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The Free Press & The Constitution: Martha Minow on Saving the News
Aug
25
5:00 PM17:00
Community, Culture & History, Literary

The Free Press & The Constitution: Martha Minow on Saving the News

PROGRAM UPDATE 8/19/21:
We have just heard from Congressman Jamie Raskin that he has been called away from his Outer Cape days to head back to Washington to close the deal on the infrastructure bill. The bad news is that means he will not be with us at our August 25 fundraising event.

We've still got plenty to talk about, and hope you'll want to stick with us!

Martha Minow will be with us, and we're still looking forward to talking with you about her new book, Saving the News and all of our dreams for a better future for America's free press. By the way, Sophie Hills reviews Martha Minow's new book in the August 19 issue of the Independent.

Martha Minow’s new book, Saving the News, examines how the decimation of local news has allowed disinformation to flourish. Yet, she has said, “the framers understood how central the press was and is to the maintenance of a constitutional democracy.” Minow has taught at Harvard Law School since 1981 and was its dean from 2009 to 2017.  She clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the United States Supreme Court.

This event will be held outside in the Hall’s back garden, weather permitting.
PLEASE BRING A LAWN CHAIR OR BLANKET FOR SEATING.

Tickets $45 BUY TICKETS HERE - limited quantities available

 Jamie Raskin is professor of constitutional law who has called for a renewal of people’s support for local journalism, saying “A free and vibrant press is essential to our democracy.” Raskin teaches at American University and represents Maryland’s 8th congressional district in the U.S. house of representatives. He was the lead impeachment manager in the second senate trial of Donald Trump.

Ed Miller, editor of the Provincetown Independent moderates a conversation between two of America’s leading constitutional scholars who have spoken out in support of local journalism. 

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Film Screening & Live Music Event feat. Mozelle *Postponed, new date TBA*
Aug
4
7:00 PM19:00
Community, Film, Culture & History, Music, Performance

Film Screening & Live Music Event feat. Mozelle *Postponed, new date TBA*

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A NEW DATE TBA

Join us for this special program featuring two short film screenings, live musical performances by vocalist Mozelle, and a discussion Q&A with the filmmaker, Michael Cestaro.

Tickets $20 Advance, $21 At the door (dependent on availability)
Advance purchase recommended - shows often sell out!

About the films:
Clay is an open letter to creatives everywhere in search of their own voice. Steve Kemp, a ceramic artist for over 40 years, explores his lifelong journey from apprentice to master. His unique voice and unwavering dedication to the craft have been carefully molded over time, influenced by lessons from his late teacher, shaped by the constant struggles encountered in life and love, and inspired by the natural beauty of Cape Cod.

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The Award winning White Space highlights the experiences of four women in white spaces on Cape Cod. Their stories are uniquely their own, but many people of color can relate to what these women experience. This film is about representation and what it feels like when a space is not welcoming or even hostile to people of color. It is about how people of color see and are seen in white spaces. How people of color see themselves in white spaces and what it takes to navigate those spaces. Even though white people are not the center of this story, white viewers can reflect on their own actions in white spaces and challenge themselves to exist as more than bystanders and to behave like the allies they think they are.

About the filmmaker:
Michael Cestaro created his Cape-based creative marketing company Up Above in 2015 after eight years of developing award-winning marketing campaigns and video and photography content for top industry agencies. Up Above came from the core belief that marketing content could be honest and still look beautiful. in addition to his work with Up Above, Michael has made two short documentary films, Clay and most recently the award-winning White Space. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife and two daughters

About Mozelle:
The immensely talented singer Mozelle Andrulot grew up in Eastham and attended Lesley University where she studied Liberal Arts. Her career has taken her to New York City and London where she performed at the SoHo House in both cities. Here on the Cape, she’s performed at Mahoney’s, Tin Pan Alley, The Muse and Bootleggers in Provincetown, and has sold out shows at Wellfleet Preservation Hall and the Yarmouth Cultural Center. This “jazz jewel” has graced the stage with local notable jazz artists Bruce Abbot, Fred Fried and Doug Riccardi, among others!

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Please note: In the event of bad weather or other variables, outdoor shows may be moved inside. At this time masks are required for all who enter the building,.The Hall has been outfitted with a new UV air filtration system to provide additional comfort for all. We look forward to seeing you!

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Radio Diaries w/Joe Richman *Tues. 7/27, in the backyard*
Jul
27
7:00 PM19:00
Culture & History, Community, Performance

Radio Diaries w/Joe Richman *Tues. 7/27, in the backyard*

Tuesday July 27th at 7pm
Tickets $15 Advance, $16 at the door (dependent on availability)
Advance purchase recommended - shows often sell out!
This is an outdoor event - please bring a lawn chair and dress appropriately.

