years Show starring Carmen Herrera. The truth is, I was secretly a fan of Alison from watching her first documentary, Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry, a ballsy account of art activism at its…
One of the most often asked questions from clients going to Cuba is "What do I bring?". The intention for goodwill is there, but it can be confusing knowing what could make the biggest impact. Cuba is unlike any other place on the planet, so here’s a quick guide for making yourself useful. Some of the…
