DINAMITA

Cinematography by Paola Calvo

DINAMITA follows Dina Stars and Adriano ComePizza, who are among the first generation of YouTubers in Cuba, a country where until a few years ago the government heavily restricted internet access for fear of freedom of information and expression. Like their peers all over the world, they are enthusiastic about fashion, music, or technology. Raising their voices via digital media, they want to participate in their country’s social transformation: after Dina experiences an attempted sexual assault, she begins to dedicate her channel to women’s rights issues. Her political activism, however, provokes repercussions when in summer 2021 Cuba experiences the biggest anti-government protests in decades. The film is photographed In long sequence shots rarely seen in documentary film, and will put you right into the gripping uprising Dina and her friends are part of.

Cinematography by Paola Calvo
Cinematography by Paola Calvo
Cinematography by Paola Calvo
Cinematography by Paola Calvo