Lazaro and the Shark: Cuba Under the Surface (2022)

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.

Released

2022-11-12

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

76 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

William Sabourin O'Reilly

TMDB rating

2.0/10 from 1 votes