Images of Cuba are coming to Missouri Southern.

The Cuban Film Festival was created as a cooperative effort by some Southern faculty members and Dr. Tamara Falicov, assistant professor of theatre at the University of Kansas.

“I helped curate the festival by giving suggestions, but it was definitely a joint effort between me and other Missouri Southern faculty,” Falicov said.

The festival is scheduled for the week of Oct. 13.

Nine films will be shown throughout the week with free admission.

“These are popular films and mostly entertaining, although there are a couple of documentary types,” said Dr. Chad Stebbins, director of Institute of International Studies.

Starting the festival off will be Memories of Underdevelopment scheduled for 2 p.m. Oct. 13 in Webster Hall Room 105.

At 7 p.m. Oct. 13 in Matthews Hall Auditorium the film I Am Cuba will be shown.

Cuban Story, from 1959, is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Oct. 14 in Webster Hall, Room 105.

Matthews Hall Auditorium is the site of two films Oct. 15.

Cuba Va: Challenge of the Next Generation focuses on Cuba’s future as seen by Cuban youth and is set for 2 p.m.

The second film scheduled for viewing at 7 p.m. is Life is to Whistle.

San Sabroson: Antesala de la Salsa will be showing at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in Webster Hall room 105.

Buena Vista Social Club will be shown at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in Matthews Hall Auditorium.

The final two movies of the festival will show Oct. 17.

Strawberry and Chocolate is scheduled for 2 p.m. in Webster Hall Room 105.

This film broke box office attendance records in Cuba.

The film is also the first Cuban picture nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards.

The final film, Guantanamera, will be shown in Matthews Hall Auditorium at 7 p.m.

The romantic comedy follows a famous singer as she returns to Guantanamo.

“We have had plenty of speakers,” Stebbins said.

“Now we’re trying the festival to see what type of audience would be interested.”