The Cuba Project
The Cuba Project Experience: Footage by TigerLily Media and Jacksonville University Student Interns. Edited by Hannah Shami and Anna Tripp (2019).
Building Bridges That Last
The Cuba Project began before Support the Cuban People was formally established as a nonprofit, but it remains central to who we are and why we exist.
Rooted in deep relationships and lived experience, The Cuba Project was created to explore and illuminate the complexities of Cuban life through education, storytelling, and cross-cultural connection. It began with academic partnerships and student fieldwork, expanded to oral history collection and documentary photography, and evolved into a platform for cultural preservation and humanitarian collaboration.
In the early years, we worked with TigerLily Media and Jacksonville University to produce a series of short documentary films that highlight everyday life in Cuba—stories of culture, land, family, memory, and resilience. This foundational work resulted in a living archive of oral history initiatives centered on rural subsistence life, artists & activists, women over the age of 80, and emerging entreprenuers.
Cross-Cultural Collaborations
The Cuba Project Video Essay: Footage by TigerLily Media and Jacksonville University Student Interns. Edited by Hannah Shami (2019).
We support the nonpolitical, academic exchange of information between the U.S. and Cuba through the facilitation of tours and partnerships, with an emphasis on cultural exchanges, student internship programs, and the promotion of joint academic research and publication.
Our work in this arena is open to any industry or sector, but we prioritize projects that focus on art & culture, higher education, documentary photography and film, oral history and academic research, health and wellness, and the environment and sustainable agriculture. We also work to identify and apply for grants that provide funding to our partner organizations.
“What I loved the most about this project was being part of the daily life of the Cubans, and I know I would not have gotten this humbling experience anywhere else.”
– Anna Tripp
The Cuba Project Video Essay: Footage by TigerLily Media and Jacksonville University Student Interns. Edited by Hannah Shami (2019).
The Cuba Project Video Essay: Filmed by Jacksonville University Student Interns and edited by Anna Tripp (2019).
What We’ve Accomplished:
Facilitated a collaborative agreement between Jacksonville University and the Fundación Antonio Nuñez Jiménez (FANJ)
Created an student cultural-exchange internship program at Jacksonville University that awarded five students an opportunity to intern with TigerLily Media in Cuba for a multimedia project experience
Lunenfeld Research Institute in Canada
Florida Universities and Colleges (probably not anymore with current administration)
Additional Videos From The Cuba Project
