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Third Annual Minnesota Cuban Film Festival
SHOWING FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 29, 2012
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Each Thursday evening, from February 23 to March 29 at Saint Anthony Main Theatre, the Minnesota Cuban Committee, in partnership with the The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul, will present an outstanding collection of Cuban cinema at the Third Annual Minnesota Cuban Film Festival. Most of the films are contemporary, with some vintage offerings. Each film will be accompanied by a bonus short feature!
This year, the festival is co-curated with Cuba’s world renowned film institute, ICAIC (Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográficos). Coordinators have also been working closely with Cuba’s international film school, EICTV (Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión), co-founded by Colombian writer and journalist Gabriel García Márquez.
All screenings will take place at St. Anthony Main Theatre. Each film will be followed by a discussion at Pracna on Main led by a member of the Minnesota Cuba Committee or the Cuban-American community, or others with a particular interest in the subject matter of the film.
On March 29, the festival will conclude at Pracna on Main with dancing and live music provided by the all-Cuban band Cubaníá: with Viviana Pintado, piano and vocals; Frank River y Garcia, percussion & vocals; and Gloria "La Niña" Rivera, vocals.
Ticket Info: $40 Six Film Pass; $8.50 General Admission; $6 Members/Seniors/Students/Children
February 23
Habanastation
Director: SIan Padrón
Runtime: 94 min
Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles
Year: 2012
Showtime: Thu, Feb 23 at 7pm
Synopsis: Cuba’s 2012 Academy Award submission. During the course of a May Day celebration, two young boys pushed by their social and economic differences come into conflict. The cast features members of the internationally known children's theatre company La Colmenita, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors. Accompanied by For the First Time, a documentary from 1967 about campesinos’ first ever glimpse of a movie.
March 1
Boleto al Paraíso (Ticket to Paradise)
Director: Gerardo Chijona
Runtime: 90 min
Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles
Year: 2011
Showtime: Thu, Mar 1 at 7pm
Synopsis: 2012 Goya Award nominee. Set during the “special period” after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The story follows disaffected youth fleeing abusive families as the AIDS crisis begins to loom, and
provides a look at how Cuba controlled the spread of the disease.
March 8
Nosotros, la Música (We are the Music)
Director: Rogelio Paris
Runtime: 66 min
Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Year: 1964
Showtime: Thu, Mar 8 at 7pm
Synopsis: Mesmerizing black and white footage of 1960s Cuba, the iconic performers indivisible from the audience. Paired with Alabbá (2010), an exploration of the Santería religion, past and present.
March 15
En el Cuerpo Equivocado (In the Wrong Body)
Director: Marilyn Solaya
Runtime: 52 min
Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles
Year: 2010
Showtime: Thu, Mar 15 at 7pm
Synopsis: Documentary about Mavi Susel, the first sex reassignee in Cuba, in 1988. A close examination of what it’s like to be transsexual in a country that’s grappling with gender issues in a way quite different from the U.S. Accompanied by a short feature, Cuba’s Campaign Against Homophobia, a CENESEX production.
March 22
Casa Vieja (Old House)
Director: Léster Hamlet
Runtime: 94 min
Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles
Year: 2010
Showtimes: Thu, Mar 22 at 7pm
Synopsis: 2012 ALBA festival opener. 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. Accompanied by a short from the international film school, Black Neck Swan, White Neck Swan.
March 29
Yo soy, del Son a la Salsa (From Son to Salsa)
Director: Rigoberto Lopez
Runtime: 100 min
Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Year: 1996
Showtimes: Thu, Mar 29 at 7pm
Synopsis: 1996 Grand Coral award-winner. A joyous exploration of 100 years of Cuban and Caribbean music starting in the mountains of Oriente province. Interviews with the great salseros!
For more information about the festival and the Minnesota Cuba Committee, please visit: www.minnesotacubacommittee.org.