Suite Tortilla #59: The Celluloid Women

Suite Tortilla #59: The Celluloid Women

¿Qué pasa con la cuestión lésbica?

2024 · 16 min · Music, Documentary, History

An American lesbian in Cuba explores gender through dance and film, blending personal experiences and cultural symbols with music and Revolutionary cinema and questions how lesbians fit into Cuban cinema.

Directed by Amiel Williams · Written by Amiel Williams

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