In 1972, the Federation of Cuban Women commissioned Gómez to make a film about women’s contribution to the sugar harvest and, by extension, to the Revolution. The ensuing short—a series of testimonials and portraits of how difficult it is for women to contribute as full citizens due to machismo—was instead censored by the organization and has rarely been screened on or off the island. A 33 minute “report” on women’s lives 13 years after the “triumph of the Revolution,” Mi aporte is a model of feminist consciousness-raising documentary form: self-reflexive, critical, and direct.
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