WORLD PREMIERE When Cuban artists organize an independent biennial outside state institutions, their creative ambitions collide with censorship, surveillance, and repression. Making and exhibiting art becomes inseparable from political resistance, revealing a form of organized dissent rarely seen in Cuba’s recent history. Rich in historical context and personal testimony, Hugo Perez’s film offers a compelling account of artists refusing silence and the extraordinary stakes of creating freely when artistic independence itself is perceived as a threat. - Ruth Somalo
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer/director Hugo Perez and protagonist/artist/activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.