Tamara Segura

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Tamara Segura

Tamara Segura is a Cuban filmmaker. She graduated from the Higher Arts Institute, then went on to complete a screenwriting program at the International Film and Television School in San Antonio de los Baños. In 2010, Tamara was chosen to participate in an exchange program between Cuba's International Film and Television School and the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University in Mont…

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Escape RealityEscape Reality · 2025
Escape Reality
2025
MovieDramaHorror
A scientists daughter uses a virtual reality to escape a worldwide apocalypse. They must decide which world means more to them all while hiding from feral creatures in the real world that are trying to kill them
SeguridadSeguridad · 2024
Seguridad
10.02024
MovieDocumentary
In her feature documentary Seguridad, Newfoundland-based filmmaker Tamara Segura—once named “Cuba’s youngest soldier” in a militia publicity stunt—portrays her troubled relationship with her father in the context of the Cuban Revolution. When Segura accepts a scholarship to study film in Canada, the move offers crucial distance from her alcoholic father. After four years, she returns to Cuba hoping to make amends. But her father’s sudden death just days after her arrival forces Segura to explore his troubled past and the role Cuba’s highly militarized system played in his downfall. Through a series of deeply personal on-camera interviews with her immediate family, Segura unearths long-held secrets that ultimately tell a story of resilience and profound love between family members. Seguridad artfully weaves a lifetime’s worth of still photographs into its intimate narrative, which offers a rare glimpse into the inner lives of Cubans in the post-revolutionary era.
Becoming LabradorBecoming Labrador · 2019
Becoming Labrador
2019
MovieDocumentary
In the stark Labrador interior, a growing number of Filipino workers have recently landed in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, travelling halfway around the world for jobs they hope will offer their families new opportunities and a better life. Becoming Labrador follows a handful of them as they make a place for themselves in Labrador while dealing with the unexpected costs of living far from their family.
Wind MoneyWind Money · 2013
Wind Money
2013
MovieComedyDrama
Claudia Guillermo, a Cuban graduate student in a foreign city, and is having a very, very bad day. A wallet left at home is getting in the way of making new friends, and passing a crucial exam. But don't worry, Mother Nature's got her back.
La Mujer que Llegaba a las SeisLa Mujer que Llegaba a las Seis · 2008
La Mujer que Llegaba a las Seis
2008
MovieDrama
The door of Joe's bar swing open just as the clock strike six. A woman, a regular patron, floats in with an unlit cigarette between her red lips. She sits down on a high stool while Joe is busy wiping glasses. After a while he greats her as Reina, Queen.
Te QuieroTe Quiero · 2018
Te Quiero
2018
MovieDrama
A young man struggles to explain the cultural nuance of saying "I love you" in Spanish to his English-speaking lovers.
Last Stop at The One StopLast Stop at The One Stop · 2025
Last Stop at The One Stop
2025
MovieComedyCrime
Three friends attempt to rob a local convenience store in a elaborate heist.
Me and The SpacemanMe and The Spaceman · 2025
Me and The Spaceman
2025
MovieFamilyDrama
A grieving mother embarks on an adventure with a mysterious spaceman in order to find his rocket ship.

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SeguridadSeguridad · 2024
Seguridad
10.02024
MovieDocumentary
In her feature documentary Seguridad, Newfoundland-based filmmaker Tamara Segura—once named “Cuba’s youngest soldier” in a militia publicity stunt—portrays her troubled relationship with her father in the context of the Cuban Revolution. When Segura accepts a scholarship to study film in Canada, the move offers crucial distance from her alcoholic father. After four years, she returns to Cuba hoping to make amends. But her father’s sudden death just days after her arrival forces Segura to explore his troubled past and the role Cuba’s highly militarized system played in his downfall. Through a series of deeply personal on-camera interviews with her immediate family, Segura unearths long-held secrets that ultimately tell a story of resilience and profound love between family members. Seguridad artfully weaves a lifetime’s worth of still photographs into its intimate narrative, which offers a rare glimpse into the inner lives of Cubans in the post-revolutionary era.

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An Audience of ChairsAn Audience of Chairs · 2018
An Audience of Chairs
5.82018
MovieDrama
Maura Mackenzie believes the world is hers to conquer. With her career as a concert pianist gaining momentum, it seems her beauty and talent will be strong enough to mask the demons that threaten to engulf her. But with an absent husband and two young daughters at home, her precarious sanity begins to unravel until one summer day, burning with manic energy, she makes a terrible mistake — a mistake that will change her life forever. The consequences for Maura are catastrophic: her ambitious husband runs for his life, taking the children with him, leaving Maura to lapse into a full-scale breakdown. Life as she knew it is now over. With the help of her father, Ian, Maura works to reclaim her life and waits for a miracle to bring her daughters home. But when the fates align, can the past be forgiven?

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