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.
Up Next in Season 1
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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.
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A Documentary About Transit
Directed by Sara Gómez • 1971 • Cuba
This short documentary examines the role of Cuba’s Traffic Department in solving issues of city planning.
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On Sugar Workers’ Quarters
Directed by Sara Gómez • 1971 • Cuba
Director Sara Gómez offers a look at everyday life in the bateyes—the worker’s settlements surrounding sugarcane mills—told from the perspective of the inhabitants.
