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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FRIDAY 21 MARCH Screen Cuba presents: The World of Nelsito /El Mundo de Nelsito
In his latest film Fernando Pérez, Cuba’s most important contemporary director, has created a dark comedy drama exploring perception and imagination through the eyes of a disabled autistic teenager with little means to communicate. When Nelsito is involved in an accident he observes life from his hospital bed, and imagines the dark, hidden and sometimes… Read more
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WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH Screen Cuba presents: Portrait of Teresa / Retrato de Teresa
A crisis between husband and wife in a working class marriage is the focus for a dramatic examination of the changes generated by the Revolution as many more women entered the workforce. This film sparked a widespread debate throughout Cuban society. The Family Code (1975) had declared household chores and childcare should be shared equally.… Read more
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SUNDAY 16 MARCH Screen Cuba presents: Clandestinos
It’s Havana, a year before the 1959 revolution, and a group of young people are fighting against President Batista’s tyranny in a clandestine action cell. A dramatic story of love, solidarity, illusions and sacrifice based on real events. An incredible first film, with a tight script like a thriller, by the most important current Cuban… Read more
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Screen Cuba 2025 presents: The Isle of Pines Trilogy by Sara Gómez
Sara Gómez, the first female director at the Cuban film institute (ICAIC), passionately explores everyday life with all its turmoil in the revolution’s early days. She was committed to the revolution and to changing society by creating a new cinematic language that addressed the themes and intersections of race, class and gender. Screen Cuba 2025… Read more
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It’s time to reveal our Screen Cuba 2025 Festival poster!
Our fantastic poster for this year’s festival is designed by another young and brilliant Cuban graphic designer. Roberto Pérez Curbelo (aka Potto) studied visual communication design at the Superior Institute of Design of the University of Havana (ISDi). He grew up in Cerro, Havana and loved Cuban cartoons. He now makes graphics for visual arts… Read more
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Screen Cuba 2025 postcards have arrived!
The 2nd edition of Screen Cuba film festival is coming 16-29 March 2025 to London and beyond. If you can help distribute our postcards please get in touch! Screen Cuba celebrates Cuban cinema, looking at the achievements and challenges of the Cuban people through the lenses of their filmmakers since the 1959 Revolution, and presents… Read more
SCREEN CUBA, March 2027, LONDON & BEYOND 