Christiane Arbesu

Synopsis:

In 1962 as Fidel Castro embraced communism, a Cuban ambassador, his wife and three young daughters sought political asylum in Canada. Eleven years in the making, “I AM ARBESU” by filmmaker Christiane Arbesu takes the viewer on an unprecedented journey. In true cinema verite style, the reunion of a family is seen through the eyes of the youngest daughter of a former diplomat who defected from the country that appointed him an ambassador. Half a century later, when President Obama opened relations with Cuba, Christiane was finally allowed to make that once-forbidden trek to discover the family and country she never knew. What she found will break your heart and lift your spirits in equal measure.

“I AM ARBESU” has been screened at 20 film festivals. It has won the Best Latino Short Film Award at The Latino Film Market, third place at The United Latino International Film Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a winner at the Virgin Spring Cinefest and an Accolade Award recipient. It has also played at The Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, The San Francisco Latino Film Festival, The LA Femme Festival, Docs Without Borders Film Festival, The Montreal Independent Film Festival and The Cuban American International Film Festival.

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Please join us at the Southampton Cultural Center for a film screening of “I AM ARBESU” with a Q&A afterward. Tickets are $10 and are available now.