This event is in the past.It took place on February 23, 2026 at Brooklyn Academy of Music.




Sergio Giral's rare film plunges you into a palenque, where escaped slaves forge community and resist Spanish colonial rule. A sweeping, seldom-screened portrait of Black Cuban history and rebellion.
historical drama
Afro-Cuban cinema
colonial resistance
film series
Tips
🎬part of a three-day retrospective
🏛️BAM's opera house is stunning
Black Cuba
Fort Greene




Sergio Giral's rare film plunges you into a palenque, where escaped slaves forge community and resist Spanish colonial rule. A sweeping, seldom-screened portrait of Black Cuban history and rebellion.
historical drama
Afro-Cuban cinema
colonial resistance
film series
Tips
🎬part of a three-day retrospective
🏛️BAM's opera house is stunning
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