Join us for a lively virtual discussion with Professor Tas Salini, Instructor of Film History and Film Appreciation at Broward College.

About the film

Director Mikhail Kalatozov’s delirious masterpiece uses four stunning vignettes to paint a picture of pre-revolutionary Cuba, its culture, and the people who call the island home. Newly restored in breathtaking 4K with a single-language soundtrack, I AM CUBA has never looked better, with sweeping visuals lending grandeur to the film's outstanding cinematography, sound editing, and narrative heft like never before. Produced by Mosfilm and ICAIC, shooting began only a week after the Cuban Missile Crisis and was poised to be the island nation's response to both Sergei Eisenstein’s acclaimed propaganda piece (Battleship Potemkin) and Jean-Luc Godard’s recently acclaimed romance (Breathless).

Here is a link to the trailer: https://youtu.be/9SoTRGHqrwU?si=_W_ZHsrmpe-c00w-

We'll also discuss Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times movie, which can be found on Kanopy at this link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/browardlibrary/video/113155

Where to view the film

You will need your Broward County Library card to view the film. If you don’t have one, please apply for one here

You can find the I am Cuba film in Broward County Library's Kanopy collection: https://www.kanopy.com/en/browardlibrary/video/11557300

About the moderator

Professor Tas Salini is a producer, writer and director with over 24 years of film industry experience. He has directed over 110 music videos that have aired on MTV (USA & Europe), BET and cable and satellite channels worldwide. He has produced and directed seven documentaries including A 20 Year Journey featuring the Grammy winning band Inner Circle and the award winning documentary The Pan Am Story which aired on PBS. Further, Salini produced, wrote and directed the romantic comedy Gringo Wedding, a feature film released theatrically and distributed internationally.

He has taught photography, film/video production in England and Austria and currently teaches Film Appreciation and Film History at Broward College.