Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra
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.
Cast: Ana Mendieta, Raquel Mendieta Harrington, Wallace Tomasini
Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz, Kate Horsfield, Branda Miller
- Producers
- Kate Horsfield, Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz
