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Title: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS CONGRESS, HAVANA CUBA AND MEXICO CITY 1963

Reference number: 9928

Date: 1963

Director: filmed by Peter Speakman

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 24.59 mins

Description: Amateur footage of urban and rural Mexico and Cuba, filmed while attending an international architects' conference; includes footage of speeches by Fidel Castro.

Note: "Back in 1963, we were both students of Architecture at Edinburgh College of Art, and the only two Scottish delegates at the International Union of Architects (IUA/UIA) congress held partly in Havana, Cuba, and partly in Mexico during September of that year."

The International Union of Architects Congress in 1963 was split between Havana, Cuba and Mexico City. The UIA Congress was split over two locations to enable American members to attend the latter half in Mexico City.

Shotlist: Over exposed shots of driving along a highway. View of city taken from the car as it drives along, possibly Mexico City. Stalls selling hats and rugs. View of countryside. People walking along the roadside, many of the buildings are in poor repair. Gvs of towns and villages on the journey. Gvs ancient temple site. Locals climbing stone steps to the top of pyramid. View from the top. C/u of the locals visiting the pyramid. C/u of a donkey. Cattle moved along a road. View of town buildings. C/u of church bells. Ext. of church. C/u of stone carvings on church exterior. Decoration inside the church. Shadows reflected on the walls of people. Musician playing. Couple dancing as part of entertainment for an open-air concert. Fireworks. Street party, possibly in Havana. View of crowds taken from a vantage point. Closed area from filming taken at a distance. Cuban army on a bridge. C/u of the soldiers. Gvs of countryside and outlying towns taken from a moving vehicle. Street vendor selling drinks. Boys playing. Conference guests and locals - c/u of faces. Pan of Havana taken from a vantage point of a high-rise building. Modern stadium. Pan of city, many buildings in poor state of repair. Band playing on a balcony. Dancers entertain a crowd. View of architecture at night. Gvs of a play. Local singers perform. Dancers perform. View from a car. Man addressing a stadium, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro sits in the front row just behind the speaker. View of the assembled crowd. Crowd applauding. Castro steps to the microphone to address the crowd - all applaud. Castro delivers his speech. Street scene in Havana. View of doorways and balconies along a street. Barbershop. Women in a nail salon. Street vendor. Men reading newspapers. Posters Viva Castro. Street scenes. Man shining shoes. Gvs of locals in the street. Conference hall. Speakers address the delegates. Castro is present. C/u of Castro listening to the proceedings before he addresses the conference. Crowd applauds.