The 25th “Reel” Latin American Film Festival
F R E E A D M I S S I O N | P U B L I C
W E L C O M E
On the Roof
(El techo)Director: Patricia Ramos, Cuba, Nicaragua, 2017
Length: 75 minutes
Language: Spanish with English Subtitles
Rating: NR. Includes some strong language
Pragda's info on the film: https://pragda.com/film/on-the-roof/
Showtimes and Locations
- Sunday, October 28, 12:30 p.m.
Speed Art Museum's Speed Cinema - Introduction: Prof. Joel Castillo-Díaz, Bellarmine University
- Introduction: Prof. Beatriz Reyes Pérez, University of Louisville
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Storyline
In this feel-good ensemble dramedy, a flat rooftop in an old Havana neighborhood is the natural habitat for three friends who spend their days and nights dreaming about the future.
Yasmani is an amateur pigeon fancier who is too shy to talk to a girl he likes; Victor José has convinced himself of his Sicilian descent and now prefers to go by Vito; Anita is five months pregnant and pretends that she doesn’t care who the father is. In the midst of their boredom, without money and dreaming about success, they decide to set up their own business. The cost of this dream will finally lead them to personal maturity, but with some difficulty.
A deliciously off-beat romantic comedy, On the Roof doesn’t shy away from tackling the problems facing contemporary Cuban youth. The film offers an impeccable balance of colloquial charm and universal appeal. Patricia Ramos and her excellent cast have crafted highly relatable characters with varying degrees of ambition, ingenuity, and quirk.
Synopsis from From Pragda, Spanish Film Club promotional site.
Presented in collaboration with the Speed Art Museum's Speed Cinema and
as part of The Spanish Film Club series with the support Pragda, and the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC, Spain-USA Foundation. Special thanks to the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.
Floyd Theater