For 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.
Read MoreArtists who have suffered arrests for demanding a dialogue with the Minister of Culture remain in their campaign against Decree 349, which takes effect on Friday and criminalizes any and all types of independent art in Cuba.
Read MoreIf you are under thirty, or you just don’t listen to rap music or are not interested in hip hop, the look of this black, bearded man with dreadlocks would leave you indifferent. The name “Anonimo Consejo” won’t mean anything to you, much less the name “Sekou”.
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