Torn between her native Cuba and her decision to emigrate to the UK, Cuban pianist and composer Marietta Veulens takes us through her journey to complete her magnum opus, Pasiones y Rituales, and returns to her hometown of Matanzas to revisit the people and places that inspired her and perform her album for the first time. Olivia Emes’ debut feature chronicles the journey of one woman’s creativity, from young girl to adulthood, on a quest to find her unique voice as a musician and seek ways of expression outside of a patriarchal society. We meet the circle of women, healers and goddesses who nourished and supported her, while also learning the story behind her courage to cross boundaries and borders through her music. Reinventing classical rhythms and musical form, Marietta rewrites Cuban tradition as she combines classical and popular Cuban music with Afro-Cuban, contemporary and jazz, ultimately finding her true voice.
