Our 2022 film festival celebrates the multifaceted role of Cuban women in cinema—whether as director, producer, screenwriter, historical character or protagonist—and provides a wide-ranging selection of works, from Lucía, the emblematic 1968 classic by Humberto Solás, to the latest avant-garde shorts independently produced in Havana this year. The program offers a total of 26 entries, including a series of groundbreaking documentaries, from close-up portraits of Cuban literary giants José Lezama Lima and Severo Sarduy to the broken healthcare system in the U.S.; as well as two of the most highly acclaimed full-length films in recent years: In a Whisper, garnering top prize at the 2019 International Film Festival in Amsterdam, and the multi-award winner Defiant Souls, based on a true early 19th century transgender saga.
Alongside the late Humberto Solás, the filmmakers include Heidi Hassan, Patricia Pérez, Oneyda González, Gustavo Pérez, María Lino, Maryulis Alfonso, Milena Almira, Adriana Bosch, Aimara Fernández, Juan Carlos Alom, Laura Cazador, Fernando Pérez, Gloria Rolando, Claudia Arco, Lucía Morell, Amalia Iduarte, Carmen Jiménez, Alejandra Pino, Mina Bárcenas, Monica Baró, Luisa Marisy, Mari Claudia García, Luis Pérez Tolón, most of whom will be participating in live Q&A Zoom sessions from Madrid, Geneva, Havana, Miami, and New York.
Each film will be streamed twice during the festival, as noted below. Most of the films are in Spanish with English subtitles, unless otherwise indicated.
[Pictured above: A scene from In a Whisper.]
TO WATCH THE FILMS at the designated day and time, click here:
https://vimeo.com/event/2339130
Saturday 20
A media voz (In a Whisper) 3 pm
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with directors Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez
Cartas a Eloísa (Letters to Eloísa) 6 pm
Sunday 21
Las ventanas / Resina (US Premiere) / Sirenas (US Premiere) 3 pm
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Maryulis Alfonso
Lucía 6 pm
Followed by Memorias de Lucía, by Carlos Barba, a short series of interviews with the
three main protagonists of the film: Raquel Revuelta, Eslinda Núñez y Adela Legrá.
Monday 22
Severo Secreto 6 pm
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with directors Oneyda González and Gustavo Pérez
Emilia 8 pm
Tuesday 23
The World Gone Astray (NYC Premiere) / nightmare (In English) (NYC Premiere)
Mujeres con la cámara (In Spanish) (U.S. Premiere) 6 pm
Followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Aimara Fernández and Juan Carlos Alom
InHospitable (In English) 8 pm
Wednesday 24
Uno al otro / Quórum / Esperando que caiga el jabalí (US Premiere) 6 pm
Cartas a Eloísa (Letters to Eloísa) 8 pm
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Adriana Bosch
Thursday 25
Emilia 6 pm
Followed by a Zoom discussion with director Luis Pérez Tolón
Reembarque (NYC Premiere) 8 pm
Friday 26
Insumisas (Defiant Souls) 6 pm
InHospitable (In English) 8 pm
Followed by a Q&A with director Sandra Álvarez
Saturday 27
Mujeres con la cámara (In Spanish) (U.S. Premiere) /
The World Gone Astray (NYC Premiere) / nightmare (In English) (NYC Premiere) 3 pm
Followed by a Q&A with filmmaker María Lino
A media voz (In a Whisper) 6 pm
Sunday 28
Esperando que caiga el jabalí (US Premiere) / Uno al otro / Quórum (In Spanish) 3 pm
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with directors Oneyda González and Milena Almira
Lucia 6 pm
Monday 29
Reembarque (NYC Premiere) 6 pm
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Gloria Rolando
Las ventanas / Resina / Sirenas (NYC Premiere) 8 pm
Tuesday 30
Severo Secreto 6 pm
Insumisas 8 pm
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with co-director Laura Cazador
For a detailed program, click here:
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Click below to watch A MEDIA VOZ / IN A WHISPER:
Saturday 20 at 3 pm: https://tinyurl.com/yutwmwmm
Saturday 27 at 6 pm: https://tinyurl.com/fk9tr3p9
TO WATCH ALL THE OTHER FILMS at the designated day and time, click here:
https://vimeo.com/event/2339130
To attend the live Q&A sessions with the filmmakers via Zoom, ad indicated, click here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85057181707
To watch a trailer of our opening film, In a Whisper, click here:
This event is presented in association with Anthology Film Archives
http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/
And Instituto Cervantes
And is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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