- Mar 17, 2020 at 6:30pm to Mar 19, 2020 at 10:00pm EDT
- Location: The Maysles Cinema, 343 Malcolm X Boulevard, Harlem, New York
- Latest Activity: Mar 4, 2020
"The Universal Zulu Nation Cuba Project & The Maysles Cinema & Documentary Center Presents It's....
1ST ANNUAL "N.Y.C. BLACK/PAN-AFRICAN CUBA FILM FESTIVAL"
On Tuesday, March 17th & Thursday, March 19th!
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020
@ The Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Ave.)
Harlem, New York 10027
(bet. 127th/128th Streets)
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
(Doors Open @ 6:00 pm)
Suggested Donation: $10.00
(*No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds)
Introduction By: Representative Of The Cuban Mission To The United Nations
Film Description:
'CUBA, AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY' (3 hours)
Is the previously untold story of Cuba's support for African revolutions, one of the Cold War's most vigorous contests over resources and
ideology. From Che Guevara's military campaign to avenge Lumumba in the Congo up to the fall of the long time U.S. government
supported white racist apartheid regime in Southern Africa. 300,000 Cubans fought alongside African revolutionaries and;
Over 12,000 Cuban's gave their lives in support of their Sisters & Brothers African Liberation struggle.
*FILM FESTIVAL PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT THE 2020 U.Z.N. INTERNATIONAL HIP HOP 4 HUMANITY TOUR IN CUBA
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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020
@ The Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Ave.)
Harlem, New York 10027
(bet. 127th/128th Streets)
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
(Doors Open @ 6:00 pm)
Suggested Donation: $10.00
(*No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds)
Film Descriptions:
'CUBA IN AFRICA' (20 minutes)
'Cuba in Africa' is a work-in-progress documentary by film maker Negash Abdurahman, that explores why 400,000+ Cubans—soldiers, teachers, doctors and nurses
—risked their lives in the 1970s and 80s to win freedom for millions of Africans and to help end the apartheid regime in South Africa.
'BLACK & CUBA' (83 minutes) Follows street-smart students, who are outcasts at an elite Ivy League university, as they band together
and adventure to Cuba to see if revolution is truly possible. While filming their poignant encounters with AfroCuban youth, breathtaking sites and
moving hip-hop performances, the travelers confront realities behind myths of color-blindness and social mobility. This edgy and artful documentary
of their journey uncovers renewed hope for equality and human rights. 'Black and Cuba' is the feature film directorial debut of international human
rights advocate and scholar Robin J. Hayes, PhD.
NOTE: THIS (2) DAY FILM FESTIVAL IS IN SOLIDARITY WITH NYC's (3) DAY MARCH 20th - 22nd "2020 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR
THE NORMALIZATION OF U.S. & CUBA RELATIONS" AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY POST SCREENING "TALK BACKS" WITH BOTH THE FILM
MAKERS & THE CUBA CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS. FOR CUBA CONFERENCE INFORMATION CLICK THE BELOW LINK AT:
*FILM FESTIVAL PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT THE 2020 U.Z.N. INTERNATIONAL HIP HOP 4 HUMANITY TOUR IN CUBA
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