The Sheldon Art Gallery is continuing its “Havana,” theme for summer events with the four-part film series, featuring four Cuban focused films. Each film has a Cuban connection and will be shown at the Sheldon with free admission. The general public is encouraged to attend and use the opportunity to view Cuban cinema.
The film series, According to Laurie Sipple, Sheldon Public Program Coordinator, is part of the Havana Summer events that have been going on all summer. “Hello Hemingway,” the second film in the series will be shown on Tuesday, July 27th. The film is about, “a teenage orphan schoolgirl living in poverty who is inspired by the main character in Ernest Hemingway’s novella ‘The Old Man and the Sea,’” Sipple said.
The movie will be shown with subtitles.
“Soy Cuba,” is the third installment of the series put on by the Sheldon.
“This film,” said Sipple, “is a 1964 black-and-white cinematic masterpiece directed by Mikhail Kalatozov and re-discovered and presented by Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese at the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals in 2005.”
The final film being shown is a documentary by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln journalism department, called “Cuba: Illogical Temple.” The film was made by students and won a 2004 student academy award.
The first film played at the event was a “Hollywood film,” said Sipple, for the fact that it was filmed in the Dominican Republic. The name of the film is “Havana,” a Sydney Pollack film starring Robert Redford. The film depicted Cuba in 1958, on the eve of it’s revolution.
The Havana Summer has been in full swing since May 20, with the Cuban exhibition called, “Flowers, Lies & Revolution: Contemporary Cuban Art” which closed, July 18. The exhibition featured works from three private collections and the Sheldon Museum of Art permanent collection. June 10 Nina Menocal, a Cuban art dealer and art specialist came to the Sheldon to conduct a lecture. A fundraiser gala at the country club on June 12, was a large part of the summer event.
The four-part film series is not the first that Sheldon has put on, a Native American film week that was put on with the help of NET TV. In November 2009, “The Last Conquistador,” was part of a Latino film week, played in accordance with the Vision Maker Film Festival at the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater. The Sheldon also puts on a Jazz film series, that is an extension to Jazz in June.
“All of the film series are part of bringing film back to the Sheldon, and letting people know that this is not just a place for untouchable art,” said Sipple.
For any information about the film series and how to get involved, with either promoting or idea’s for new film series, contact Laurie Sipple at the Sheldon art gallery.
westonpoor
@dailynebraskan.com
Film series continues Sheldon's summer theme
Published: Monday, July 26, 2010
Updated: Monday, July 26, 2010 15:07
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