Upon arriving in Haiti, they are surprised to find a vibrant nation filled with people committed to sharing their stories. As Clifford and Huguens collect the materials for their kite, they begin to record the experiences of their countrymen, and the scope of their journey expands. Soon musicians, painters, politicians, educators, family and friends are adding their voices and even contributing to Clifford and Huguens’s kite.

Their kite becomes a tapestry, depicting the life of Haiti after the quake. The familiar image of a Haitian child, standing on a roof, his kite soaring above, becomes a metaphor for the people of Haiti: surrounded by danger and standing on shaky ground while their spirits fight the wind, seeking their place in the sky.

Their journey at an end, Clifford and Hugues return to the US and fly their memorial kite at the 44th Annual Smithsonian Kite Festival. Despite mild wind, the kite dances hundreds of feet above the ground as a nation’s soul soars.

Directed by: Philip Knowlton and Huguens Jean
Produced by: Andrew Bly

Available online Jan. 12, 2012
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Black Hands – Trial of the Arsonist Slave is directed and produced by Haitian-Canadian actress Tetchena Bellange, who also stars in the Blockbuster hit movie “The Day After Tomorrow” and Mora Jr. Etienne’s “Choc Terrible“. The documentary screens in the monthly Black World Cinema series, Thursday 3/3 at 7 p.m. at Chatham 14, 210 W. 87th St.

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His journey began the day of the earthquake, when he, his wife and childhood friends set up a tent in their neighborhood to treat victims.

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An epic portrait of a family and a culture torn apart by poverty and violence, GHOSTS OF CITÉ SOLEIL is a powerful and unsettling documentary that takes us inside the lives of the notorious gang leaders who dominate the Haitian slum of Cite Soleil, one of the most desperate communities in the Western hemisphere.

Set to a score by Wyclef Jean, who also executive produced the film and serves as an inspiration to the young men of Haiti, the film follows two of the gang leaders, who happen to be brothers, and are also aspiring rappers. The foot soldiers of these gang leaders are known as chimeres (or “ghosts”) and it was those ghosts whom former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is said to have employed to silence his opponents.

Filmed in the months leading up to Aristide’s overthrow in 2004, the film captures the smoldering tensions between the two rival gang leaders, and their love for the same woman, set in a city the United Nations has declared the most dangerous place on Earth.

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…and also remember that the real version of Pluie d’Espoir coming soon to theaters. 

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SYNOPSIS:
Février 2004, Masssacre La Scierie, on se souviendra : Bale Wouze impose ses lois avec Amanus Mayette comme cerveau des opérations.

Saint-Marc est le verrou de la rébellion du Nord pour atteindre Port-au-Prince. Lavalas a tout fait pour mâter l’opposition en particulier les membres du Ramiccosm. La ville devenue le théâtre de feu et de sang, a vécu les pires moments de son histoire. Les femmes et enfants n’ont pas été épargnés dans ce carnage. Leur objectif : nettoyer la ville de toute forme d’oppositions.