Le HCX|Haiti Film Fest qui se tiendra du 18 au 20 novembre 2011 à Brooklyn (NY, EU) a besoin de vous!

Cet ambitieux festival de films haïtiens qui se tiendra à Brooklyn (NY, EU), réunira cinéastes haïtiens et étrangers afin de présenter un ensemble de films récents, qui seront autant de facettes d'un même pays.
Comme souvent, le bouclage du budget s'avère difficile. Les organisateurs comptent sur vous pour les aider à aller au bout de leur projet.


HCX|Haiti Film Fest
Friday, November 18, Saturday, November 19, & Sunday, November 20, 2011
 
Friday, November 18, 2011
Opening Night Reception & Fundraiser – Brooklyn Museum, 6 to 10pm
Performance by Orchestre Septentrional; followed by a screening of “When the Drum is Beating” by Whitney Dow
 
Saturday, November 19, 2011 – Noon to 9 pm
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, Spike Lee Screening Room
 
Cine Institute (Founder David Belle): various short films, commercials and music videos
Ciné Institute provides Haitian youth with film education and edutainment, technical training, and media related micro enterprise opportunities.
 
Manno Charlemagne/Konviksyon (2010, 59 Minutes) by Frantz Voltaire
A documentary about the life and musical influences of Haitian musician and song writer, Emmanuel Charlemagne.
 
Haiti One Day: One Destiny (2011, 21 Minutes) by Michèle Stephenson
In the aftermath of Port-au-Prince’s January 12, 2010 earthquake, Haitian-American documentary filmmaker, Michèle Stephenson, traveled to Haiti for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s National Black Programming Consortium to document stories not yet heard.  
 
Une Etrange Cathédrale dans la Graisse des Ténèbres (2011, 78 Minutes) by Charles Najman
The film evokes the devastating effects of the earthquake that struck the Haitian capital on January 12, 2010, through the words of Haiti’s greatest poet Frankétienne and his premonitory play Le Piège (The Trap).
 
Moloch Tropical (2009, 107 Minutes) by Raoul Peck
In a fortress perched on the top of a mountain, a democratically elected « President » and his closest collaborators are getting ready for a state celebration.
 
Amours de Zombie (2011, 90 Minutes) by Arnold Antonin
A zombie who has just escaped tells the press about the love that he feels for a woman.  A female reporter follows closely the story.  We discover through her reporting how a group of politicians has decided to exploit the zombie’s popularity.
 
Sunday, November 19, 2011 – Noon to 9 pm
 
Mario Benjamin (2008, 53 Minutes) by Irene Lichtenstein
Around an exhibition which took place in Port-au-Prince in June 2008, Mario Benjamin, this charismatic man shares his thoughts with us, on his work, the art and the difficulty in being an artist in a Third World country.
 
Gospel of the Creole Pig (2004, 18 Minutes) by Director Michelange Quay
Haiti has been exposed to the menace of invaders since the Era of Exploration. The pig poetically speaks about historical and present Haiti, the first republic of black people that still suffers extreme poverty.
 
Children of Haiti (2010, 90 Minutes) by Alexandria Hammond & Regine Zamor
Following the day-to-day lives of three teenage street boys in the northern city of Cap-Haitien, CHILDREN OF HAITI provides an intimate view of the country-wide orphan epidemic.
 
Kaleb (2011, 76 Minutes); Presenting a Sneak Peak of this new film! by Kervans Barthelemy
One day Jacque (Atibon Nazaire), sees his son Kaleb in a local newspaper accused of raping a young girl.  The police search for Kaleb and his friends while the incident sparks friction within the family, demanding Jacque to respond to his wife's ultimatum: Find Kaleb or lose the rest of his family.
 
Black in Latin America (2011, 55 Minutes) – Episode One: Haiti & the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided  by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
In Haiti, Professor Gates tells the story of the birth of the first-ever black republic, and finds out how the slaves’ hard fought liberation over Napoleon Bonaparte’s French Empire became a double-edged sword.
 
Jean Gentil (2010, 84 Minutes) by Laura A. Guzmán & Israel Cárdenas
This poignant tale follows an educated Haitian immigrant as he travels through the Dominican Republic in search of work and a meaning to his life.


Quelques repères...

• Weekend of November 18 – 20, 2011
• Friday 11/18: Opening Night Cocktails & Fundraiser at the Brooklyn Museum; featuring a special performance by Orchestre Septentrional and screening of “When the Drum is Beating” by Whitney Dow
• Film Screenings on Saturday 11/19 and Sunday 11/20 at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus; Spike Lee Screening Room

 Comment soutenir le festival  / acheter des billets

• Purchase Your Tickets to the Opening Night Reception **
• Ask your friends, family and colleagues to purchase tickets TODAY!
• If you cannot attend, consider making a donation to HCX
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• For up to date information on the festival check out our website: http://haiticulturalx.org/program-02