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future paradise

For the past decade, the Cuban government and a Chinese company have been preparing a tourist project in Havana linked to golf. The work won’t begin until the State relocates the 38 families living on the site. Lacking official information, the neighborhood lives between rumors and waiting. Silently but steadily, other tourist constructions are flooding the island…

  • karel ducasse manzano
    Director
    zone of silence, havana circular landscape, panchitos´s tales
  • karel ducasse manzano
    Writer
    zone of silence, havana circular landscape, panchito´s tales
  • maria elisa pérez leal
    Writer
    polen
  • karel ducasse manzano
    Producer
    zone of silence, havana circular landscape, panchito´s tales
  • yoannia
    Key Cast
    "jose Luis"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    futuro paraiso
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    8,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Cuba
  • Country of Filming:
    Cuba
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • World cinema amsterdam
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    August 28, 2021
    yes
    official selection
Director Biography - karel ducasse manzano

Director/ producer/ cinematographer:
Karel Ducasse Manzano, Cuba, 1979. Documentary and cartoon director, producer, writter and photographer. He worked ten years for Cuban Television. Bachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual Communication, Superior Institute of Art. Degree in International Filming Workshop, New York Film Academy (NYFA, 2015). Special Prize of the Documentary Jury at the VI International Film Festival of Gibara; winner of the scholarship “Context in culture” thanks to his documentary “Habana paisaje circular” (“Havana, circular landscape”), winner of the GoCuba-World cinema Amsterdam Fund, thanks to his documentary “Futuro paraíso” (“Future paradise”). His documentary “Zona de silencio” (“Zone of silence”) has been distributed by Icarus films and Americas Media Initiative. Assistant Coordinator for the Movie Fund “Caribbean talents incubator, Havana workshop”, 2019. Member of the Union of Cuban Writers and Audiovisual Cuban Association.

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