Signis awarded Guillermo Ivan´s "Havana Moment" with a 1st. Mention During 39th Montreal Festival Films du Monde, 2015.

UN INSTANTE EN LA HABANA / HAVANA MOMENT

2015, Colour, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, USA, World Competition 

Production Team

Director : Guillermo Ivàn Duenas

Screenwriter : Guillermo Ivàn Duenas

Cinematographer : Mauricio Vidal

Editor : David Constantino

Cast : Christopher Marquez, Guillermo Ivan, Zair Montes, Abril Schreiber, Michel Labarta, Jorge Luis De Cabo, Sixto Esteban

Music : Daniel Medina, Santiago Parra

Film production and Sales : Prod.: Zair Montes, Golden Ceiba Productions, 324 East, 91st Street, apt. 3, New York, NY 10128 (États-Unis), zair@goldenceibaproductions.com / GCP Cuba, Edificio 42, apt. 203, Habana del Este, Reparto Camilo Cienfuegos, La Havane (Cuba), info@goldenceibaproductions.com.

Synopsis

Marcelo Quevedo and his brother Carlos Quevedo were separated in childhood when Carlos left Cuba with his mother on a boat to seek a different life. Marcelo was left behind in Cuba burdened with the heavy duty of caring for his grandfather who was in poor health. Distance wasn’t the only issue that marked the separation of the two brothers; their mother couldn’t endure the rough trip and she died before the boat could reach its destination. More than twenty years later, Carlos Quevedo decides to return to Cuba to see his brother only to find that he is now stricken with ALS, a terminal disease that slowly immobilizes him to the point of a vegetative state. Regardless, the two brother’s re-encounter becomes an emotional roller coaster, a journey that oscillates between love, joy, truth, resentment and forgiveness, leading Marcelo and Carlos to a magical moment that soon dissipates with the inevitable farewell that separates them once again. Will this be their final parting? 

Director

Actor, writer, director, and producer, Guillermo Ivàn graduated in art from Havana University and later took a degree in production and direction. In Mexico he continued his acting studies at the Casa del Teatro, then moved to New York where he completed two years of training at HB Studio. He embarked on an acting career, on stage and screen, in the US, Cuba, Mexico and Colombia. He made his directorial debut in 2009 with NO TURNING BACK, which he also wrote, produced and acted in. The following year he founded his own production company, Golden Ceiba Productions. Subsequent films include: BLUE FAMILY (2013), 21 OUTS (2014), THE STRIKE (2014).