FIlm Screening: Lezama Lima, Soltar la Lengua

José Lezama Lima’s literary legacy, including his landmark 1966 novel Paradiso, is explored in a documentary screening with filmmaker Ernesto Fundora. Presented by Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art and Design and the Miami Book Fair, Lezama Lima: Soltar la Lengua screens Wednesday, November 18 at the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami.

Miami Book Fair’s Alejandro Ríos introduces the film, which examines the work of one of Cuba’s most influential authors. Fundora will attend and offer remarks following the screening.

Admission is free and open to the public, with light refreshments provided. Attendees may park free in the MDC garage at 500 NE Second Avenue, between NE Fifth and NE Sixth Streets.