Before Night Falls Screening

Tonight at 7 p.m. at UCSD there will be a free showing of the film Before Night Falls:

Copley International Conference Center (Building 455 on UCSD Map) at the Institute of the Americas Complex, UCSD

Before Night Falls

Episodic look at the life of Cuban writer, Reinaldo Arenas

Revolution, homosexuality, literature and life in Cuba

A Cuban drama directed by Julian Schnabel

A portrayal of Reinaldo Arenas, from childhood in Cuba to his death in NYC. His writings and homosexuality get him in trouble with Castro’s Cuba and he spends two years in prison, writing letters for inmates and smuggling out a novel, before leaving for the United States. (133 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles. Rate R)