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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12 Chairs – the first comedy of the revolution
This first comedy of the revolution and the first feature film by the godfather of revolutionary Cuban cinema, Tomas Gutierrez Alea, is this cunning adaptation of a comic novel from the early years of the USSR by Ilf and Petrov. The madcap plot concerns the hunt for family jewels hidden by a wealthy Cuban matriarch… Read more
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Meet the Cuban designers of our 2026 festival poster
Screen Cuba is delighted to introduce the design duo behind our striking festival poster. They are currently hard at work creating our promo video for the festival. Dayron Giro (b. 2002) pictured right“I discovered the wonderful world of design at just 17 years old,” says Dayron Giro, a young graphic designer, illustrator, and creative director.… Read more
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About the director Humberto Solás
Humberto Solás Borrego was born to a poor family in Habana Vieja (the capital’s Old Town) on 4 December, 1941. While still at school, aged 14, he joined the urban guerrillas of the 26 of July Movement against the dictator Fulgencio Batista, supporting the band of rebels, including Fidel Castro and Ché Guevara. After the… Read more
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2026 Festival Poster revealed
We are thrilled to unveil our brilliant 2026 Festival poster, created by two young outstanding graphic designers based in Cuba. Roberto Pérez Curbelo (@_potto_), who designed last year’s poster, has now teamed up with Dayron Giro (@d.giro.design) to produce a colourful and captivating image that we’re confident you’ll enjoy as much as we do. Puro… Read more
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Adela Legrá and Lucía
Adela Legrá, who died on 2 January 2026, was an iconic figure in Cuban cinema and one of the most celebrated actors on the island’s film and television screens. Lucía was the film that brought her to the attention of audiences in Cuba—and far beyond—and Screen Cuba audiences will be delighted to see it will… Read more
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Lucía and the search for decolonization
Read here about the director Humberto Solas’s ideas when interviewed at the time his film Lucia was made in Cuba. “In a general sense, globally, Lucía is a film of quests. […] There are several points that identify these stories: the presence of women, the attitude of women in certain eras, and their relationship with… Read more
SCREEN CUBA, March 2027, LONDON & BEYOND 