Event

Rebel

Maria Agui Carter, USA, 2013, 75 min. Director's Cut.

Loreta Velazquez was a Cuban-born woman who passed herself off as a man to fight for the Confederate Army in the American Civil War. Or so she claims in her 600 page memoir. For over a century, critics have dismissed Velazquez as a hoax. But there is plenty of evidence that proves Velazquez right. Who was she? Why did she fight? And what made her so dangerous she was erased from history? Based on Loreta's controversial memoir, actors and historians bring this fascinating story to life in a hybrid documentary weaving drama, animation, historical and recreated archival material to unravel the mystery of Loreta Velazquez, soldier, spy, immigrant, and witness. Rebel is a detective story about a woman, a myth, and the politics of national memory.

CineFestival will be showing the Director's Cut and the filmmaker will be in attendance.