U.S. Docs Star in Cuban Film Fest

Over 30 U.S. documentary filmmakers traveled to Santiago de Cuba this week to participate in the 20th annual Santiago Álvarez Documentary Film Festival. Drawing on the legacy of pioneering Cuban filmmaker Santiago Álvarez, known as the founder of the Latin American newsreel, this year’s festival was dedicated to independent documentary film from the United States and Puerto Rico. Belly of the Beast spoke with some of the filmmakers about why they came to this festival in Cuba’s second largest city at a time of continued U.S. aggression toward the island. #documentary #cuba #unitedstates #newsreels #independentfilm