Marcos Louit

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Stories (16)
Location: Havana, Cuba
Nationality: Cuban
Biography: Cuban filmmaker with more than 15 years of experience as director, editor, and manager of audiovisual post-production processes, including visual effects and CGI. An industrial design graduate, he received certifications from the New York Film... MORE
School:
With all the saints by Marcos Louit
New York Film Academy
With all the saints by Marcos Louit
Escuela Internacional de Cine San Antonio de los Baños
With all the saints by Marcos Louit
Instituto Superior de Diseño
Private Story
With all the saints
Copyright Marcos Louit 2024
Updated Oct 2022
Location Havana, Cuba
Topics Fine Art, Human Rights, Photography, Photojournalism, Religion, Sculpture, Spirituality, Travel
Before and after 1959 Cuban revolution, religion in the island took a shift. The Cuban people and culture never actually separated from the guidance of the catholic saints, mixed with spiritism and African rooted religions in the rituals. However, the communist rule that overtook the island prohibited catholic congregation, practice and adoration as well as persecuted students and professionals that professed the religion. This deeply rooted into the peoples conscience that normalized shutting down that aspect of their life and relegate the practice to the privacy of their homes.
In this context, previous signs of religious influence were kept silenced or overlooked in the city. The Christ located in the Havana's bay 
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