Starting on November 3, New York will again host the Havana Film Festival, the great internationally recognized film show that celebrates the talent of Latin American artists.
It will be a whole week of celebration, until 10 November, by 22 anniversary of the festival that will exhibit more than 30 Award-winning films at the most important festivals, from the entire American continent, from the Dominican Republic to Argentina.
Includes retrospectives, round tables and master classes guaranteed to open minds and start conversations, and other special events organized by leading figures in Latin American cinema.
With a diverse roster, HFFNY 2022 has a film for everyone highlighting the Cuban cultural legacy through its most inspiring creators, as well as new releases that compete to win the Havana Star Award for fiction and documentary. .
The fiction films competing for the Havana Star award are: 🎥⬇️
– AMOR Y MATEMÁTICAS / LOVE & MATHEMATICS
Claudia Sainte-Luce | Mexico | Fiction | 2021 | 82 min | NY PREMIERE
Sunday, November 6 @ 4: 30PM (actor Roberto Quijano present for Q&A)
Tuesday, November 8 @ 1: P.M
– AXIOMAS, THE TRUTH WRITTEN ON WATER / AXIOMAS, THE TRUTH WRITTEN ON WATER
Marcela Luchetta | Argentinian | 2021 | Fiction | 93 min | US PREMIERE
Sunday, November 6 @ 2: 30PM (Director Marcela Luchetta present for Q&A)
– TALES OF ONE MORE DAY
Fernando Pérez, Rosa María Rodríguez, Alán Gonzalez, Carolina Fernández Vega-Charadán, Yoel Infante, Katherine T. Gavilán, Sheyla Pool, Eduardo Emil | Cuba | 2021 | Fiction | 90 min | US PREMIERE
Sunday, November 6 @ 8: 15PM
– DOMINGO Y LA NIEBLA / DOMINGO AND THE MIST
Ariel escalant | Costa Rica-Qatar | 2021 | Fiction | 89 min | NY PREMIERE
Monday, November 7 @ 8: 15PM
– EL MAYOR / THE MAJOR
Rigoberto López | Cuba | 2020 | Fiction| 112 min | NY PREMIERE
Friday, November 4 @ 7: 00PM
– EL SUPLENTES / THE SUBSTITUTE
Diego Lerman | Argentinian | 2021 | Fiction | 99 min | NY PREMIERE
HFFNY OPENING MOVIE- Thursday, November 3 @ 6: PM
(Director Diego Lerman and actress Renata Lerman present for Q&A)
– FOGARÉU
Flávia Neves | Brazil-France | 2021 | Fiction | 100 min | NY PREMIERE
Tuesday, November 8 @ 8: 30PM
Wednesday, November 9 @ 2: 30PM
– MEMORIES GUERRILLERAS / GUERRILLAS MEMORIES
David Marín Audiovisual Collective | Colombia | 2021 | Fiction | 89 min | US PREMIERE
Saturday, November 5 @ 8: 30PM (Producer Ricardo Coral present for Q&A)
– OSCUROS AMORES / LOVE IN THE DARK
Gerardo Chijona | Cuba | 2021 | Fiction | 89 min | WORLD PREMIERE
HFFNY CENTER FILM – Sunday, November 6 @ 6: 15PM (Director Gerardo Chijona present for Q&A)
– PUNTO ROJO / RED POINT
Nicanor Loreti | Argentinian | 72 min | Fiction | 2021 | US PREMIERE
Tuesday, November 8 @ 6: 45PM (Director Nicanor Loreti present for Q&A)
– WHAT A GOOD JOKE, BROMELIA / TOUGH BREAK, BROMELIA
Efterpi Charalambidis | Venezuela | 2021 | Fiction | 99 min | NY PREMIERE
Friday, November 4 @ 9: 00PM (Director Efterpi Charalambidis present for Q&A)
– TIEMPOS FUTUROS / THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
