In Santiago de Cuba, rival conga bands scour the sparse marketplace for materials to create show-stopping numbers for the annual Carnival competition. O’Reilly’s film follows young, innovative Lázaro, who is determined to beat “the Shark,” his older and more establishment-favored competitor. Tensions build and tempers flare as the government restrictions and scarcity of present-day Cuba come to bear on one of the world’s poorest Carnivals.
Directing | William Sabourin O'Reilly | Director |
Camera | William Sabourin O'Reilly | Director of Photography |
Production | William Sabourin O'Reilly | Producer |
Production | Tomas Montoya Gonzalez | Executive Producer |
Production | Bhagavan Ishaya | Executive Producer |
Production | Antonia Zennaro | Executive Producer |
Production | Bryan Bailey | Producer |
Editing | Carlos Larrondo | Editor |
Editing | Daniel Diez | Editor |
Editing | Halil Efrat | Editor |