In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a travelling projectionist troupe whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural communities for the first time. Cortazar’s short film documents one audience’s response to its first film: Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times.
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Director
Octavio Cortázar
Writer
Octavio Cortázar
Cinematography
Lopito
Editor
Caita Villalon
Lighting Coordinator
Antonio Chao
Sound
Ricardo Istueta
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Status
Released
Countries
Cuba
Companies
Lombarda Industria Cinematografica
ICAIC
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Por primera vez - Octavio Cortazar (Cuba, ICAIC, 1967)