Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey

Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey is a 1981 American documentary film about the Mariel boatlift, which was first broadcast on PBS the week of June 1, 1981.[1] Written by John Brousek, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2][3]

Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey
GenreDocumentary
Written byJohn Brousek
Directed byJim Burroughs
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerDavid Fanning
ProducersSusanne Bauman
Jim Burroughs
Harvey Flaxman
Paul Neshamkin
Production locationsFort Chaffee, Arkansas
Key West
Mariel, Cuba
Straits of Florida
EditorsSuzanne Bauman
Paul Neshamkin
Running time60 minutes
DistributorFilmmakers Library
Release
Original networkPBS
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
Original release
  • December 1981 (1981-12)

References

  1. "Picks and Pans Review: Against Wind and Tide: a Cuban Odyssey". People. 15 (21). June 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  2. "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  3. "NY Times: Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey". NY Times. Retrieved November 16, 2008.


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