But codirectors tim golden and ross mcdonnell believe miami is finally ready to talk about elian. Gonzalez at 23 tells what he remembers of the moment when his mother drowned at sea while. The 6yearold are kid, frozen in fear at the business end of a federal agent. Elian gonzalez recalls the famous custody battle cnn video.
Elian gonzalez says he wants to reconcile with his miami relatives cnn cubas elian gonzalez speaks exclusively with cnn about his future and his hopes to visit the united states one day. He became the subject of a fierce custody battle between the united states and cuba before. Cubas elian gonzalez speaks exclusively with cnn about his future and his hopes to visit the united states one day. Matthew cnn fed agents seize cuban boy ellian gonzales. Sixyearold elian gonzalez is americas most famous refugee. Finally the supreme court ruled that elian gonzalez be returned to his father. Elian gonzalez still a cuban hero,17 years later cnn elian gonzalez, rescued from an inner tube in 2000 at age 6 and returned from miami to cuba after custody battle, is all grown up. Elian gonzalez, then only five years old, never stood a chance at a normal life. A chronology of the elian gonzalez saga saving elian. Nov 25, 2014 elian gonzalez, less than two weeks short of his 6th birthday, was the young cuban boy whose rescue set off an international custody battle and reverberated in the 2000 u. On saturday morning the cuban boy at the centre of the dispute.
Elian became something other than the 6yearold son of juan miguel gonzalez. It was a true story, says gonzalez, now 23, staring at. Breaking news elian gonzalezs grandmothers hold news conference aired january 21, 2000 4. Work for cnn follow cnn cnn films presents the story of elian gonzalez. The young turks hosts cenk uygur and ana kasparian break it down, including cenks dramatic confrontation with elian gonzalez. Documentary on the saga of elian gonzalez, the cuban boy caught in an international custody battle, will air on cnn on thursday, aug. With cnn films sorted by popularity ascending imdb. Elian gonzalez, rescued from an inner tube in 2000 at age 6 and returned from miami to cuba after custody battle, is all grown up. Breaking news elian gonzalez returns to cuba aired june 28, 2000 4.
In fact, as cnn reported in 2015, at gonzalez s seventh birthday party, the guest of honor was cuban leader fidel castro. A custody fight that grew into an international incident and a boy who became a national symbol. Aug 15, 2017 elian gonzalez, rescued from an inner tube in 2000 at age 6 and returned from miami to cuba after custody battle, is all grown up. Elian gonzales was just 6 years old when his mother died in an attempt to bring him to florida in 1999. Jun 28, 2015 how the battle over elian gonzalez helped change u. Thursday night cnn the first fake news outlet bestowed a press bureau by cubas totalitarian regime ran a documentary on elian gonzalez. Chief deputy us marshal matthew fogg provides expert commentary to cnn on federal agents tactical operation and seizure of cuban boy ellian gonzalez from home in miami, fla. Gonzalez s mother and nine other people in the boat drowned.
Elian gonzalez, a cuban hero still, reexamined on cnn. Eighteen years later, elian, executive produced by alex gibney, gives the now grown. Elian gonzalez brotons born december 6, 1993 is a cuban citizen who became embroiled in a heated international custody and immigration controversy in 2000 involving the governments of cuba and the united states, his father juan miguel gonzalez quintana, his other relatives in cuba and in miami, and miamis cuban community gonzalezs mother elizabeth brotons rodriguez drowned in. I think about the united states miami, fl elians mother died at sea in search of a better life for her cuban child, and one way or another he appears to have it. The political battle over cuban rafter boy, elian gonzalez. She sought to keep elian gonzalez from being returned to his father in cuba after the boy had been rescued at sea off. Two fishermen on the florida straits find a young cuban boy, elian gonzalez, floating alone in an inner tube. Cnn emitira este jueves en directo documental sobre elian. Cnn films, content media corporation acquire rights to. Elian gonzalez, now grown, opens up about life in cuba video. Elian gonzalez wants to reconcile with his miami family. Elian gonzalez its been 10 years since federal agents seized elian gonzalez, then 6, from his familys home in miami, florida, and returned him to his father in cuba. Cnn films has acquired television broadcast and cnn branded authenticated television exhibition rights and content has picked up international sales rights from fine point films and introduces to berlin buyers this week. Cnn doublesdown on fake news with a fake film about elian.
The elian story will be told in a twopart, fourhour tv movie, moonves says. The political battle over cuban rafter boy elian gonzalez is the focus of new documentary film. They interviewed people involved, including elian, who is now 23 and says hes happy in cuba. In america is a venue for creative and timely sharing of news that explores who we are.
Elian gonzalez talks about what he remembers from the battle over his custody. Parallels a pivotal international custody dispute over a 5yearold boy unfolded 15 years ago, and helped pave the way to. Their discovery evolves into a custody battle between elians cuban father and his miamilocated relatives that brings the conflict between cuba and the u. Apr 28, 2017 on thanksgiving morning, 1999, a cuban boy was found in the florida straits, alone on an inner tube. A fiveyearold cuban boy, elian gonzalez, is found on thanksgiving day clinging to an inner tube three miles off the coast of ft. The shade of your skin, the place you grew up, the accent in your words. Aug 24, 2017 bernie sanders on the life and legacy of late cuban revolutionary fidel castro duration.
