Arts & Culture

Themes of Revolution, Emigration and Humanity at the HGFF 2017

A follow-up to our interview with Eirene Houston, Founder and Festival Director of the Havana Glasgow Film Festival, ending today.…

9 years ago

Cuba’s National Art Schools

The idea for Cuba's National Art Schools Escuelas Nacionales de Arte (Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), was born over a…

9 years ago

When Jeri Met Fidel

EMBARGO  Directed by Jeri Rice.  A review by Willard  Morgan. Jeri Rice met Fidel Castro on her first trip to…

9 years ago

Misguided Tours – Part III

This is the third posting of my Cuba chronicles describing my travel and work in Cuba.  I hope you enjoy…

9 years ago

Misguided Tours – Part II

This is the second posting of my Cuba chronicles describing my travel and work in Cuba. I’ve come down to…

9 years ago

Misguided Tours

June 19 At Delta on my way to Havana, going through security on the TSA Pre-Approved line, so no shoes…

9 years ago

Contemporary Cinema and Emerging Cuban Filmmakers

Cuba is currently in the throes of unparalleled change. Cubans are encountering U.S. citizens as new tourists to their country…

9 years ago

Nights of Stars Under a Gibara Sky

In a little town named Gibara on the windswept coast of eastern Cuba, the stars came out to entertain and…

9 years ago

The International Film Festival in Gibara

The Ministry of Culture, the Cuban Institute of Art and Cinematographic Industry (ICAIC), the Government of Holguin, and Government of…

10 years ago

Film Festival Highlights Cultural Diversity of Contemporary Cuban Cinema

Stony Brook University's Hispanic Film Festival dedicates its entire annual program to Cuba, featuring a selection of contemporary films from…

10 years ago