NEW YORK - April 19, 2016 - PRLog -- In the fourth theatrical release from the Agustin Presenta series, Forbidden Flights (filmed in Cuba and Paris) depicts two strangers who meet up when their flights from Paris to Cuba unexpectedly cancel. It is a spirited story of two lovers' intimate and reflective visions of Cuba while traveling between storms of truths, frustrations, doubts and hopes. Forbidden Flights will make its North American debut in New York on April 25, 2016 at the Walter Reade Theater Lincoln Center, 165 West 65th Street (North Side Upper Level), with the red carpet "Black Tie Affair" promptly starting at 6:30PM and the show time at 8:30PM.
Executive Produced by Omar de la Cruz and directed by critically acclaimed Cuban filmmaker, Rigoberto Lopez, Forbidden Flights makes the film debut of popular Cuban singer Paulo Fernandez Gallo in the leading role along with Moroccan-born French actress Sanaa Alaoui. The story which mostly takes place in Paris focuses on Cuba showing the contrasts of a country spanning from the modernity of Vedado and Miramar, to the "other Havana." Lopez states, "I want to have an honest dialogue with our reality because it is not a matter of sugarcoating reality but rather to be honest with reality and our problems."
Oscar and Emmy-winning producer, Agustin, CEO of Duende Films, who has worked on projects such as the highly praised and popular mini-series "Gabriel: Amor Immortal", Academy Award winning documentary "The Lady in Number 6" and sketch comedy show "Agustin's El Vacilon", brings his extensive knowledge to the production and spoke informally about the project which is set in Paris and partially filmed in Havana.
"With President Obama recently taking action in charting a new course in U.S. relations with Cuba, as a Cuban filmmaker myself, I am not political but I do want to see the people of Cuba opened to the world and the world exposed to its wonderful people … my people. It's all about the people for me. This is why I got involved with this film." He goes on to say, "If the political backlash comes, I will face it but it is not about that for me. I just want my people to have the same freedom of expression artists everywhere have and the same outlet for their voices; this is why I am bringing this film to U.S. theaters."
Forbidden Flights was produced in Cuba in collaboration between the Dominican Republic and Cuba under an agreement with Agustin's Duende Films and former President of DR, Leonel Fernandez and his foundation, FUNGLODE. It is a co-production of the Cuban Institute of Art and Cinematographic Industry in partnership with the Ministry of Culture Cuba.
About Duende Films
Duende Films is a film distribution company affiliated with Duende Media Inc., which focuses on bringing to the theatrical market in the United States the largest Spanish-language film successes. With over 15 years of service to the Hispanic market in the United States, and with a management team that not only knows the demographic, but is also a part of that group, Duende Films is uniquely positioned to present the US Latino audience the films they really want to see, with a detailed and comprehensive approach to entertainment that exposes the different colors and customs of our Hispanic heritage. "Our films, for us." Duende Films
About the Director
RIGOBERTO LOPEZ was born in Havana on July 6th, 1947. He is one of the most outstanding Cuban filmmakers. Since 1971, he has been part of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC). His documentaries and long feature fiction films have been highly praised by audiences and specialized critics in Cuba and abroad, and have received important national and international awards. His long feature film SCENT OF OAK received the Dikalo Award for the best film at the Pan African Film Festival in Cannes, France, in 2006, among other awards.
He produced and directed one of his most outstanding films in the United States: YO SOY DEL SON A LA SALSA, which gave him, among others, the First Coral Award at the Eighteenth New Latin American Cinema Festival, Havana, Cuba, 1996. Among the most recognized films of this director that stand out are his documentaries GRENADA: THE TAKE OFF OF A DREAM, THE LONGEST VOYAGE, MESSENGER OF THE GODS and PORT PRINCE IS MINE. These documentaries gave him several international awards.
The long feature film FORBIDDEN FLIGHTS, a 2015 production, is his most recent film.
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