With a Stroke of the Chaveta (Con el Toque de la Chaveta)
Director: Pamela Sporn, Cuba/USA, 2007, 29min
Venue: Roxy Bar & Screen
Double bill with How Long Winter Lasts In Romania
World Première
In the cigar factories of Cuba, a unique tradition persists: ‘la lectura de tabaqueria’ . Every day, specially employed workers read out loud to the two or three-hundred tabaqueros as they sit rolling the country’s famous cigars. From classic novels to national politics and local baseball results, for many years this daily tradition has been an education for the workers, or chavetas. But after years of listening, they are now knowledgeable and demanding, and the readers must be at their very best if they are to keep their discerning audience interested.
TICKETS
£5.00
Tickets can be booked through the LIDF website on www.lidf.co.uk
Tickets will be available on the door, but seats are limited and you are advised to book in advance.
The Roxy Cinema are offering all festival-goers a half-price bottle of wine with any food order, for the week of the festival. See Roxy website for restaurant details.
