THE MAN OF TWO HAVANAS

(El Hombre De Las Dos Habanas)

English - Spanish / English subtitles
USA / 2007 / 97 min
09, Sep, 2008 - 5:00 pm
Pacific Cinémathèque
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THE MAN OF TWO HAVANAS
Director: Vivien Lesnik Weisman
Producer: Latinovision
Screenwriters: Vivien Lesnik Weisman, Tirsa Hackshaw, Sarah Grace Monson
Cinematographer: Paul Marschal
With a childhood filled with bombing and assassination attempts on her father, the filmmaker explores her relationship with him, with Cuba, and the Cuba he left behind. Through the prism of a daughter, we explore the past, the present, and the nature of social responsibility and personal sacrifice.

Con una infancia transcurrida entre bombas e intentos de asesinato contra su padre, la cineasta explora su relación con él, con Cuba y con la Cuba que él dejó atrás. A través del prisma de una hija exploramos el presente, el pasado, y la naturaleza de la responsabilidad social y el sacrificio personal.

Awards: 2006 IFP Fledgling Fund Award for Best WIP Emerging Latino Film- maker, The First Coral at the 2007 Festival Internacional de Nuevo Cine Latino Americano (Havana International Film Festival), Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2008 Social Justice Award - Nominee