Noé Rodríguez

"The metaphors invoked by the Ceiba tree — an axis mundi in some Latin American mythologies, connecting past and present, and an historically significant marker in Cuban history as the Arbol de la Paz. In Ceiba, Noé Rodríguez traces the echoes of the colonial past in the land- and soundscapes of present-day Cuba." — Chris Kennedy

There are towns that build their lives from the will where the inert reigns, where the landscape is arid and dead and there are only infinite extensions of sand and stones. Forgotten, disregarded, doomed to the most extreme survival, the Sahrawis still retain their hope for justice.

Developed over 7 years at the Film Farm in Canada.