Spelliasmous

“I'm about to show you the real Harry Potter, Cuban Style!”

Three young friends from San Antonio de Los Baños, Cuba share what the Harry Potter stories mean to them, transforming their small hometown into a world of witchcraft and wizardry.

This short documentary was made under the mentorship of Werner Herzog, as part of an initiative he led in Cuba.

Official Selections:

New York International Children's Film Festival 2019 (Selected for “Best in Fest”), 2019 Children’s Film Festival Seattle (Selected for “Best in Fest”), Ambulente Film Festival 15th Edition, Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2017, London International Documentary Festival 2017, 64th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, 35th Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Lobo Fest Brazil, Athens International Film festival 2020, Bogotá Short Film Festival 2020, 36th Kassel Dokfest, Portland International Children’s Film Festival 2019, Coastline Children's Film Festival 2019, Rincon International Film Festival 2019, ANDKids World Film Festival 2019, REDCAT International Children's Film Festival, Edmonds Children’s Film Festival 2019, 11th British Shorts Film Festival Berlin, Pakistan International Film Festival 2018, Global Film Fest 2018, Park City Film Festival Utah 2019.