East of Havana by the Cuban-American film makers Jauretsi Saizarbitoria and Emilia Menocal (82", 2006, in Spanish with English subtitles)
Video-interview with Professor Emeritus Sebastian Balfour| on Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution.
Speakers: Dr. Elvira Anton-Carrillo, Senior Lecturer at Roehampton University. Co-director of the Hispanic Research Centre, and Vladimir Smith, founder and curator of the the Festival of the Moving Image at UCL and the British-Cuban Heritage Foundation for the Arts.
2 March 2010; 18:30-20:30
D402, Clement House, LSE, Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE
This controversial documentary, produced by the actress Charlize Theron, is a close-up on the lives of three young rappers compelled to address their generation's future from the confines of a Cuban ghetto. Soandry, Magyori, and Mikki are the de facto leaders of Cuba's rebellious underground hip hop movement. Possessing the undeniable talent and charisma of pop icons, these fearless performers push self-expression to its sharpest, riskiest, and most triumphant point.
After the film, there will be a question and answer session.
Associated Materials