Tourists from Québec and Russia are no longer alone in filming Fidel’s Island. Since

1959, Cubans have been producing renowned national films, despite the ever-present

rigid political context, bans and self-censorship; Cuban film is still on the rise.

Fifty-five years after the revolution, dive into the heart of a culture where the regard

is often critical toward its young filmmakers. In collaboration with the Muestra Joven,

Young Directors Film Festival of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and

Industry (ICAIC) in Havana, REGARD offers a selection of the new generation’s best

Cuban shorts. In this program, you’ll discover films without artifice, free of censorship

and full of emotion. A succession that is sensitive to both to national history and the

transformation of film today.

The Muestra Joven Festival is recognized for supporting films that are daring and

experimental. Their representative, Mijail Rodriguez, will brave the Québec winter

and be among our distinguished guests for this special event.

“Cuba si!” as Chris Marker would say.