A documentary on Cuban race relations, Código Color, Memorias, made its U.S. premiere on April 6, 2016 at Loyola University. Drs. Leopoldo Tablante and Dittmar Dittrich invited Cuban film maker William Sabourin O'Reilly to show his documentary and speak to the public afterwards. The film explores race relations in today's Cuban society, a critical issue that President Obama addressed during his historical visit to Cuba. The premiere brought a huge crowd to Loyola to share the opening of the film and to discuss race relations in Cuba and the filmmaker's techniques.

In 2011, William Sabourin O’Reilly won first prize for short documentary at the New Orleans Film Fest with his movie Chasing Dreams about New Orleans cook and Civil Rights activist Leah Chase. He stayed in New Orleans during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina to capture with his camera the ravages of the storm. His rushes have been featured in Spike Lee’s movie When the Levees Broke and included in the Emmy awarded documentary Witness Katrina produced by The History Channel.

He just released in Cuba the acclaimed documentary Código color, memorias, which deals with the subject of race in the blackest Cuban city, Santiago.

Loyola University’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies welcomes William for a screening of his documentary followed by a Q&A.