CUBAN DANCER

By Roberto SALINAS

FILM HARBOUR - as SALES

Documentary - Completed 2020

Alexis, a talented and proud student of the National Ballet School of Cuba, who spends his life practicing chassé and entrechats with his girlfriend and dance partner Yelenia. When his family moves to Florida, he must adjust his expectations and dreams to a radically new environment.

Festivals
& Awards

Alice nella città 2020
Havana International Film Festival 2020
Glocal Film Festival 2021
Best Documentary
San Francisco IFF 2021
Audience Award
Miami IFF 2021
Knight Made in MIA Feature Film Award
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Documentary, Art - Culture, Family
    • Countries
    • ITALY, CANADA, CHILE
    • Languages
    • SPANISH, ENGLISH-UNITED STATES
    • Duration
    • 98 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Roberto SALINAS
    • Synopsis
    • Alexis, a talented and proud student of the National Ballet School of Cuba, spends his life practicing chassé and entrechats with his girlfriend and dance partner Yelenia.
      However, when his family moves to Florida to be reunited with his sister, he must adjust his expectations and dreams to a radically new environment. Alexis, facing rejection and homesick for his native Cuba, feels lost and alone. He must find his way in the bourgeois and elitist world of American ballet while remaining faithful to his roots.