Video de familia
Directed byHumberto Padrón
Written byHumberto Padrón
Produced byMayte Rey
StarringEnrique Molina
Veronica Lynn
Music byCarlos Varela
Distributed byICAIC(Cuba)
Release date
  • February 2001 (2001-02) (Cuba)
Running time
47 minutes
CountryCuba
LanguageSpanish

Video de familia is an independent Cuban film made in 2001. It tells the story of a broken Cuban family with a homosexual son which has emigrated to the US. The film is composed of 5 shots of 10 minutes each, in the form of Video Letters. The film has won a number of awards in Cuba.

Mise en Scene

Shot with a VHS camcorder in 5 long un-interrupted hand-held takes, the film consists of several video letters the Cuban family records for his exiled son.

Awards

  • Grand Prize for fictional work, 14° Encuentro Nacional de Video, La Habana, Cuba.
  • FIPRESCI award, Festival Cineplaza 2001, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Best Screenplay Festival Cineplaza 2001, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Best Director, Festival Cineplaza 2001, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Best Film, Festival Cineplaza 2001, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Best Actor, Festival Cineplaza 2001, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Best Actress, Festival Cineplaza 2001, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Best Director, Festival Caracol de la UNEAC. La Habana Cuba
  • Grand Prize, Festival IMAGO, La Habana, Cuba
  • Coral for Berst Short Film corto de ficción, 23rd Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano.
  • Mégano Award from the National Federation of Cine Clubs at the 23rd Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano.
  • Special Awards from OCIC en el 23rd Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano.


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