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Los viejos heraldos
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Los viejos heraldos

Los viejos heraldos

The Olden Heralds
Luis Alejandro Yero
Cuba
2018
23 min
Spotlight on Cuba
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Synopsis

Esperanza and Antonio “Tatá” González live in a ramshackle wooden hut in the Cuban countryside. They may both be approaching 90, but they still manage to take care of themselves. In just a few stunning, beautifully framed and lit black-and-white shots with the occasional hint of color, filmmaker Luis Alejandro Yero tells the story of this elderly couple.

Tatá chops wood and uses earth to build a traditional charcoal oven. Meanwhile, Esperanza dozes on the couch. The deep grooves in their striking faces are the legacy of a long, hard-working life without any form of luxury.

New times force their way into these old lives by way of their dilapidated TV set. A new president has been elected, and for the first time in half a century his name isn’t Castro. Tatá and Esperanza sit and watch the news together. But at their age, how are they supposed to react to these political upheavals? They’re much more preoccupied with keeping the oven lit and hoping the approaching storm doesn’t blow it out.

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Tickets & Times
Sun, november 17
Part of Spotlight on Cuba: EICTV 1
11:15 – 12:52
Pathé City 3
Film fully subtitled in English

Thu, november 21
Part of Spotlight on Cuba: EICTV 1
12:45 – 14:37
Pathé City 4
Film fully subtitled in English
Credits
23 min
color / black and white
DCP
Spoken languages: Spanish
Director
    Luis Alejandro Yero
    Luis Alejandro Yero
Production
    Ana María Pulido for Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
    Ana María Pulido for Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
Executive producer
    Ana María Pulido for Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
    Ana María Pulido for Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
Cinematography
    Natalia Medina Leiva
    Natalia Medina Leiva
Editing
    Kendra Garcia
    Kendra Garcia
Sound
    Nathan Armstrong
    Nathan Armstrong
Sound Design
    Nathan Armstrong
    Nathan Armstrong
Screenplay
    Luis Alejandro Yero
    Luis Alejandro Yero
Screening copy
    Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV
    Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión - EICTV

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