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With a Stroke of the Chaveta (Con el Toque de la Chaveta); With a How Long Winter Lasts In Romania (Kaip Ilgai Tesiasi Ziema Rumunijoje)

Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 5:00 PM (GMT)

London, United Kingdom

a Stroke of the Chaveta (Con el Toque de la Chaveta); With...

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With a Stroke of the Chaveta (Con el Toque de la Chaveta)
Director: Pamela Sporn, Cuba/USA, 2007, 29min
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.

Director: Iris Ponkina, 2007, Greece/Lithuania, 28min
World Première

How Long Winter Lasts In Romania (Kaip Ilgai Tesiasi Ziema Rumunijoje)

A film-maker travels through Romania. Passing through cities and countryside, they record poetic impressions of the people and landscape in a country caught somewhere between a Soviet past and a European future.

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.