Pearls of Cuba draws a social portrait of contemporary Cuba through the island's plural music scene. The film uses music, one of the country's pulsating forces, to travel through the landscapes and local culture: a current record captured in a poetic way through sounds, photography and people. Using original characters, representative of the various sounds that animate the island, we reveal not only the richness and uniqueness of Cuba in the global landscape, but we show, through the daily lives of the interviewees, the dreams, desires, joys, frustrations , the values, the challenges and the flexibility of a changing way of life.
CREDITS
Musicians / Characters: Thelmary Diaz, Claudia Rivera, Pedro Bandera, Hanser Ferrer, Alexis de Armas, Liander Lobo, Luis Cabrera, Sury Speck and Victória dos Santos
Director of Photography: Gabriela Akashi, DAFB; Jessika Montanha, DAFB; Jacob Solitrenick, ABC
Director: Jacob Solitrenick
Production: Maurício Dias and Fernando Dias
Production Team: Juliana Belluomini, Tatiana Battaglia, Andreia Bolonhini, Morena Miranda, Isabela Carvalho and Nicole Mingoranci
Executive Production: Bianca Corona, Flávia Cronfli, Kiko Ribeiro, Moises Gouveia and Rafael Calil
Assistant Director: Erica Suzumura
Sound technician: Paulo Seabra
Makeup Artist: Bel Anastácio
Financial Coordination: Flávia Cronfli
Financial Assistance: Mayara Porto
Post-Production Supervision: Marcello Martins
Production Coordination: Michelle Jorás
Finishing: Marcello Martins and Michelle Jorás
Colorist: Henrique Reganatti
Post Supervisor: Giba Yamashiro
Editing: Lea Van Steen
Script and Research: Simone Esmanhotto, Mariana Rolim and Mercedes Tristão
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