The youngest participant of Werner Herzog’s filmmaking workshop in Cuba shares his time working with a master. Last year, I was selected as one of 55 participants from around the world to Black Factory Cinema’s workshop with Werner Herzog in Cuba at the Escuela International de Cine. I had applied with very low expectations of being accepted as I was only 17 and there was a very limited amount of space. Once the trip was approaching, I could not believe that I was about to spend ten days with the man whose films have changed the way I see the world. Cuba with Herzog Before the trip, I was extremely nervous and not quite sure what to expect but it ended up being one of the greatest experiences of my life. Not only did I gain a tremendous amount of knowledge from Werner Herzog but I also learned a lot from the other 54 filmmakers. Each of them was extremely talented and accomplished, with diverse backgrounds, but we all had one goal during the workshop: to deliver a film in ten days using the people of San Antonio de Los Baños and to show the magic of the small town. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 22 June, 2018