Virginia Fuentes's Reel

Being gay in Cuba has never been easy. While things have changed considerably on the island, homosexuality is still taboo. For women, it is even more difficult: they have to face the double standard of being women and gay in a society with a very high level of “machismo”. It is even more complicated being a lesbian mother. Lesbians in Cuba do not have access to adoption or IVF techniques – but as MAMIS uncovers, in Cuba, there is often a way... MAMIS is the story of Violeta, Isabel,...

"What I like About Sue" is the first of six episodes from "Sue and the Monsters" : a mini-documentary series that briefly portraits the early years of photographer Sue Rynski. Sue photographed Detroit´s punk rock scene in the 70s. She was there when everything was happening, shooting photos of emblematic bands such as Iggy Pop, The Mutants, Destroy All Monsters, and Patti Smith, among others. While telling us anecodotes from the golden era of punk rock, Sue also tells us about her philosophy...