“I am Cuba” Film Screening in Gadigal

Join us on Sunday 12th April for an iconic film screening and discussion in Gadigal/Sydney!

We’ll be watching “I Am Cuba” (1964, dir. Mikhail Kalatozov). “I Am Cuba” is one of the most technically impressive films ever made and uses its remarkable visuals in service of a radical story about life in Cuba prior to the revolution. The film shows us the conditions of exploition in pre-revolutionary Cuba, exploitation which the United States today hopes to forcibly restore on the island.

This film, about the eventual success of the Cuban revolution, is so important for us to watch, as the decades-long strangling of the island reaches a new low with the current oil blockade. As viewers in the Global North, we must expand our knowledge about Cuba and the revolutionary spirit that swept across the country, we must celebrate the successes of Cuban resistance to imperialism, and we must do what we can materially to support Cuba against renewed imperial aggression.

Synopsis of “I am Cuba”:
The film features four vignettes on the lives of pre-revolutionary era Cuban people. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista’s army.

Event details:
Date: Sunday 12th April
Time: From 6pm, film starts at 6.30pm
Location: The Humanist Society of NSW, 10 Shepherd St, Chippendale NSW 2008
Cost: Free entry!

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/i-am-cuba-film-screening-in-gadigal

See you there!