Victor Checa | Peru – Mexico – Ecuador – Spain – Germany | 2021 | Fiction | 82 min | NY PREMIERE
Monday, November 7 @ 6: 30PM (Director Víctor Checa present for Q&A)
Wednesday, November 9 @ 1: P.M
– A FILM ABOUT COUPLES / A FILM ABOUT COUPLES
Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada | Dominican Republic | 2021 |Fiction | 89 min | NY PREMIERE
Wednesday, November 9 @ 7: 00PM (Director Natalia Cabral present for Q&A)
– YO NENA, YO PRINCESA / I’M A GIRL, I’M A PRINCESS
Federico Palazzo | Argentinian | 2021 | Fiction | 120 min | NY PREMIERE
Friday, November 4 @ 1: 30PM (Director Federico Palazzo present for Q&A)
Saturday, November 5 @ 6: 12PM (Director Federico Palazzo present for Q&A)
Films in the documentary category competing for the Havana Star award: 🎥⬇️
– GOODBYE, PAPI / GOODBYE, DAD
Premiere in North America
Aarón Vega Granados | Puerto Rico-Cuba-US | 2021 | Documentary | 67 min | US PREMIERE
Saturday, November 5 @ 3: 00PM (Director Aarón Vega Granados present for Q&A)
– ALIS
Clare Weiskopf, Nicolás Van Hemelryck | Colombia – Romania – Chile | 2021 | Documentary | 84 min | NY PREMIERE
Wednesday, November 9 @ 5: 45PM
– ALTER
Joaquín González Vaillant | Uruguay | 2021 | Documentary | 70 min | US PREMIERE
Tuesday, November 8 @ 3: 15PM
– UNDER SUSPECT: ZOKUNENTU / ON SUSPITION: ZOKUNENTU
Daniel Diaz Oyarzun | Chile | 2021 | Documentary | 67 min | US PREMIERE
Friday, November 4 @ 4: 00PM
Saturday, November 5 @ 4: 45PM (Director Daniel Díaz Oyarzún present for Q&A)
– BONGÓ ITÁ
Mayckell Pedrero Mariol | Cuba | 2021 | Documentary | 70 min | US PREMIERE
Monday, November 7 @ 1: 00PM
– LA GENTE DEL DOCUMENTAL / THE PEOPLE OF THE DOCUMENTARY
Inti Herrera | Cuba | 2021 | Documentary | 80 min | US PREMIERE
Tuesday, November 8 @ 5: 00PM (Director Inti Herrera and producer Reymel Delgado present for Q&A)
– LA PLAYA DE LOS ENCHAQUIRADOS / THE BEACH OF ENCHAQUIRADOS
Iván Mora Manzano | Ecuador | 2021 | Documentary | 86 min | NY PREMIERE
Monday, November 7 @ 4: 30PM
– LAVRA / IRONLAND
Lucas Bambozzi | Brazil | 2021 | Documentary | 99 min | NY PREMIERE
Monday, November 7 @ 2: 30PM
– SQUATTERS/SQUATTER
Catalina Santamaría | US–Colombia | 2021 | Documentary | 89 min | NY PREMIERE
Wednesday, November 9 @ 9: 00PM (Director Catalina Santamaría present for Q&A)
Most of the films in foreign languages are subtitled in English and many of the filmmakers will be in New York, who will meet at the Village East Cinema (181-183 2nd Ave at 12 St), to present their films.
On the other hand, in addition to its program, HFFNY will pay posthumous tribute to the irreplaceable actor Alexis Díaz de Villegas and the essential director Pastor Vega.
The winners will be announced on Thursday 10 November at the closing ceremony. The full festival lineup is available at www.HFFNY.com and tickets can be purchased at tickets.HFFNY.com
HFFNY offers discounted ticket prices through its selection of passes for the Festival. It also advertises limited-time cut-price sales for screenings and events on its social media pages. For more information, visit www.HFFNY.com.