New York-based producer, director, and translator Joanne Pottlitzer discusses her English version of Cuban playwright José Triana’s Palabras comunes (Common Words), set in Cuba from 1894 to 1914. Afterward, actors give dramatic readings from the play.

Come celebrate the 25 aniversary of the International Film and Television School of of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, with a selection of its students' best short films. The program presents the NY premiere of five films, including Asepsia by Gustavo Vinagre and Susana Barriga's The Illusion. Presented by Cuban filmmaker Gerardo Chijona.

2004. Cuba. Fiction. 94 min. As part of the tribute to Cuban director Gerardo Chijona, HFFNY presents one of his most acclaimed films, which tells the story of a successful writer whose peaceful life spins out of control when the women in his life begin to make decisions that take all of their lives in unexpected directions.

2004. Cuba. Fiction. 94min. As he approaches middle age, successful writer Julio del Toro’s peaceful life spins out of control when the women in his life begin to make decisions that take his and all of their lives in unexpected directions. The film is part of the tribute to Cuban director Gerardo Chijona, author of Adorable Lies (1992).

2009. Cuba. Fiction. 113 min. In a fictional village near a Soviet military base in 1960s Cuba, Daniel Díaz Torres films a love triangle that develops and becomes a metaphor for the tense political situation of the Cold War as everyday life changes in the village and for the characters. Actor Enrique Molina present for Q&A.