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Cuba…qué linda es Cuba? Confessions of a Fearless Cuban

Director

Hebert Poll Gutiérrez

Producers

Graciela Echague Hebert Poll Gutiérrez Gdanse Productions

Subjects

Animation Diversity Experimental Immigration Racism Social Sciences
  • Release Date 2021
  • Running Time 27 minutes
  • Closed Captions Yes
  • Availability Canada, USA

$150.00
$150.00

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Cuba…qué linda es Cuba? Confessions of a Fearless Cuban Cuba…qué linda es Cuba? Confessions of a Fearless CubanCuba…qué linda es Cuba? Confessions of a Fearless Cuban

An anthology of short works written and directed by Hebert Poll Gutiérrez, each short film is a poignant exploration of Cuba beyond its stereotypical imagery of salsa music and palm trees. Through theatre, storytelling, and short animated films, Gutiérrez unveils the multifaceted reality of his vibrant homeland. Gutiérrez sheds light on the complexities of contemporary Cuban life, inviting audiences to see beyond the postcard-perfect facade. 

"My homeland is so beautiful on the outside....and so bitter on the inside".
Nicolás Guillén (Cuba's National Poet)

The short films are based on the book authored by Hebert Poll Gutiérrez. He collaborated with the Mexican production company, Imaginante S.L. to create the short films.

Director: Hebert Poll Gutiérrez
Producers: Graciela Echague, Hebert Poll Gutiérrez, Gdanse Productions

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Artist Statement

I am a Cuban Canadian poet, author, storyteller, and playwright with 19 years of experience trying to connect with the Canadian community and beyond through art. I believe in the power of stories to shape reality. To be part of your company means empowering my artistic skills to continue using art as an instrument to defend my triple cultural identity:

My identity as a Cuban.
My identity as an Artist.
My identity as an Afro-descendant.

Biography

Hebert Poll Gutiérrez is a Cuban Canadian author, storyteller, poet, and playwright with 19 years of experience currently based in Calgary. He believes in the power of stories and theatre to shape realities. Art is his strategy to defend his triple cultural identity: His identity as an artist, a Cuban, and Afro descendant.

Hebert has published nine books in several genres (poetry, theater, and short fiction). His latest books are: "Last Planet Standing" (Theater) Letra de Kmbio Publishers, France,2023. “Whispers from the Black Gods” (Poetry) The Elite Lizzard Publishing Company, Canada, 2022.

Some of his writings appear in magazines and more than 20 anthologies from Cuba, Venezuela, Canada, Spain, the United States, Mexico, Germany, and other countries. Companies from Latin America, Europe, and Canada have represented his theatre scripts.

He is a member of several cultural organizations in Canada. Among them: SpanicArts; Calgary Playwrights Guild of Canada; ICAI (Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation); FAVA (Film and Video Arts Society Alberta); Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS); and Storytellers of Canada (Toronto).

He was named Calgary’s Artist of the Month in December 2021 by the Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation (ICAI).

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