Synopsis

FORBIDDEN CUBA is a dramatic comedy. It follows Gil Bigelow, an American businessman sent on a mission to Cuba to find an executive gone rogue and plant the seeds for business expansion. On arrival, Gil quickly gets swallowed in the unknowns of Havana. Traveling deeper into the island, he's stripped of his routines, gadgets and bearings, and finds his eyes opened to the beauty and vibrant culture of Cuba - challenging his corporate directives, his identity and everything he's known. 

Without permits, permission or a Plan B, we filmed FORBIDDEN CUBA guerrilla-style on location to reveal a nation on the verge of dramatic change. Colliding narrative storytelling with documentary filmmaking, it’s both a cautionary tale of American capitalism in Cuba and the first American feature filmed on the island since the revolution of 1959.

Our film is right on time to help bridge the people and cultures of Cuba and the U.S., and to spark discussion about how our two nations can create a new, sustainable relationship for a shared future.