Category Archives: Haiti

Our fourth screening was at a camp on Route Delmar 33…3000 people living in incredibly tightly packed tents on a football pitch. Early arrivers The third short film of the screening was “Hedgehog in the Fog” made in 1974 by … Continue reading →

This morning after looking at potential venues in a camp in the Delmar neighborhood of Port au Prince, I went with Joseph Hillel a Haitian/ French Canadian volunteer with CECI to Ranches de Jeunesse. The Ranch used to be Ranch Duvalier … Continue reading →

Last night we took the Kino with Laurence and her crew to the funeral of Denis in the country town of Cabaret. Denis was one of the incredible interviewees in Laurence Magloire and Anne Lescont’s 2006 documentary Hommes Et Des … Continue reading →

On Friday the Haiti Kids Kino opened at an encampment in the Cite Soleil Commune (borough) of Port au Prince…

Amidst heat, humidity, dust and mosquitoes, Marko and Dave have been projecting to audiences ranging from 300-500 people each evening. There’s more demand than we can supply and so the HAITI KIDS KINO PROJECT is being welcomed with open arms.French language … Continue reading →

We’ve been staying with Sinema Anba Zetwal , and have mentioned them a lot in the blog, here’s some information about them written by Laurence – FastForward HAITI and MWÈM Foundation have been alive and active in the Haitian community since … Continue reading →

Screen test We had so much kit on the plane , we couldn’t carry a frame for the screen, and had to trust in our luck that we’d be able to improvise out here… Luckily for us Eric, the Sinema … Continue reading →

Street market – view from the bus coming into Port au Prince Tent city in back left of the photo (click on the picture to make it bigger) We’re here… both totally exhausted. Staying with the Sinema Anba Zetwal (Cinema Under … Continue reading →

Tonight’s our last night in Santo Domingo – tomorrow morning we’re off to Haiti to stay with Laurence Magloire of Sinema Anba Zetwal (cinema under the stars) in Port au Prince….Its been a long week… circumventing  language barriers, adapting to heat and … Continue reading →

Saturday 6th March 2010. Two venues – the Cube (6pm to 1am)/the Croft (8pm to 3am) Get the BlessingGet the Blessing John Parish The Molesthe moles Men Diamler at the Cube Microplex Ushering in style at the Cube HKKP champion! Matt … Continue reading →