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Monday, Aug 22, 1983
7:30PM
Program I: Cayita: Leyenda y Gesta (Cayita: Legend and Gesture), Controversia, Pedro:Cero por Clento, and Historia de una Descarga
Cayita: Leyenda y Gesta
(Cayita: Legend and Gesture)
Cayita Araujo's recollections at age 96 (‘I think my first words were “Viva Cuba!”') present clear and moving anecdotes of the Cuban republic in its various stages, from Marti to Castro.
• Directed by Luis Felipe Bernaza. Photographed by Julio Simoneau. (1980, 29 mins, In Spanish with English titles, 35mm, Color)
Controversia
An often hilarious examination of sexual roles, with men and women expressing their views in counterpoint, while the filmmaker enters the fray with images that take a wry poke at machismo.
• Directed and Written by Rolando Diaz. Photographed by Raul Perez Ureta. (1982, 14 mins, In Spanish with English titles, 35mm, Color)
Pedro: Cero por Ciento
(Pedro Zero Percent)
Cuba has no John Wayne, but it does have Pedro Acosta, a hero of another kind. A dairy farmer in the Sancti Spiritus province, his wit and dedication are documented in this affectionate portrait, along with the textures and colors of the countryside in which he thrives.
• Directed and Written by Luis Felipe Bernaza. Photographed by Julio Simoneau. (1982, 20 mins, In Spanish with English titles, 35mm, Color)
Historia de una Descarga
(Story of an Unloading)
An investigative look at bureaucratic indifference--one of a growing number of films aimed at confronting Cuba's domestic problems. The filmmaker interviews all those responsible for unloading a mysterious shipment of paper pulp that no one seems to want or need.
• Directed and Written by Melchor Casals. Photographed by Julio Simoneau. (1981, 24 mins, In Spanish with an extensive English synopsis provided, 35mm, Color)
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