eastofhavana

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  • "EASTOFHAVANAistherealdeal.”—TheNewYorkTimes Aspar… "EASTOFHAVANAistherealdeal.”—TheNewYorkTimes Aspartofthe2008-2009LatinAmericanFilmSeries,theFloridaInternationalUniversityCubanResearchInstitute,UniversityofMiamiLatinAmericanStudiesProgram,andUMSchoolofCommunicationpresentEASTOFHAVANAforonenightonly. Thisdocumentaryisablunt,unflinchingclose-uponthelivesofthreeyoungrapperscompelledtoaddresstheirgeneration’sfuturefromtheconfinesofaCubanghetto.Soandry,Magyori,andMikkiarethedefactoleadersofCuba’srebelliousundergroundhiphopmovement.Possessingtheundeniabletalentandcharismaofpopicons,thesefearlessperformerspushself-expressiontoitssharpest,riskiest,andmosttriumphantpoint. DessonThomsonofTHEWASHINGTONPOSTsays,“Youcanappreciaterap’sdeepsignificancetoaCubanmusiciannamedSoandry,who,inEastofHavana,declares,`Hip-hopmeansstruggle.Itmeanshavingadeterminedattitudetowardslife.Rebellion.Thefighttomakethingsbetter.Thedetoxificationofthemindandbody.Tome,itmeansfreedom.'ComingfromsomeonelivingunderFidelCastro'sregime,thesewordsareanythingbutcasual.” “Thefilmsayssomethingquiteinteresting,whichisthatasmuchasCubancitizensmayfearthepowerofthegovernment,thegovernmentfearsitspeopleandtheirfreedomofexpressionexponentiallymore.WimWendersTheBuenaVistaSocialClubshowedusonesideofCubanmusicandculture,butEastofHavanafinallyrevealsthevoiceofcontemporaryCubanyouthandtheriseofaverydifferentnewgeneration."—JeffreyWells,SXSWBlog

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