Blast Beat (film)

Directed byEsteban Arango

Written by

• Erick Castrillon
• Esteban Arango

Produced by

• Charles D. King
• Poppy Hanks
• Erick Castrillon

Starring

• Moisés Arias
• Mateo Arias
• Daniel Dae Kim
• Kali Uchis
• Diane Guerrero
• Wilmer Valderrama

Blast Beat
Film poster
Directed by	Esteban Arango
Written by	Erick Castrillon Esteban Arango
Produced by	Charles D. King Poppy Hanks Erick Castrillon
Starring	Moisés Arias Mateo Arias Daniel Dae Kim Kali Uchis Diane Guerrero Wilmer Valderrama
Cinematography	Ed Wu
Edited by	Alex Blatt
Music by	David Murillo R.
Distributed by	Vertical Entertainment
Release dates	January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26) (Sundance) May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21) (United States)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Spanish

Blast Beat is a 2020 American coming-of-age drama film, starring Mateo and Moisés Arias. It is about two Colombian brothers in the US in 2000, written by Erick Castrillon and Esteban Arango and directed by Arango.^[1] It runs for 105 minutes and was acquired by Sony Pictures for distribution. It is in English and Spanish with English subtitles. There is a lot of "metal culture" and dancing in the film.^[2][3] It competed in the Sundance Dramatic Competition.^[4] It premiered on January 26, 2020, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival^[5] and was digitally released on May 21, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment.