Viva Cuba
Directed by Juan Carlos Cremata Malbertí
Hiyab
Directed by Xavi Salas
Screening on Film
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Viva Cuba
Directed by Juan Carlos Cremata Malbertí.
With Malú Tarrau Broche, Jorge Milo, Luisa María Jiménez Rodríquez.
Cuba, 2005, 35mm, color, 80 min.
Spanish with English subtitles.
In this charming Romeo and Juliet-like road trip, two ten-year-old runaways travel the length of Cuba, trying to avoid their forced separation. Director Juan Carlos Cremata Malbertí (Nada Más) fills the journey with humor and adventure while revealing a Cuban landscape seldom seen. The film is Cuba’s entry for the Academy Awards (Oscars) and won the Best Children’s Film at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
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Hiyab
Directed by Xavi Salas.
With Ana Wagener, Lorena Rosado, José Luis Torrijo.
Spain, 2005, 35mm, color, 10 min.
Spanish with English subtitles.
Fatima, a thirteen-year-old, stands up to her teacher because of she doesn’t want to take off her Islamic veil. Best Short, 2006 Goya Awards, Spain.
