In Cuba, no matter the obstacles, people keep smiling and moving forward.
Song for Cuba
- Description
- Reviews
- Citation
- Cataloging
- Transcript
View on the Pragda STREAM site
This experimental documentary about memory and music follows a young Cuban couple charting a new course for their lives on an island in the North Atlantic.
Citation
Main credits
Segura, Tamara (film director)
Segura, Tamara (screenwriter)
Clarke, Annette (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography, Justin Simms; editing, Lawrence Jackman; music, Patrick Boyle.
Distributor subjects
Music; Culture + Identity; Afro-Latin; Exile; Caribbean Studies; Migration Studies; Sociology; Women; Central AmericaKeywords
00:00:09.926 --> 00:00:11.928
(footsteps)
00:00:13.888 --> 00:00:15.348
(door closing)
00:00:18.351 --> 00:00:19.811
(door opening)
00:00:24.983 --> 00:00:26.818
- Gustavo?
00:00:36.244 --> 00:00:37.829
(Gustavo laughing)
00:00:40.040 --> 00:00:41.958
(wind blowing)
00:00:44.878 --> 00:00:46.963
(opening package)
00:00:55.013 --> 00:00:56.973
(sniffing)
00:01:06.232 --> 00:01:08.443
(soft music)
00:02:05.917 --> 00:02:08.753
(distant crowd shouting)
00:02:55.717 --> 00:02:57.886
(woman on laptop):
2, 3, 4, and 1!
00:02:57.969 --> 00:02:59.512
(trumpet music playing)
00:02:59.596 --> 00:03:02.349
(clicking sound effects)
00:03:06.436 --> 00:03:09.564
Reach the hand!
Reach the hand out! That's it!
00:03:10.607 --> 00:03:11.691
Long!
00:03:13.401 --> 00:03:14.944
To the left!
00:03:15.945 --> 00:03:17.530
(rhythmic music from laptop)
00:03:17.614 --> 00:03:19.157
At length's end!
00:03:19.240 --> 00:03:21.284
Out through the fingertips!
00:03:22.535 --> 00:03:24.204
Higher!
00:03:25.413 --> 00:03:27.832
- Gustavo?
- Let it go, now!
00:03:31.586 --> 00:03:34.214
2, 3, 4, and 1!
00:03:36.758 --> 00:03:38.510
That's it! That's it!
- Gustavo!
00:03:41.680 --> 00:03:44.849
- 1... and 2!
00:03:47.894 --> 00:03:49.771
Reach the hand!
00:03:52.857 --> 00:03:54.275
And 2!
00:03:54.359 --> 00:03:57.195
- Ah!
(indistinct chatter)
00:03:59.614 --> 00:04:01.324
Oye, mijo, tu eres sordo?
00:04:04.160 --> 00:04:06.621
Tsk!
(clattering)
00:04:14.796 --> 00:04:17.007
(man, indistinct)
00:04:27.392 --> 00:04:29.644
(soft music)
(applause)
00:04:34.816 --> 00:04:36.693
(indistinct chatter)
00:05:15.899 --> 00:05:18.026
(lively music)
00:05:34.125 --> 00:05:36.252
(Spanish song)
00:06:09.577 --> 00:06:11.371
(wind blowing)
00:06:32.183 --> 00:06:35.020
(lively music continuing)
00:06:35.103 --> 00:06:38.231
Subtitling: CNST, Montreal
Distributor: Pragda Films
Length: 7 minutes
Date: 2014
Genre: Expository
Language: Spanish / English subtitles
Grade: High School, College, Adult
Color/BW:
Closed Captioning: Available
The is title is available for licensing on the Pragda STREAM site.
Existing customers, please log in to view this film.
New to Docuseek? Register to request a quote.
Related Films
A deliciously offbeat romantic comedy from Cuba, On the Roof doesn’t shy…
Five years in the making, this Cuban story is about camaraderie, friendship,…