Filmmakers Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider's film follows music virtuosos Ilmar and Aldo López-Gavilán as they perform together for the first time after nearly a lifetime apart.
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“We had been traveling and making films in Cuba for several years when we saw Aldo perform at the Havana Jazz Fest,” the filmmakers say about how they first came upon what emerged as a captivating story. “We were blown away. When we discovered that his older brother Ilmar had left the island as a teen and established himself as a concert violinist, and that they were touring together for the first time, we knew that we had a deeply personal story that intersected with current politics.
With their own deep familiarity with a Cuban culture often misunderstood in the U.S., the two directors were eager to use the brothers’ tale as a means to explore the gulf that bridged two worlds. “Most Americans have a cartoonish vision of Cuba as island paradise or island hell,” Jarmel and Schneider write.
The filmmakers managed to persevere even after political posturing resulted in a sudden policy shift that challenged production. “U.S. travel restrictions, dating back to the implementation of our country’s embargo of Cuba in 1961, make travel to Cuba difficult,” they recall.
Still, the brothers’ connection underscored the need for better bridge-building between the nations. “Aldo and Ilmar have remained connected as much as possible but never had the chance to record music together or work seriously on composing and arranging Aldo’s original work,” the filmmakers note of the joyous results of the collaborations. “During the Obama time, Aldo was in the U.S. nearly every month, and the two brothers graced many U.S.
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