Gore Vidal once defined the history of humanity as a history of movement, of migration. While this can have many positive effects, the obverse is that the history of humanity can also be read as a history of violence, caused by the displacement of humans, and squabbles over resources.   The most obvious example of this is the history of colonialism, a history that has recently been interrogated and found wanting, and the Caribbean is a perfect site for investigation. The British spearheaded the process of colonisation with Saint Kitts in 1623 and Barbados in 1627, soon to be followed by t ..read more

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, Catalunya, who are working with the festival and feminist activists and organisations to use AV technology to amplify women’s voices from Low and Middle Income Countries. The aims of the project are to encourage transnational experience sharing between the Global South and the Global North, and build networks of support and solidarity that are simultaneo ..read more

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. Kicking back against an era of declining trade union membership, in a work environment characterised by increased deregulation, people – and young people in particular – have been rediscovering the power of being in a union. One of the most exploitative and deregulated industries has traditionally been th ..read more

The Golden Age of auteur cinema may be over internationally; it certainly is within Cuba, a country which has more serious issues to attend to in the present moment than promoting art cinema. Nevertheless, the country does have one filmmaker whose name is on the cinephile radar at international film festivals, that of Fernando Perez, and we’re delighted to be hosting the UK premiere of his latest film, “El Mundo del Nelsito” (Nelson’s World). Perez is now in his 70s, and the elder statesman of Cuban cinema, having begun working in documentary in the 70s, but not making a major impact until 19 ..read more

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, Aldo and Ilmar López-Gavilán, who are united by their musical interests, yet separated by their parallel lives in Cuba and the U.S. The subject of Cuban exile is a potent one in Cuban society; Jamel and Schneider’s film is unusual in its sympathy for showing both sides of the divide, being an American rather than a Cuban film, and for exploring the parallel trajectories of Cuban music, in both the classical trad ..read more

Saturday 18 November 2023 13:30 – 15:00 – CCA Were the original inhabitants of the island of Cuba completely extinguished after the arrival of the Europeans? Cuba Indígena / Indigenous Cuba’s main objective is to give a definitive answer to this controversy. Director of the project and photographer Héctor Garrido will present his groundbreaking findings, which highlight the vitality of Amerindian heritage on the island. Ages 12+ Ticketing Tickets: £2/4/6/8 Booking fee: 10% Tickets are sold via the CCA Get tiCkets The post Indigenous Cuba – Portraits and DNA appeared first on Havana Glasgow Fil ..read more

Saturday 18 November 2023 17:30 – 19:00 – CCA Laura de la Uz is a Cuban film and TV actor and national treasure, twice winner of the Coral Award for Best Actress at Havana Film Festival. She returns to Glasgow to show clips from her many films, talk about her career, the joys and challenges of working in Cuba and converse with the audience in her warm and engaging manner. Accessibility English subtitling | Wheelchair accessible Ages 14+ accompanied by an adult Ticketing Tickets: £2/4/6/8 Booking fee: 10% Tickets are sold via the CCA Get tiCkets The post An Audience with Laura de la Uz appeared ..read more

Saturday 18 November 15:30 – 17:00 – CCA Cuban animator Ivette Ávila Martín will talk about her socially engaged working methods in Cuba, where she creates stop-motion animation with minimal resources with children and adults as well as producing her own work for clients. She will be joined by Mexican animator Cristina Ertze. Ages 12+ Accessibility Wheelchair accessible Ticketing Tickets: £2/4/6/8 Booking fee: 10% Get tikets The post Bringing Art to Life appeared first on Havana Glasgow Film Festival ..read more

Saturday 18 November 19:30 – 21:45 CCA Ernesto Piña | Cuba 2022 I 1h1m | Spanish with English subtitles I Animation I 15+ In City X, abuse against women increases every day. One night, young Yudeisi is illuminated by a powerful energy. From that moment on, she must help other women face the evil Basilio and other abusive men in the city. This is the premiere of a feature animation written by Festival Co-Director Hugo Rivalta. Preceded by a short documentary – Cuban Bees: The Organic Revolution (Dani Acosta & Hugo Rivalta 2023) – about the sustainable, organic apiculture methods used by ..read more

Saturday 18 November 2023 22:30 – 02:30 – CCA Cafe Bar Cami returns after her sell-out night last year. Cami Layé Okún is a DJ, selector and radio host hailing from Cuba. This special artist has played in some of the finest spots across Europe and the world, bringing her infectious Cuban & Afro-Latin sounds and extensive vinyl record collection to the dance floor, as well as to the airwaves with her fortnightly ‘Insolar’ radio show on NTS. An artist who is constantly searching for the stories that can be found within music, Cami Layé Okún is a passionate digger of music from all around th ..read more