BUY TICKETS HERE

Radio Diaries launched 25 years ago, bringing the voices of teenagers documenting their lives to NPR's All Things Considered. Join creator and producer Joe Richman for a tour through some of his favorite stories from the last quarter century!

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Please note: In the event of bad weather or other variables, outdoor shows may be moved inside. At this time masks are not required in the building, but recommended for those who have not been vaccinated. The Hall has been outfitted with a new UV air filtration system to provide additional comfort for all. We look forward to seeing you!

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New French Shorts 2021 *Opening virtually Fri. 5/28*
May
28
to Jun 18
Film, Culture & History

New French Shorts 2021 *Opening virtually Fri. 5/28*

Opening in our virtual cinema 5/28
New French Shorts 2021
Tickets available HERE
$12 for a 3 day viewing window

This annual showcase of some of the most exciting new cinematic voices from France includes the Oscar-nominated animated short Genius Loci and César Award winners And Then the Bear and So What if the Goats Die?

Boasting festival favorites from Cannes, Sundance, Berlinale, and beyond, this feature-length program of delightful, funny, charming, and provocative French shorts is sure to fill you with joie de vivre.

The program:
Genius Loci
dir. Adrien Mérigeau, 16m
This Oscar®-nominated short centers on Reine, a young black woman and a loner. She sees within the urban chaos a mystical oneness that seems alive and guides her in her path to self-discovery and transformation.

By a Hair
dir. Lauriane Escaffre and Yvonnick Muller, 21m
In three days, Elodie must take the hair removal exam for her beautician diploma. Her father would prefer she work with him in his butcher’s shop, but loves her so much that when her friend doesn’t show up to be her model for the exam, he reluctantly takes her place... with hysterical results.

Haute Cuisine
dir. Merryl Roche, 24m
Since Marie has joined the team at multi-starred chef Bruno Mercier's restaurant, all she thinks about is improving herself. But Thomas, the sous-chef who manages the kitchen on a day-to-day basis, is wary of this possible rival. During her shift, Marie cuts herself, letting a few drops of blood fall into and mix with her sauce, giving new meaning to the term “blood rivals".

So What if the Goats Die?
dir. Sofia Alaoui, 23m
Abdellah, a young shepherd living in the Atlas Mountains, is forced to brave the snow in order to get food and save his goats. Once he arrives at the village, he faces a supernatural phenomenon.

And Then the Bear
dir. Agnès Patron, 14m
In this fanciful animation, houses will burn through the night. Men and women will tremble. Hordes of children will come together and howl as they dance alone on the ashes like wild bears. It only takes one shout to wake them all from their slumber!

Sukar
dir. Ilias El Faris, 10m
The beach in Casablanca is a playground for kids and the site of adolescent romantic encounters. But the police are always watching and no forbidden temptation is permitted. When a fight distracts their attention, two young lovers seize the opportunity to kiss…

Olla
dir. Ariane Labed, 27m
Olla replied to an advertisement on a dating website for women from Eastern Europe. She has just moved in with Pierre who lives with his elderly mother. But nothing goes as planned.

Watch the trailer below!

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The Provincetown Independent presents: A Year of True Crime
May
27
5:00 PM17:00
Community, Culture & History

The Provincetown Independent presents: A Year of True Crime

Please join the Provincetown Independent's first "Open Newsroom" of the season:
A Year of True Crime

Featuring Reporter Josephine de La Bruyère & Editor Ed Miller in conversation with Wellfleet Police Chief Michael Hurley and trial lawyer and civil liberties advocate Martin Garbus.

After a year-long experiment in courthouse research and reporting, this conversation asks what we've learned as reporters and as a community and takes up the question: Does reporting on crime and policing do anybody any good?

Attendance is limited and pre-registration required - please email teresa@provincetownindependent.org for more info and to register.
This is a “pay what you can” event to support the Provincetown’s Independent nonprofit Local Journalism Project.

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Doc Days Film Series: Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts *Extended thru 5/20*
Apr
16
to May 20
Film, Culture & History, Art

Doc Days Film Series: Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts *Extended thru 5/20*

Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts (2020, 75 min., U.S./English)
This illuminating documentary explores the life of a unique American artist, a man with a remarkable and unlikely biography. Using historic and cultural context, the film is designed to bring the spirit and mystery of Traylor’s incomparable art to life.

