Los zapaticos me aprietan

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Los Zapaticos me Aprietan is a 1999 Cuban short film that uses documentary footage of people's shoes to convey a political message. The film was directed by Humberto Padrón.[1]

Padrón filmed the six-minute short while he was a student at Havana's Superior Institute of Arts (ISA), and intercuts sped-up shots of people's feet in various kinds of shoes with footage of soldiers marching in boots, alongside a jazz soundtrack.[1]

Awards[edit]

  • Mention for Sound Design, Festival CinePlaza, 1999
  • Mention for Directing, Festival CinePlaza., 1999
  • Gran Prize for Documentary, Festival CinePlaza, 1999
  • Best Director in NON FICTION en Festival IMAGO, 1999
  • Gran Premio de Dirección at Festival IMAGO, 1999.
  • First Prize for Fiction at the National Festival of Cine Clubs Yumurí, 2000.
  • Gran Prize Atenas at the National Festivals of Cine Clubs Yumurí, 2000.
  • Vitral Prize for Best Experimental Film en el 13th Encuentro Nacional de Vídeo, 2000.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Anderson, Alexandra (2009). "Cuban Documentary: Synergy and Its Discontents". In Haddu, Miriam; Page, Joanna (eds.). Visual Synergies in Fiction and Documentary Film from Latin America. p. 60. doi:10.1057/9780230622159_4.