Finding Fidel
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“Finding Fidel” chronicles cameraman Erik Durschmied's 1958 journey to Cuba's Sierra Maestra to interview a then-unknown Fidel Castro. A month later, Castro took Havana, changing history. Intercutting Durschmied's reflections on the revolution's failed promise with the rare, historic interview, filmmaker Bay Weyman explores a fateful hinge in history and media's power.
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