Appearances and Apparitions: The Black Subject in Sara Gómez’s documentaries
Mon 6 Nov 2022
Time: 18:00
Online Zoom Event – Booking info coming soon
Access Info: Film (CC) + Q&A (BSL)
Tag: Havana
Training To Teach: Little Known Stories
Tues 8 Nov 2022
Time: 17:30 – 19:00
Location: Glasgow Women’s Library
Category: N/C 15+
Black Cuban Short Films: A Contemporary Wayward Selection
Wed 9 Nov 2022
Time: 17.50 – 20:00
Location: CCA
Category: N/C 18+
An Animated Cuba: Focus On Ermitis Blanco
Wed 9 Nov 2022
Time: 20:30 – 22:10
Location: CCA
Category: N/C 15+
Music, Religion and Uprising: Focus On Ricardo Bacallao
Fri 11 Nov 2022
Time: 17:30 – 20:00
Location: CCA
Irremediablemente Juntos / Hopelessly Together
Fri 11 Nov 2022
Time: 20:30
Location: CCA
Conversation with my Grandmother / Diálogo con mi Abuela
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Time: 13:00
Location: Glasgow Women’s Library
Category: N/C 12+
Crazy About Carol / Muerto por Carol (family-friendly screening)
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Time: 13.15-14.30
Location: CCA
My Contribution / Mi Aporte
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Time: 15:00 – 15:50
Location: CCA
Teaching for the Revolution
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Time: 15:50
Location: CCA
Access Info: Film (CC) + Q&A (BSL)
Oggun: An Eternal Presence
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Time: 17.15
Location: CCA
Access Info: Film (CC)
Reshipment / Reembarque
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Time: 18.45
Location: CCA
Access Info: Film (CC) + Q&A (BSL)
The Last Country / El Último Pais
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Time: 20:30
Location: CCA
Access Info: Film (CC)
DJ Cami Layé Okún
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Time: 22:00 – 02:00
Location: CCA
One Way or Another / De Cierta Manera
Sun 13 Nov 2022
Time: 14:30
Location: GFT
Double Consciousness – The Paradox of Race in Cuba
In egalitarian societies, some are of course, more equal than others, and Cuba is no exception. On the island, inequality is, as elsewhere, often structured around the axis of race. … Continue reading Double Consciousness – The Paradox of Race in Cuba
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
Breton is a Baby – surreal or strange?
Arturo Sotto’s “Breton is a Baby” is a discursive documentary which explores a subject you don’t often hear discussed in relation to Cuba – its sheer strangeness. Titled partly as a joke around Andre Breton, the French poet who founded the movement in 1924, the films’s premise is that “Surrealism is part of Latin America in a highly organic manner”, and after watching this film, you won’t disagree.
Auntie Flo Live in Villalon – and Live in Glasgow tonight!
It has been widely documented that Raul Castro has been introducing policies to ‘open’ Cuba up to the outside world in recent years. As part of these policies, the arts … Continue reading Auntie Flo Live in Villalon – and Live in Glasgow tonight!
A Night with Havana D' Primera
As I leave the shivering city centre behind and open the doors to the Classic Grand’s Main Hall, I’m forced to ask myself if I really am still in Glasgow, … Continue reading A Night with Havana D' Primera
My First Words In Glasgow
From the window of the room where I am, I look at the beautiful Sunrise and cold in Glasgow. The heat comes a few hours later, with the first rays … Continue reading My First Words In Glasgow
HGFF Close-Ups: Carlos Acosta
After watching Eirene Houston’s Day of the Flowers, I noticed that one of the most memorable performances in it is that of Carlos Acosta, who plays the tour guide and … Continue reading HGFF Close-Ups: Carlos Acosta
'Our Man in Havana' Coming to Glasgow Part 2
A day before. My mom, humble woman of 70, has never been on a plane; I yes. For work issues, I have travelled around the island in various aircraft. My … Continue reading 'Our Man in Havana' Coming to Glasgow Part 2
'Our Man in Havana' Coming to Glasgow
Hugo Rivalta, TV writer, film maker, journalist and also our Havana co director of the #HGFF15, writes for us about what it feels like to be leaving Cuba for the … Continue reading 'Our Man in Havana' Coming to Glasgow
Glaswegian to Cuban Spanish – Learn the Lingo!
¡Qué bola! Seeing as Havana is being brought to Glasgow this autumn (31st October-8th November) with the 1st Havana Glasgow Film Festival, I thought it would be fun to make … Continue reading Glaswegian to Cuban Spanish – Learn the Lingo!
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…