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This is a list of films produced in Haiti (Cinema of Haiti) and by the Haitian diaspora elsewhere: A [ edit ] A la mise pour Rodrig by Claude L.C. Mancuso (1980)
This is a list of American films released in 2017. Box office [ edit ] The highest-grossing American films released in 2017, by domestic box office gross revenue , are as follows: [1]
- History
- Historiography
- The Films Seen by Haitians
- Haitian Films
- Characteristics of Film Production in Haiti
- Foreign Films About Haiti
- Organizations
- See Also
On December 14, 1899, Joseph Filippi, a representative of the Lumiere cinema, made the first public screening at the Petit Séminaire while visiting the island. The next day he filmed a fire in Port-au-Prince. Films from the period of U.S. occupation of Haiti (1915–34) are in the Library of Congress; these depict Marines and official ceremonies. Oth...
The historiography of Haitian cinema is very limited. It consists only one double issue of the journal of the French Institute of Haiti Conjonction, released in 1983, devoted to film; a book by Arnold Antonin, published during the same year, entitled Matériel pour une préhistoire du cinéma haïtien ("Material for a prehistory of Haitian cinema"); an...
Local film production is limited, but Haitians go to the movies. In the 1960s, viewers had the choice of films produced by Italian and French directors. Over time and despite occasional shows by the French Institute, Hollywood cinema has taken over Haitian movie screens. Throughout the Duvalier regime, strict surveillance was exercised over films, ...
Local films
During the Duvalier dictatorship, there was little film production within the country. This was largely caused by the country's extreme povertyand the technological and financial constraints of film production. In the 28 years of the Duvalier dictatorship, only four films were produced. The first was the 1976 short film Map paly net by Raphael Stines,a Creole version of Jean Cocteau's Le bel indifférent. The second was Olivia, a 1977 feature film by Bob Lemoine. The third was Rasul Labuchin's...
Militant film and film of the diaspora
In the diaspora, there is a forceful cinema of denunciation and struggle against dictatorships and repression. Arnold Antonin is known for his documentary films, including Les Duvalier sur le banc des accusés (1973, 25mm, black and white) and Haïti le chemin de la liberté (1974, 120 mm, feature, black and white). The latter film, sponsored by the magazine Les Cahiers du Cinéma,elevated Haitian film to an international level and is still viewed as a cult film. Arnold Antonin's other films incl...
Video and film
The creation and production of images in the social and economic conditions of Haiti often find a way into the media light, especially in video. Independent producers, next to the television, which continues to produce very little, make shooting in video, feature films and documentaries in a number that far exceeds the film itself. Arnold Antonin himself since his return in 1986, in a first period that has made corporate videos and educational, except for a short film about Port-au-Prince, en...
There is weak artistic and technical preparation in the Haitian film industry. Most technicians and artists, including actors, learned on the job. They are forced to solve technical problems, instead of dealing with creative problems. Professionalism is virtually absent. There is no Haitian legislation on cinema, and the state has shown no interest...
Many foreign films—both documentaries and dramatic works—have been made about Haiti. These include The Divine Horsemen, The Living Gods of Haiti (1963) by Maya Deyren and Les comédiens (The comedians) (1965) by Peter Glenville (British production), based on the novel by Graham Greene.The Golden Mistress( 1954) directed by Abner Biberman. Films by t...
The Motion Picture Association of Haiti (MPAH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2007 by Hans Patrick Domercant to support the Haitian Movie industry.MPAH established an annual Haiti Movie Awards event honoring and celebrating Haitian filmmakers and actors. Among MPAH past honorees and guests are Hollywood actor Cody Walker and Holl...
Baseball in the Time of Cholera is the story of a young Haitian boy who plays in Haiti's first little league baseball team and the Haitian Lawyer seeking justice against the UN. As the epidemic spreads, the two stories intersect in the struggle for survival and justice.
Jul 16, 2021 · Généus’s first feature film is a powerful tale of female resilience in a country blighted by violence, corruption and a colonial legacy that leaves women under pressure to whiten their skin,...
The Serpent and the Rainbow. February 5, 1988. A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses.
Mar 3, 2000 · January 14, 2014. Imagine an insatiable demon that feeds on blood, thrives on pain, and reaches from beyond the grave to torment the living...and the dead. For believers and skeptics alike, there is nothing in this world or the next to rival the relentless evil of a Voodoo Possession.
