Asori Soto
Born in Havana, Cuba, Asori Soto is an award-winning director and producer who studied art history at the University of Havana and documentary filmmaking through NYU Tisch at the Ludwig Foundation in Cuba. His many accolades include being named Best Narrative Director at the Havana New Directors Film Festival. Asori is the founder of Easy Mondays, a production company based in New York that oversees management and production of audiovisual content featuring historically underrepresented directors in the US. Asori believes in developing programs that will contribute to a contemporary vision of the world and sharing compelling stories that resonate with global audiences.
Asori’s feature documentary Cuban Food Stories premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and has received critical and audience acclaim.
Cuban Food Stories is a unique documentary about food, society and culture on the island of Cuba. The filmmaker returns to the country after living abroad and embarks on a road trip all around the island to reconnect with the foods and flavors from his childhood. Along the way, his adventure reveals the resilience of Cuban people to adapt, innovate and, ultimately, celebrate the bounty nature provides to carry on their beloved heritage.
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For this reason, the Scientology Network provides a platform for Independent filmmakers who embrace a vision of building a better world.
