Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

The Defunct Young Cuban Filmmakers Showing

This week we have drawn on the disappeared Young Filmmakers Showing of Cuban cinema. This event had set an important precedent.

The contrast between indolence, abandonment, snobbery, and the nostalgia of the retro. That and more we try to show in these 57 pictures.

On the anniversary of what some call the “civic insurrection” & others “the failed coup d’état,” the need to rethink Nicaragua imposes itself.

Dennis Murphy from the USA took our photo of the day: “Thinking on the Orteguaza River”, in Caqueta, Colombia.

We mustn’t forget the importance of the student movement of the last 20 years, especially in the secondary schools.

“Flying is an act of empowerment,” says Rojas, because getting to this point in her studies has involved much work, commitment, & discipline.

As soon as they get off the plane they begin to blurt our phrases like “you have no idea what you have here,” “life out there is very hard…”

How is it possible to speak of peace and reconciliation with so many families subject to the crushing effects of imprisonment, exile, & grief?

The reality for many Nicaraguan families this Lenten season is the anguish embodied in Mary facing the passion and death of her son.

Indira Rivero from Venezuela took our photo of the day: “Little Rooster”, in Lara, Venezuela.