For the First Time (Por primera vez) 55 years old

For the First Time

In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a projectionist whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural communities for the first time. Cortazar’s short film documents one audience’s response to its first film: Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times.

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For the First Time (55 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, November 20, 1969
  • Runtime: 9 minutes