Sara Gómez
Director · 1942 – 1974 · La Habana, Cuba
Sara Gómez was a Cuban filmmaker, screenwriter, musician and journalist. She is recognized as the first Cuban woman to direct a fiction film: De cierto manera (1974).
Movies4
Movie9.0DocumentaryAn illustration of the difficulties women encounter when they seek to achieve economic integration and equality with men in a country at the height of revolution.
Movie7.3DocumentaryA photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnès Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963, four years after Fidel Castro came to power. This black & white documentary explores their socialist culture and society while making use of 1500 pictures (out of 4000!) the filmmaker took while on the island.
Movie8.0DocumentaryLoose collection of individual portraits of the inhabitants of the Isle of Pinos (now Isla de la Juventud), who tell their stories, share ideas and discuss topics such as racism and crime.
- Movie9.0Drama
A couple faces various difficulties due to the new realities that accompany the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.