[Commlist] New Book announcement: Cinematic Nightscapes: Documentary and ethnographic filmmaking in Cuba

Eleonora Diamanti and Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier are very happy to 
share the release of their book:

Cinematic nightscapes: 
<https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526148841/> Documentary and 
ethnographic filmmaking in Cuba 
<https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526148841/>

By Eleonora Diamanti and Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier. Manchester 
University Press.

The book is partially available in open access at: 
https://www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781526148858/9781526148858.xml?rskey=nvSB5I&result=1 



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*DESCRIPTION*

Cinematic nightscapes explores how the darkness of night in contemporary 
Cuba becomes a powerful site for political expression, cultural 
imagination and artistic experimentation. As the rhythms of the day give 
way to night, a different Cuba emerges, one where protests take shape, 
marginalized voices reclaim space, and filmmakers reimagine ethnographic 
and documentary storytelling. This book offers a sensorial and creative 
journey through Cuban documentary films that engage with the night not 
just as backdrop, but as a central character-shaping emotions, 
aesthetics and socio-political discourse. Blending theory with rich 
visual analysis, Cinematic Nightscapes asks: How does the night alter 
ethnographic practice? How do Cuban filmmakers use the night to imagine 
new futures? Through a reflexive, multimodal approach, the book invites 
readers to experience the complexities of nocturnal life in Cuba, where 
darkness illuminates new possibilities.


*REVIEWS*

'Cinematic nightscapes is a rich, absorbing study of many things, from 
the place of night across the history of Cuban cinema through the 
politics of darkness in desperate times. The authors' reflection on 
their own film practice flows across a series of fascinating encounters 
with people, places and the ethical challenges of ethnographic research. 
This is a major contribution to scholarship on Cuban cinema and the 
emerging field of night studies.'
- Dr. Will Straw, James McGill Emeritus Professor of Urban Media 
Studies, McGill University

'A pleasurable must-read in contemporary Cuban cinema studies, this book 
offers an unprecedented framework for research and filmmaking that 
brings together nocturnal and sound ethnographies to both analyze and 
produce documentary films. Moving from Havana to rural narratives in 
eastern Cuba, the authors' interdisciplinary perspectives guide readers 
on a sensorial, embodied, affective, and experiential journey through 
the nocturnal audiovisual landscapes of selected films. By examining the 
dark hours as sites of (in)visibility, marginalization, contestation, 
and suspension, Cinematic nightscapes opens new critical pathways for 
understanding how the night reshapes politics, social relations, spaces, 
and perceptions.'
- Dr. Zaira Zarza, Associate Professor of Cinema, Université de Montréal

'On the ground and in the dark, Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier and 
Eleanora Diamanti open an aperture onto the efforts of Cubans, who make 
a living, make meaning, and make music while most of the world is 
sleeping. Working with such an ethical "nocturnal ethnographic" 
methodology, and the trust that builds through reciprocity and respect, 
this book comes after and elaborates their stunning film Guardians of 
the Night, and thinks through and with such important films about Cuban 
daily life, from Fernando Perez and Sandra Gomez to youth scenes 
explored by Aram Vidal and Dami Sainz Edwards. Together their film and 
the book offer us a sightline to a world that for Cubans has darkened 
profoundly, materially and existentially. It could not be more timely, 
and yet it is in so many ways bigger than this historical moment.'
- Dr. Susan Lord, Professor of Film and Media, Director of the 
Vulnerable Media Lab, Queen's University

*More Information: *https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526148834/

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