Spain, France, Switzerland, Cuba / 2019. / 80’ / Documentary

Written and directed by: Heidi Hassan & Patricia Pérez Fernández

Produced by: Daniel Froiz & Delphine Schmit

Production company: A Matriuska Producciones, Perspective Films, Producciones de la 5ta Avenida, PCT cinéma télévision

Two filmmakers who have been best friends since childhood, both part of the Cuban diaspora, share their intimate and emotional journey while they try to find themselves and each other in a

foreign land. 

Patricia’s debut and Heidi’s second full-length documentary, premiered at IDFA where it won the top award (Best Feature-Length Documentary).

 

Heidi Hassan (Cuba, 1978)

After getting a degree in Cinematography from the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba in 2002, she emigrated to Switzerland where she continued her professional training at the Haute Ecole d’Art et Design in Geneva (HEAD). She got her diploma in Film Directing in 2008. Nowadays she reconciles her personal work as a filmmaker and visual artist with numerous collaborations as a director of photography. Her work has been presented in prestigious international film festivals where they received several awards and critical acclaim. 

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Patricia Pérez Fernández (Cuba, 1978) 

After getting a degree in Drama from Havana’s Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), she continued her training at the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, where she got her diploma in Film Directing in 2002. In 2003 she got a scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies at the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC) and migrated to Spain. Since then, she has made several fiction short films and documentaries. Currently, she is a staff member of DOCMA (Spain’s Documentary Producers Association). 

*Serbian premiere