The Man of Two Havanas 
 

The Man of Two Havanas premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City to packed houses and received standing ovations on a nightly basis.

It was the recipient of IFP New York’s Fledgling Fund Award for Best Documentary Emerging Latino Filmmaker.
 

About the Protagonist :: Max Lesnik, director of Radio Miami, has been the number one target of anti-Castro terrorists and considered the most controversial figure in the Cuban exile community. He was a prominent revolutionary when he left Cuba due to ideological differences with his then friend, Fidel Castro. In Miami, he took a position that was both against the Cuban government as well as against the U.S. policy toward Cuba. This third position was shared by few and voiced by no one but him. Mr. Lesnik became the publisher of Replica, the most widely circulated Spanish language magazine of its time. The magazine was a forum for debate, as well as for Mr. Lesnik’s incendiary point of view. Mr. Lesnik’s position soon evolved to include dialogue with the Cuban government and recently revived his friendship with Castro. Mr. Lesnik has been the target of choice for the anti- Castro terrorists. They have tried to murder him and nine bombs have gone
off at his office in little Havana.

About the Editor :: Tirsa Hackshaw  has worked on numerous award-winning films. She has many fiction film credits including, Edison, Nick Cassevettes, director, starring Morgan Freeman,Kevin Spacey and Justin Timberlake for Millennium Films. Her last film credit was Strip Search and Thought Crimes, Barry Levinson, producer, Sidney Lumet, director, starring Glenn Close and Maggie Gyllenhaal for HBO productions. She has worked with Ms. Lesnik Weisman in the past on her shorts. This is her first documentary.

About the Director of Photography :: Paul Marschall  is a graduate of Florida State University Film School. He has worked on numerous Independent Fiction Films. His last screen credit is for Farwell Bender, Matt Oates director. Mr. Marschall has worked with Ms.Lesnik Weisman in the past on her award winning shorts. This is his first feature documentary.

 

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