Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra (1987)
This beautiful film is a portrait of the life and work of Cuban-born American artist Ana Mendieta. Mendieta used her own body, the raw materials of nature, and Afro-Cuban religion to express her feminist political consciousness and poetic vision. Interview footage with Mendieta and her own filmed records of her earthworks and performances are incorporated to render a vivid testament to her energy and extraordinary talent after her tragic, untimely death in 1985.
Directors: Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz, Kate Horsfield, Branda Miller.
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Ana Mendieta as Self |
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Raquel Mendieta Harrington as Self |
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Wallace Tomasini as Self |
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Nancy Spero as Self |
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John Perreault as Self |
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Juan Sanchez as Self |
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Jayne Cortez as Self |
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Nancy Morejon as Self |
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Gerardo Mosquera as Self |
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Mario GarcĂa Joya as Self |
| Production | Kate Horsfield | Producer |
| Production | Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz | Producer |
| Production | Branda Miller | Post Producer |
| Editing | Tom Crawford | Editor |
| Editing | Rick Feist | Editor |
| Editing | Joe De Pierro | Editor |
| Editing | Marshall Reese | Editor |
| Camera | Kate Horsfield | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gloria Williams | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz | Music Producer |
| Directing | Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz | Director |
| Directing | Kate Horsfield | Director |
| Directing | Branda Miller | Director |