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My Heart Can¡¯t Beat Unless You Tell It To

Jonathan CUARTAS

USA202090min Korean Premiere

Synopsis

Dwight and Jessie find themselves at odds over care for their frail and sickly younger brother Thomas, who only lives off human blood. Leaving a trail of corpses in their wake, Dwight wrestles with the reality of what it takes to keep his brother alive. His best friend Pam, a local sex worker, paying her for conversations and pining for a life outside his cyclical nightmare. As Dwight begins to distance himself from his family, the relentless Jessie will do whatever it takes to keep him home. 

Diretor

Jonathan CUARTAS

Jonathan Cuartas was born and raised in Miami. He graduated film school in 2016 with his thesis film, Kuru, screening at Palm Springs International Shortfest. His most recent short film, The Horse and the Stag (2018), screened at Indie Memphis, winning Best After Dark Short. He is a 2019 Sundance Knight Fellow. My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To, which received a Special Jury Mention at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, is his feature debut.

Credit

Producer
Patrick FUGIT, Kenny RICHES, Ian PETERSON, Anthony PEDONE, Jesse BROWN
Screenplay
Jonathan CUARTAS
Cinematographer
Michael CUARTAS
Editor
TJ NELSON
Music
Andrew Rease SHAW
Production Design
Rodrigo CUARTAS
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