Havana, Oct. 13 (RHC)-- The Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) joins celebrations on occasion of Cuban Culture Day –celebrated every year on October 20th—with a special presentation to the press of some of its latest productions.
In that sense, as of October 15th Yara movie theatre in Havana will host the presentation of five of the latest audiovisual productions by ICAIC, including the documentary film ‘Volverán los abrazos’, co-produced by Jonal Cosculluela and Maritza Ceballos.
In statements to the press, Ceballos said shooting this film was an unforgettable experience. The idea, she said, was to visit the hospitals and visualize the work being carried out by doctors and the health personnel, in general, those who are on the frontline fighting COVID-19.
‘The documentary film is inspired by the fact that those doctors and actually, the whole staff at those facilities are human beings, like you and me, and they’re amongst the people most at risk of getting this disease. However, they overcome all their fears and worries for themselves and their families. We wanted to be there and document the reality of the frontline workers, offer the perspective of Covid-19.
On October 20th, Yara movie theatre will host a special presentation of the feature-length film ‘El mayor’, the last unfinished work by National Culture Prize laureate Rigoberto López.
Two days later, on October 22nd, Yara will present the documentary film ‘Soberanía’, by Alejandro Gil, dedicated to Cuban scientists and researchers involved in the development and production of Cuban vaccines and other medications against Covid-19. ‘Soberanía’ is right now representing Cuba at the 49th edition of the International Cervantino Film festival in Guanajuato, Mexico.
On October 27th, there will be a special presentation of the film ‘La caja negra’ by Kiki Álvarez, followed on October 29 by the documentary ‘Retorno’, by filmmaker and actress Blanca Rosa Blanco. About ‘Retorno’, Blanco Rosa Blanco said it deals with the migration issue in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. She said it begins with the migration to Cuba of people from the Canary Islands –their motivations and experiences. The audiovisual includes archival material with the testimony of some of those immigrants and their descendants, as well as several photos from that time.
This special presentation, in the framework of activities on Cuban Culture Day, is only for the press.
All these and other productions by ICAIC will be presented to the general public later, as soon as the epidemiological situation allows for the reopening of movie theatres nationwide.
