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Set against the vibrant pulse and shifting textures of Cuba, this intimate documentary moves fluidly between personal lives and a historic turning point. Through a tapestry of voices—activists, queer individuals, couples, and families—the film traces the emotional undercurrent leading up to the national vote on the Family Code, where questions of love, identity, and belonging come into focus.
With a vérité sensibility and a gentle, observant lens, the camera lingers in moments that feel both immediate and deeply lived—quiet exchanges, fleeting glances, bursts of performance and celebration—allowing time and space for each story to unfold. The past echoes softly through archival fragments and memory, while the present carries the weight of anticipation.
As the rhythm builds toward the vote, the film gathers its voices into a collective breath—one suspended between uncertainty and possibility. What emerges is not only a portrait of political change, but of resilience, of presence, and of lives long waiting to be seen, heard, and fully recognized. - Lucy Hanna, SF DocFest
Producer Kyung Lee is a SF DocFest alumni: We R Here (SF DocFest 2023)
Filmmaker expected to attend.
- Year2025
- Runtime70 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorKim Anno
- ScreenwriterKim Anno
- ProducerKyung Lee, Dayannis Preval Tamayo, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Julia Robertson
- CastAdela Hernandez, Ramon Silverio Isel Calzadilla, Ulises Padron Suarez
Set against the vibrant pulse and shifting textures of Cuba, this intimate documentary moves fluidly between personal lives and a historic turning point. Through a tapestry of voices—activists, queer individuals, couples, and families—the film traces the emotional undercurrent leading up to the national vote on the Family Code, where questions of love, identity, and belonging come into focus.
With a vérité sensibility and a gentle, observant lens, the camera lingers in moments that feel both immediate and deeply lived—quiet exchanges, fleeting glances, bursts of performance and celebration—allowing time and space for each story to unfold. The past echoes softly through archival fragments and memory, while the present carries the weight of anticipation.
As the rhythm builds toward the vote, the film gathers its voices into a collective breath—one suspended between uncertainty and possibility. What emerges is not only a portrait of political change, but of resilience, of presence, and of lives long waiting to be seen, heard, and fully recognized. - Lucy Hanna, SF DocFest
Producer Kyung Lee is a SF DocFest alumni: We R Here (SF DocFest 2023)
Filmmaker expected to attend.
- Year2025
- Runtime70 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorKim Anno
- ScreenwriterKim Anno
- ProducerKyung Lee, Dayannis Preval Tamayo, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Julia Robertson
- CastAdela Hernandez, Ramon Silverio Isel Calzadilla, Ulises Padron Suarez