Director Ernesto Fundora premieres documentary on Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara with Miami screenings and TV editions

Ernesto Fundora, a Cuban filmmaker and journalist, told Martí Noticias that his new biographical documentary about artist-activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara will have a Miami premiere and several follow-up screenings, and will air in special editions on television at the end of February.

"Este es un documental biográfico... que pretende explicar quién es Luis Manuel Otero," Fundora said, framing the film as a corrective to what he described as conflicting opinions and disinformation about Otero’s political and artistic history. He added that, for him, the project has "más aportación como periodista que como cineasta."

Fundora said the film traces Otero’s public activity starting around 2013 and follows his evolution from an artist with limited political engagement to a figure whose actions led to imprisonment. On whether the film treats Otero’s time behind bars, Fundora said he ended the documentary at an oral-biennial project and left the prison period for a possible later film: "yo no le puse mucha importancia a lo que pasó en la cárcel, porque ese es un documental que tal vez haya que hacer cuando él salga."

He also described practical limits on Otero’s reach while detained, saying the artist’s work from prison has had "mucha incidencia... muy poca" impact because of reduced connectivity and electricity in Cuban civil-society networks. "Ahora él depende de una cierta cantidad de conectividad, de los minutitos que le dan a la semana... de lo que puede o no puede opinar," Fundora said, noting constraints that shape what Otero can communicate.

Fundora outlined the Miami screening schedule: the Museo Americano de la Diáspora Cubana will host a showing on Saturday at 6 p.m. (the museum’s capacity is about 130 people; Fundora said admission is free but attendees should reserve a seat by name). A second screening is scheduled for the following Sunday at Calle Dragones (near Bríker), described as a more bohemian, artist-focused venue. On Feb. 12 the film will screen at a new theater opened by Mijaíl Mulcay in Midley, with actor Adrián Mas presenting. Fundora said José Daniel Ferrer will introduce the Museo screening, and a final event at Tower Road Rancho in Hunter will include musical contributions by Kamancola and other artists.

Fundora also said the film will appear in special editions on MegaTV and Univista TV toward the end of February. He asked the program to share promotional links for the screenings and thanked the host for the invitation.

The interview does not record any formal sponsorships, grant funding or legal filings connected to the screenings; logistics such as exact calendar dates and ticketing links were described as forthcoming.