Documentary

Spanish/English

Mexico

Perseverancia is a tangible portrait of the life and extraordinary work of Tomás Sánchez, one of the most relevant contemporary Latin American artists of our time. A master of dazzling imagery capable of contrasting nature in its vital, almost mystical state – or wounded by human indifference – Sánchez’s poetic landscapes are a perpetual hymn to beauty and freedom consistent with his ecological philosophical vision.

Perseverancia is the name of the sugar mill in Cienfuegos, Cuba, where Sánchez enjoyed his childhood alongside his mother, his earliest artistic influence. Juan Carlos Martín presents Sánchez not only through his origins and influences, but through the lens of the generation that marked a turning point amid the dictatorial uncertainty of 1980s Cuba.

Expected guest:

JUAN CARLOS MARTÍN / DIRECTOR

2024

108 MINS