Director of Photography
Nicaragua, 1978: Lorena and Commandant Dario are lovers and members of a guerrilla squad fighting the Somoza dictatorship. They share one last kiss and face the battle.
Screenplay
From the experience of the war in Nicaragua in the 80's, the last director of information and analysis of the KGB, Nikolai Leonov, General Cuban intelligence, Fabian Escalante, and the Sandinista intelligence chief, Lenin Cerna, explain the role played in the operations, covert activities and the effects of the crisis in the USSR in the conflict, along with other evidence such as Eden Pastora, Boris Kolomiakov, Juan Jose Ubeda and Vincent Chavez.
Director of Photography
Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it?
Second Assistant Camera
George, un escocés de espíritu rebelde, que trabaja como conductor de autobús, conoce a Carla, una refugiada nicaragüense recién llegada a Glasgow. Mientras tanto, en Nicaragua (1987), la Contra se prepara para derrocar al Gobierno sandinista. La situación de su país, de su familia y el amor que dejó atrás atormentan a Carla. George decide entonces acompañarla a Nicaragua para que afronte la dura realidad de la guerra y de los sentimientos.
Director
Director of Photography
History of a Committed Cinema is a primer for the Nicaraguan audience to what they are watching on the screen. A critique of Western & Hollywood cinema, it outlines the difficult technical, cinematic, and political tasks confronting INCINE (Instituto Nicaragüense de Cine) as it strives to build a native film industry.
