Andrew Castillo

Andrew Castillo is a sometimes programmer/ translator from New York City. He has presented film and music programs at the Maysles Documentary Center, Light Industry, Spectacle Theater, Lot Radio & WKCR-FM. His translations have been published by Sabzian and Metrograph, and have been highlighted by Criterion Daily.

“Time was the most important material”

A Conversation with Pablo Guarise and Guillaume Maupin

Andrew Castillo, 2026
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On April 10, 2026, the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem presented the New York City premiere of The Magic City: Birmingham According to Sun Ra (2025), the first feature co-directed by French-born, Brussels-based filmmakers Guillaume Maupin and Pablo Guarise. The film, an inventive portrait of jazz pianist/composer/bandleader/cult-icon Sun Ra, focuses on his first three decades in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. The screening was followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and programmer Andrew Castillo.

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