Waiting for Fidel
| Waiting for Fidel | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Rubbo |
| Produced by | Tom Daly |
| Starring | Joey Smallwood, Geoff Stirling, Michael Rubbo |
| Edited by | Michael Rubbo |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release dates | 1974 |
Running time | 57 min 50 s |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | C$ 125,155 [1] |
Waiting for Fidel is a documentary film from the National Film Board of Canada, in which Joey Smallwood, former Premier of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland media mogul Geoff Stirling; and director Michael Rubbo document their visit to Cuba in an unsuccessful attempt to interview Fidel Castro. Much of the film consists of the progressive-minded Smallwood and free-market supporter Stirling debating the effects of the Castro regime.
The film can be seen on NFB's website and occasionally on Stirling's TV station CJON-DT during the Captain Atlantis Late Night block (2-4 AM Newfoundland time every Saturday).
New York Times film reviewer Richard Eder observed that "It is about Cuba, in a way, but it is also about the difficulty in seeing Cuba for what it may be."[2] Gary Evans, in his chronicles of the National Film Board, called the film "one of the most intriguing documentaries of the period".[1]
References
- 1 2 Evans, Gary (1991). In the national interest: a chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-8020-6833-2. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ↑ Eder, Richard (November 14, 1975). "Waiting For Fidel (1975) Two Fresh and Funny Films on Indonesia and Cuba". New York Times. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
External links
- Waiting for Fidel at the Internet Movie Database
- Rubbo, Michael (1974). "Waiting for Fidel". NFB.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2009-03-16.