A program bringing together Corazón Azul (2021), a cut-throat political science fiction feature born from 10 years of guerrilla filmmaking, and Chronicles of the Absurd, an audiovisual diary of the obscene hardships faced by director Miguel Coyula while making Corazón Azul.

This double-bill is an homage to how Miguel Coyula and crew became highly innovative throughout their creation process, by means of the restrictions and limitations imposed on them. The Envision Competition Jury at IDFA 2024 awarded Chronicles of the absurd with the Best Film award, for being “formally complex with a film language that arises organically and directly from its limitations.”

Corazón Azul (Blue Heart) imagines an alternate reality where Fidel Castro uses genetic engineering to create the "new man" and save utopia. However, the experiment backfires, as these genetically enhanced beings are highly intelligent yet cruel and uncontrollable. Rejected by their creators, a group of them stages a series of terrorist actions, plunging the island into chaos. Elena, one of the rebels, embarks on a journey to trace the origin of her genes and discover her humanity.


Chronicles of the Absurd follows Cuban independent filmmaker Miguel Coyula and actor Lynn Cruz throughout the creation process of Corazón Azul. The film documents the near surreal struggle they face as artists against institutional control, censorship, and intimidation. Through secret audio recordings  the documentary exposes a range of disturbing interactions the artists subsequently have with a wide variety of institutions and individuals, documenting the harsh realities of creative expression under a despotic regime.