Full Description
Cinematic Nightscapes explores how the darkness of night in contemporary Cuba becomes a powerful site for political expression, cultural imagination and artistic experimentation. As the rhythms of the day give way to night, a different Cuba emerges, one where protests take shape, marginalized voices reclaim space, and filmmakers reimagine ethnographic and documentary storytelling. This book offers a sensorial and creative journey through Cuban documentary films that engage with the night not just as backdrop, but as a central character—shaping emotions, aesthetics and socio-political discourse. Blending theory with rich visual analysis, Cinematic Nightscapes asks: How does the night alter ethnographic practice? How do Cuban filmmakers use the night to imagine new futures? Through a reflexive, multimodal approach, the book invites readers to experience the complexities of nocturnal life in Cuba, where darkness illuminates new possibilities.
Contents
Prologue
Introduction: Filmmaking the night
1. Cuidar los valores - Caring for values
Eleonora Diamanti
2. Cuba y la noche - Cuba and the night
Eleonora Diamanti
3. Night as underworld
Eleonora Diamanti
4. Evoking the invisible: Experiments in editing
Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier
Conclusion: After the end of day
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Filmography
