Kiki Álvarez

Movies

Bajo un sol poderoso
Director
A filmmaker locks himself in his house to face up to his loneliness and the ghosts of three couples, the protagonists of three of the films he made over 31 years, from the fall of the Berlin Wall until today. An essay on loneliness, absence, unease and the weight of social circumstances on individuals. A film about Havana, as lived and filmed under a blazing sun.
Venice
Director
A rare independent film from Cuba, this charming and tender portrait of female friendship follows three hair-salon employees as they hit the town looking for excitement in those parts of Havana that tourists rarely see.
Giraffes
Director
Lía and Manuel live illegally in a closed house. Tania, trying to regain her rights over the space that her uncle left her, intends to evict them. But the couple is not ready to leave and Tania decides to retrench on the top floor of the house. The war that starts ends up moving them closer.