Synopsis

In 1958, in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra, Gregorio Rivera was ordered to fight alongside Fidel Castro’s rebel army not with a weapon, but with his camera. Now “Goyo” tells his story. However, at 93 years of age, his memory is not as precise as the photos he used to take.

Details

(13mins) | Cuba

Language:

Spanish with English subtitles

Production

Directors:

Aldemar Matias

Aldemar Matias was born in Brazil in 1985. Currently he is completing a degree in Documentary Directing at the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV), Cuba. Relative, his award-winning short about HIV testing in indigenous communities in the Amazon, was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.