Film screening “One World: To the West, in Zapata”

Mon 30 Mar 2026 07:00 PM

Set in Cuba’s Zapata swamps, this intimate black-and-white documentary follows a father who secretly hunts crocodiles to feed his family, capturing survival, resilience, and strain during the pandemic and social unrest.

Landi and Mercedes live in Zapata, a remote and impoverished region of Cuba surrounding a protected national park. To support his family, Landi secretly hunts crocodiles with his bare hands. Meanwhile, Mercedes stays on shore, caring for their autistic son, searching for charcoal, and moving through the quiet rhythms of domestic life as news of the pandemic and social unrest drifts in by radio… More info here.

To the West, in Zapata / dir. David Bim / 2025 / documentary / Cuba, Spain, USA / Spanish with English subtitles / 74 minutes

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