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A Bridge Over the River (Cuba, 2009)

In the middle of Cuba's central mountains lives Lency, a man with no limits on his inventiveness and creativity--he has a solution for everything--the lack of transportation, electricity, domestic labor, etc. He is a regular family guy but he does things a bit differently, figures out ways to deal with daily problems and helps out his neighbors in tough times.

A Bridge Over the River is a beautifully shot tribute to an extraordinary man. The documentary starts off showcasing some of Lency's relatively modest efforts - constructing a part for a piece of agricultural machinery and adapting a distributor cap for a neighbour who was sold the wrong part. But soon we are introduced to work that reveals the true scope of his genius.

Author(s)

Rigoberto Jiménez

Categories

CLAS Resources

Grade Levels

9–12, College

Location

CLAS Lending Library

Availability

Available