Ti-Frè and Gran-Frè, two brothers of Haitian origin living in a Dominican Republic shantytown, struggle daily to survive. On a full moon night, desperation pushes them to steal from a plantation, where a mysterious beast prowls in the shadows of the banana trees.
The son of a wealthy Haitian presidential candidate has just been kidnapped. The kidnappers are demanding a hefty ransom. Doc and Zoe are two amateur gangsters - and soccer freaks - who must deliver the young man to their ruthless boss. Impulsive Zoe accidentally kills the candidate’s son. Faced with a terrible fate for killing their hostage, Doc and Zoe stumble upon Patrick and his nine-month-pregnant wife, Laura. The young couple must, at all costs, catch a flight out of Haiti to give birth in the US to get citizenship for their baby. Patrick’s great misfortune is that he looks ex- actly like the senator’s dead son. In the midst of a heated election and a Barça-Real classico match, Doc and Zoe find themselves at the center of a political conspiracy.
Early 1960s Haiti during 'Papa Doc' Duvalier's dictatorship seen through the eyes of a young girl whose family has suffered heavily.
A young Haitian boy must decide if joining a gang is the right path for him.
Haitian history is presented through an explosion of colour, dance and music, as the country prepares for its legendary carnival.
Edouard has been living in Port-au-Prince with just his daughter Zara for five years. Since his wife left, his daughter and him have only received a cassette from her, and that was a long time ago. After years of absence, what can we expect from a distant love?
In a working-class city of Mauritius, old Bolom has disappeared. His son Ronaldo sets out to find him and crosses paths with Ajeya, an Indian immigrant worker. He dreams of a golden boy's life, she flees her condition of modern slave. Together, their nocturnal crossing of the island takes on a new dimension, between a mystical journey and a desire for freedom.
Bazilik Patikola is a Haitian martial art and game of skill, practiced with a stick, and in its most advanced stage, with a machete. The documentary shares with us the initiatory journey of a young woman in the practice of this combat art.
Documentary about L'Orchestre Tropicana d'Haïti, a multi-instrumentalist musical band founded in 1963 in the city of Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
A cinéma vérité documentary portrait of a wise old Haitian midwife and healer who runs a rural health clinic from her modest thatched roof hut near the Jacmel River along Haiti's southern coast. Madanm Ti Zo offers a rare glimpse into traditional life of rural Haitian peasants.
Documentary about the life of Haitian musician and song writer, Emmanuel Charlemagne. That artist was an important element of the popular Haitian socio-political movements in the 1980's and 1990's. His music had a strong presence and certainly influenced Haitian history prior to the departure of Jean-Claude Duvalier.
A heartbreaking investigation about the sexual exploitation of Haitian homeless children living in poverty in the streets of Port-au-Prince, the capital and most populous city of Haiti, in the mid-90s.
Come see the sites and sounds of Haiti's Kanaval (Carnival) 2008 in Port-Au-Prince, featuring a plethora of local music stars.
Winodia is kicked out from her mother's house. She goes to stay at her friend's house. While there, she unexpectedly sees her boyfriend from Haiti.
Doc and Zoe are just hired for the night to deliver an unknown package. At a crossroad, they stumble upon a dog. In Haiti, each crossroad requires a sacrifice.
In a fortress on a hill in Haiti a democratically elected president prepares himself for a state ceremony. On the day of the festivities the president finds his country in turmoil. The whole nation is in the grips of a riot that has broken out overnight. But nothing should stop the president’s ceremony.
Stemming from her personal experience, her close ones’ testimonies and surprising encounters, Gessica Généus, Haitian filmmaker questions the “disease of the soul” devouring her native island.
Chèche Lavi is a lyrical portrait of two Haitian migrants, Robens and James, who find themselves stranded at the US-Mexico border with no way forward and no one to depend on but each other.
Some say that a garanti talisman offers a direct connection with the gods, while others believe that ancestors need to act as intermediaries. Whatever the case, the result is the same: a garanti offers protection and brings happiness.
A singer who leads a wild life of sex and drugs falls in love for the first time in his life when he is diagnosed with AIDS.
