It is the first time that we approach the public in this part of the country, said the director in statements to Prensa Latina, prior to the screening of the audiovisual.
For Abdurahman, this film was a challenge that attempted to show an unpublished story and Cuba’s heroic contribution in the fight against colonialism and apartheid in Southern Africa.
‘Cuba in Africa’ has more than 20 awards since its premiere in Havana, in April 2022.
Last year he won the Thomas Sankara Prize at the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco), in Burkina Faso; In addition, it was awarded the award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 30th edition of the Pan-African Film and Arts Festival in Los Angeles, California.
“Cuba sacrificed its sons and daughters to bring freedom to millions of Africans,” said the documentary filmmaker in a previous interview with this reporter, commenting that this great epic of the Cubans was “without expecting anything in return.”
Diplomats from the embassies of Cuba, Namibia, South Africa, Bolivia and Nicaragua in the United States attended the screening.
Alejandro García, second head of Mission in the Antillean representation, thanked Abdurahman for his contribution with a film that addresses a topic of such significance for generations of Cubans.
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