Jakarta, October 20. With the screening of the feature film "El Benny" concluded today the celebration of the Cuban Film Exibition Jakarta 2018, Cuban Revolution: 60 years of action without cut! organized by the Embassy of the Island in greeting to the National Culture Day and the 60th Anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, in cooperation with the cultural organization [ESAS] Empu Sendok Arts Station.
During the Exhibition, held from the 16th to the 20th of this month at the ESAS headquarters, classic short films of the Cuban Cinema were shown as well as the productions Habanastation, Los Dioses Rotos, Kangamba and La edad de la peseta. Among the shorts exhibited were Now, Estética, Dolly Back and LBJ, made by renowned and great filmmakers such as Santiago Álvarez, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Enrique Colina, among others. Before each screening, a synopsis of the corresponding productions was presented to the public, and after the movies animated exchanges were developed, also addressing issues related to Cuban news, by the spectators who had come to know the Island. The Exhibition was pleasantly received by a diverse and enthusiastic public.