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    Cuba, Paraíso
    ABOUT THE PROJECT

    LOGLINE
    Jaded Miami art dealer Isabella Torren travels to Havana to buy art made by the leader of the 2021 Cuban Revolution, and must decide whether or not to risk her life to help the revolutionary escape

    SYNOPSIS
    In a world where teenage suicide has skyrocketed exponentially since the dawn of social media, where addiction, anxiety and depression have 3x’d since 2020, CUBA, PARAÍSO is on a mission to change conditions that have become normalized.

    CUBA, PARAÍSO is designed to tackle the mental health and human connection crisis in modern society, and bring to light its hidden cause: phone addiction.

    Hence, the story takes place in Cuba, a world without internet or data. Imagine an island that’s been cut off from the rest of society for 60 years, frozen in time…

    PROJECT TYPE Narrative Feature

    DIRECTOR MICHAL “HALI” ZEBEDE
    SCREENWRITER MICHAL “HALI” ZEBEDE
    PRODUCER ANNABELLE MULLEN

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