Screen Cuba:
Films to change the world
UK FESTIVAL OF CUBAN CINEMA, MARCH 2027
Celebrating Cuban cinema
Screen Cuba celebrates Cuban cinema, looking at achievements and challenges of the Cuban people through the lenses of their filmmakers since the 1959 revolution, and presenting films rarely screened in the UK.
With a range of directors and diverse themes, we bring you inspiring shorts, ground-breaking features, documentaries, and discussions with Cuban film specialists.
2026 PROGRAMME Tickets on sale
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Screen Cuba presents: …Y Tenemos Sabor / …And we’ve got flavour by Sara Gómez
Sara Gómez is a participant-observer in this rich documentary from 1967 about the origins of Afro Cuban music experienced through the instruments used. The film consists of short interviews, footage of impromptu street performances and some studio recordings. Gómez’s commitment to featuring multiple voices in the post-revolutionary society results in a fascinating history of how… Read more
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Screen Cuba presents: Strawberry and Chocolate (1993) by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea & Juan Carlos Tabio
The late Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, often cited as Cuba’s greatest director, worked alongside Juan Carlos Tabío to create this Oscar-nominated modern classic. The film charts the relationship of David, a young Communist student, with a flamboyant gay Catholic writer, Diego. A Communist Party stalwart entices David to spy on Diego, to entrap him. Instead, David becomes… Read more
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Screen Cuba presents: José Martí, The Eye of the Canary by Fernando Pérez
An excellent example of an historical drama, a genre in which Cuban filmmakers excel. The Eye of the Canary is inspired by the little-known early years of José Martí, the great 19th century Cuban poet and activist, father of Cuban independence and national hero. The film tracks the boy’s growing political awareness, alternating between a grim realism… Read more
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Screen Cuba presents: NOW! by Santiago Álvarez
NOW! is a hard-hitting documentary short about the civil rights movement in the US. It was made in 1965 by Santiago Alvarez, known as one of the most influential documentary filmmakers the revolution produced. He had spent part of the 50s living in the States. For 30 years he headed up the Cuban Film Institute’s now… Read more
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Cuban designer Emii creates our Festival poster
Screen Cuba is delighted to announce that the accomplished Cuban graphic designer and illustrator Emilio Cruañas Pérez has created an amazing poster for the Film Festival. The poster is now on its way to the printers and we can’t wait to reveal it to you. It will be sold to raise funds for the digitisation… Read more
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Thanks to Havana Glasgow Film Festival
The Havana Glasgow Film Festival has sent best wishes to the first edition of Screen Cuba and we return the greeting. We wish you success in your preparations for 2025! “The Havana Glasgow Film Festival would like to say good luck as we prepare for our 10th anniversary festival in 2025. We’re delighted to see… Read more
SCREEN CUBA, March 2027, LONDON & BEYOND 