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Cuban Filmmaker Miguel Coyula Receives the Award for Best Documentary at the Cinema Tropical Awards

The feature film ‘Chronicles of the Absurd’ uses sound recordings to reconstruct the experiences of cultural resistance of independent artists 14ymedio, Havana, January 13, 2026 – The feature film Chronicles of the Absurd (2024), by Cuban filmmaker Miguel Coyula, was recognized as Best Documentary at the Cinema Tropical Awards, held on January 7 at Film … Continue reading “Cuban Filmmaker Miguel Coyula Receives the Award for Best Documentary at the Cinema Tropical Awards”

‘Crónicas del absurdo’ by Cuban Filmmaker Miguel Coyula Wins Another Award in Argentina

The film has won awards at several film festivals, but has been censored on the island. Crónicas del absurdo [Chronicles of the Absurd], the film by Cuban filmmaker Miguel Coyula that has traveled around the world in cinema events in recent months, won the Special Jury Prize at the International Independent Film Festival of Buenos … Continue reading “‘Crónicas del absurdo’ by Cuban Filmmaker Miguel Coyula Wins Another Award in Argentina”

The Film ‘Chronicles of the Absurd’ by Cuban Filmmaker Miguel Coyula Wins Best Film Prize in Amsterdam

The regime reactivates its Film Commission to “attend” to the island’s filmmakers 14ymedio, Havana, 23 November 2024 — With almost all of its creators in exile or sidelined by the government, Cuban cinema continues to add triumphs abroad. Director Miguel Coyula, whose name is synonymous with independent and unreserved creation, won the Best Film award … Continue reading “The Film ‘Chronicles of the Absurd’ by Cuban Filmmaker Miguel Coyula Wins Best Film Prize in Amsterdam”

A Recording Made by Miguel Coyula Reveals the Tensions Between Filmmakers and Cultural Authorities

14ymedio, Havana, 3 July 2023 — Film director Miguel Coyula made public this Sunday several video and audio fragments recorded during the meeting held on June 23 at the Chaplin Cinema, in Havana, attended by more than a hundred filmmakers and authorities from the Ministry of Culture and the Communist Party. Gathered in the Assembly of Cuban … Continue reading “A Recording Made by Miguel Coyula Reveals the Tensions Between Filmmakers and Cultural Authorities”

Poet Rafael Alcides, the Protagonist in Miguel Coyula’s Latest Documentary

Yanelys Nunez Leyva, Havana Times, 26 December 2016 — One of the most recent films directed by filmmaker Miguel Coyula is being screened during some independent spaces in Havana: Samuel Riera’s studio, Oscar Casanella’s home and the El Circulo gallery. On Sunday the 18th, I went to see it at this last venue, located in Lia … Continue reading “Poet Rafael Alcides, the Protagonist in Miguel Coyula’s Latest Documentary”

State Security Prevents Screening Of Miguel Coyula’s Documentary ‘Nadie’

Note: The video above is not subtitled but the excerpts from Nadie here are subtitled. 14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 16 April 2017 – Cuba’s State Security and the National Revolutionary Police surrounded the independent gallery El Círculo to prevent this Saturday’s screening of the documentary Nadie (Nobody), directed by Miguel Coyula and featuring the censored … Continue reading “State Security Prevents Screening Of Miguel Coyula’s Documentary ‘Nadie’”

‘Nobody’ By Miguel Coyula Wins Best Documentary Prize in Dominican Republic / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 30 January 2017 — The documentary Nobody, by Cuban director Miguel Coyula, has won the award for Best Documentary in the Tenth edition of the Dominican Global Film Festival (FCGD). The poet Rafael Alcides stars in the documentary and develops “an imaginary conversation with Fidel Castro” culminating in the death of the former president last November. … Continue reading “‘Nobody’ By Miguel Coyula Wins Best Documentary Prize in Dominican Republic / 14ymedio”

Rafael Alcides, Chapter 7: The Stranger / Miguel Coyula

This video is the 7th in a series of vignettes extracted from a four-hour interview of Rafael Alcides conducted by the filmmaker Miguel Coyula. Below are links to the previous Chapters. ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 1: The Beautiful Things / Miguel Coyula ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 2: Artists and Politicians / Miguel Coyula ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 3: … Continue reading “Rafael Alcides, Chapter 7: The Stranger / Miguel Coyula”

Rafael Alcides, Chapter 6: Capitalism in Cuba – Before and After / Miguel Coyula

This video is the 6th in a series of vignettes extracted from a four-hour interview of Rafael Alcides conducted by the filmmaker Miguel Coyula. Below are links to the previous Chapters. ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 1: The Beautiful Things / Miguel Coyula ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 2: Artists and Politicians / Miguel Coyula ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 3: … Continue reading “Rafael Alcides, Chapter 6: Capitalism in Cuba – Before and After / Miguel Coyula”

Rafael Alcides, Chapter 5: The People / Miguel Coyula

This video is the 5th in a series of vignettes extracted from a four-hour interview of Rafael Alcides conducted by the filmmaker Miguel Coyula. Below are links to the other Chapters. ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 1: The Beautiful Things / Miguel Coyula ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 2: Artists and Politicians / Miguel Coyula ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 3: About … Continue reading “Rafael Alcides, Chapter 5: The People / Miguel Coyula”

Rafael Alcides, Chapter 4: Once Upon a Time in Biran / Miguel Coyula

This video is the 4th in a series of vignettes extracted from a four-hour interview of Rafael Alcides conducted by the filmmaker Miguel Coyula. Below are links to the other Chapters. ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 1: The Beautiful Things / Miguel Coyula ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 2: Artists and Politicians / Miguel Coyula ‘Rafael Alcides’ Chapter 3: About … Continue reading “Rafael Alcides, Chapter 4: Once Upon a Time in Biran / Miguel Coyula”