Academy-Cuban Film

As a continuation of the Academy's program of ongoing educational and cultural exchange with Cuban film artists, the Academy is partnering with the Los Angeles Film Festival's Cuban Spotlight to present a special evening celebrating recent Cuban cinema.  The Academy gala will feature film clips from all the Cuban titles showcased by the Festival and an onstage panel discussion with visiting directors. Hosted by Los Angeles Film Festival Artistic director David Ansen, participants (subject to availability) will include directors Gerardo Chijona Valdes (Ticket to Paradise), Fina Torres (Habana Eva), Fernando Pérez (Suite Habana), and Estela Bravo (Operation Peter Pan: Flying Back to Cuba).  The program will conclude with a screening of Cuba's Oscar-nominated, Strawberry and Chocolate, which centers on a young gay artist's attraction to, and resulting friendship with, a committed (and straight) communist. This film was highly praised by American reviewers, who were surprised by such a sophisticated and frank treatment of politics and sexuality in a Cuban film.  The evening's screening will take place in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Wednesday, June 22, at 7:30 pm.  Tickets are $5/person for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID.  For additional information, please call (310) 247-3600 or click on Events & Exhibitions at www.oscars.org.
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