Luchando Cubas Struggle to Survive

This film was shot in Cuba in 1994 The opportunity came when Russel Porter an Australian documentary filmmaker was invited to teach at the international film and television school EICTV located some forty kilometers from Havana He took the opportunity to make a film about life in Cuba today He examines how people are surviving the hardships caused initially by the blockade imposed by the USA over 30 years ago and increased by the more recent loss of trade with the countries of Eastern Europe The goal was to faithfully and objectively portray the current atmosphere and character of this little island in the Caribbean Apart from Russel and producer Denise Patience the film crew was Cuban cinematographer Alejandro Perez sound recordist Lenin de los Reyes production manager Elaine Santos and local liaison Alex Alday