BUY TICKETS HERE

“ ..in Traylor, we can see the power of individual voice…the work is transcendent and essential. ”
— Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine
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Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama. After the Civil War, Traylor continued to farm the land until the late 1920s. Aging and alone, he moved to Montgomery and worked odd jobs in the thriving segregated black neighborhood. A decade later, in his late 80s, Traylor became homeless and started to draw and paint, both memories from plantation days and scenes of a radically changing urban culture.

Traylor devised his own visual language to record the stories of his life, translating an oral culture into something original, powerful, and culturally rooted. He made over a thousand drawings and paintings between 1939-1942. Traylor witnessed profound social and political change during his life spanning slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow segregation, and the Great Migration.

Using original cinematography, archival materials, period and original music, dance performances, dramatic readings, family and expert interviews, and, most importantly, Traylor’s striking drawings and paintings, the film will reveal one of America’s most prominent artists to a wide audience.

- Watch the trailer below -

“Brings the spirit and mystery of Traylor’s art to life and shines a spotlight on a creative gift that was long ignored and marginalized.”
— Dave McNarry, Variety
“Bill Traylor’s art speaks to the universal language of humanity-a cry for justice, dignity and resilience.”
— Andrew J. Young Jr., 14th US Ambassador to the UN
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Mar
8
to Mar 30
Film, Culture & History

Doc Days Film Series: Women Composers *Extended thru 4/5*

Opening Monday March 8th in celebration of Women’s History Month!

Doc Days Film Series presents: Women Composers
(2018, 53 min., English and German w/subtitles)

$4.99 for 72 hour viewing window
Buy tickets HERE

Winner Best Documentary, 2019 New York Movie Awards

“Masterful film craft and great storytelling, including highly interesting musical discoveries." - Concerti

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When Leipzig pianist Kyra Steckeweh realised that her repertoire almost exclusively consisted of music composed by men, she began searching for pieces written by female composers. Her research in archives, libraries, and publishing houses quickly brought to light a variety of remarkable piano pieces that have been buried in history and rarely performed.. Steckeweh sees a lot of catching up to do, which is why the focus of her piano recitals and recordings has since shifted to the music of women composers, particularly Mel Bonis, Lili Boulanger and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel. With these releases she has brought to our attention and delight three very different composers, all of whom left a diverse body of work. In addition to the in-depth examination of the music, Steckeweh, as a pianist and historian, seeks to look "behind the notes": How did these women live? What barriers did they have to overcome and how did they manage to cope with the obstacles of their time? The film "Women Composers" highlights the historical and personal circumstances under which these three remarkable women created their works in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Mar
1
to Apr 5
Film, Culture & History

Doc Days Film Series: Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings The Band *Extended thru 4/5*

Doc Days Film Series presents: Mary Lou Williams: the Lady Who Swings The Band
Directed by Carol Bash (U.S.A. / 2015 / ENGLISH / 60 MIN)

Tickets $12 for 2 day viewing window
BUY TICKETS HERE

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band is a story of tragedy and triumph seen through the eyes of a prodigy. We journey the 20th century through the lens of one of its leading jazz musicians who is determined to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender.

Mary Lou Williams was ahead of her time, a genius. During an era when jazz was the nation’s popular music, she was one of its greatest innovators. As both a pianist and composer, she was a wellspring of daring and creativity who helped shape the sound of 20th century America. And like the dynamic, turbulent nation in which she lived, Williams seemed to re-define herself with every passing decade. From child prodigy to “Boogie-Woogie Queen” to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, Mary Lou Williams never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But away from the piano, Williams was a woman in a “man’s world,” a black person in a “whites only” society, an ambitious artist who dared to be different and struggled against the imperatives of being a “star.”

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Working at a time when women were expected to stay at home and raise children, Mary Lou Williams forged her own path and created some of the most sophisticated big band hits for Andy Kirk, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and many other popular orchestras in the 1930s and ‘40s. She was truly a woman who swung the band. Above all, she did not fit the (still) prevailing notions of where genius comes from or what it looks like. Time and again, she pushed back against a world that said, “You can’t” and said, “I can.” It nearly cost her everything.

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band features Academy Award-nominated actress Alfre Woodard as the narrated voice of Mary Lou Williams and contemporary musical performances by Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Carmen Lundy, Esperanza Spalding, and a big band conducted by Wycliffe Gordon.

WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW

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MLK Day WalKING Celebration *At home & virtual!*
Jan
15
to Jan 22
Community, Families, Culture & History, Art

MLK Day WalKING Celebration *At home & virtual!*

Sponsored by ArtPeacemakers, the 19th Annual WalKING event is going virtual this year!

