Cuba will count as having the most beautiful academy of arts in the world. – Fidel Castro (1961) Cuba’s ambitious National Art Schools project, designed by three young artists in the wake of Castro’s Revolution, is neglected, nearly forgotten, then ultimately rediscovered as a visionary…
Films
Category: Films
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Directed by David Ritter – Produced by David Ritter & Clinton Wallace German Town: The Lost Story Of Seaford Town, Jamaica is a documentary that explores the history of German heritage and history within Westmoreland Jamaica. Deep within the isolated, undeveloped mountains of Westmoreland lies…
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Filmed over 23 years, The Betrayal is the Academy Award-nominated directorial debut of renowned cinematographer Ellen Kuras in a unique collaboration with the film’s subject and co-director, Thavisouk (“Thavi”) Phrasavath. It is an epic story of a family forced to emigrate from Laos after the…
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Directed by Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir. Featuring Thea Spyer and Edea Windsor After 42 years, feisty and delightful lesbian couple Edie and Thea are finally getting married. From the early ’60s to the present day, the tireless community activists persevere through many battles, both personal…
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BEFORE STONEWALL (1984) (87min) This stirring documentary explores the modern fight for gay rights in America through five decades of archival footage, personal memories, and photographs. Here is a visual and oral album of gay subculture in the “Roaring” 1920s and the Depression, in the…