This collection contains a wide range of primary source materials from film scripts to interviews to books and film posters. Many of the materials are being digitized by W&M Libraries and will be available online at a later date. Below is a snapshot of some of the materials in the collection. All items are copyright Fernando Pérez and may not be reproduced or distributed.
Film Scripts
- Madagascar (pdf)
- Madrigal (pdf)
Film Posters & Publicity
These posters, designed and created by graphic artists in Cuba, draw inspiration from the films of Fernando Pérez.
Articles and Books About the Director
On Location in Cuba: Street Filmmaking during Times of Transition, by Ann Marie Stock
Examines the importance of this filmmaker for a new generation of cineastes.
Corresponsales de Guerra, by Fernando Pérez
Won the Casa de las Américas prize in the category of testimony in 1981. The volume is out of print.
La edad de las ilusiones: El cine de Fernando Pérez, by Joel del Río
This volume (Ediciones ICAIC, 2016) presents an analysis of the work of this cineaste. The structure—both chronological and thematic—facilitates an understanding of the filmmaker and his work within the greater context of Cuba’s revolutionary culture.
Fernando Pérez: Cine, ciudades e intertextos, by Luis Álvaro Álvarez & Armando Pérez Padrón (Letras Cubanas, 2014)
“Los autores de este ensayo abordan la filmografía del cineaste desde un punto de vista culturalólogo, es decir, que consideran a Fernando Pérez un creador esencialmente urbano porque la ciudad también se constituye en personaje no menos importante debido a la intensidad y la dinamia que ejerce en sus moradores.”
La vida es un silbo: Fernando Pérez, by Mercedes Santos Moray
“El hombre y sus obras en estas páginas…”