Trailer: https://vimeo.com/19665915

An award-winning documentary about Cuba's ambitious National Art Schools project, designed by three young artists in the wake of Castro's Revolution, is neglected, nearly forgotten, then ultimately rediscovered as a visionary architectural masterpiece.

Alysa Nahmias and Benjamin Murray’s documentary has been awarded the 2014 Society of Architectural Historian’s (SAH) Award for Film and Video, an award presented annually to the “most distinguished work of film on the history of the built environment.” Initially released in 2011, the critically acclaimed documentary reveals the turbulent past of Fidel Castro’s Cuba and tells the story of his utopian dream to construct the Cuban National Arts Schools. You can learn more about the film here, and the school’s history, here.

Part of the Carnegie Mellon Architecture Fall 2023 Public Programs: Revolutions/Resolutions

During the 2023–24 school year, the Carnegie Mellon Architecture Public Programs series explores architecture’s role in revolutionizing or repairing broken systems. Join us in conversations that call for both incremental and radical shifts within our discipline, profession and society. All events are free and open to the public. Find more information about the series at architecture.cmu.edu/public-programs.

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