An Island for Miguel

Part of a trilogy of short films by Sara Gómez about Cuba’s Isla de Pinos, this documentary follows a poor, at-risk young man named Miguel who is sent there from Havana as part of a government reeducation program. The film, which explores Miguel’s family and social background, reflects Gómez’s deep interest in the development of the revolutionary “New Man” proposed by Ernesto “Che” Guevara, as she probes the gap between political discourse and human realities.

An Island for Miguel was restored in 2K resolution by the Department of Film & Media of Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, and Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata.