MY HEART CAN'T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO
Feature Film [2020/90'/USA]
Director: Jonathan Cuartas
Production Company: Dualist
Distributor (USA): Dark Sky Films
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram, Owen Campbell
Sales: Visit Films
AWARDS
Special Jury Mention for Cinematography, Tribeca Film Festival (2020)
Winner, Best Cinematography, Molins Film Festival (2020)
Winner, New Visions Award: Best Feature Film, SITGES (2020)
Winner, Citizen Kane Award for Best Directorial Revelation, SITGES (2020)
SELECT FESTIVALS
Tribeca Film Festival (2020)
EnergaCAMERIMAGE (2020)
SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (2020)
Shanghai International Film Festival (2020)
Thessaloniki International Film Festival (2020)
Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist (2020)
São Paulo International Film Festival (2020)
Calgary International Film Festival (2020)
MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival (2020)
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (2020)
PRESS
"The cinematography by Michael Cuartas is spellbinding, as the use of light and shadow perfectly captures how each person feels."
-Bobby LePire, FILM THREAT
"...acutely observed through Michael Cuartas' unforgiving lens, but also revealed with great skill through Fugit’s nuanced turn as Dwight, whose burden grows to feel as heavy as the shadows he’s constantly surrounded by."
-Stephen Saito, THE MOVEABLE FEST
"...MY HEART CAN'T BEAT looks absolutely stunning, thanks in large part to cinematographer Michael Cuartas' haunting compositions. Shooting in the boxy Academy aspect ratio gives the ace cameraman, the director's brother, the chance to alternately convey isolation and claustrophobia. His interplay of light and shadow speaks volumes about the characters and the challenges they face."
-Ruben Rosario, MIAMIARTZINE
"...la gran estrella de la función, que eleva aún más si cabe este pequeño portento, termina siendo la dirección de fotografía de Michael Cuartas, que exprime hasta la última gota de la relación de aspecto en 1.33:1 y empapa de anhedonia cada fotograma mediante una paleta de colores mortecina y los, a su manera, hermosos juegos de claroscuros."
-Víctor López G., ESPINOF
FORMAT
ARRI ALEXA Mini
ZEISS CP.2 Super Speed
1.33:1
CREW
DOP: Michael Cuartas
1st AC: Blake Studwell
2nd AC: Ivanna Picon
Still Photographer: Ivanna Picon
Gaffer: Kevin Guzman
Key Grip: Larry Mondragon
Senior Colorist: Gosia Grzyb CSI, SKF (Fixafilm LA)
Grain Management: Gosia Grzyb CSI, SKF (Fixafilm LA)
Feature Film [2020/90'/USA]
Director: Jonathan Cuartas
Production Company: Dualist
Distributor (USA): Dark Sky Films
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram, Owen Campbell
Sales: Visit Films
AWARDS
Special Jury Mention for Cinematography, Tribeca Film Festival (2020)
Winner, Best Cinematography, Molins Film Festival (2020)
Winner, New Visions Award: Best Feature Film, SITGES (2020)
Winner, Citizen Kane Award for Best Directorial Revelation, SITGES (2020)
SELECT FESTIVALS
Tribeca Film Festival (2020)
EnergaCAMERIMAGE (2020)
SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (2020)
Shanghai International Film Festival (2020)
Thessaloniki International Film Festival (2020)
Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist (2020)
São Paulo International Film Festival (2020)
Calgary International Film Festival (2020)
MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival (2020)
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (2020)
PRESS
"The cinematography by Michael Cuartas is spellbinding, as the use of light and shadow perfectly captures how each person feels."
-Bobby LePire, FILM THREAT
"...acutely observed through Michael Cuartas' unforgiving lens, but also revealed with great skill through Fugit’s nuanced turn as Dwight, whose burden grows to feel as heavy as the shadows he’s constantly surrounded by."
-Stephen Saito, THE MOVEABLE FEST
"...MY HEART CAN'T BEAT looks absolutely stunning, thanks in large part to cinematographer Michael Cuartas' haunting compositions. Shooting in the boxy Academy aspect ratio gives the ace cameraman, the director's brother, the chance to alternately convey isolation and claustrophobia. His interplay of light and shadow speaks volumes about the characters and the challenges they face."
-Ruben Rosario, MIAMIARTZINE
"...la gran estrella de la función, que eleva aún más si cabe este pequeño portento, termina siendo la dirección de fotografía de Michael Cuartas, que exprime hasta la última gota de la relación de aspecto en 1.33:1 y empapa de anhedonia cada fotograma mediante una paleta de colores mortecina y los, a su manera, hermosos juegos de claroscuros."
-Víctor López G., ESPINOF
FORMAT
ARRI ALEXA Mini
ZEISS CP.2 Super Speed
1.33:1
CREW
DOP: Michael Cuartas
1st AC: Blake Studwell
2nd AC: Ivanna Picon
Still Photographer: Ivanna Picon
Gaffer: Kevin Guzman
Key Grip: Larry Mondragon
Senior Colorist: Gosia Grzyb CSI, SKF (Fixafilm LA)
Grain Management: Gosia Grzyb CSI, SKF (Fixafilm LA)