1. Recapturing Cuba: An Artist's Journey
After fleeing Cuba with his family when he was 7, Dallas artist Rolando Diaz returns to Havana to revisit his old neighborhood and learn more about the contemporary art scene in the city.
2. Rafters (Balseros)
The story of Cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the United States, and what life is like for those who succeed.
It has an average vote of 6.267 on TMDB.
3. 55 Siblings (55 Hermanos)
The Antonio Maceo Brigade consists of fifty-five children of Cuban families that escaped the revolution and settled down in Miami. To the annoyance of their parents, the children developed pro-Castro ideas. This documentary follows the Brigade on its first visit to Cuba. When they meet family members and embrace old neighbours, childhood memories surface.
4. Personal Che
A documentary that explores the myth behind the truth. Different people around the globe reinterpret the legend of Che Guevara at will: from the rebel living in Hong Kong fighting Chinese domination, to the German neonazi preaching revolution and the Castro-hating Cuban. Their testimonies prove that the Argentinian revolutionary's historical impact reverberates still. But like with all legends, each sees what he will, in often contradictory perspectives.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
5. Hotel Nueva Isla (Hotel Nueva Isla)
In the early twentieth century, the Hotel Nueva Isla was an emblematic luxury hotel. After the Cuban Revolution, it was confiscated by the State and became a shelter for homeless people. Located in Old Havana, today it is an imposing ruin. Jorge de los Rios, a retired clerk, is one of the few residents who remain there, along with La Flaca, his lover, and Waldo, a young itinerant. As the rest leave for safer places, Jorge clings to his dilapidated home and its buried treasures, slowly digging his way through its debris. The film speaks poignantly to a lost generation who fought in the Cuban Revolution and dreamed of a better society.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
6. Karl Marx und seine Erben (Karl Marx und seine Erben)
(Karl Marx und seine Erben)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
7. Buena Vista Social Club
In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the group's gigs in Amsterdam and New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, with director Wim Wenders capturing not only the music -- but also the musicians' life stories.
It has an average vote of 7.495 on TMDB.
8. Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano
Documenting news all over Latin America.
9. Cuban Serenade
Finnish documentary about Cuba.
10. Alma Anciana (Alma Anciana)
Three juxtaposing stories taking place in Portugal, Austria and Cuba create an intimate and poetic portrait of the daily lives and struggles of the elderly in an unstable world, seen through the eyes of their grandchildren.
11. Buena Fe Live: 10 Años de Canciones
Concert filmed in the Plaza de la Revolución on August 12, 2008, in the presence of a massive public, followers of the work of Buena Fe.
12. The Lost Son of Havana
After 46 years in exile, former major league baseball star Luis Tiant returns to Cuba, where he encounters unexpected demons and receives unexpected gifts from his family.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. Canción de barrio (Canción de barrio)
Documentary collecting some experiences of the first two years of the "Gira interminable" tour were Silvio Rodriguez performs for the marginal neighborhoods of Havana and other provinces.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
14. Sicko
A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.
It has an average vote of 7.35 on TMDB.
15. American Comandante
U.S. citizen William Morgan rises to power in Cuba during the Cuban Revolution.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
16. Guerrilla Radio: The Hip-Hop Struggle Under Castro
Facing threats of jail and censorship, four hip-hop groups struggle to reveal the boundary of artistic expression in Castro's Cuba.
17. Return (Retorno)
Documentary about emigration between the Canary Islands and Cuba during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
18. The Cuban Game
A documentary depicting Cuba/US relations through baseball.
19. Give Me Future: Major Lazer in Cuba
In the spring of 2016, global music sensation Major Lazer performed a free concert in Havana, Cuba—an unprecedented show that drew an audience of almost half a million. This concert documentary evolves into an exploration of youth culture in a country on the precipice of change.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
20. Havana, From On High (Havana, From On High)
The chronic shortage of housing in Central Havana has pushed the city upwards, where life spills out onto the rooftops. Resilient and remarkable, these rooftop dwellers have a privileged point of view on a society in the process of major transformation.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.