The Olden Heralds

Los viejos heraldos

21st TDF: Greek Premiere

An elderly couple in their nineties live a plain and solitary life in the Cuban countryside. Their everyday routine unfolds in rituals celebrating the small things. Building a traditional charcoal oven; keeping it hot, while a storm approaches. The groundbreaking news concerning the country’s political scene reaches them through a dilapidated TV set. A documentary with beautiful black and white imagery that observes how personal stories roll in the flow of History.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Luis Alejandro Yero
Script: Luis Alejandro Yero
Cinematography: Natalia Medina Leiva
Editing: Kendra Garcia
Sound: Nathan Armstrong
Music: Ángel Alonso Sarmiento
Production: EICTV
Producers: Ana María Pulido
Format: DCP
Color: Color/B&W
Production Country: Cuba
Production Year: 2018
Duration: 23'
Contact: International Film and Television School (EICTV) promocioninternacionaleictv@gmail.com ciudadnuclear@gmail.com
Awards/Distinctions: Best Documentary Short – Havana IFF 2018

Luis Alejandro Yero

Filmography

2014 Natalia Nikolaevna (short)
2017 Years of Devotion | Años de entrega (short)
2018 The Cemetery Lightens | El cementerio se alumbra (short)
2018 The Olden Heralds | Los viejos heraldos (short)