In the '50s, Father Cuba was able to intercept first-run movies with the aid of a young guy who distributed the movies to theaters in the city, allowing him to screen them for free for the lads of San Frediano who could not afford to pay the admission fee. When the movie theater owners learned this, they recognized the educational significance of his decision and agreed to distribute the movies at parish theaters, leisure centers, and jails for the poor and convicts. This is a story that describes Father Danilo Cubattoli, often known as "Father Cuba," a Florentine priest who stayed in the city center. Furthermore, as the custodians of his work remember, he was the first to arrange cinema screenings in jail, at Sollicciano, picking films that could both engage and provoke thoughts and discussions, and he supported the Special Prize Ragazzi & Cinema at the Venice Film Festival for 15 years, where he met the world film elite.
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