Lazaro and the Shark (18+)
Cuba, United States, 2022, colour, 76 min.
Director: William Sabourin O´Reilly
Director: William Sabourin O´Reilly
Even a carnival is a political affair in Cuba. Organised in Santiago de Cuba, a fiesta in the conga rhythm commemorates the outbreak of the revolution and becomes the only opportunity for the residents to express their local identity. Competing districts attempt to outdo each other in terms of creativity. For the characters, this carnival is also a call for freedom, which does not please the communist authorities. The film captures everyday concerns of Cubans, who live in poverty and fear of repression struggling with the dilemma of emigration. The picture is sensual and dynamic, far from cheap exotic thrills and critical in its message.
William Sabourin O´Reilly
William Sabourin O´Reilly
William Sabourin O´Reilly was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1972. In 2000, he moved to New Orleans to attend the College of Fine Arts. During Katrina in 2005, William produced and edited his nationally recognized short film "Old Orleans". Much of the footage he captured during the storm and its aftermath has been broadcast internationally and used in various documentaries. He also won a National Geographic Special Emmy Award for the documentary “Witness Katrina”. In 2011, William won an award for Best Documentary Short at the New Orleans Film Festival for his film "Chasing Dreams". In 2015, he wrote and directed "Color Code, Memories" a documentary about race relations in his native Cuba.
FILMOGRAPHY
Chasing Dreams: A Leah Chase Story, 2011;
A Crooked Line, 2012;
Lazaro and the Shark, 2022
A Crooked Line, 2012;
Lazaro and the Shark, 2022
Cuba, United States, 2022, colour, 76 min.
Director: William Sabourin O´Reilly
Director: William Sabourin O´Reilly
Even a carnival is a political affair in Cuba. Organised in Santiago de Cuba, a fiesta in the conga rhythm commemorates the outbreak of the revolution and becomes the only opportunity for the residents to express their local identity. Competing districts attempt to outdo each other in terms of creativity. For the characters, this carnival is also a call for freedom, which does not please the communist authorities. The film captures everyday concerns of Cubans, who live in poverty and fear of repression struggling with the dilemma of emigration. The picture is sensual and dynamic, far from cheap exotic thrills and critical in its message.