Summer Film Festival 2023: Cine Cubano Film Series at Phoenix Art Museum Sponsored by Lisa Sette Gallery
Tickets: $8 for general public, Free for Museum members
All films shown in Whiteman Hall
All films are shown in Spanish with English subtitles
Note: Additional parking will be available at the adjacent Central United Methodist Church parking lot just north of the Museum.
Una Noche
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 @ 6:00pm
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Una Noche ‧ 2012 ‧ Not Rated
Director: Lucy Mulloy
89 min
Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. When he is accused of assault, he convinces his friend Elio to help him cross the ocean. One night, full of hope, they face the biggest challenge of their lives.
Soy Cuba
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 @ 6:00pm
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Soy Cuba ‧ 1964 ‧ Not Rated
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
108 min
Visually absorbing and formally audacious, I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba) opens a long-buried time capsule that has lost none of its captivating power. A study in contrasts set in and around Havana that explores Cuba’s 1959 revolution. A young woman’s fascination with the excess of an American-owned casino leads to her downfall in the eyes of her street vendor boyfriend. A tenant farmer revolts the only way he knows how, attacking the land he works. University students gain first-hand knowledge of political upheaval. And, in the hills outside the city, the members of a poor peasant family are patriotically swept up into the burgeoning revolt.
Special Guest Speaker: Carlos Gutierrez, Executive Director of Cinema Tropical.
Chico & Rita
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 @ 6:00pm
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Chico & Rita ‧ 2010 ‧ Not Rated
94 min
Directors: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando
Oscar®-winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque, Calle 54) and Spain’s legendary illustrator Javier Mariscal celebrate their passion for the music and culture of Cuba with an epic story of love, passion, and heartbreak. Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and desire unite them as they chase their dreams and each other from Havana to New York to Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas. With an original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist and five-time Grammy®-winning composer Bebo Valdés, Chico & Rita captures a defining moment in the evolution of history and jazz, and features the music of (and animated cameos by) Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Tito Puente, Chano Pozo, and others.
My Two Moms – A Story of Separation
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 @ 6:00pm
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Director: Olga Merediz
My Two Moms – A Story of Separation ‧ 2022 ‧ Not Rated
80 min
Olga Merediz, a well-known New York –based actress decides to return to her birthplace, Guantanamo, Cuba to reunite with the nanny her family was forced to leave behind after the Cuban revolution. In the journey she not only discovers how truly connected they are but also the bond she shares with her complex biological mother.
