BELLY OF THE BEAST tells Cuba’s untold stories. Through hard-hitting journalism and stunning cinematography we inform and inspire, opening eyes and hearts to a country with a unique past and a wide-open future.
There has been a dearth of impactful journalism and documentary filmmaking on Cuba and US-Cuba relations – until now. BELLY OF THE BEAST is filling this void, tackling crucial issues in innovative ways that have educated and energized a wide-ranging, largely young audience. Just as important, BELLY OF THE BEAST’s groundbreaking journalistic model is providing an inspiring example of what a media organization can and should be, not just in Cuba, but anywhere in the world.
With CID’s support, BELLY OF THE BEAST has produced and distributed documentaries on a range of subjects, including:
- A six-part documentary series called The War on Cuba about the impact of sanctions on the Cuban people
- Two groundbreaking investigative documentaries — Uphill on the Hill and Hardliner on the Hudson — in which Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernández travels to Washington, D.C. and Union City, New Jersey, to expose the interests and politics driving the U.S. government’s policy toward Cuba
- A documentary about the inspiring story of the first Cuban little league baseball team to play in the Little League World Series in the United States
- A documentary called Teresita’s Dream about a Cuban scientist who, after her mother had Alzheimer’s, helped develop a potentially groundbreaking treatment for the disease.
- A short documentary about a Palestinian student from Gaza who is studying medicine in Havana
