Haitian
see all genres ›The 2,000-mile-long stretch of some 7,000 islands, including Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Barbados, spanning from Florida's southern tip toward northernmost Venezuela, has often attracted filmmakers looking for exotic settings as well as real-life political drama.
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Genres / International / Americas / Caribbean / Haitian
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Divine Horsemen
In 1946, Maya Deren was the first filmmaker ever awarded an artistic Guggenheim grant. With the $3,000 prize money, she traveled to Haiti, a country she would visit four times and where she would spend a total of nearly two years. Deren was the first known white woman to became a high priestess...Watch Movie
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On the Verge of a Fever
Against the backdrop of poverty, fear and the brutal dictatorship of Haiti in 1971, ON THE VERGE OF A FEVER is about Fanfan, a 15-year-old boy who just wants to experience life for himself with his streetwise friend Gégé. Having lived a somewhat sheltered life with his...Watch Movie
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The Art of Haiti
An award winning documentary film about the absorbing art movement that has emerged from the rage, poverty and passion of Haiti. The film juxtaposes images from everyday life with the radiant works of twelve painters and includes interviews with renowned artists Philome Obin...Watch Movie
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Aristide and the Endless Revolution
Just one hour south of Miami, the elected president of the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, has twice been forced from office with the complicity of the international community. Nicolas Rossier's film investigates the events that led to the second...Watch Movie
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How to Conquer America in One Night
Newly arrived in Montréal, and determined to conquer North America by charming blond-haired women, Gégé, a Haitian in his thirties, lands up at Fanfan's, his nostalgic uncle who has given up poetry for a good old taxicab and dreams of returning to his homeland. Over the course...Watch Movie
