Events

Join the Venceremos Brigade  and

CUNY GRAD CENTER'S AELLA 

for our CUBA FILM SERIES

Mariposas en el Andamio/Butterflies on the Scaffold

After the Revolution, gays were not respected in Cuba, but in the small Havana neighborhood of La Güinera, a few courageous women came to power and encouraged the gay community. Glamorous gowns fashioned from grain sacks and eyelashes made out of carbon paper are the reality of drag in Cuba. In La Güinera, gay transvestite performers have earned respect and status through creative work for the neighbourhood. On stage action and backstage preparation opens out into insightful interviews with community leaders, families, and the performers themselves. the question; can you be gay and accepted in Cuba? 

Peggy Gilpin, the Filmmaker, will be present!

 $7 Suggested Donation (none turned away)

3-6pm BYOB  Free Popcorn

Join us and bring your closest 100 friends!