By Jason Apuzzo. Those of us here at Libertas want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
If you live in America, in almost any circumstance, you have a great deal to be thankful for – because you’re living in freedom.
Today we wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving by giving everyone the opportunity to watch a great film from 11 years ago from Wim Wenders, called The Buena Vista Social Club. This extraordinary, Oscar-nominated documentary is about a group of artists who did not live in freedom – living, instead, in Castro’s Cuba – yet who refused to let their circumstances dim their spirits, or destroy their art.
If you’ve never seen this film, take the opportunity over this weekend to watch it – here (through SnagFilms), for free. The music is extraordinary, Ibrahim Ferrer is unforgetable, and you may find yourself shedding a few tears by the end.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in advance.
Posted on November 24th, 2010 at 1:23pm.
Great film. Chan Chan is possibly one of the coolest songs ever. Nice post, Jason.
Thanks, S.
Great film. Great CD too.
Glad you like it, Patricia!