Monthly Archives: November 2011

whistle posse!  Its our last night in Haiti, and we’re back in Port-au-Prince, ready to head to the airport tomorrow morning… here are a some favourite memories from the trip… There’s a popular saying here that Haitians are like sugar … Continue reading →

The final screening at small camp right next to where we’re staying in Leogane.  The camp leader said we could come as long as we bought some beers at his bar.  No problem.  Great final screening.  Don’t know if any … Continue reading →

The old disused cinema in Leogane in the background.  Someone even climbed up on top to watch the films (look close on low bit to the left) Rappers taking control of the stage.  Probably doing the most performed song of … Continue reading →

It’s not all work work work.  We managed to pop to the beach in Leogane for a quick HKKP fashion shoot with Roosevelt the driver (yeah boyeeeee!) Marko, Berlin the translator , and Alex.  Check out the tees.  I was … Continue reading →

So we’re now in Leogane, staying with volunteer org – All Hands.  We sorted out workshops in a local school straight away.  Alex and Marko got animating and I helped some kids make a little film about their school.

On Monday we visited a little village called Bois Boeuf down the end of a long dirt track where they all live in little white homes which were put up after the earthquake.  They were well chuffed we’d made the effort … Continue reading →

On Wednesday we left Jacmel for Leogane to do our last few screenings and workshops before returning to the UK. All Hands Disaster Relief (http://hands.org/)kindly invited us to stay in their compound and have been wonderful hosts. We did some … Continue reading →

Over the weekend we had our biggest audiences so far for this trip – up to 400 children and adults a night…. Our MC –  Junior (in the baseball cap) – did an excellent job of organising a big crowd … Continue reading →