Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra

Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra 1987 Directed by Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz , Branda Miller , ...

This beautiful film is a portrait of the life and work of Cuban-born American artist Ana Mendieta. Mendieta used her own body, the raw materials of nature, and Afro-Cuban religion to express her feminist political consciousness and poetic vision. Interview footage with Mendieta and her own filmed records of her earthworks and performances are incorporated to render a vivid testament to her energy and extraordinary talent after her tragic, untimely death in 1985.

Country USA

Language English

Spoken Languages English , Spanish

Gnere Documentary

Release Date 1 January 1987

52 mins

Cast

Ana Mendieta Self

Raquel Mendieta Harrington Self

Wallace Tomasini Self

Nancy Spero Self

John Perreault Self

Juan Sanchez Self

Jayne Cortez Self

Nancy Morejon Self

Gerardo Mosquera Self

Mario García Joya Self

Crew

Directors

Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz

Branda Miller

Kate Horsfield

Producers

Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz

Kate Horsfield

Editors

Marshall Reese

Tom Crawford

Rick Feist

Joe De Pierro

Music

Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz

Camera Operators

Kate Horsfield

Gloria Williams