Beyond the Sea: A History of the Mariel Boatlift

General Information

Original Title
Más allá del mar: una historia del exodo de Mariel Más allá del mar
Author/Creator
Perez-Rey, Lisandro, director.
Language
Spanish, English.
Subtitles
English
Published
Cuba, 2003.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (80 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00002486

Contents/Summary

Summary
It began with a bus crashing through the gates of an embassy in Havana and unraveled into one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of human migrations. In a few short weeks, nearly 130,000 Cubans left their homeland in an unrelenting stream of vessels bound for America. More than two decades later, the personal stories surrounding the infamous Mariel Boatlift continue to resonate with an energy that can only be described as surreal, powerful. Weaving together these riveting stories along with rare, historical images, and footage from present-day Cuba, this film recreates this "explosion of 1980," a crisis that shook the very foundations of Cuban as well as American society.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
Beyond the Sea: A History of the Mariel Boatlift
Note
Duration: 01:20:00

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 0751Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 0751
(HU_OSA_00002486.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format