Seguridad

(Seguridad)
Tamara Segura | Documentary

2024 | 76 minutes | Canada

A filmmaker confronts her father’s death and Cuba’s militarized past, weaving intimate family archives into a narrative of forgiveness and reckoning.

Synopsis

Seguridad, directed by Tamara Segura, offers an intimate, autobiographical examination of familial entanglements rooted in post-revolutionary Cuba.

Born on December 2—the Day of the Cuban Armed Forces—Segura was once promoted as “Cuba’s youngest soldier” in a militia publicity stunt. After relocating to Canada on a film scholarship and distancing herself from her alcoholic father Jorge, her return to Cuba triggers his unexpected death and a confrontation with secrets tied to Cuba’s highly militarized system.

Interweaving personal archives, still photographs, and deeply honest interviews with family members across generations, Segura constructs a narrative of hidden trauma, resilience, forgiveness, and love. A critical lens into Cuban social and political history through the microcosm of a single family, the film aligns with scholarship in memory studies, documentary ethics, and Latinx diaspora identity in visual culture.

Reviews

“Segura’s latest film, Seguridad offers a different look into her home country beyond the poolside bars and sugar cane plantation excursions.” – Rachel Ho, POV Magazine

“The film is a personal essay, an attempt to get to know the man from whom she was estranged, through the traces and memories he left behind.” – Sara Swain, The Independent

“To truly heal from the trauma of her father's alcoholism, Tamara Segura decided she needed to make a film.” - CBC Cutaways

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Festivals

Atlantic International Film Festival - Best Atlantic Documentary; Hot Docs; Miami International Film Festival; Jean‑Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award; aluCine Latino Media Arts Festival - Best Film and Best Documentary

DIRECTOR: Tamara Segura

NATIONALITY: Canada

YEAR: 2024

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult

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AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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