Festival:

Screen Cuba 2026

Sun 15 Mar 2026 — Fri 27 Mar 2026

Screen Cuba celebrates Cuba’s pioneering homegrown cinema industry, looking at the achievements and challenges of the Cuban people through the decolonising lenses of their filmmakers since the 1959 revolution, and presenting films rarely screened in the UK. With a range of directors and diverse themes, it presents inspiring shorts, ground-breaking features, documentaries, and discussions with Cuban film specialists. This third edition runs from 15 to 28 March in London and beyond.

Full Programme: screencuba.uk

Upcoming Screenings

Screen Cuba presents: Twelve Chairs (Doce Sillas) 18

This first feature film by Cuba's godfather of cinema, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, is this cunning adaptation of a comic novel from… Read More
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Cuba, 1962, 97m.
Sun 15 Mar
14:00

Screen Cuba presents: Up to a Point (Hasta Cierto Punto) 18

A clever drama about resisting machismo in all areas of Cuban society. The female lead is a dockworker, played by one… Read More
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Cuba, 1983, 68m.
Wed 18 Mar
18:30
Wed 18 Mar
18:00

Screen Cuba presents: Capablanca 18

Cuban world chess champion José Raúl Capablanca is the inspiration for this stylish drama set in 1925, part sports pride, part… Read More
Manuel Herrera, Cuba , 1987, 97m.
Sat 21 Mar
14:00

Screen Cuba presents: House for Swap 18

This film heralded a new genre of sociocritical comedy in Cuba and was the debut feature of director Juan Carlos Tabio.… Read More
Juan Carlos Tabío, Cuba, 1983, 103m.
Sat 21 Mar
16:20

Screen Cuba presents: El Benny 18

El Benny offers a warts-and-all but compassionate portrayal of the life of legendary singer and bandleader Benny Moré (1919–1963) - that… Read More
Jorge Luís Sánchez, Cuba, 2006, 132m.
Wed 25 Mar
20:00

Screen Cuba presents: Life is Dance 18

Son – the first truly home-grown Cuban music and dance style – and its variations have ruled the Cuban dance floor… Read More
Eirene Houston & Hugo Rivalta, Cuba, 2025, 80m.
Fri 27 Mar
18:30