November 20, 1969
Release Date

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For the First Time (1969)

Name: For the First Time
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1969-11-20

Running Time

November 20, 1969
Release Date

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Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Octavio Cortázar

Director / Writer

Manuel J. Mora

Producer

José López

Cinematographer

Caita Villalon

Editor

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Details.

Release Date
November 20, 1969

Original Name
Por primera vez

Status
Released

Running Time
9m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2023-12-18

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For the First Time (Spanish: Por Primera Vez) is a 1967 Cuban documentary short film. It chronicles the events of April 12, 1967 in the village of Los Munos, in the Baracoa municipality of Cuba, where a mobile cinema truck shows the villagers moving pictures for the first time.