A programme of films engaging with Haiti, drawn from across the history of cinema.
This programme looks at how Haiti has been depicted across cinema from playing key roles in artist cinema of Maya Deren, demanding radical political change to exploring colonial legacies through indigenous Vodou culture. It covers some 70 years of material from the 1930s travelogues of Rudy Burckhard to award winning contemporary Haitian filmmakers Miryam Charles, Esery Mondesir and Gessica Généus.
Wednesday 18 October: A Fortress/Une forteresse + White Zombie (PG). These two films explore, in vastly different ways, the ghosts of Haiti’s colonial past, screened together they form duelling cinematic presentations of a resurrection. More information
Thursday 19 October: Outsider Lenses (15*). This programme brings three formally different works by filmmakers based in the US, who approach Haiti as outsiders. More information
Friday 20 October: The Way to Freedom / Ayiti men chimin libete. A characteristically unflinching, militant film from one of Haiti’s most famed documentarians, Arnold Antonin, who has for 50 years been crafting polemical films documenting Haiti’s past and present. More information
Sunday 22 October: Haitian Corner (15*). Raoul Peck's poignant film that takes viewers on an immersive and emotionally charged journey that straddles two worlds: Haiti and the United States. More information
Saturday 28 October: Freda, Gessica Généus + I’ll Be Back, Hope Strickland. Two films, reflecting on colonial legacies and how they continue to infuse into lived experiences of the present. More information
Sunday 29 October: Cette Maison (15) + Poetry Reading by Esme Allman. The season ends with a repeat screening of one of 2022’s breakthrough works, Cette Maison, the debut film by Miryam Charles, plus a a reading by poet and artist Esme Allman. More information
Tuesday 31 October: Migratory Voyages: An evening of short films by Esery Mondesir (12*) + Zoom conversation with Esery Mondesir and Jonathan Ali. This programme of shorts by Haitian filmmaker Esery Mondesir, reveals the intricate relationships that shape experiences across the Haitian Diaspora. More information
Book tickets and find out more on the Barbican Centre website.