Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey

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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
Production companySeven League Productions
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseDecember 1981 (1981-12)

Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey is a 1981 American documentary film about the Mariel boatlift. It was first broadcast on PBS' WORLD the week of June 1, 1981.[1][2]

Awards[edit]

Against Wind and Tide was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3][4]

Against Wind and Tide won a CINE Golden Eagle.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Against Wind and Tide: a Cuban Odyssey". People. Vol. 15, no. 21. June 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  2. ^ O'Connor, John J. (May 27, 1981). "TV: 'CUBAN ODYSSEY,' REFUGEE DRAMA". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "NY Times: Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  5. ^ Davis, Clare Gartrell. "C.I.N.E. Annual Awards". Film News. Vol. 38, no. 3. pp. 18–22.

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