HAVANA - The New Art of Making Ruins - An award-winning documental

The Cuban Cultural Center of New York
in collaboration with

Cuban-American Student Association

(CASA) of Columbia University
are pleased to present

An award-winning documentary by
the German filmmakers
Florian Borchmeyer and Matthias Hentschler

An indelible portrait of the city of Havana, an architectural landmark. A searing view of its inhabited ruins and their strange blend of magic and demolition.The film captures the final moments of these buildings before they are renovated or simply collapse altogether.

The New Art of Making Ruins was pre-nominated for the 2007

German Academy Awardand has won the Bavarian Film Award,

the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award, and the Special Jury

Award at the 2006 LA Latino International Film Festival,

among several other prestigious awards.

Following the 86-minute documentary there will be an open panel

discussion with the film's director
Florian Borchmeyer

and Cuban-American architect
Manuel Castedo

Moderated by
Prof. Perla Rozencvaig
Columbia University

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 6:30 pm

Teacher's College at Columbia University
HORACE MANN BUILDING

525 West 120th Street (off Broadway), NYC

Screening at the THE COWIN AUDITORIUM

Free admission and open to the public
SPACE IS LIMITED

Please RSVP to: ccc.ny@hotmail.com