https://shotonwhat.com/region/cuba-caribbean-americas The Source for Motion Picture & Television Technical Information Sun, 07 Apr 2024 04:20:43 -0800 en-US hourly 1 https://shotonwhat.com/the-black-swan-1942 Fri, 17 May 2024 16:38:59 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-black-swan-1942
Director: Henry King
Cinematographer: Leon Shamroy
An ex-pirate contends with rowdy buccaneers and a love/hate relationship with an aristocratic woman who's tougher than she seems. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/nyad-2023 Sun, 07 Apr 2024 04:20:43 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/nyad-2023
Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cinematographer: Claudio Miranda
The remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/buena-vista-social-club-1999 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 12:04:17 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/buena-vista-social-club-1999
Director: Wim Wenders
Cinematographer: Jörg Widmer
Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/sicko-2007 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:38:54 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/sicko-2007
Director: Michael Moore
Cinematographer: Andrew Black, Jayme Roy
A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/balseros-2002 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 10:05:24 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/balseros-2002
Director: Carles Bosch, Josep Maria Domènech
Cinematographer: Josep Maria Domènech
The story of Cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the United States, and what life is like for those who succeed. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-motorcycle-diaries-2004 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 05:52:25 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-motorcycle-diaries-2004
Director: Walter Salles
Cinematographer: Eric Gautier
The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/7-dias-en-la-habana-2012 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:10:01 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/7-dias-en-la-habana-2012
Director: Laurent Cantet, Benicio Del Toro, Julio Medem, Gaspar Noé, Elia Suleiman, Juan Carlos Tabío, Pablo Trapero
Cinematographer: Daniel Aranyó, Diego Dussuel, Gaspar Noé
A lesbian, an aspiring actor, an aspiring singer, a low-class marriage, a neighborhood community and 2 renowned directors have memorable less-than-24-hour-long experiences while living in/visiting the capital of Cuba. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/un-heureux-evenement-2011 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 20:25:06 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/un-heureux-evenement-2011
Director: Rémi Bezançon
Cinematographer: Antoine Monod
She drove me into a corner, then forced me to go beyond my limits. She made me confront the absolute: love, sacrifice, tenderness, abandonment. She dislocated me, transformed me. Why didn't... ]]>