We won’t be walking all together on MLK Day this year, but we can keep the flame alive by encouraging all kinds of offerings to Dr. King’s legacy through these activities: Mindful writing, music & art-maKING, acts of kindness, nonviolence, donations, community service & walKING meditations around the Cape and around the world…anywhere, any time... but esp. from now through MLK’s birthday 1/15, MLK day 1/18 and through Inauguration Day until 1/21/21.

JOIN US wherever you are: Send your selfies, art, writing, music links by tagging your Instagram and FB posts #MLKlives2021 (thru 1/21)

ArtPeacemakers will also be collecting drop-offs for the Wellfleet Food Pantry on Mon. JAN 18th, MLK day from 11 am til 1 pm.

The 2021 MLK Art Show featuring local artists and activists of all ages can be viewed HERE

You can also check out the Wellfleet Elementary School’s 2021 “I Have A Dream” art show HERE

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Join ArtPeacemakers in spirit, in the real world and online via facebook.com/artpeacemakers and instagram.com/artpeacemakers. Visit ArtPeace for more info or email info@capecool.org.

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NATIONAL VIRTUAL EVENTS

Sun. JAN 17th, 9 am and 11 am
Special MLK service at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church
Watch it live HERE

Sun. JAN 17th at 3 pm
Screening of White Space, a short film by Michael Cestaro
Four women of color share stories about growing up on Cape Cod.
One of the women featured is Artpeacemaker collective member Alejandra Cuadra.
Link: upabovecreative.com/whitespace

Mon. JAN 18th, 9:30 or 11 am
Free interactive inter-generational program for kids 7 and up and their adults, sponsored by Museum of the City of New York
Register HERE

Mon, JAN 18th all day
MLK Day is a day of service - There are many projects mobilizing volunteers; but now more than ever, you don’t have to look far to find ways to reach out to someone in need.
Learn more HERE

AND THERE ARE MANY MORE WAYS TO CELEBRATE !

The Wellfleet Library is a fantastic year-round local resource for kids & adults alike. They have compiled a wonderful list of 10 books In honor of MLK Day, all available for curbside pick-up. Check out the list and the library’s other great programs and services available HERE

Feeling nostalgic for past marches? Watch Jason Kolnos’s video for CC Times of 2017 WalKING celebration HERE

Need more inspiration? You can listen to an original musical tribute to WalKING by #thebeatgreens with Sallie Tighe HERE

Then watch this 5 minute short history of Martin Luther King, Jr’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech, produced by the History Channel!

You can read or listen to Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech in full at the the Stanford King Institute HERE

More recommended viewing:
King in the Wilderness (released Jan. 2018, HBO)
Description: A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. during the last years of his life, from his part in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to his assassination in 1968.
Trailer below. This film is available to rent at Amazon or watch for free on YouTube.

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Dec
26
to Jan 2
Film, Performance, Culture & History

Jimmy Tingle Live *Virtual performances daily thru Jan. 3rd!*

Our friend Jimmy Tingle is back (virtually!) for several evenings, presenting his film Humor For Humanity along with a comedy performance and Q &A.

Tickets are $20 or pay-what-you-can, and a portion of proceeds benefit year-round programming at Prez Hall. What a deal!

Showtimes:

Dec 26 @ 7pm

Dec 27 @ 5pm (reg. ends at 3:45p)

Dec 30 @ 7pm

Dec 31 @ 7pm

Jan 1 @ 7pm

Jan 2 @ 7pm

Jan 3 @ 5pm (reg. ends at 3:45p)

REGISTRATION ENDS at 5:45pm day of show
Zoom link sent by 6:00pm day of show

Tickets available here: https://tingle2020vision_thehall.eventbrite.com

Any questions should be directed to:
Email Brandon.Tingleproductions@gmail.com or text 734-679-6976 (no calls, please).

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Jimmy Tingle’s 20/20 Vision is a funny, thought provoking and hopeful look at contemporary life and politics through the experience of comedian, commentator and 2018 candidate for LT Governor of Massachusetts, Jimmy Tingle.

The show will help answer the question “why would a comedian run for office” as it illuminates the 2018 campaign of Jimmy Tingle with passion, purpose and a sense of humor.

As the nation grapples with the results of the presidential election of 2020, Humor for Humanity will entertain, enlighten and challenge the audience to move beyond the current politics of divided government, Trumpian tweets and the nightly news cycle and into the realm of long-term thinking and life affirming possibility.

