Eagles are special animals of prey. They always look around for new opportunities. They have piercing eyes that allow them to identify a target as they fly. The Eagle is Miguel Aguila. The Eagle is a Cuban expatriate, a pariah, who now lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. This shor character film is about the incredible life of Miguel: the highjacking of a train in Cuba, the traffic of cars in the U.S., the cooking experiences on ferries and the hard work in the oil industry in Canada. More than anything, The Eagle is a funny and touching slice of life of a Cuban who now struggles for the biggest challenge: his fight against cancer.
NTSC, color, 17 min, 2015.
Directed by: Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier & Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji
Photography: Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier & Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji
Sound: Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier & Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji & Noedy Hechavarria Duharte
Edition & Sound Design: Leo Fuzer
Production: Laboratório de Imagem e Som em Antropologia
Original Soundtrack: Noedy Hechavarria Duharte & Bahasa Malay
Research Projects: Images and Sound Making: A Comparative and Collaborative Approach to Visual Anthropology (FAPESP - University of Victoria) & A Experiência do Filme na Antropologia (Projeto Temático FAPESP)
Support: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo