In a unique partnership with Visit Small Isles Films, Screen Argyll, Screen Scotland and local partners, we are visiting the small isles of Rum, Canna, Eigg and Muck this summer!
We will run family-friendly afternoon and adult evening events with Cuban films, salsa dancing, talks, cocktails and Cuban food, hosted by our Directors Eirene Houston and Hugo Rivalta and filmmaker Dani Acosta, whose award-winning short film Cuban Bees: The Organic Revolution will be screening.
25 – 31 July 2024
ISLE OF RUM 25 Jul / CANNA 27 Jul
EIGG 29 Jul / MUCK 31 Jul
Rum Village Hall
Canna – The Shearing Shed
Eigg Village Hall
Muck Village Hall
EVENT SCHEDULE
3-5pm Afternoon Event for Children and Families
£5 / Tickets available on the door. Under 12s go free.
Introduction by Eirene Houston and Hugo Rivalta
- Programme of animations for children and adults. (15m)
- Fly Yolanda Durán & Ermitis Blanco I Cuba 2012 I Spanish with English subtitles I Music Video by Danay Suárez (6m)
- Obsession / Obsesión Magia López Cabrera I Cuba 2018 I Doc (10m) – Film about how a creative duo use hip hop as an expressive tool for young people to address discrimination
- Animations made by school children at our workshops last year followed by our ‘how to do a folioscope animation. 15m
Followed by
- 16:00 – Folioscope simple animation workshop (30m)
- 16.40 – Salsa Dance fun
17:00 – 19:00 Cuban food and drinks available to buy subject to availability on each island
Evening event
£10 / Ticket available on the door ( inc. complimentary cocktail – alcoholic / non-alcoholic)
19:00 – Film screenings start – intro by Eirene Houston and Hugo Rivalta
- Por Primera Vez / For the First Time Octavio Cortazar I Cuba I ICAIC I 1967 I Doc I 9m – Taking cinema to rural Cuban communities for the first time
- El Monte / The Woodland Claudia Claremi I Cuba 2018 I13min I Doc I N/C U – A grandfather shares his deep knowledge of nature’s mysteries with his granddaughter
- Trabajo de Amor / A Labour of Love (Cuba Platform) 7m – A couple’s life work on an organic farm in Sancti Spiritus
- Cuban Bees: An Organic Revolution (Dani Acosta & Hugo Rivalta 2023, 19m) Documentary about the sustainable, organic apiculture methods used by Cuban beekeepers.
Short Break
- Mi Primera Tarea / My First Task Sylvio Rodriguez I 2020 I Doc I 25m – Musician Rodriguez’ life-defining experience aged 14 as part of the 1961 Cuban Literacy Campaign
- Q&A with Eirene Houston and Hugo Rivalta
21:10 – Salsa Dancing and Cocktails