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Dec
25
to Jan 22
Film, Culture & History, Culinary

Fine Features Film Series: Tazzeka *Available until 1/22*

We are excited to present a winter virtual film series for your in-home enjoyment. “Fine Features” showcases our handpicked selections of the most compelling narrative stories, film festival winners, and independent films available to stream only through cinemas - you won’t find them on Netflix or Amazon.

Fine Features Film Series presents: Tazzeka
(Dir. Jean-Philippe Gaud/95 min/French/Moroccan Arabic w/English subtitles)

Buy tickets HERE
$10 for 2 day viewing pass

Growing up in the Moroccan village of Tazzeka, Elias learned the secrets of traditional Moroccan cuisine from his grandmother who raised him. Years later, meeting a top Paris chef and a young woman named Salma inspires him to leave home.

“Tazzeka has a lot to say about the passion that fuels people, the way society treats immigrants, and how those two elements interrelate.”
— Film Threat
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“All the more powerful as a portrait of south-to-north migration in the 21st century...”
— Washington City Paper
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Oct
23
to Nov 27
Film, Culture & History

Fine Features Film Series: Citizens of the World *Available until 11/27*

We are excited to present a new fall/winter virtual film series for your in-home enjoyment. “Fine Features” showcases our handpicked selections of the most compelling narrative stories, film festival winners, and independent films available to stream only through cinemas - you won’t find them on Netflix or Amazon.

Citizens of the World (2019, Italian w/English subtitles, 90 min.)
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Tickets $10 for a 3-day viewing pass

An amiable, frisky comedy set in picturesque Rome, Citizens of the World is the latest feature from Italian writer/director Gianni di Gregorio, who brought us the acclaimed ensemble piece Mid-August Lunch.

The story: Three retirees decide to move away from Rome to find a better standard of living in a country where their meagre pensions will go that much further. Planning for the trip sees the trio trawl the pubs and restaurants of a sun saturated Rome and discover that even at an old age they can still learn one or two lessons about themselves and life.

Gianni Di Gregorio, Italy’s laconic answer to Larry David, returns to the humanist comic territory of art house hits Mid-August Lunch and The Salt of Life with Citizens of the World, a warm and delightful reflection on life with characters you’ll want to spend many more hours with long after the credits roll.

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Sep
15
7:00 PM19:00
Culture & History, Families, Community, Film

Movie in the Backyard: Stephano: The True Story of Shakespeare's Shipwreck

This 90-minute documentary film follows the story of the only Mayflower passenger who had been to North America previously. A decade earlier, Stephen Hopkins had been aboard a Jamestown-bound ship that wrecked on Bermuda, inspiring Shakespeare's final play, The Tempest.

REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND - This program is free, but capacity is limited!

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This 90-minute documentary film follows the story of the only Mayflower passenger who had been to Nrth America previously. A decade earlier, Stephen Hopkins had been aboard a Jamestown-bound ship that wrecked on Bermuda, inspiring Shakespeare's final play, The Tempest.

Shot on location, the intrepid Hit and Run History crew retraces Hopkins’ life crisscrossing the Atlantic. Two-time Emmy-nominated producer and host Andrew Giles Buckley, a Hopkins descendant, grew up hearing stories that New Plymouth’s iconoclast tavern keeper may have the model of The Tempest’s drunken and mutinous Stephano. In their Gumshoe Historian style, Buckley and crew of Hit and Run History seek out the reality of a man who was everywhere at the founding of America.

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Doc Days Film Series: Epicentro
Sep
4
to Oct 1
Culture & History, Community, Film

Doc Days Film Series: Epicentro

Coming soon…opening virtually on Friday, Sept. 4th.
Tickets are $12 for a five day viewing window.
BUY TICKETS HERE

A stunning portrait of Cuba from Academy Award nominee Hubert Sauper (Darwin's Nightmare)

EPICENTRO is an immersive and metaphorical portrait of post-colonial, "utopian" Cuba, where the 1898 explosion of the U.S.S. Maine still resonates. This Big Bang ended Spanish colonial dominance in the Americas and ushered in the era of the American Empire. At the same time and place, a powerful tool of conquest was born: cinema as propaganda. In his latest film, Academy Award nominee Hubert Sauper (Darwin's Nightmare) explores a century of interventionism and myth-making together with the extraordinary people of Havana—who he calls "young prophets"—to interrogate time, imperialism and cinema itself.

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Watch the trailer for EPICENTRO below:

“Captures a Cuba that seems frozen in time... a vivid sense of Havana.”
— Allan Hunter, Screen Daily
“A hypnotic immersion into a country and culture embargoed by decades of our country’s foreign policy.”
— Peter Keough, Boston Globe
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