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Voices of the Sea

Illuminating the real struggles of the Cuban people with unique access and empathy, Voices of the Sea takes us behind the booming American tourism curtain into the heart of a high stakes family drama playing out in a remote fishing village.

Series

POV

Premiere Date

September 3, 2018

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Kim Hopkins

Producer/Director

Kim is a graduate of the National Film and Television School, UK. In 1999, she directed the feature documentary Man in the Sand (BBC2), recounting the story of singer/songwriter Billy Bragg’s search for the legend Woody Guthrie. In 2002, Kim directed Wanted, a feature documentary funded by UK Film Council, A&E/WDR/Soros. Wanted premiered at Locarno, London and Viennale festivals, and told the story behind a suspected Native American serial killer. Kim spent a decade making television for the BBC, C4, and Discovery. In 2012, Kim produced, filmed and directed Hotel Folly - Folie á Deux (IDFA, Cambridge & Vilnius) for BBC Storyville, which focused on the human cost of the banking crisis. Kim was instrumental in the formation of the Documentary Department at Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión, Cuba.
Margareta Szabo

Producer

Margareta wears two hats as both producer and actress. Acting credits include a recurring role in NBC series Emerald City. After graduating out of the University of Theatre and Media Arts (Budapest), Margareta went on to study English literature and philosophy at Pazmany Peter Catholic University. In 2012, Margareta co-founded Labor of Love Films Ltd. Her first foray into production was Hotel Folly - Folie a Deux, a feature documentary for BBC Storyville. Hotel Folly told the human cost of the banking crisis. Hotel Folly premiered at IDFA. Margareta is currently producing her second feature documentary, Voices of the Sea: A Cuban Odyssey. Margareta is a Berlinale Talents 2016 alumna, and a Future Producer School 2016 alumna, a mentoring program for emerging producers run by Sheffield Doc Fest.