aluCine - Seguridad Film
Spadina Theatre
24 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 2S7, Canada
Ontario
43.6686938
-79.40525819999999
Description
Revisiting our roots and family relationships is a profound journey that can illuminate our understanding of personal identity and collective history. This exploration often reveals how deeply our past shapes our present and future, offering insights into the complexities of familial bonds and the impact of historical contexts on our lives.
Tamara Segura's film Seguridad poignantly exemplifies this journey. It highlights the importance of confronting and understanding our past, revealing how family dynamics and historical events are intricately linked. This film serves as a powerful reminder of how our personal histories are inextricably tied to the larger narratives of our communities and nations.
Seguridad
Tamara Segura2024 - Canada 76’ - Documentary
Official Selection - Miami Film Festival (2024)
Official Selection - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2024)
In her feature documentary Seguridad, Newfoundland-based filmmaker Tamara Segura—once named “Cuba’s youngest soldier” in a militia publicity stunt—portrays her troubled relationship with her father in the context of the Cuban Revolution.
When Segura accepts a scholarship to study film in Canada, the move offers crucial distance from her alcoholic father. After four years, she returns to Cuba, hoping to make amends. But her father’s sudden death just days after her arrival forces Segura to explore his troubled past and the role Cuba’s highly militarized system played in his downfall.
Through deeply personal on-camera interviews with her immediate family, Segura unearths long-held secrets that ultimately tell a story of resilience and profound love between family members. Seguridad artfully weaves a lifetime’s worth of still photographs into its intimate narrative, which offers a rare glimpse into the inner lives of Cubans in the post-revolutionary era.
About Tamara: Cuban-Canadian filmmaker Tamara Segura graduated from the prestigious International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV). Her films have received awards in Spain, Cuba, Canada, and Mexico.
Based in Newfoundland since 2012, she has worked with the National Film Board of Canada on several films, including Song for Cuba, Becoming Labrador, and Seguridad, a feature-length documentary released in 2024.
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Start:
2024-10-19T17:00:00-04:00
End:
2024-10-19T20:00:00-04:00
Category
Film
Tickets
General Admission - students and seniors
8.0
CAD
50
General Admission
10.0
CAD
60
