Dear Mr. Michael, I hope this letter finds you well. This is Steeve Colin, and I wanted to take the time to express my deep thanks for the training you gave on community film-making, and explain why it held a special importance for me. I was raised in Cite Soleil,...
jamaicaplainforum.org Jamaica Plain Forum Haitian Perspectives in Film By Hero Ashman The US premier of Haitian Perspectives In Film took place at this week’s Jamaica Plain Forum. Six short documentaries made by six newly trained Haitian filmmakers were screened to...
The JP Forum premiere of Owning our Future: Haitian Perspectives in Film was a great success with a packed house of 120 in attendance. It was particularly exciting to have with us from Haiti, trainee, filmmaker and journalist, Robenson Sanon. Robenson really...
Haitian-made documentary films go beyond the earthquake devastation and relief efforts to provide unseen local perspectives on the capacity of Haitians and the challenges they face When: Tuesday April 7th, 2015, 7-9pm Where: Jamaica Plain Forum First Church, 6 Eliot...
Selections from “The Fruit of Our Labor” will air on the TV show, WORLDDOCS, broadcast on Fairfax Public Access (cable channel 10 in Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford counties and the towns of Falls Church, Leesburg, and Fredericksburg in Virginia) on...
Connecticut College Magazine, By Josh Anusewicz, Fall 2014 A full PDF version of the original Connecticut College Magazine article can be found here. Since being struck by a devastating earthquake in 2010, the Caribbean nation of Haiti has been portrayed by the...
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Excerpt from Haitian filmmaker Bichara Villarson’s Owned and Occupied, part of the Owning Our Future: Haitian Perspectives in Film film collection.
Excerpt from Afghan filmmaker Aqeela’s The Road Above, part of The Fruit of Our Labor: Afghan Perspectives in Film film collection.
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