Bitter Cane
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| Release Date | 1999 |
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| Youth Media | n |
Film Description
Examines the history of Haiti, from the 1804 revolution to the occupation (1915-34) by U.S. Marines, and the repressive Duvalier regimes of `Papa Doc' and `Baby Doc.' Interviews with peasants, landowners, merchants and U.S. businessmen reveal the workings of the semi-feudal agricultural system and the rapidly growing industrial sector, including such consequences as growing unemployment in the U.S. and the perilous ocean voyage of Haitian refugees.
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Bitter Cane
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| Producer(s) | Haiti Films |
| Director(s) | Jacques Arcelin |
| Release Date | 1983 |
| Runtime | 75 min min |
| Youth Media | n |
Film Description
Filmed clandestinely under the Duvalier dictatorship, this timeless award-winning documentary profiles Haiti's neo-colonial economy and features archival footage of the first US occupation of Haiti from 1915-1934.
From peasant coffee farms in the rugged tropical mountains to steamy U.S.-owned sweatshops in the teeming capital, the film takes the viewer on a journey through Haitian history to a deeper understanding of that country's political economy.
We see emerging paths of flight - industries from the U.S., refugees from Haiti - which are having profound effects on both societies.
| Official Site | http://www.crowingrooster.org |
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| Related Issues | Economic Justice, Human Rights, Immigration, Refugees, International, Carribean Islands, Politics/Government, Arms and gun control, Legal Reform, Racial Justice, African-American, Racial Discrimination |
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