“EPICENTRO” portrait of the resilient people of Cuba directed by renowned documentarian Hubert Sauper

HOLLYWOOD (Perfect Music Today) 8/19/20/–Dear Friends, It is with great excitement that I forward you a press release from our esteemed film distributor Kino Lorber as they continue planning the release of Epicentro which will be made available in virtual cinemas across North America, starting August 28th.

“A brilliant mixture of historical-poetic analysis and a ground-level journey among the denizens of Havana… The director’s remarkable eye for lived-in detail and for spectacular imagery will mesmerize you.” – Bilge Ebiri, Vulture

Kino Lorber commissioned Nashville-based legendary artist Sam Smith to design our movie poster which I am proudly including in this newsletter as we kick off our promotional campaign. Yesterday, Deadline Hollywood premiered the official trailer which I also invite you to discover and pass along in anticipation of our late summer release.

Thank you team Kino. Thank you Sam. And congratulations again to Hubert and to all my producing partners!

Martin

Kino Lorber is pleased to announce the release of EPICENTRO, a richly textured portrait of the resilient people of Cuba directed by renowned documentarian Hubert Sauper (We Come As Friends, Oscar-nominated Darwin’s Nightmare). Winner of the 2020 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary, the film launches in virtual cinemas through Kino Marquee starting Friday, August 28.

EPICENTRO, is an immersive and metaphorical portrait of post-colonial, “utopian” Cuba, where the 1898 explosion of the USS Maine still resonates. This Big Bang ended Spanish colonial dominance in the Americas and ushered in the era of the American Empire. At the same time and place, a powerful tool of conquest was born: cinema as propaganda. In his latest film, Hubert Sauper explored a century of interventionism and myth-making together with the extraordinary people of Havana—who he calls “young prophets”—to interrogate time, imperialism and cinema itself.

“Acclaimed nonfiction filmmaker Hubert Sauper turns his rigorous but compassionate gaze on this fascinating place in Epicentro… Sauper and his co-editor… work the material with a remarkable fluidity and gracefulness that’s consistently engaging and surprising.” – Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter

“[A] tender portrait of Cuba. Politics, people and the power of cinema are brought together to create a mosaic-like reflection on Cuba’s history… Epicentro shines in Sauper’s many encounters with the people of Cuba.”
– Alan Hunter, Screen International

Hubert Sauper is an Academy Award–nominated director, cinematographer, writer, and producer living in France. Best known for his documentaries We Come As Friends (2014) and the Academy Award-nominated Darwin’s Nightmare (2004), he has been recognized for his work with more than 50 film awards, among them a European Film Award, a French César, and awards at the Berlin, Venice and Sundance film festivals. Hubert is a visiting professor at several universities, including Harvard, Yale and Columbia.