Prior to visiting cuba in december 2000, i was totally convinced that elian belonged with his father and could not understand the passion behind the protests of the miami cubans. Apr 21, 2017 in this april 22, 2000 file photo, elian gonzalez is held in a closet by donato dalrymple, one of the two men who rescued the cuban boy from the ocean, right, as government officials search the. Elian gonzalez and his mother sought desperate measures to leave the workers paradise of castros cuba to seek freedom in america. The influential cubanamerican community lost a good deal of public sympathy by pitting political ideology against familial bonds. In the new cnn and alex gibneyproduced documentary elian, which is directed by pulitzer prizewinning new york times journalist tim golden and awardwinning photographer ross mcdonnell, the elian gonzalez story is revisited 17 years later, chronicling the headlinemaking events as told by elian now 23 and his relatives. How the battle over elian gonzalez helped change u. Were going to go to new york now to witness the latest development in the elian gonzalez. Yes, it is elian gonzalez, the little cuban boy in the middle of an international tug of love. Elian gonzalez still a cuban hero,17 years later cnn. He supposedly said that if he was religious, his god would be fidel castro. Dec 11, 20 elian gonzalezthe 6yearold cuban boy rescued off the coast of florida after the small boat he was traveling on with his mother went down, thus sparking an immigration battle between his. Elian gonzalez s return to cuba marks the end of a bizarre odyssey which may have changed cubanamerican relations for ever, write julian borger in havana and michael ellison in new york published. Jul 21, 2015 elian gonzalez s miami relatives say no cuban official will be allowed in the house where the sixyearold boy is staying in miami. A photo showing a crying 5yearold gonzalez with a large gun pointed to his face would later win the pulitzer prize.
He arrived in the us clinging to an innertube, after his mother and 10 other cubans drowned when the boat they. But even todays high school seniors are too young to. He became a pawn and the latest victim in the united. The seemingly interminable 7month tugofwar over elian gonzalez between the cubanexile community in miami, florida and the. Kelley is vice president for immigration policy and advocacy at the center for american progress, a progressive research and policy institute. For castro it was a publicity bonanza, emphasizing the intransigence of the official u. Marisleysis gonzalez similarly used the media to help build support for elian staying in miami. Multiple court proceedings were held to determine the boys fate. Cnn films brings distinguished, thoughtprovoking documentary programming to audiences on cnn s platforms around the world. Apr 10, 20 the entire elian gonzalez saga was an embarrassment for the united states, the clinton administration, the janet reno justice department and the cadre of bitter and aging cuban expats most of whom have wallowed in their resentment for the last 40 years on miamis streets.
Cnn aired a documentary about the elian gonzalez case thursday night, but i forgot to watch it. In this image released by the tribeca film festival, elian gonzalez appears in the film elian. Border patrol agents entered the home of elian gonzalez s miami relatives and removed him from their care. In this april 22, 2000 file photo, elian gonzalez is held in a closet by donato dalrymple, one of the two men who rescued the cuban boy from the ocean, right, as government officials search the.
I thought it was a twohour movie until about three days ago, he explains. Elian gonzalez brotons born december 6, 1993 is a cuban citizen who became embroiled in a heated international custody and immigration controversy in 2000 involving the governments of cuba and the united states, his father juan miguel gonzalez quintana, his other relatives in cuba and in miami, and miamis cuban community. Fishermen rescued the frightened child on thanksgiving day and put him at the center of a battle between families and mortal enemies u. Elian gonzalez, financial reform, earth day elian gonzalez, now 16, is a student at a cuban military academy in matanzas. The gonzalez decision may have affected the outcome of the 2000 election. May 01, 2001 approved by the clinton administrations justice department, the raid on april 22, 2000, to take custody of elian gonzalez was emotional and dramaticand so was its impact on cubanamerican. Cnn international world news elian gonzalez to receive cuban visitors aired april 27, 2000 2. Aug 26, 2017 marineland has its seals and castro has his cnn. Jul 01, 2010 elian top left stands with two of the socalled cuban five fernando gonzalez bottom left and rene gonzalez bottom center while attending the cuban national assembly in havana on dec. Depictions in film and television the saga was portrayed in the 2000 television film, a family in crisis. Aug 24, 2017 multiple court proceedings were held to determine the boys fate.
The worlds most watched and politicallycharged custody battle that reached the u. Former cuban castaway elian gonzalez calls fidel castro a father figure. Cubas elian gonzalez would have become the poster boy for cubans in miami had he stayed in the u. Cnn films coproduced the documentary, which looks back on the events that began thanksgiving day 1999 when 5yearold elian gonzalez was found floating. Elian gonzalez the 6yearold cuban boy rescued off the coast of florida after the small boat he was traveling on with his mother went down, thus sparking an immigration battle between his. Executiveproduced by alex gibney, the documentary shares the remarkable story of elian gonzalez, the 5yearold cuban boy plucked from the florida straits on thanksgiving day in 1999. Father files motion requesting appeals court recognize him as only one able to speak for his son aired april 26, 2000 5. Documentary of elian gonzalez custody battle to air on cnn. Supreme court and determined a presidential election.