February 23
Habanastation
by Ian Padrón
(2011). Cuba’s Academy Award submission
(2012). Two boys pushed by social and
economic differences come into conflict.
March 1
Boleto al
Paraíso
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.
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March 8
Nosotros,
la Música
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
En el
Cuerpo Equivocado
In the Wrong Body,
by Marilyn Solaya (2010).
Documentary about the first sex reassignee in
Cuba, in 1988, and the campaign against homophobia. Cosponsored by the Out Twin Cities Film Festival.
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March 22
Casa Vieja
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
Yo Soy,
del Son a la Salsa
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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Festival sponsors: Attorneys De León & Nestor; Drs. Herman J. Milligan, Jr., and Constance
Osterbaan-Milligan; Victor’s 1959 Café; Premier Latino Events’
Latin Nights at Faces; Fenelon Sanctuary; Paraiso Musical, KBEM FM;
Viva Brazil!; Southside Pride; René
Thompson Dance; acentos, inc., the Spanish Specialist; St. Mark's Cathedral Cuba Committee. Individual supporters: Joseph F. Palen, Tom O'Connell, Suzanne Skorich, Enrique Gentzsch.
On October 31, the US Treasury Department
granted the Minnesota Cuba Committee
a "people to people" license for travel to Cuba.
Join us on an upcoming trip!
April 17-27: Artists, writers, filmmakers
and art lovers delegation. More information here.
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
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