Documentary Screening “Transit Havana”

Fri 09 Dec 2016, 5 – 7 pm
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

From the organizer:

On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, 10 December, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands organizes a free screening of the Dutch/Cuban documentary “Transit Havana” (2015). The film is about equal rights issues for transgenders in Cuba.

Film synopsis:

The lives of Cuban transgenders have become considerably easier since Mariela Castro – daughter of current president Raul – is involved in improving the position of sexual minorities. Every year, five transgender people are allowed to have a government-funded sex change operation. In Havana, Odette and Malú are eagerly awaiting their sex change operation. Juani has already had an operation: he was Cuba’s first transgender.

Once per year, two top surgeons specialized in sex change operations – one from the Netherlands and one from Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) – are flown in from Europe to Cuba to perform the operations. But new oppotunities clash with old issues. Poverty, limited employment and intolerance are still commonplace.

Language: Spanish/Dutch/English with English subtitles and Vietnamese audio option

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Free entrance

Watch the film’s trailer here: