My Havana Story | Steven S. Miric

I got to know island of Cuba quite a few springs ago. First time I came out of the plane on Cuban soil, what „got“ me was the romantic smell of tropics. Once in the airport building, it  felt like the „film was rewound“ to 1970’s and summers I use to spend at Adriatic coast of former Yugoslavia (my home country): the atmosphere, the scents, just one sandwich in the cafeteria, old lady at the bathroom door charging change for using facilities,… Time machine. After that, I returned numerous times for work or pleasure. I was fortunate enough to travel entire island up and down while shooting documentary project. I spent time with locals, shared their dinners, visited their homes in Matazas, mountains of Sierra Madre. And yes, I even saw the mine field dividing Guantanamo Base from the rest of the land…

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