NEW! FILM DOCUMENTARY “Luminous Shadows: The Artists of Eastern Cuba”

“Cuba Oriente: Contemporary Painting from Eastern Cuba” This

NEW! FILM DOCUMENTARY

“Luminous Shadows: The Artists of Eastern Cuba”

This New Documentary has been entered into more that twenty film festivals Nationally and Internationally and features many of the artists whose works now tour with the Meridian International Exhibition, “Cuba Oriente: Contemporary Painting from Eastern Cuba”. It is filmed entirely in Eastern Cuba and offers a unique glimpse into the lives and studios of Cuba’s most influential contemporary artists of the area .In Spanish With English sub-titles this splendid footage of the region compliments the deeply inspiring sentiments of these talented professional artists. A distinctive and exciting soundtrack is provided by the well known musical group, La Familia Valera Miranda, of Santiago de Cuba .This documentary film has already been screened to sold out audiences and is a must see for art enthusiasts.

The DVD is available for sale.
Price: $19.95 includes free shipping and handling.

For purchase information please visit: www.cubanart.org
Or you may e-mail Clyde Hensley at: cubanart@bellsouth.net (305)509-0973

Documentary: “Luminous Shadows , The Artists of Eastern Cuba “

43minutes

Breaking new ground in the world of Cuban Art, this is the first documentary to focus exclusively on the art, and artists, from Cuba’s easternmost region: Oriente. Sixty five paintings by these featured artists are currently on a three year U. S. National Exhibition Tour being managed by Meridian International Center of Washington, D.C.. For more information go to: ( www.cubanart.org ) or to ( www.meridian .org) Exhibitions section.

This documentary takes the viewer on an insightful journey through Oriente, you will become acquainted with the most highly acclaimed artists of this culturally rich region who are both trained and untrained artists. This will be accomplished through studio visits and interviews in city and countryside locations.

Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa, (each a former the capitol city), as well as Holguín, Manzanillo, and Bayamo provide the exotic backdrop featuring the Sierra Maestra mountain range, 17th Century architecture, and splendid harbor vistas. The well known musical group “La Familia Valera Miranda” supplies an original and exciting soundtrack indigenous to the region.

The documentary is in Spanish with English subtitles so the viewer may truly feel the emotion and spirit of each individual interviewed. Especially compelling is the presence of Antonio Ferrer Cabello, a third generation artist. The 93 year old Maestro, and former director of the Bacardí Museum, speaks about the city he loves and its’ “luminous shadows”. The total truth that flows from these dialogs and encounters with the artists is compelling.

The true colors we captured jump out at you, the viewer, and then bathe you in the rainbow brilliance that the artist speak about in their work and how they deal with this intense palette as well as the difficulties that often plague them in this provincial region.

As the story unfolds, the viewer will be transported to the various locations mentioned earlier and presented with a unique opportunity to visit with these professional artists in their towns, homes, and studios. They discuss, on a very personal level, not only individual paintings but also their passion for their work, the struggle to find materials, as well as their inspiration and philosophical artistic outlook. A unique and delightful brand of Cuban humor often permeates the conversations and adds to the emotional and intellectual impact of the story.

Supplementing the storyline Prof. Lidia Margarite Bofill, Historical Consultant and current head of the University of Oriente Art History Dept., Specialist in Cuban and Caribbean Art.

The main interviewer, Reinaldo Cedeño, Santiago de Cuba, is a writer for television and radio and has won several national awards in Cuba for his interviews on subjects relating to the Arts.

• The translations were done by Ellen Rosenzweig, MA of Oakland, CA. A professional translator, her particular area of expertise is Cuban Spanish.
• Clyde Hensley, Director of the Eastern Cuba Cultural Exchange, is Producer, Director, and 2nd Camera
• Meridian International, Washington D.C. & Global Tapestry, Associate Producers
• Andrew Buchanan, 1st Camera, Sound and Lighting with assistance of Andres Borges
• Michael Lucas, is Editor
• Tom Jackson, Special Edit
• Isadore Bleckman, of past CBS Sunday morning with Charles Kuralt, is Assistant Edit.
• La Familia Valera Miranda, of Santiago de Cuba, Music Sound Track
• Ramon Ulrich, Barcelona, Spain is our Still Photographer and Artist Interviewer.

Come with me now to Oriente, Cuba.

Kind regards,Clyde Westall Hensley Jr.

Arte de Cuba Studio: 772-225-2520 Cell: 305-509-0973

www.Cubanart.org

e-mail: cubanart@bellsouth.net

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