the lonely beds

Synopsis

In view of an arriving hurricane a building in Havana is evacuated: only the beds are left behind. The film speaks about people in Cuba who live in a precarious, fragile reality. They have to leave their teetering building without knowing where they will end up. It shows a human aspect but also a metaphoric one.

14 minutes

Script, direction, DoP: Sandra Gómez / Editing: Rolando Colla / Music: Roberto Perdomo / Sound Design: Jingle Jungle / Producer: Elena Pedrazzoli

© Peacock Film 2006

“In “The Lonely Beds”, director Sandra Gómez bears witness to the precarious living conditions of Havana’s most disadvantaged population. Shot in part before a hurricane hit the city, this short film has an extraordinary evocative power. ”
— 59th International Film Festival Locarno, Switzerland - Pardo News, 12 August 2006

FESTIVALS

-         59th Int. Film Festival Locarno «Cinéastes du Présent» – 2006, Switzerland

-         Docusur Tenerife – 2006, Spain

-         Urban TV – 2006, Spain

-         42th Solothurner Filmtage – 2007, Switzerland

-         6th Muestra de Nuevos Realizadores (ICAIC) – 2007, Havana, Cuba

-         Ischia Film Location Festival – 2007, Italy

-         Festival der Nationen, Ebensee – 2007, Austria

-         Split Film Festival – 2007, Croatia

-         1st International Cuban Cinema Festival (FICCU) – 2007, Münich, Germany

-         Int. Independent Film Festival Ourense – 2007 Galice, Spain

-         29th Festival Int. de Cine Latinoamericano, «Made in Cuba» – 2007, Havana, Cuba

-         9th Docudays: Beirut Internacional Documentaries Festival – 2007, Lebanon

-         Int. Film Forum of Social Films, St. Petersburg – 2008, Russia

-         Cinesul, Festival Iibero-Americano de Cinema e Video – 2008, Brazil

-         Women’s Short Film Festival, IV Edizione «A Corto di Donne» – 2008, Pozzuoli, Italy

-         Providence Latin American Film Festival (PLAFF) – 2008, Rhode Island, USA

-         Rencontres du Cinema d`Amerique Latine – 2008, Burdeos, France

-         aluCine Toronto Latin Media Festival – 2008, Canada  

-         VIDEOLAB CUBA (1 Month/1 Country) Galeria Santa Clara – 2009, Coimbra, Portugal

-         AhíNamá! Festivalito of Contemporary Cuban Documentaries – 2009, London

-         Yamagata Int. Doc Film Festival - Islands /I Lands, NOW «Vista de Cuba» – 2011, Japan

-         Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival Special Program «Cuba Hoy» – 2012, France

-         Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse – 2012, France

AWARDS

-        Special Mention of the Jury, SIGNIS Cuba (Cuban Catholic Organization for Communication) Award, FIPRESCI (Cuban Cinema Press                           Association) Award @ 6th Muestra de Nuevos Realizadores (ICAIC) - 2007, Havana, Cuba

-       Diploma of the Jury @ Festival der Nationen, Ebensee - 2007, Austria

-       Special Mention of the Jury @ Women’s Short Film Fest IV Edizione «A Corto di Donne» - 2008,  Pozzuoli, Italy