Sin La Habana
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Leonardo and Sara, a young Afro-Cuban couple, are desperate to leave the island. They decide that the best way to emigrate is for Leonardo to seduce a foreign woman, get legal status in another country, and then send for Sara. The woman they choose is Nasim, an Iranian-Canadian divorcée who is running from an oppressive past and yearning to have fun for the first time in her life.
When Leonardo convinces Nasim to marry him, he is able to move to Montreal, but his plan derails when real emotions get in the way.
Kaveh Nabatian
Kaveh Nabatian has won numerous awards as a director and cinematographer for his fiction and documentary films, including the Best New Filmmaker Award at Toronto's Reelworld Film Festival and Concordia's Mel Hoppenheim Award for Most Outstanding Achievement in Film Production. Kaveh is especially concerned with the relationship between aesthetic form and inner content. An accomplished musician, he has composed and recorded several soundtracks and albums, as well as performing as a member of the avant-chamber ensemble bell orchestre. Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre.
Filmography
- 2021 Sin La Habana
- 2019 The Seven Last Words
- 2014 100% T-Shirt (TV documentary)
- 2002 645 Wellington (collective documentary)
