CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 0h 41m

Cimarrón Spirit: Afro-Dominican Maroon Culture

Documentary

In the Dominican Republic, as early as 1512, African slaves escaped from Spanish plantations and lived with the island’s Taíno Indians or on their own in mountainous jungles in the remote frontier land of Hispaniola. These people who were known as “cimarrones,” meaning “maroons,” created their own independent communities that have survived for centuries and until recently remained isolated from mainstream Dominican society. These resilient and resourceful “outlaws” have long developed their own celebrations, many of which mock a society that enslaved and branded them. Cimarrón Spirit explores carnival traditions such as the ritualistic fire burning of the masks and costumes of “Judas,” “Cocorícamo,” and “Tifúas,” as figures important to the cimarrón culture of Elias Piña.

Directed byRuben Duran

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
0h 41m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 2015

Featuring

Cast & crew

Creative team
Directed by
Ruben Duran

Keep watching

More like this

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

2026 · Film

Wifredo: El legado de un genio del lente

Wifredo: El legado de un genio del lente

2025 · Film

Ercilia Pepín: ejemplo de enseñanza, patriotismo y dignidad

Ercilia Pepín: ejemplo de enseñanza, patriotismo y dignidad

2025 · Film

Rock del Caribe: Versión República Dominicana

Rock del Caribe: Versión República Dominicana

2024 · Film

Artesanos

Artesanos

2025 · Film

Sueños Dorados

Sueños Dorados

2025 · Film

Elena

Elena

2021 · Film

El Pico Duarte

El Pico Duarte

2025 · Film

Aquí estamos

Aquí estamos

2024 · Film

Soy dominicano

Soy dominicano

2024 · Film

Stateless5.0

Stateless

2020 · Film

Dominican Republic: The Island of Treasures

Dominican Republic: The Island of Treasures

2022 · Film

The Downfall of an Island

The Downfall of an Island

2026 · Film

7 meses y un Gaviño

7 meses y un Gaviño

2020 · Film

The Little Dominican House

The Little Dominican House

2026 · Film

El Loco que Pinta

El Loco que Pinta

Film

I Live Where You Vacation, Contrastes Naturales Vol. IV. El Sur

I Live Where You Vacation, Contrastes Naturales Vol. IV. El Sur

2024 · Film

I Live Where You Vacation, El Árbol de la Vida Vol. I. Samaná

I Live Where You Vacation, El Árbol de la Vida Vol. I. Samaná

2024 · Film

Ballplayer: Pelotero6.3

Ballplayer: Pelotero

2011 · Film

Die Dominikanische Republik: Lebensfreude und Lockenwickler

Die Dominikanische Republik: Lebensfreude und Lockenwickler

Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library6.4

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017 · Film

McQueen7.4

McQueen

2018 · Film

Come See Me in the Good Light7.2

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025 · Film

Naqoyqatsi6.2

Naqoyqatsi

2002 · Film

My Mom Jayne8.0

My Mom Jayne

2025 · Film

LA Originals6.8

LA Originals

2020 · Film

Fuck6.4

Fuck

2006 · Film

To Kill a Tiger7.6

To Kill a Tiger

2023 · Film

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/207.2

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

2022 · Film

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me6.1

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023 · Film

A Toxic Love Story6.4

A Toxic Love Story

2026 · Film

Sidney6.9

Sidney

2022 · Film

Above Majestic7.4

Above Majestic

2018 · Film

Seduced and Abandoned6.2

Seduced and Abandoned

2013 · Film

S4: The Bob Lazar Story8.4

S4: The Bob Lazar Story

2026 · Film

The Class of ‘927.1

The Class of ‘92

2013 · Film

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty7.8

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000 · Film

Strip Down, Rise Up6.5

Strip Down, Rise Up

2021 · Film

A Love Song for Latasha7.0

A Love Song for Latasha

2019 · Film

Elstree 19766.2

Elstree 1976

2015 · Film