Chile and Cuba / 2011 / 95mins / Drama, Fantasy / Spanish

Habanastation depicts a view of everyday Cuban life through the eyes of Mayito, a young boy whose wealthy jazz pianist father showers him with the latest PlayStation games. Accustomed to being driven to school with a TV in the car, he is the epitome of the successful student who does everything proper and usually receives whatever he wants. When he gets lost during the May Day Celebration in Revolution Square, he finds himself in a poorer neighborhood outside Havana, where a fellow schoolmate, Carlos, lives. At first uncomfortable in the strange settings, he soon discovers the simple joys that Carlos and his friends experience without the latest electronic games and TV shows.

Ian Padrón

Ian Padrón is a Cuban director and screenwriter. He has directed countless documentaries and short films. He was born in March 1976 in Havana. He is the son of the director Juan Padrón. He gradated from Instituto Superior de Arte de Cuba, from the department of Cinema, Radio and Television. From a very young age he collaborated on writing scripts for the Zunzún magazine and for the animated series Filminutos by the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC). In 1997 he did his first professional job for ICAIC, the making-of Amor Vertical. In 2000 he produced his fiction short film Motos, his first graduation thesis produced in 35mm at the Instituto Superior de Arte. One of his most recognized and controversial works is Fuera de Liga, his first documentary feature film, which addresses the subject of baseball in Cuba. In July of 2010, he began focusing on a new aspect of his work with a radio space dedicated to soundtracks for audiovisuals, within the Taíno radio station. Habanastation (2011) is his first fiction feature film. Learn More