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Unfinished Spaces is a 2011 documentary film about the revolutionary design of the National Art Schools (Cuba). The film tells the dramatic story of the art schools from their founding by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara to their eventual abandonment Read More..

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Description	Unfinished Spaces is a 2011 documentary film about the revolutionary design of the National Art Schools (Cuba). The film tells the dramatic story of the art schools from their founding by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara to their eventual abandonment and fall into ruin and recent efforts to restore them.The three visionary architects Ricardo Porro, Roberto Gottardi, and Vittorio Garatti are interviewed on camera. They talk about the intense atmosphere of revolutionary Cuba and how they strove to create an entirely new language of architecture, one without precedent. They also speak about why their design fell into disfavor and how the complex was mostly abandoned, uncompleted.As the film shows, parts of the schools are in ruins while other parts are used today by young dancers and artists. These schools are on the watch list of the World Monuments Fund, and efforts to restore the abandoned buildings are being explored.The World Monuments Fund: National Art SchoolsUnfinished Spaces (release date: 2011) was produced by Alysa Nahmias and Benjamin Murray, young filmmakers who became obsessed with the story of the schools' rise and downfall. The film received several important grantsGrants include the Arnold W. Brunner Grant and had its World Premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival LA Film Fest 2011 in June 2011. The film was favorably reviewed in Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter: Film Review and LA Weekly.LA Weekly: Los Angeles Film Festival Preview
Description	Unfinished Spaces is a 2011 documentary film about the revolutionary design of the National Art Schools (Cuba). The film tells the dramatic story of the art schools from their founding by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara to their eventual abandonment and fall into ruin and recent efforts to restore them.The three visionary architects Ricardo Porro, Roberto Gottardi, and Vittorio Garatti are interviewed on camera. They talk about the intense atmosphere of revolutionary Cuba and how they strove to create an entirely new language of architecture, one without precedent. They also speak about why their design fell into disfavor and how the complex was mostly abandoned, uncompleted.As the film shows, parts of the schools are in ruins while other parts are used today by young dancers and artists. These schools are on the watch list of the World Monuments Fund, and efforts to restore the abandoned buildings are being explored.The World Monuments Fund: National Art SchoolsUnfinished Spaces (release date: 2011) was produced by Alysa Nahmias and Benjamin Murray, young filmmakers who became obsessed with the story of the schools' rise and downfall. The film received several important grantsGrants include the Arnold W. Brunner Grant and had its World Premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival LA Film Fest 2011 in June 2011. The film was favorably reviewed in Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter: Film Review and LA Weekly.LA Weekly: Los Angeles Film Festival Preview

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Director	Alysa Nahmias and Benjamin Murray
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Cinematography	Benjamin Murray
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Editing	Kristen Nutile, Alex Minnick
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Starring	Ricardo Porro , Vittorio Garatti , Roberto Gottardi
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Music	Giancarlo Vulcano
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Runtime	86 minutes
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Country	United States
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Language	English , Spanish
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