Lynn Hershman Leeson: Tania Libre
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Lynn Hershman Leeson: Tania Libre

Lynn Hershman Leeson, Tania Libre, 2017 (Photo: courtesy Hotwire Productions)

In 2014, Cuban artist and activist Tania Bruguera announced a public performance in which the people of Havana would be given a platform for one minute of free speech. She was arrested before the event even began. In this area premiere documentary, Bruguera talks about the impact of censorship and how it has shaped her work. Directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson. 2017, DCP, 64 minutes.

Following the film, join us in a conversation hosted by artist Nicole M. Smith, with panelists Ryan C. Van Wyk, Psy.D, LP, the Very Reverand Paul Lebens-Englund, and Russell Spence, Jr “Mick”

Presented in conjunction with the Walker exhibition Adiós Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art Since 1950.

Cinema programs are made possible by generous support from the Bentson Foundation and Elizabeth Redleaf.