Wednesday,
May 11 at 7:00pm
Cinema
Tropical
Cinema
Tropical is the definitive source for Latin American film in
the United States. It is
a comprehensive and collaborative project between institutions,
organizations and individuals that work in the promotion of
Latin American cinema. The Cinema Tropical Series will showcase
a recent Latin American film each month. In the past few years,
several Latin American countries have seen their filmmaking
industries show signs of recovery and growth, as new ground
in both the commercial and independent fronts is broken. This
series brings a selection of films from both tendencies, giving
Philadelphia
audiences a glimpse into the exciting revitalized cinema from
Latin America.
Beyond
the Sea (Más allá del mar)
dir.
Lisandro Pérez-Rey, USA/Cuba, 2003, Beta SP, 80 mins, color,
Spanish w/ English subtitles
 It
began with a bus crashing through the gates of an embassy in
Havana and unraveled into one of the most dramatic episodes
in the history of human migrations. As Fidel Castro briefly
allowed Cubans to leave the island, nearly 130,000 of them left
their homeland in an unrelenting stream of vessels bound for
America. 25 years later, the personal stories surrounding the
Mariel Boatlift continue to resonate with an energy that can
only be described as surreal and powerful.
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