Lazaro and the Shark: Cuba Under the Surface

Lazaro and the Shark: Cuba Under the Surface

2022 · 76 min · ★ 2.0 · Documentary

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.

Directed by William Sabourin O'Reilly

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