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Radical Short Films by Sara Gómez

Presented in collaboration with Cinéseries

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Sara Gomez is behind a film camera. One eye is closed and the other pressed to the viewfinder. Her left hand touches the lens. Sara's hair is close cropped and black.

Sep 13, 2022 7:00 PM

Film/Video Theater

Free for all audiences with ticket

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Filled with a true sense of celebration surrounding her heritage, country, and people, these short documentaries see Cuban filmmaker Sara Gómez asking urgent questions about her community.

Taking on themes of labor, reproductive health, her own family story, and the stories of other Black Cubans living in postrevolutionary Cuba—especially Black women—Gómez’s radical feminist outlook echoes through each of her short films. Be sure to stick around after the screening for an informal discussion in the café facilitated by Ohio State student group Cinéseries. In Spanish with English subtitles. (program 83 mins., 4K DCP)

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Sara Gómez, image courtesy of Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC).

Program lineup

Iré a Santiago (I’m going to Santiago, 1964, 15 mins.)
Guanabacoa: Crónica de mi familia (Guanabacoa: Chronicle of my family, 1966, 13 mins.)
Una isla para Miguel (An island for Miguel, 1968, 22 mins.)
Mi aporte (My contribution, 1972, 33 mins.)

See the Retrospective: Sara Gómez lineup.

About Cinéseries

In the words of Cinéseries’ members: Cinéseries is a student-led group that organizes monthly screenings in collaboration with the Wexner Center for the Arts. We aim to offer a space for students and the community to engage with film and expanded cinema from makers from a variety of backgrounds. We aspire to create an environment conducive to critical engagement by inviting filmmakers to showcase work that takes risks, challenges norms, and opens a conversation by devoting to a wide range of artist-centered and independent media.

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Iré a Santiago, Guanabacoa: Crónica de mi familia, and Mi aporte were scanned in 4K and digitally restored from 35mm prints by the Vulnerable Media Lab at Queen’s University (Canada), which is situated on the territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek.

Una isla para Miguel was scanned in 4K and digitally restored from a 35mm print by L’Immagine Ritrovata (Bologna).

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
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The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
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