I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

Overview

Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of cultural collaboration between two nations. Yet the film never found a mass audience, languishing for decades until its reintroduction as a "classic" in the 1990s. Vicente Ferraz explores the strange history of this cinematic tour de force, and the deeper meaning for those who participated in its creation.

Director: Vicente Ferraz

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Othon Bastos

Self (archive footage)

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Alexander Calzatti

Self

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

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Luz María Collazo

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Sergio Corrieri

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Maurício do Valle

Self (archive footage)

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Self (archive footage)

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Vicente Ferraz

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Raúl García Losada

Jean-Luc Godard

Self (archive footage)