One Way or Another

Blending fiction and documentary, the only feature film from radical Afro-Cuban filmmaker Sara Gómez is a profound portrait of post-revolution Cuba. One Way or Another’s loose narrative follows the nascent relationship between schoolteacher Yolanda (Yolanda Cuellar) and bus factory worker Mario (Mario Balmaseda) as they negotiate differing political and social values at their respective workplaces and with one another. Taking up the idea of revolution as an ongoing process that takes place at the level of interpersonal connections–friends, family, colleagues, lovers, students, and teachers–Gómez posits that the key to establishing a new social order lies in discarding patriarchal value systems.

This screening will be preceded by a musical performance from Morgan Matsiga also known as Ras Shumba. 

Financial assistance for this Program has been provided by the City of Columbia, Office of Cultural Affairs.