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Aldemar Matias

La Arrancada
On The Starting Line

Logline
Jenniffer is a young sportswoman questioning her career as a national athlete in Cuba. Her mother, Marbelis, is the tough boss of a public fumigation center in downtown Havana. As her brother is getting ready to leave the country, Jenniffer struggles to find her place.

This intimate family chronicle, seen from the perspective of two women, unfolds the portrait of a generation unsure of what’s next in Cuba.
Talent
Aldemar Matias
Role of participant
Director, Cinematographer, Screenwriter
Director
Aldemar Matias
Producer
David Hurst
Screenwriter
Aldemar Matias, David Hurst
Status
finished
Year of production
2019
Running time
60 min
Genre
Art
Production Company
Dublin Films
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Festivals and Awards

69th Berlinale Film Festival (Panorama)
É Tudo Verdade - It's All True Doc Film Festival
Uruguay IFF (Cinemateca Uruguaya) - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Montevideo
Vancouver LatAm FF - Festival du Film Latino-américain de Vancouver
Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine
Festival Internacional de Cine de Santander
Bogota IFF - BIFF
AFI Latin American Film Festival Washington
Les Escales Documentaires La Rochelle
Women's Worlds
Filmar en America Latina - Geneve
Festival do Rio - Rio International Film Festival
Miradasdoc International Documentary Film Festival
Regards sur le cinéma d’Amérique Latine - Cinéma L’Estran - Marennes
Tarifa African Film Festival
One World Documentary IFF
Fest. Cinema Negro Contemporaneo - Brazil
Rencontres Cinémas Martinique - RCM
Quinzaine du cinéma espagnol et latino-américain - Chambéry (Savoie)