Now!

Now!

1965 · 5 min · ★ 6.3 · Documentary, Music

Using morgue photos, newsreel footage, and a recording by Lena Horne, Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez fired off 'Now!', one of the most powerful bursts of propaganda rendered in the 1960s.

Directed by Santiago Álvarez

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