You don’t have to be a fan of ballet or have seen a single show to know who Carlos Acosta is. The film Yuli focusses on the struggle that begins in Carlos’ childhood and endures even when he is a famous dancer.
Read MoreSomeone once said that Cubans either don’t make it or go too far, and they do both with an arrogance that illustrates our historic aspirations of greatness. This is what is happening now with the protests against Decree 349, which has been led by a group of dissident artists (in the best sense of the term) who are standing up to the repressive cultural policy that this decree promotes.
Read MoreFor a long time, Chernobyl’s children were in my eyes the victims of that disaster in the Soviet Union, and the only connection they had with our lives was that we Cubans could no longer enjoy the Jose Marti Pioneers Camp, known as Tarara.
Read MoreCuban musician X Alfonso, director of Havana’s Fabrica del Arte, has written up Decree-Law 350, which he believes should replace 349. The text is an invitation to every Cuban artist to not lose hope and to fight for their dreams.
Read MoreOn Saturday evening, I found a huge line that went around the block when I got to the Chaplin movie theater. You couldn’t get one foot through the entrance, which was crowded with guests. Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron’s movie, “Roma”, which had won the Golden Lion award at the prestigious Venice Film Festival, was making its debut at the Havana Film Festival.
Read MoreThe synopsis for Mi Mejor Amigo in the Festival’s newspaper said: “Lorenzo is a teenager who lives in Patagonia. His life gets turned upside down when Caito comes along, the son of some family friends. In spite of their differences, a unique friendship is born, which resembles a love interest at times.”
Read MoreI’ve just finished watching Marilyn, an Argentinian-Chilean co-production with which Martin Rodriguez Redondo makes his debut as a director and is competing in the Directorial Debut category of the 40th edition of the Havana Film Festival, which continues through Dec. 16.
Read MoreThe Havana Film Festival is in full swing in the Cuban capital and runs through December 16th. Films from all over Latin America compete for the Coral Awards and there are also showings of many films from other continents. Here Yusimi Rodriguez reviews the the Uruguayan film “La noche de 12 años” (The 12-year night) which she highly recommends.
Read More“El ultimo pais” (The last country) is the latest movie from filmmaker Gretel Marin. “What seemed to be a trip back to my country at a time of change, ends up being an inner journey, between contradictions and doubts about my identity as a Cuban,” Marin writes in her synopsis.
Read MoreThere’s no doubt that the story of independent artists and writers in Cuba today resembles that of Jose Marti. There are many people who believe that saying anything about what is happening with Art in our country won’t change a thing. To all of those people, I would like to say that remaining silent in the face of injustice makes them accomplices.
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