Italian Desiderio Sansi and Cuban José Balboa went throughout Cuba to make a movie, on a bike that is almost a relic, one Russian “Ural” from World War II.
Balboa and Desiderio left Havana in May this year with the intention to register and connect the various cultural projects that they were finding in their path. These artists, turned- filmmakers also proposed to discuss core issues such as dissection of art schools and centralization in San Alejandro. Thus, art centers, cultural centers, galleries and alternative projects were documented on camera.
The result of the journey was the docudrama Ahora sí llegó, with the collaboration of the National Council of Plastic Arts and the Center for the Development of Visual Arts. The film was shot with a digital camera and the film’s soundtrack was provided by Descemer Bueno, Edesio Alejandro and theme El mecanico by Osmani Garcia.
This December 10 on the grounds of the University of the Arts (ISA) an interactive installation involving the iconographic motif throughout the film: The Ural. The installation also includes projections of still photographs and film of the same short sequences where the musicians will give a concert with the songs that make the score of the film. The film will open in the current 35th edition of the Latin American Film Festival.
Author
Estela Ferrer Raveiro
