Zoe Miranda
About
Zoe Miranda is a Cuban filmmaker based between New York City and Havana. Her works are mostly focused on documentary cinema, and her films have been exhibited at IDFA, Sundance International Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest, and Doc Leipzig, among others. She has received fellowships and grants from IDFA Bertha Fund, Tribeca Film Institute, Ibermedia, and Cinergia.
Zoe graduated from Institute of Art Cuba with a degree in Mass Media Studies, and majored in Documentary Cinema at the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV, Cuba).
Blue Hour
At a neighborhood hospital Mariano, who is receiving a prostate exam, meets China, who is waiting for the body of her dead husband. They spend the afternoon together, and as the night falls, Mariano makes a proposal that lets them imagine a different life.
The Belly of the Whale
Three Cuban families strive to rise above their socio-sconomic limitations and start a new chapter in their lives—hoping to break the inertia and apathy plaguing the country.