Tengo talento / Dance with Your Heart
A film by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi
This film was screened as a part of the 2018 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF21)
This short film preceded the feature Gringo Rojo (Red Gringo)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJgE_n2pkyg]
Cuba/USA, Documentary, 2016
10 min, Color
Spanish with English subtitles
Internationally renowned, Jennyselt is a prestigious Afro-Cuban Folklore dancer who currently dances with the group Yoruba Andabo. She seeks her successor to keep the legacy of Afro-Cuban culture, dance, and religion alive. Jennyselt takes us to the side of Havana that is rarely seen by tourists, Juanelo, where there is a community project cultivating dreams and teaching the next generation of dancers. Who will she choose to keep the legacy alive?
Regional Premiere
Print Source: Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi, eli@fistup.tv