Black and Cuba
"A REVELATION! INSPIRING!" Robin D.G. Kelley, UCLA
"OUTSTANDING!" Juanita Palacios, International Black Latino Society
This award-winning documentary follows street-smart Ivy League students who are outcasts at their elite university, band together and adventure to the enigmatic Caribbean island of Cuba, whose population is 60% Black. Their journey through the streets of Havana and Santiago reveals enthralling scenes of Cuban life including hip hop performances, block parties, and candid spontaneous encounters with AfroCuban youth. As they film their experience, the travelers discover connections between Cuban and American perspectives on human rights, race, and revolution.
OFFICIAL SELECTION Pan-African Film Festival, Atlanta & Los Angeles, San Francisco Black Film Festival, BlackStar Film Festival, Philadelphia, Hot Docs International Film Festival Doc Shop, Toronto, Oakland International Film Festival
Director/Writer: Dr. Robin J. Hayes
Producer: Progressive Pupil
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Black and Cuba Trailer
The award-winning documentary that follows street smart Ivy League students who are outcasts at their elite university, band together and adventure to Cuba - whose population is 60% Black.
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Cuba's Monument to the Maroons
In this "Black and Cuba" extra, director Dr. Robin J. Hayes discusses slave rebellions in Cuba and what it means to be a Maroon in the 21st century.
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College Professor Resources text v2.pdf
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Updated Facilitators Guide V6.pdf
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