Cultivation

UCF Celebrates the Arts

This video essay by UCF Professor of English Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés was created from family photos and digitized Super 8 and VHS footage.

They document a Cuban immigrant’s journey from a small pueblo in the island’s interior to the US and his life’s work with tropical plants.

Logos for UCF and Dr. Phillips Center

Thank You to Our Supporters

LIFE at UCF logoOUC: The Reliable One logoDowntown Orlando logo
Logos for LIFE at UCF, OUC The Reliable One, Florida Arts and Culture, Downtown Orlando, Rockley Family Foundation, and Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies Inc.

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.

  • The Judith and David Albertson Endowment in the Arts
  • Cartwright Family Humanities & Arts Endowment
  • Phil and Jane Easterling
  • LIFE at UCF
  • Orlando Downtown Development Board
  • OUC – The Reliable One
  • Women’s Club at UCF, Inc.

Thank You to Our Festival Partners

  • Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
  • National Young Composers Challenge
  • Orlando Family Stage
  • Orlando Shakes
  • Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
  • UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences
  • UCF School of Modeling, Simulation and Training