THE SUGAR CURTAIN is an intimate portrait by Camila Guzmán Urzúa about growing up in Cuba during the "golden years" of the Cuban Revolution and how the country has changed since the collapse of other communist governments which were supporting Cuba economically.

Urzua is the daughter of documentarian, Patricio Guzman, and will be at the screening on Friday, January 30th, with other panel members, to discuss the film and Cuba.

The screening will be held at the Cosford Cinema, University of Miami Coral Gables Campus.

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THE SUGAR CURTAIN to be shown at CUNY Graduate Center in New York City on March 15

The 3-day international symposium “A Changing Cuba in a Changing World” will feature a free screening of THE SUGAR CURTAIN by Camila Guzmán Urzúa on Saturday March 15^th at 10:45am at the Elebash Recital Hall of the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan.

In this revealing autobiographical portrait, the filmmaker returns to Havana to reflect on her childhood and adolescence during the "golden years" of the Cuban Revolution.

"Highly recommended... An endearing and intimate reverie... distinguished by its refusal to conclude or preach... it helps the audience contemplate mixed and multiple Cuban realities."—Holly Ackerman, Educational Media Reviews Online

This screening is open to the public on a first come first serve basis. Visit the CUNY website for more information.

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Camila Guzmán Urzúa won the prize for Best Director for THE SUGAR CURTAIN at the Santiago Film Festival in Santiago, Chile last week. Urzúa documents her journey back to her childhood home in Cuba to revisit the so-called “golden age” of her childhood, while her memories contrast with the backdrop of present-day reality for her friends who stayed behind and those who left.

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In this autobiographical portrait, Camila Guzmán Urzúa returns to Havana where she grew up during the “golden years” of the Cuban Revolution to reflect on her childhood . Through the intimate personal experiences of a disillusioned but nostalgic generation, THE SUGAR CURTAIN offers a provocative historical perspective on one of the most significant turning points in 20th-century world history. The film has screened at Toronto, Berlin and Tribeca, and won prizes at Buenos Aires and Cinéma du réel festivals. Times and ticket information at Two Boots Pioneer website. One week only!

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