El Cementerio Se AlumbraThe Cemetery Lightens
- Logline
- A radio announces that Havana and nearby towns have fallen. Hundreds of young people dance in a bunker while a man whispers biblical verses at a railway station. Life explodes on a night of death.
- Talent
- Juliano Castro
- Role of participant
- Editor
- Director
- Luis Alejandro Yero
- Producer
- Rafael Urban, Luis Alejandro Yero
- Screenwriter
- Luis Alejandro Yero, Natalia Medina, Juliano Castro, Bianca Martins, Daniela Fung-Macchi
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2018
- Running time
- 14 min
- Genre
- Documentary (Hybrid)
- Country of Production
- Cuba
- Production Company
- EICTV Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, San Antonio de los Baños, CUBA
Festivals and Awards
Best Short Film at Mar del Plata Film Festival – Argentina, 2018
Best Short Film at FICUNAM – Mexico, 2018
Best Documentary Short Film at FIC Gibara – Cuba, 2019
Havana International Film Festival – Cuba, 2018
Muestra Joven – Cuba, 2018
Jeonju Int’l Film Festival – South Korea, 2018
Olhar de Cinema, Curitiba Int’l Film Festival – Brazil, 2018
DocumentaMadrid – Spain, 2018
Frontera Sur – Chile, 2018
Neighbouring Scenes, Film Society of Lincoln Center – USA, 2019
Sheffield Int’l Documentary Festival – UK, 2019
Best Short Film at FICUNAM – Mexico, 2018
Best Documentary Short Film at FIC Gibara – Cuba, 2019
Havana International Film Festival – Cuba, 2018
Muestra Joven – Cuba, 2018
Jeonju Int’l Film Festival – South Korea, 2018
Olhar de Cinema, Curitiba Int’l Film Festival – Brazil, 2018
DocumentaMadrid – Spain, 2018
Frontera Sur – Chile, 2018
Neighbouring Scenes, Film Society of Lincoln Center – USA, 2019
Sheffield Int’l Documentary Festival – UK, 2019