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February 23 by Ian Padrón (2011). Cuba’s Academy Award submission (2012). Two boys pushed by social and economic differences come into conflict.
March 1 Ticket to Paradise, by Gerardo Chijona (2011). Goya Award nominee (2012; Spain). Disaffected youth fleeing abusive families during the “special period” as the AIDS crisis begins to loom. |
March 8 We are the Music, by Rogelio Paris (1964). Mesmerizing footage of 1960s Cuba, the iconic performers indivisible from the audience. Paired with Alabbá (2010), an exploration of the historic roots of Santería and its evolution to today.
March 15 In the Wrong Body, by Marilyn Solaya (2010). Documentary about the first sex reassignee in Cuba, in 1988, and the campaign against homophobia. |
March 22 Old House, by Léster Hamlet (2010). ALBA opener (2012; Belgium). Stunning and timely version of a classic Cuban play. An expatriate returns to his family home and his dying father; old conflicts emerge against the backdrop of his long absence. March 29 From Son to Salsa, by Rigoberto López (1996). Grand Coral award (1996; Cuba). A joyous exploration of 100 years of Cuban and Caribbean music. Interviews with the great salseros!
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The Cuban Five  In September 1998, five Cuban men were imprisoned in the U.S. for trying to stop Miami exile groups from committing violent acts against Cuba. More information on the case can be found at the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 and the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five. Appeals continue in the case. One of the current grounds for appeal is the discovery that Miami reporters were being paid by the U.S. government to write inflammatory articles about the Five while the trial was underway. On Friday, October 7, the first of the five was released from the Florida prison where he spent 13 years while being unjustly sanctioned.
Despite fears for his safety, Rene Gonzalez must remain in Miami to serve out three years of probation. The judge in the case has denied his request to return to Cuba. Free the Cuban Five, President Obama: Sign the petition Stop the Persecution of René Gonzalez: Sign the petition |