Last and First Men
Gore Vidal once defined the history of humanity as a history of movement, of migration
Category: Blog
Memories Are Made of This
In all the years of Havana Glasgow Film Festival’s existence, we have concentrated on Cuban cinema, and only once shown a non-Cuban feature film
Sisters Do It For Themselves
Havana Glasgow Film Festival are very pleased to present a programme of new feminist short films made as part of an initiative spearheaded by David Archibald from the University of Glasgow and Núria Araüna Baró of Universitat Rovira in Virgil
Havana Glasgow United
As the cost of living crisis has deepened over the last couple of years, and people have seen their living standards consequently eroded, trade union resistance to the situation has strengthened, and people like Mick Lynch, in his role as Secretary general of the RMT, have become folk heroes.
The World of Fernando Pérez
The Golden Age of auteur cinema may be over internationally; it certainly is within Cuba
Sibling Harmony
One of the most popular recent documentaries on the subject of Cuba has been Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider’s “Los Hermanos” (The Brothers), which tracks the progress of two brothers, … Continue reading Sibling Harmony
I’m a Feminist – What’s Your Superpower
We’ve got a talented team working for us at Havana Glasgow Film Festival
Democracy Uncensored
CineAstra – Havana Glasgow Film Festival are honoured to have been invited to participate in CineAstra
Democracy: Uncensored
Sunday 5 November 2023
15:00 – 17:00 pm
Civic House, 26 Civic Street
Glasgow, G4 9RH
GFT + Unite Hospitality: Activism: Past and Future
Tuesday 14 November 2023
17:45 – 20:00 – GFT
A History of Cuban Animation in the Revolutionary Period
Wednesday 15 November 2023
19:00 – 21:15 – CCA
El Mundo de Nelsito / The World of Nelsito
Thursday 16 November 2023
20:15 – 22:35 – GFT
Feminist Filmmaking
Friday 17 November 2023
18:00 – 19:30 – CCA
Cantadoras – Musical Memories of Life and Death in Colombia
Fri 17 November 2023
20:00 – 21:30 CCA
Bringing Art to Life – a talk by Cuban animator Ivette Ávila Martín
Saturday 18 November 2023
15:30 – 17:00 – CCA
Indigenous Cuba – Portraits and DNA
Saturday 18 November 2023
13:30 – 15:00 – CCA
An Audience with Laura de la Uz
Saturday 18 November 2023
17:30 – 19:00 – CCA
La Super / Supergal + Cuban Bees: The Organic Revolution – UK Premiere!
Saturday 18 November 2023
19:30 – 21:45 CCA
DJ Cami Laye Okun
Saturday 18 November 2023
22:30 – 02:30 – CCA Cafe Bar
Los Hermanos / The Brothers
Sunday 19 November 2023
13:50 – 15:50 – GFT
Diasporic Creation
Nicolás Guillén Landrián was one of the greatest, but most underrated filmmakers ever to emerge from Cuba, until fairly recently. The reason for his neglect was fairly simple – he … Continue reading Diasporic Creation
Spring Festival
Glasgow 29 April 2022, 6pm Live Music + Historias de La Musica Cubana / Fusion in Cuban Music Q&A Director Arturo Sotto. 8.15pm – Queens of the Revolution (CC) After … Continue reading Spring Festival
The Sound of Cuba
Arturo Sotto is one of the most versatile directors in contemporary Cuban cinema, whose career and diverse body of work was celebrated at last year’s’ Havana Glasgow Film Festival. This … Continue reading The Sound of Cuba
LGBTQ+ In Cuba – Queens of the Revolution
Cuba, certainly at one point, had nothing to be proud of in its treatment of its queer communities, but things have changed to the point where it’s now one of the most progressive countries on LGBT rights outside of Europe, even if the old myths remain. It has one of the highest degrees of trans visibility anywhere in the world, with gender corrective surgery provided by the health service, and equal treatment in employment law guaranteed.
Extraordinary Cuba – An Interview with Michael Chanan
The theme of this year’s Havana Glasgow Film Festival is ‘Extraordinary Cuba’, and we are examining the ways in which this fiercely independent island nation is truly extraordinary, in its … Continue reading Extraordinary Cuba – An Interview with Michael Chanan
A Very Warm Welcome…
…to our Havana/Glasgow Film Festival blog! Through this blog we want to share with you a wide range of stories, from Cuban cinema and culture to the connections between the … Continue reading A Very Warm Welcome…