Director Fabian Suarez
Producer Ivette Liang
Cuba
Synopsis
An actress in revolutionary Cuba, 1962, amid the Missile Crisis, mixes her role in a film with real life and, between love and war, chooses to let her character die in order to begin living her own life.
Contact titaive@gmail.com
Director´s Biofilmography
Cuban writer and filmmaker, graduated in Journalism, Playwriting, and Screenwriting. His work spans theater, poetry, and cinema. He has directed internationally acclaimed short films and feature films. In 2025, he released Cherri, his second feature film. He is currently in post-production on The Flowers of Eden and developing Lethargy, his fourth feature film.
“Soap”, Cuba 2010, 3 min, 16mm short fiction film.
“Kendo Monogatari”, Cuba 2012, 15 min, short fiction film. Special Jury Mention – 35th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2013.
“Fiodor in the Fjord”, Cuba 2016, 15 min, short fiction film. Part of a performance piece that blends film, dance, and theater, which premiered in November 2013 during the Norwegian Theater Week in Havana, Cuba.
“Horses”, Cuba 2015, 95 min, feature film. Premiered at the 7th World Cinema A
Total budget 450000
Funds secured 105000
Objectives to be achieved
Participating in MAFF represents a tremendous opportunity for growth for us and this project. We see participation as a chance to find strategic partners who can help us secure funding for the film.
This is an atypical Cuban film, which, although set in 1962 during the missile crisis, remains entirely relevant given the current political and human conflicts within the country. Our main goal is to connect with the European film industry and find a Spanish co-producer to finalize the co-production and financial arrangements.
We are very interested in having these one-on-one meetings where we can discuss the project with industry professionals, learn their perspectives, and receive their input to help the project develop.
We also want to explore all aspects of distribution by contacting potential sales agents.
Co-production´s interesting countries
We currently have a co-production planned between Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia. Our desire is to add a European co-producer, preferably Spanish. The reasons justifying this arrangement relate to the artistic/technical coherence and financial viability of the project. Letargia is directed by a Cuban/Spanish filmmaker and is (initially) being filmed in the Cuban countryside. Both main producers are Cuban, but we are based in Mexico and Colombia. Cuba has a long tradition of co-production with Spain, so there is a deep understanding of both industries, and we have produced some very successful films.
PRODUCER’S BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Ivette Liang: She directs the Nuevas Miradas project development laboratory and the EICTV Production Chair. She is a partner and founder of Galaxia 311 SAS. She is part of the EAVE-Puentes network of producers. She specializes in working with first films and co-producing with multiple countries. Her films have premiered in Cannes, Toronto, Rotterdam, Sitges, among others.
Camelia Farfán: Cuban, based in Mexico since 2017, where she founded the production company Alayé in partnership with Mexican documentary filmmaker Everardo González. She coordinates the Film and Audiovisual Production Course at the CCC. She is a content and production supervisor for streaming documentary series. In Cuba, she continues to develop fiction projects with filmmaker Fabián Suárez.
