Bitter Cane

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Bitter Cane

This award-winning film was shot secretly in Haiti during the dictatorship of Jean-Claude (“Baby Doc”) Duvalier by a collective of Haitian and American filmmakers, including Pennee Bender, DeeDee Halleck, and Kyle Kibbe. Most of the Haitians were affiliated with the Mouvement Haïtien de Libération. To protect their identities, the filmmakers created a fictional director, “Jacques Arcelin.”   Credits on the restored film reveal their true identities for the first time. Given the violence, economic devastation, and chaos that plague Haiti, this film remains tragically relevant. Bitter Cane is a timeless documentary classic about the exploitation and foreign domination of the Haitian people.
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
75
Language
English
Director
Jacques Arcelin
Producer
Haiti Films

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Note: There were no showtimes for Sun, Nov 23rd, so instead we're showing you showtimes for the next available date on Mon, Dec 8th.
Monica Film Center
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1332 2nd Street
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5:30pm