This was the first film to be shot by an American in Cuba since 1959, when actor Errol Flynn made his last picture, Cuban Rebel Girls.

Tomas find himself in a world of history preserved in the present, where time has stopped, and souls rise beyond material surfaces.

Love & Suicide began as a screenplay that was inspired by Moro's desire to make a film in his native country of Cuba.

Described by France as a “no budget” project, the film was shot by Lichtenstein, who carried a shoebox-sized DVX HD digital camera, two wireless microphones and flashlights with a small saucer reflector for lighting.

The 40 hours of unedited scenes shot in the streets, parks, and buildings of Old Havana were produced after cast and crew kept their commitments to the daily events of the film festival.