Festival Launch with the Directors
Tuesday 11 November 2025
18:15 – 18:30 I CCA Courtyard
A welcome to our 10th Festival by Eirene Houston and Hugo Rivalta.
Category: Programme 2025
Iconic Bike Footage from Vietnam
Tuesday 11 November 2025
18:30 – 19:15 I CCA Gallery
Visual multimedia projection of footage from Dust and Metal by Esther Johnson – an archival cinematic journey of cycling in Vietnam.
Bike-Powered Bicycle Stories
Tues 11 November 2025
19:30 – 21:45 | CCA Glasgow
A programme of short documentaries – bicycle-powered – relating to bikes, exploring resilience, activism, ingenuity and the joy of two wheels, from Cuba to Germany to Scotland!
Hasta Cierto Punto / Up to a Certain Point
Wednesday 12 November 2025
18:00 – 19.30 | CCA
A clever, self-reflective satire about the battle of the sexes in contemporary Cuba.
Los Sobrevivientes / The Survivors
Wednesday 12 November 2025
20:00 – 22:15 | CCA Glasgow
UK premiere of the restored version of this classic film which follows a bourgeois family living in the Cuban countryside who decide to seal their mansion off from the world and the rising 1959 revolution.
Civic Reception: 10 Years of Havana Glasgow Film Festival
Thursday 13 November 2025
18:00 – 19:30 I City Chambers I Invite only
Celebrating 850 years of Glasgow, 23 years of Havana – Glasgow twinning and 10 years of Havana Glasgow Film Festival, with the Cuban Ambassador and Vietnamese Ambassador in attendance as guests of honour.
UK Premiere: Life is Dance
Thursday 13 November 2025
20:00 – 22:00 I Glasgow Film Theatre
UK Premiere of award-winning documentary by Festival Directors Eirene Houston and Hugo Rivalta
Filmmaker Social
Friday 14 November 2025
17:00 – 18:15 I CCA
A chance to socialise and network with other filmmakers based in Glasgow, as well as HGFF Festival Directors and our special guest Cuban filmmakers.
La Ultima Cena / The Last Supper + Conversation with Mirta Ibarra
Friday 14 November 2025
18:30 – 21:30 | CCA Glasgow
Double event presenting the The Last Supper, where a count’s misguided attempt to evangelize his slaves triggers a rebellion, followed by…
Live Band – Fingertraps
Friday 14 November 2025
22:00 – 00:00 I CCA
An eclectic, powerful quartet for the celebration of 850 years of Glasgow and 10 years of HGFF!
Journey Cam: Cuba – Family-Friendly Screening
Saturday 15 November 2025
11:30-12:30 I CCA Glasgow
A whirlwind tour of Cuba bursting with color, rhythm, and fun, as the Gonzalez sisters uncover family roots and share the island’s energy, perfect for all ages.
Legerin, In Search of Alina
Saturday 15 November 2025
2025 13:00–14:30 | CCA Glasgow
Tracing Argentinian doctor Alina Sánchez’s revolutionary journey from Patagonia, via Cuba, to Rojava, where she provided radical care with the Kurdish Women’s Liberation Movement.
Archival Cuban Newsreels + Panel Discussion
Saturday 15 November 2025
14:45–16:15 | CCA Glasgow
A selection of archival newsreels on Cuba’s take on world events taking place in the 1960s and 1970s, restored by The Vietnamese Institute…
Tử Tế Hay Là Chuyện Ứng Xử / The Story of Kindness or How to Behave
Saturday 15 November 2025
16:30–17:30 | CCA Cinema
A searing masterpiece of Vietnamese cinema that wields its gentle title as a weapon of social critique.
Vietnamese Cultural Exchange
Saturday 15 November 2025
17:30–19:00 | CCA Glasgow
A celebration of Vietnamese culture, plus a live poetic response to archival Vietnamese posters.
Vietnam Through the Eyes of Santiago Alvarez
Saturday 15 November 2025
2025 19:10 – 22:15 | CCA
Three films made by, or about, Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez, followed by Q+A with his son Osian Alvarez, alongside Hugo Rivalta.
DJ Night with A Cut Above
Saturday 15 November
22:00 – 12:00 | CCA Cinema
Join us in the Third Eye Bar with DJ A Cut Above, who will be playing a selection of Cuban, Latin and funky grooves.
Feminist Filmmaking
Sunday 16 November 2025
15:00 – 16:30 I The Boardwalk
Celebrate 3 Years of Cuban-Scottish Feminist Filmmaking
Join us for a special screening marking three years of powerful…
¡Quba!
Sunday 16 November 2025
17:00 – 19:00 | The Boardwalk
¡Quba! documents Cuba’s extraordinary journey toward LGBTQIA+ equality, culminating in one of the most unexpected civil rights victories of the 21st century…
Welcome to our 10th Festival!
When we launched Havana Glasgow Film Festival in 2015, we had no idea how big a journey lay ahead, until someone said ‘you’re brave!’. Yet thanks to our funders, our … Continue reading Welcome to our 10th Festival!