Rethinking Cuban Civil Society (2019)

The notion of a Cuban civil society is often misrepresented in the US mainstream media According to most sources Cuban civil society is limited to the opposition which has little impact on the Cuban political scenario Regardless yearly the US government allocates tens of millions of taxpayer money to empower dissidents in the island By doing so it overlooks genuine expressions of pluralism reform and contestation which are shaping the Cuban public sphere sometimes in autonomous ways sometimes within Staterun institutions Through indepth interviews to members of Cuban Civil society this documentary explores the complexities associated to these processes following the itinerary of the debate about the concept of civil society generated in Cuba since the 90s to the present