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A New Dawn

Directed by Manny Soto
United States
2020
58 mins

A New Dawn is a documentary depicting the lives of Cubans arriving in the United States as they escaped from Fidel Castro's Cuba in the sixties and seventies. Featuring interviews with several Cuban-Americans from various walks of life, they recount often traumatic stories about leaving everything behind and finding a new place to belong and get ahead.

  • Year
    2020
  • Country
    United States
  • Language
    English
  • Premiere Status
    US Premiere
  • Director
    Manny Soto
  • Writer
    Manny Soto
  • Cinematographer
    Neil Nunez
  • Editor
    Neil Nunez
  • Genre
    Social Issues, Documentary, History
  • Theme
    Spotlight On Cuba, Cuban Cinema Series, Social issues

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