Cuban Cultural Center of New York [CENTRO CULTURAL CUBANO DE NUEVA YORK] presents the 2022 Cuban Film Festival: Women in Focus, from Saturday, August 20 to Tuesday, August 30, 2022. [Shown above: still from the opening film, A media voz (In a Whisper), directed by Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez.]
Description: Our 2022 film festival celebrates the multifaceted role of Cuban women in cinema—whether as a director, producer, screenwriter, historical figure or protagonist—and offers a wide selection of works, fromLucy, the emblematic 1968 classic by Humberto Solás, to the latest avant-garde shorts produced independently in Havana this year. The program offers a total of 26 entries, including a series of ground-breaking documentaries, from close-up portraits of Cuban literary giants José Lezama Lima and Severo Sarduy to the broken US health care system; as well as two of the highest-rated feature films of recent years:In a Whisperwinning the top prize at the 2019 Amsterdam International Film Festival and a multi-award winnerChallenging spiritsbased on a true transgender saga from the early 19th century.
Besides the late Humberto Solás, the directors include Heidi Hassan, Patricia Pérez, Oneyda González, Gustavo Pérez, María Lino, Maryulis Alfonso, Milena Almira, Adriana Bosch, Aimara Fernández, Juan Carlos Alom, Laura Cazador Pérez, Fernalodia Arco, Lucía Morell, Amalia Iduarte, Carmen Jiménez, Alejandra Pino, Mina Barcenas, Monica Baró, Luisa Marisy, Mari Claudia García, most of whom will participate in the live Zoom Q&A sessions from Madrid, Geneva, Havana, Miami and New York.
Each film will be broadcast twice during the festival, as noted below. Most films are in Spanish with English subtitles unless otherwise indicated.
Saturday the 20th
In half voice (In a whisper) 3 p.m
Followed by a Q&A on Zoom with directors Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez
Letters to Eloise (Letter to Eloísa) 6 p.m
Sunday the 21st
Window / resin(US Premiere) / sirens(US Premiere) 3:00 p.m
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Maryulis Alfonso
Lucy6 in the afternoon
Followed by a Zoom discussion with the audience
Monday the 22nd
heavy secrecy6 in the afternoon
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Oneyda González
Emile20:00
Tuesday the 23rd
The lost world(NYC Premiere) / Nightmare (English) (NYC Premiere)
women with cameras(In Spanish) (US Premiere) 6:00 p.m
Followed by a Q&A with directors Aimara Fernandez and Juan Carlos Alom
hostess(in English) 20:00
Wednesday the 24th
Letters to Eloise (Letter to Eloísa) 6 p.m
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Adriana Bosch
Each other / Quorum / Waiting for the pig to fall(US Premiere) / 8:00 p.m
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Oneyda González
Thursday the 25th
Emile6 in the afternoon
Followed by a Zoom discussion with the audience
re-embarkation(NYC Premiere) 8:00 p.m
Friday the 26th
seditious (Challenging Spirits) 6 p.m
hostess(in English) 20:00
Followed by a Q&A with director Sandra Álvarez
Saturday the 27th
women with cameras(In Spanish) (US Premiere) /
The lost world(NYC Premiere) / nightmare (English) (NYC Premiere) 3:00 p.m
Followed by a Q&A with director María Lino
In half voice (In a whisper) 20:00
Sunday the 28th
Lucia 3 in the afternoon
Waiting for the pig to fall(US Premiere) / Each other / Quorum 6 in the afternoon
Followed by a Q&A on Zoom with director Milena Almira
Monday the 29th
re-embarkation(NYC Premiere) 6 p.m
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Gloria Rolando
Windows / resin / sirens(NYC Premiere) 8:00 p.m
Tuesday the 30th
heavy secrecy 6 in the afternoon
seditious 20:00
Followed by a Q&A on Zoom with co-director Laura Cazador
For full details and trailers, visit https://www.cubanculturalcenter.org/events/2022/06/2022-cuban-film-festival-women-in-focus/
