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DVD

Haiti : :triumph, sorrow, and the struggle of a people

Call Number

  • DVD 972.94 H1538 (CEN)

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Languages

In English/Haitian Creol with English subtitles.

Performers

Narrated by Doug de Nance.

Publication Information

[Naperville, IL] : Emphasis Entertainment Group, [2011]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (43 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Haitian-born filmmaker Jonas Nosile put together a team and traveled to Haiti to film Haitian history from its early successful struggles for independence through its contemporary, less victorious, battles with poverty. Nosile poses tough questions about the degree of Haitian's responsibility for its dilemma. Will this island nation find a way to break the legacy of its tragic past? Will the spirit of her people be enough to overcome the obstacles? The answers may be surprising.

Notes

Title from container.

DVD release of the 2010 documentary.

Special features: About the filmmakers ; director's commentary ; trailer ; Haiti: past and present slideshow

Subjects