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    Mafifa

    Daniela Muñoz BARROSO 2021 Cuba color 77min DCP
    A female director with severe hearing loss is fascinated by Mafifa, a deceased female musician who excelled in male-dominated Cuban percussion but died young forty years ago. Despite her condition, she searches for Mafifa’s traces. Mafifa, surpassing typical biopics, employs an essay film form and conveys the sensory experiences of hearing impairment. Handheld shots, extreme close-ups, and blurred focus, combined with a dissonant soundscape, create a visceral, meditative impact.

    Director

    Daniela Muñoz BARROSO

    A documentary filmmaker, producer, and cinematographer born in Havana in 1994. BARROSO graduated from Cuba’s Universidad de las Artes. Mafifa is her debut feature. She also worked on recent Cuban shorts like Blue, Tundra, and El rodeo.

    Daniela Muñoz BARROSO

    2021 Mafifa
    2021 Umbra
    2017 ¿Qué remedio? La parranda
    2014 Prohibido Olvidar

    Screenwriter: Daniela Muñoz BARROSO, Carlos Melián MORENO, Joanna MONTERO

    Producer: Daniela Muñoz BARROSO, Leila MONTERO

    Cinematographer: Daniela MuñozBARROSO

    Editor: Joanna MONTERO

    Music: Sarah GUTIÉRREZ, Pepe GAVILONDO

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