Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2026

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Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2026

November, 2026

GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB

Havana Glasgow Film Festival invites diverse Scottish audiences to connect with Cuban cinema and culture with a wealth of Cuban films past and present. Celebrate the special connection between the twin cities of Havana and Glasgow and reflect on the issues relevant to both cities.

Winner of Best Documentary at Johannesburg Film Festival 2024, Comrade Tambo’s London Recruits tells the true story of a secret ANC operation led by Oliver Tambo during Apartheid. Through first-hand accounts, it reveals how British volunteers risked their lives to support South Africa’s liberation struggle.

This Scottish Premiere is followed by a Q&A with Gordon Main who is an award-winning Welsh director, producer and writer. He will be joined by special guest Sean Hosey, who features in the film.

The film will be captioned and there will be BSL interpretation for the Q&A.

Reading the World plus Q & A

Monday 23 November, 2026, 6 p.m.

This UK Premiere screening will be followed by a Q&A with editor Renato Maia.

Reading the World revisits Paulo Freire’s groundbreaking literacy programme in 1960s Brazil, which helped hundreds of rural adults learn to read, write and participate in democratic life. The film explores literacy as a radical act and the lasting global influence of Freire’s ideas on education and social justice.

Preceded by Maestras Voluntarias / Volunteer Teachers (2022, Catherine Murphy)

The film will be captioned and there will be BSL interpretation for the Q&A.

Portuguese and Spanish with English subtitles. Buy tickets

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Written by : Pat Byrne

Publisher of Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End; the community guide to the West End of Glasgow. Fiction and non-fiction writer.

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