Filmbar and RPC's screening of "I Am Cuba" at the Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 6:00 pm.
This study of Cuba – partially written by renowned poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko – captures the island just before it made the transition to a post-revolutionary society. Moving from city to countryside and back again, "I Am Cuba" examines the various problems caused by political oppression as well as by great discrepancies in wealth and power. Beginning in Havana in the pre-Castro era, we see how foreigners contributed to the city's prostitution and poverty; this sequence features dreamy, hallucinogenic camera work that creates a feeling of unease and dislocation. Then, in glorious images of palm trees and fertile land, the film looks at the sugarcane fields in the countryside, and the difficulties faced by peasants working the land. Finally, back in the city again, leftist students battle the police and a corrupt government – and pay a high price for their rebellion.
An informal discussion and tea will follow the screening.
Address: Research and Publication Centre (RPC), 2nd Floor, 65 Main Boulevard Gulberg, Lahore (next to Standard Chartered Bank, above Indesign showroom).
Rashed Rahman
Editor, Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) (link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com)
Director, Research and Publication Centre (RPC) (on Facebook)
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