PODCAST | Cristiana Palmieri interview Paddy Breathnach, director of Viva from the 63rd Sydney Film Festival.
Paddy Breathnach uncovers authentic Cuba in Viva, a heartbreaking family drama about a troubled drag queen. In this interview, we meet the director, whose film, shortlisted earlier this year for an Academy Award, was presented in the Official Competition of the 62nd Sydney Film Festival to talk about it in more depth.
VIVA: In the vibrant drag community of contemporary Havana, Jesus (Héctor Medina) waits for the courage to steal the spotlight from troublesome local divas. His initial steps towards stardom are complicated by the arrival of his charismatic jailbird father Angel (Jorge Perugorría), who he hasn’t seen since he was a toddler.