Directed by Sara Gómez • 1968 • Cuba
One of three films Sara Gómez made about Cuba’s Isla de la Juventud (then known as Isla de Pinos) features interviews with the island’s inhabitants, capturing their thoughts on a wide range of social issues.
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An Island for Miguel
Directed by Sara Gómez • 1968 • Cuba
Part of a trilogy of short films Sara Gómez made about about Cuba’s Isla de Pinos (now known as Isla de la Juventud), this documentary follows a poor, at-risk young man named Miguel who is sent there from Havana as part of a government reeducation program.
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Treasure Island
Directed by Sara Gómez • 1969 • Cuba
This portrait of Cuba’s storied Isla de la Juventud (then known as Isla de Pinos)—the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” and the site of Fidel Castro’s imprisonment by Batista—examines its rich history and culture.
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Local Power, Popular Power
Directed by Sara Gómez • 1970 • Cuba
A local election in a town of sugar mill workers offers a look at political organizing on a grassroots level.
