
Unfinished Spaces
Cuba’s ambitious National Art Schools project, designed by three young artists in the wake of Castro’s Revolution, is neglected, nearly forgotten, then ultimately rediscovered as a visionary architectural masterpiece. In 1961, three young, visionary architects were commissioned by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara to create Cuba’s National Art Schools on the grounds of a former golf course in Havana. Dancers, musicians and artists from all over the country reveled in the beauty of the schools, but as the dream of the Revolution quickly became a reality, construction was abruptly halted and the architects and their designs were deemed irrelevant in the prevailing political climate. Forty years later the schools are in use, but remain unfinished and decaying. Castro has invited the exiled architects back to finish their unrealized dream. Unfinished Spaces features intimate footage of Fidel Castro, showing his devotion to creating a worldwide showcase for art, and it also documents the struggle and passion of three revolutionary artists.
- Director:
- Alysa Nahmias și Benjamin Murray
- Year:
- 2011
- Country:
- USA
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Duration:
- 86 minutes
- Language:
- English/Spanish
- Subtitles:
- Romanian
Awards and festivals:
Honorable Mention in the Knight Documentary Competition at the Miami International Film Festival / Documentary Jury Prize at the Salem Film Fest, / Documentary Special Jury Prize at the San Diego Latino Film Festival / Jury Prize at the Semana Internacional de Cine / Best Reportage at the Montreal Festival of Films on Art / Film Independent Spirit Award.