Lam’s story unfolds across some of the most turbulent moments of the 20th century—from his time in Spain fighting in the Spanish Civil War, to Paris where he met important collaborators, Pablo Picasso and the Surrealists, before he had to flee the Nazis, to his return to Cuba. It was there that he would radically reimagine his artistic project, starting with his most well-known painting, "The Jungle."
Featuring rare archival images of his studio process, archival footage, personal reflections, and intimate commentary, this documentary reveals how Lam’s identity and political convictions shaped a visionary art that spoke to exile, colonialism, spirituality, and resilience.
Watch to explore how Wifredo Lam redefined what it means to create, find kinship, and resist through art.
- 00:00–1:40 Wifredo Lam intro
- 1:40–3:55 Biography: Cuba to Spain
- 3:55–5:59 Paris: Picasso and the Surrealists
- 5:59–9:26: Return to Cuba: "The Jungle"
- 9:26–12:09 Radical reinvention
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