University of Maryland Screening: Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up
A campus screening and discussion of the latest film by IPS fellow Saul Landau, that vividly documents the fact that the United States sponsors terrorism.
New York Screening: Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up
Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up documents this history involving the CIA, violence, and the 5 Cubans serving long sentences in U.S. prisons. The film features an interview with Gerardo Hernandez, one of the Cuban Five who is currently serving life imprisonment in Victorville Maximum Security Prison for “conspiracy to commit espionage.” Landau also interviews Luis Posada Carriles, Orlando Bosch, and others who have acknowledged perpetrating acts of terrorism in Cuba as “freedom fighters.” Delightful surprises are appearances in the film by Fidel Castro and Danny Glover.
Cuba’s Culture of Dissent
Caricatures of Cuba as intolerant of political expression may contain a kernel of truth, but they miss the richness of dissent in the daily life of Cuba’s political culture.
Santa Fe Premiere: Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up
Emmy- and George Polk Award-winning filmmaker Saul Landau and Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler tell the hidden story of 50 years of American terrorism against the Cuban people, presenting the case of the five Cuban anti-terrorists who tried to prevent subversive actions against their country and have been unjustly locked in U.S. jails for 12 years.
Heading for Havana
These days, you need not brave the sharks that populate the Straits of Florida to visit Cuba.
Visiting Gerardo of the Cuban Five Once Again
A chronicle of a visit to the Cuban Five agent in a California prison shows tight security and endless longing for justice.
The Politics of Simulopting
Does Washington possess a consistent set of foreign policy principles? Barack Obama has adopted the Kennedy practice to guard himself from political defeat by trying to look tough in the pursuit of war.
Notable Documentary on Fidel Castro Awarded Preservation Grant
Saul Landau’s film about this important Latin American political actor will be preserved through a grant by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Los Angeles Premiere: Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up
Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up documents this history involving the CIA, violence, and the 5 Cubans serving long sentences in U.S. prisons. The film features an interview with Gerardo Hernandez, one of the Cuban Five who is currently serving life imprisonment in Victorville Maximum Security Prison for “conspiracy to commit espionage.” Landau also interviews Luis Posada Carriles, Orlando Bosch, and others who have acknowledged perpetrating acts of terrorism in Cuba as “freedom fighters.” Delightful surprises are appearances in the film by Fidel Castro and Danny Glover.
Cuba Changes, U.S. Remains Stuck in the Past
Cuba opens its doors to religion freedom, while the U.S. ignores all progress in Cuba and Americans continue to live vicarious lives through their TVs.
A Convenient Refuge: Review of “Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up”
The new film by IPS fellow Saul Landau is an effective and at times chilling portrait of one of the last Cold War conflicts still playing out.
Daydreaming of Cuba for Dollars
Academics making money, terrorists roaming free, and the reinvention of “Cuban Civil Society.”
Author Event: Voices from the Other Side
Busboys & Poets and the Cuba Interests Section present author Keith Bolender, who will discuss his book, Voices from the Other Side; An Oral History of Terrorism against Cuba. The book examines the largely unknown history of violence against Cuban citizens since the earliest days of the Revolution through a series of emotional and personal testimonials.
DC Film Premiere Will Depict Terrorism No One Speaks Of
“Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up” addresses a terrorism campaign against Cuba orchestrated from U.S. soil, with complicity from the U.S. government.
Interview with Wendy Navarro
Curator Wendy Navarro talks about art and its relationship to U.S.-Cuban relations, globalization, and political utopias.