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At the Crossroads: Faith in Cuba
| Length: | 52 min |
| Released: | 2000 |
| Ages: |
High School College Adult |
This documentary explores religious and political belief in Cuba four decades after the 1959 Revolution. With the loss of massive Soviet support, and with the crippling effects of the American embargo, Cubans are experiencing severe economic hardship. A growing number are turning to Christian and Afro Cuban religion for spiritual strength. Baptism and church weddings are on the rise, and religious rituals once held privately are now back in the open. Most telling were the massive crowds that came to meet the Catholic Pope John Paul on his visit.
The writer and cameraman, Eddie Cabrera, was born into a working class family in Cuba in 1960, and emigrated to Canada in 1993. Through interviews with Cubans from the fields of politics, the arts and religion he provides an insiders point of view.
The writer and cameraman, Eddie Cabrera, was born into a working class family in Cuba in 1960, and emigrated to Canada in 1993. Through interviews with Cubans from the fields of politics, the arts and religion he provides an insiders point of view.
