Paul and Corey Cross the Streams: S6E06 [DE CIERTA MANERA (1974)]

Sara Gómez's first and only feature, De Cierta Manera / One Way or Another (1977), is ranked at 196. Gómez was a revolutionary filmmaker in Cuba who spent her career examining and highlighting the struggles of the Afro-Cuban community, women, and the marginalized as they dealt with continued inequalities after social revolution.

De Cierta Manera combines documentary footage and fictionalized narratives; professional and amateur actors as well as people playing themselves; and facts and argumentation. Agnes Varda, who worked with Gomez, once characterized her work as "didactic films," and Paul and Corey wholeheartedly agree - to the film's credit and limitations.

Because of...the whole America-Cuba thing, De Cierta Manera is not readily available for streaming. You can watch a rough copy here on YouTube.

It's a great discussion of an interesting film. Enjoy!