Unfinished Spaces

Running time: 86 mins

Three brilliant architects reveal a different Cuban revolution.

Fidel Castro not only wanted to revolutionize Cuba's politics, but also its architecture. Taking over a bourgeoisie golf course, Castro and Che Guevara commissioned three visionary architects to build an innovative art school campus.

As construction commenced, the buildings were admired worldwide for their creativity. But political forces and Castro's priorities changed. Students were forced to learn in half completed and decaying classrooms. As the decades passed, Castro realized that an architectural wonder was his to showcase, and once again, the three architects began to realize their unfulfilled dreams Unfinished Spaces reminds us that no matter how one tries to defeat it, true art will live forever.

- Sandy Wolf

Preceded by the short film: Eskimal; dir. Homero Ramirez; Mexico; 9 min.; Eskimal and Walrus work together to preserve the Great Glacier from an impending catastrophe.

Sponsored by The Castellano Family Foundation

Season:
2012
Director:
Alysa Nahmias, Benjamin Murray
Cinematography:
Benjamin Murray
Editor:
Kristen Nutile, Alex Minnick
Producer:
Alysa Nahmias, Benjamin Murray
Language:
English, Spanish with English subtitles
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Giancarlo Vulcano