I found Agnès Varda’s Salut les Cubains to be an inspiring documentary, filled with Afro-Cuban pride, art, and history. Agnes Varda’s use of photos to create a stock motion dance sequence with Cuban music was a great touch, editing pictures and music to give the viewer a better sense of the culture on screen. This is highlighted in the opening stock motion sequence and the pictures of Cuban women in their dresses. This documentary introduced me to Sara Gomez, the first black woman to direct movies in Cuba, which I found fascinating. Sara Gomez’s emphasis on social change and revolutionary ideology through her films is amazing and truly inspiring to any filmmaker. It was heartwarming to see her friends and family look back and reminisce about their time with Sara. It helped connect the past to the present, especially seeing the actors then and now. I like that her work highlights black culture in Cuba and the discrimination of black Cubans.  I found it fitting that Agnes Vardas also did a black panther documentary, connecting the civil rights movement and the Cuban revolution in ways that they both fought for a change in the system.