779600
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Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes

2019-12-10
6
es 70m
Documentary
A film about the elements – hurricanes and rain, the sea and the earth. About a fishing port on the north coast of Cuba which has seen better days. About the effects of climate across the centuries in a Caribbean island sucked into global markets for its commodity crops. How sugar changed the landscape, through deforestation and soil exhaustion. About the collapse of sugar and the encroachment of a new commodity market – tourism. About the growing threat from climate change, and the move towards reforestation, ecotourism and sustainable farming.

Producer

Jean Stubbs

Producer

Jonathan Curry

Director

Michael Chanan

Production Assistant

Gonzalo Vidal

Cinematography

Ilmi Perez-Stubbs

Production Assistant

Pedro Manuel González Reinoso

Status

Released

Countries

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