Heritage - A Short Film about the Cuban Heritage Collection
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About the Film
The Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) is a library resource that collects, preserves, and provides access to materials documenting Cuban history and cultural experience. This film meaningfully captures the CHC’s mission by including strong representation from within the local community and broader network of researchers and scholars whose support and involvement has strengthened the scope and impact of the CHC, its collections, and its role as a community space. The fact that collections are for everyone is a significant point of this film, and also that community builds collections – that individual stories and experiences from all parts of a community can make an impact within and beyond the community for generations to come.
The film was created by the Creative Services department of the University of Miami Libraries. It premiered at a special CHC event on March 1, 2016, welcoming the newly inaugurated UM President Julio Frenk and his wife Felicia Knaul, Director of the Miami Institute for the Americas, to the Cuban-American community, and kicking off the Goizueta Challenge.
Development
Heritage combines interviews with several individuals uniquely tied to the CHC. They include researchers who use the collection, community members who support its growth, and university leaders and faculty who are interested in improving access to the collections, services, and programs among researchers in Cuban studies and across the scholarly landscape. Together these individuals describe “heritage” in terms of history, memory, and present experience, representing the many voices that archival collections support and represent. These interviews are woven into the narrative of one community member’s journey into the collection to tell her story in the form of an oral history. Angela, as a fictional character who reflects on the shared experience of diaspora, shows how heritage, far from a concept of the past, is a living, breathing, identity-shaping presence within all of us.
Production
Shot and produced in Miami, the film includes scenes both within and outside the physical parameters of the Cuban Heritage Collection. Visuals reflecting present-day Cuban American community/city life include a number of cultural landmarks such as José Martí Park, Domino Park, and Café Versailles, which highlight the community’s continued close relationship with its history on the island and through the diaspora; the film also highlights materials, such as photographs, maps, and letters, reflecting the historical scope of the CHC and, in the context of these interviews, showing how these items of the past continue to inform new ideas and shape present experiences.
Cast
(In Order of Appearance)
Angela Martínez ----- Katherine Millo
Man at Freedom Tower ----- Adalberto Cabrera
Aldo Leiva ----- As himself
Family gathered for selfie photo ----- Alma E. Cabrera, Manuel Orbea, Gema Saiz, Tony Saiz
Martin Tsang ----- As himself
Lillian Manzor ----- As herself
Charles Eckman ----- As himself
Woman preparing food ----- Mery Aguilar
Little girl ----- Alma E. Cabrera
Julio Frenk ----- As himself
Felicia Knaul ----- As herself
Man Facetiming ----- Joseph Garcia
Man on phone screen ----- Orlando Bomnin
Meiyolet Méndez ----- As herself
Oral History Greeter/Mic Operator ----- Brittney Bomnin
Oral History Lighting Operator ----- James Wargacki
Oral History Camera Operator ----- Gisele Rocha
Esperanza Bravo de Varona ----- As herself
Staff member in CHC stacks ----- Annie Sansone-Martinez
Voiceovers
(In Alphabetical Order)
Roca Beiro
Katherine Millo
John Sandoval
Abel Vazquez
Juan Villanueva
Patricia Barriga
James Wargacki
Ivette Uria
Produced by University of Miami Libraries
Directed by Jose M. Cabrera
Written by Sarah Block
Production Manager: Bryanna Herzog
Videography: Brittney Bomnin, Jose M. Cabrera
Script Supervisor: Sarah Block
Sound Recordists: Bryanna Herzog, Brittney Bomnin
Edited by Bryanna Herzog, Brittney Bomnin
Sound Editing: Bryanna Herzog
Production Assistant: Ivette Uria
Locations Manager: Gisele Rocha
Music: “La Mujer de Mi Hermano Theme” by Angelo Milli
Stock Video: “Lost at Sea” video by DigtialStorm, © iStockphoto
The University of Miami Libraries would like to thank the following groups and individuals for their involvement in the production of this film: Virginia Avozani, Nancy Brady, Christine Casas, Maria R. Estorino Dooling, Gladys Gómez-Rossié, Michael Graybeal, Annette Herrera, Rich Jacobellis, Vince Oller, John Sandoval, Dennis Smith, Natalie Castillo, Juan Villanueva, Alexis Yordan, University of Miami Department of Geography, University of Miami Ibis House, University of Miami Office of the President, Versailles Restaurant and Bakery
About the Collection
The Cuban Heritage Collection collects, preserves, and provides access to primary and secondary sources of enduring historical, research, and artifactual value which relate to Cuba and the Cuban diaspora from colonial times to the present. The Collection supports the teaching, learning, and research needs of the University of Miami and the broader scholarly community.
The Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) is a library resource that collects, preserves, and provides access to materials documenting Cuban history and cultural experience. This film meaningfully captures the CHC’s mission by including strong representation from within the local community and broader network of researchers and scholars whose support and involvement has strengthened the scope and impact of the CHC, its collections, and its role as a community space. The fact that collections are for everyone is a significant point of this film, and also that community builds collections – that individual stories and experiences from all parts of a community can make an impact within and beyond the community for generations to come.
The film was created by the Creative Services department of the University of Miami Libraries. It premiered at a special CHC event on March 1, 2016, welcoming the newly inaugurated UM President Julio Frenk and his wife Felicia Knaul, Director of the Miami Institute for the Americas, to the Cuban-American community, and kicking off the Goizueta Challenge.
Development
Heritage combines interviews with several individuals uniquely tied to the CHC. They include researchers who use the collection, community members who support its growth, and university leaders and faculty who are interested in improving access to the collections, services, and programs among researchers in Cuban studies and across the scholarly landscape. Together these individuals describe “heritage” in terms of history, memory, and present experience, representing the many voices that archival collections support and represent. These interviews are woven into the narrative of one community member’s journey into the collection to tell her story in the form of an oral history. Angela, as a fictional character who reflects on the shared experience of diaspora, shows how heritage, far from a concept of the past, is a living, breathing, identity-shaping presence within all of us.
Production
Shot and produced in Miami, the film includes scenes both within and outside the physical parameters of the Cuban Heritage Collection. Visuals reflecting present-day Cuban American community/city life include a number of cultural landmarks such as José Martí Park, Domino Park, and Café Versailles, which highlight the community’s continued close relationship with its history on the island and through the diaspora; the film also highlights materials, such as photographs, maps, and letters, reflecting the historical scope of the CHC and, in the context of these interviews, showing how these items of the past continue to inform new ideas and shape present experiences.
Cast
(In Order of Appearance)
Angela Martínez ----- Katherine Millo
Man at Freedom Tower ----- Adalberto Cabrera
Aldo Leiva ----- As himself
Family gathered for selfie photo ----- Alma E. Cabrera, Manuel Orbea, Gema Saiz, Tony Saiz
Martin Tsang ----- As himself
Lillian Manzor ----- As herself
Charles Eckman ----- As himself
Woman preparing food ----- Mery Aguilar
Little girl ----- Alma E. Cabrera
Julio Frenk ----- As himself
Felicia Knaul ----- As herself
Man Facetiming ----- Joseph Garcia
Man on phone screen ----- Orlando Bomnin
Meiyolet Méndez ----- As herself
Oral History Greeter/Mic Operator ----- Brittney Bomnin
Oral History Lighting Operator ----- James Wargacki
Oral History Camera Operator ----- Gisele Rocha
Esperanza Bravo de Varona ----- As herself
Staff member in CHC stacks ----- Annie Sansone-Martinez
Voiceovers
(In Alphabetical Order)
Roca Beiro
Katherine Millo
John Sandoval
Abel Vazquez
Juan Villanueva
Patricia Barriga
James Wargacki
Ivette Uria
Produced by University of Miami Libraries
Directed by Jose M. Cabrera
Written by Sarah Block
Production Manager: Bryanna Herzog
Videography: Brittney Bomnin, Jose M. Cabrera
Script Supervisor: Sarah Block
Sound Recordists: Bryanna Herzog, Brittney Bomnin
Edited by Bryanna Herzog, Brittney Bomnin
Sound Editing: Bryanna Herzog
Production Assistant: Ivette Uria
Locations Manager: Gisele Rocha
Music: “La Mujer de Mi Hermano Theme” by Angelo Milli
Stock Video: “Lost at Sea” video by DigtialStorm, © iStockphoto
The University of Miami Libraries would like to thank the following groups and individuals for their involvement in the production of this film: Virginia Avozani, Nancy Brady, Christine Casas, Maria R. Estorino Dooling, Gladys Gómez-Rossié, Michael Graybeal, Annette Herrera, Rich Jacobellis, Vince Oller, John Sandoval, Dennis Smith, Natalie Castillo, Juan Villanueva, Alexis Yordan, University of Miami Department of Geography, University of Miami Ibis House, University of Miami Office of the President, Versailles Restaurant and Bakery
About the Collection
The Cuban Heritage Collection collects, preserves, and provides access to primary and secondary sources of enduring historical, research, and artifactual value which relate to Cuba and the Cuban diaspora from colonial times to the present. The Collection supports the teaching, learning, and research needs of the University of Miami and the broader scholarly community.
About the University of Miami Libraries
The University of Miami Libraries provide faculty, students, researchers, and staff with the highest quality access to collections and information resources in support of the University’s mission to transform lives through research, teaching, and service.
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