Special programming

Ismael Kouyate Dance and Drum Group

About the Film

Started only a week after the Cuban missile crisis and designed to be Cuba's answer to both Sergei Eisenstein's propaganda masterpiece, Potemkin, and Jean-Luc Godard's freewheeling romance, Breathless, I Am Cuba turned out to be something quite unique. The plot, or rather plots, expansively explores the seductive, decadent (and marvelously photogenic) world of Batista's Cuba – juxtaposing images of extremes with seamless beauty. I Am Cuba has recently been rectified by Hollywood's great directors, many years after it languished in obscurity, following its initial popularity and acclaim post-release.
About Mikhail Kalatozov

About our Summer Series

During this annual series, AFF presents free programs throughout NYC, in public venues and city parks, including screenings of African cinema and family-friendly events such as the annual Family Day Celebration on Governors Island. Learn More