East of Havana

Director: Jauretsi Saizabitoria & Emilia Menocal

Screening Times

screening in: 24 Beats Per Second

6:45 PM, Tuesday March 14th - Paramount
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2:00 PM, Saturday March 18th - Paramount
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Documentary Feature

    World Premiere

Synopsis:
East of Havana is an unflinching close-up on the lives and friendship of three young rappers compelled to address their generation's future from the confines of a Cuban ghetto. Soandry, Magyori, and Mikki possess theundeniable talent and charisma of pop icons; but within Cuba's fearless and rebellious undergound movement, they are also the defacto leaders, creating music whose cross-pollination of early American rap and Latin influences brings self-expression to its sharpest, riskiest, and most triumphant point.

Director's Bio:
Jauretsi Saizabitoria and Emilia Menocal are both Cuban-Americans, and children of Cuban exiles. They grew up in Miami, and now both live in New York City. This is their first feature film.