'La Tropical' is a sensual celebration of people for whom dancing is the most important nonreligious ritual."- New York Times
HART SHARP VIDEO PRESENTS AN EDGY BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE HOTTEST CLUB IN CUBA WITH THE DVD RELEASE
LA TROPICAL
Directed by Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer David Turnley, the Rhythmic DVD Release Dances to Retail on September 26, 2006
New York, NY, August 15, 2006 - This September, experience the sights, sound, soul of the hottest club in all Havana, Cuba in the Hart Sharp Video DVD release La Tropical . Directed by Pulitzer Price Winning photographer David Turnley, La Tropical takes viewers on a rhythmically provocative look at this extraordinary club that has served as an escape from the island's economic, political and social turmoil. Hailed by the New York Daily News as, "an extraordinary portrait of an amazing place of music and dance," this remarkable documentary shakes and grooves to DVD on September 26, 2006 for the suggested retail price of $19.98. The prebook date is August 29, 2006.
SYNOPSIS: Located in a remote barrio of Havana, the Salon Rosado at La Tropical is the club where generations of working-class Cuban's of color have always gathered to dance, sing, and live la vida loco. From midnight to dawn, hundreds of men and women, young and old, pack the open-air dance floor and move as one to the nonstop rhythms of the hottest bands on the island.
ABOUT THE FILM SOUNDTRACK: This powerful documentary features music and performances by several popular Cuban acts including:
Los Van Van
Charanga Habanera
Adalberto Alvarez y su Son
Son Candela
Lo Caro Band
Tamayito y su Salsa
Laito Jr. y su Sonora Sonora
ABOUT HART SHARP VIDEO: Hart Sharp Video was founded in 2003 by Joe Amodei to develop, acquire, market and distribute home video and DVD product in the feature film, special interest and sports categories. Some of Hart Sharp Video's recent releases have included; Super Size Me featuring filmmaker Morgan Spurlock as he unravels the American obesity epidemic; Still, We Believe...The Boston Red Sox Movie chronicling the unique relationship between the Boston Red Sox and their fans set against the backdrop of the extraordinary 2003 season; Faith Rewarded: The Historic Season of the 2004 Boston Red Sox® highlighting the record-breaking season through exciting game highlights and player interviews and Yankeeography chroniclin g the signature, award-winning biography series on DVD that brings the greatest names in New York Yankees history to life. For more information please visit www.hartsharpvideo.com http://www.hartsharpvideo.com
ABOUT FABRICATION FILMS: Based in Hollywood, Fabrication Films is dedicated to the production and worldwide distribution of cutting edge, independent feature films, including theatrical releases in the United States. One of the first films released theatrically is Fabrication's first in-house production, Conversations with Other Women starring Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart. Other titles, which have been released this year, have included two music documentaries: Last Dispatch, the story of an underground rock band whose final concert attracted over 100,000 fans; and La Tropical , a music documentary about the Cuban music scene from Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, David Turnley. Also in the pipeline for Fabrication is The Circle starring Angela Bettis, and Lesser of Three Evils starring Peter Greene.
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CONTACTS:
Lynne Hillman- Hart Sharp Video
917-847-2918 lynne.hillman@hartsharpvideo.com |
