Cinema & Filmmaking
Waiting for Fidel
Dir: Michael Rubbo•1974•Canada•National Film Board of Canada
A filmmaker travels to Cuba expecting an interview with Fidel Castro that never comes - and turns the wait itself into a meditation on access, propaganda, and the camera's limits.
Background & Perspective
One of the earliest and most self-aware essay-documentaries: Rubbo narrates his own frustration on camera, making the making-of the actual subject.
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