Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey

1981 film

Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey
Genre	Documentary
Written by	John Brousek
Directed by	Jim Burroughs
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	David Fanning
Producers	Susanne Bauman Jim Burroughs Harvey Flaxman Paul Neshamkin
Production locations	Fort Chaffee, Arkansas Key West Mariel, Cuba Straits of Florida
Editors	Suzanne Bauman Paul Neshamkin
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Seven League Productions
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	December1981(1981-12)

Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey is a 1981 American documentary film about the Mariel boatlift. It was first broadcast on PBS' WORLD the week of June 1, 1981.^[1]^[2]

Awards

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Against Wind and Tide was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.^[3]^[4]

Against Wind and Tide won a CINE Golden Eagle.^[5]

References

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↑ "Picks and Pans Review: Against Wind and Tide: a Cuban Odyssey". People . Vol. 15, no. 21. June 1, 1981. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
↑ O'Connor, John J. (May 27, 1981). "TV: 'CUBAN ODYSSEY,' REFUGEE DRAMA". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
↑ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
↑ "NY Times: Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
↑ Davis, Clare Gartrell. "C.I.N.E. Annual Awards". Film News. Vol. 38, no. 3. pp. 18–22.