Now! - Kuba

Year Published: 1965

Country of Origin: United States

Description: 16mm Film - Now! - Kuba 1965 Buch und Regie: Santiago Álvarez Kamera: Alberto Hernández und Pepín Rodríguez Musik: Abraham Zvi Idelsohn ("Hava Nagila") Interpretin: Lena Horne In einer schnellen Montage von abgefilmten Standfotos und kurzen Filmausschnitten zeigt dieser kubanische Agitationsfilm, wie die sich in den USA gegen ihre rassische Diskriminierung auflehnenden und für ihre Gleichberechtigung kämpfenden Schwarzen mit brutaler Gewalt in die Knie gezwungen werden. In Kontrast zu den Bildern steht der Song 'NOW', der die Verfassungsrechte der USA beschwört. Die Übersetzung seines Textes erfolgt im Nachspann. Now! is a short film created in 1965 by Cuban filmmaker Santiago Álvarez. The film was created using pre-existing footage, also known as 'found footage,' from newsreels and still photographs. This found footage documents the struggle for racial equality waged by Black people and their allies in the face of violence, torture and death at the hands of the police and other white-led groups. The images are set to the song, 'Now,' performed by actress, singer, and civil rights activist, Lena Horne. The song rebukes the failure of the U.S. to realize the ideals of equality and justice for all embedded in the Constitution. In calling out this hypocrisy, the song serves as a rallying cry for people to unite in order to combat inequality and injustice in the present moment: NOW! The song was banned in the U.S. on the grounds that it would incite revolt. Álvarez edited the found footage to the song, creating a dynamic and powerful testament to the need for social justice. Now! serves as an example of how remix filmmaking can reimagine found footage to create new forms of expression that can challenge dominant and oppressive ideologies.

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