Sweet Micky for President (2015)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 29M
Director : Ben Patterson
Sinopsis
Music and politics collide when international music star, Pras Michel of the Fugees, returns to his homeland of Haiti following the devastating earthquake of 2010 to mobilize a presidential campaign for Haiti's most controversial musician: Michel Martelly aka Sweet Micky. The politically inexperienced pair set out against a corrupted government, civil unrest, and a fixed election. When Pras's former bandmate, superstar Wyclef Jean, also enters the presidential race, their chances seem further doomed. But with the help of a few friends, including Ben Stiller and former president Bill Clinton, they never give up on their honest dream of changing the course of Haiti's future forever
Principios de los 80. Haití vive bajo el férreo gobierno de Baby Doc, lo cual no impide que sea un destino turístico muy solicitado. En el hotel "La petite anse", un auténtico edén tropical situado en una playa de las afueras de Puerto Príncipe, se alojan dos americanas de unos cincuenta años que buscan sexo y un poco de cariño. La devastadora pasión que despierta en ellas Legba, un jovencito bello como un dios, trastornará sus vidas.
Early 1960s Haiti during 'Papa Doc' Duvalier's dictatorship seen through the eyes of a young girl whose family has suffered heavily.
Un médico que trabaja en Haití, descubre una fórmula que proporciona un fuerte afrodisíaco a quien la consume. Misteriosamente, dos ayudantes del doctor fallecen asesinados por un enigmático criminal. Un amigo del médico que se halla en la isla junto a su esposa, se verán envueltos en una oscura trama por la posesión de la fórmula, al hallarse cerca del doctor. Una tribu indígena del lugar, también entrará en conflicto con los lugareños, mientras el macabro asesino continúa con su ola de muertes.
Una pareja de enamorados viaja a Haití invitada por un misterioso hombre que sólo pretende conseguir a la chica. Para alcanzar su objetivo no duda en pedir ayuda a un siniestro personaje, llamado Legendre, que convierte a las personas en zombis.
Un antropólogo de Harvard es enviado a Haití para investigar una extraña sustancia relacionada con la magia negra y el vudú, que podría servir para salvar vidas humanas. Mientras él busca la milagrosa droga, ciertos científicos escépticos se niegan a aceptar la existencia de zombies y ritos sangrientos.
Jessica is a young Haitian girl. Newly orphaned in Port-au-Prince, she finds herself at her "cousin" Johanne's. Johanne is a girl without resources who survives on the kindness of her many lovers. Will Jessica be able to resist the temptation to do the same? Will she resist the sincere love of the young Bobby, the sex appeal of the dangerous Ralph or the sexual appetite of the millionaire Félix?
As a Cholera epidemic rages in Haiti, the United Nations denies it is responsible for introducing the disease despite glaring evidence suggesting Nepalese peacekeepers are to blame. Baseball in the Time of Cholera is the story of a young Haitian boy who plays in Haiti's first little league baseball team and the Haitian Lawyer seeking justice against the UN. As the epidemic spreads, the two stories intersect in the struggle for survival and justice.
Un hombre totalmente ajeno a la política viaja a Haití, estado insular gobernado con mano de hierro por el dictador Papa Doc Duvalier, para reanudar su relación amorosa con la esposa de un embajador. Sin embargo, durante su estancia observa ciertos hechos que producen en él un cambio radical que lo lleva a alterar sus planes iniciales
In the slum of Cité Soleil, President Aristide's most loyal supporters were ruling as kings. The five major gang leaders were controlling heavily armed young men; the Chiméres. The Secret army of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. "Ghosts of Cité Soleil" is a film about Billy and Haitian 2pac. Two brothers. Gang Leaders of the Chiméres.
Sachiko Mishima a young Japanese woman get sent to Haiti as a dispatch member for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. She thinks she is going to the holiday resort of Tahiti by mistaking Tahiti for Haiti). While in Haiti with the help of a Japanese craftsman she learns paper can be made from bananas. She embarks on a mission to create paper for the Haiti residents to help them.
In the midst of increasing political violence, a young couple, two sisters, and a father and son are driven from Haiti to New York, where they must confront the truths of their interlocked pasts.
Susan, la esposa del cónsul británico en Haiti, llega a vivir con su esposo Jack, a quien no ve desde hace años, ella es bien recibida por Inés, una extraña lesbiana que sirve como una especie de ama de llaves. Ella también conoce a Olga, una rubia malhablada y ninfómana, hermana de Jack. Susan está preocupada por sufrir extrañas pesadillas sobre ceremonias vudú. (FILMAFFINITY)
In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, a middle-aged Port-au-Prince couple come face to face with the stark contradictions of Haitian society when they are forced to rent out their villa to a foreign aid worker and his enterprising local girlfriend.
Zombies are part of pop culture, but what are they? Where do they come from? To find real zombies we visit Haiti where Zombies are an integral part of the island's cultural and religious roots.
Captain Clive Branch, United States Marine Corps, is stationed at a Marine base in Haiti, and is having affairs with two women, Brenda Ritchie and Helen Arnold, each of whom is married to a Marine Captain. One of the husbands is murdered, and Branch, Helen and Brenda each find themselves high on the list of suspects.
In Haiti, a black female plantation owner enacts a voodoo curse, and revives zombies for revenge on a white male neighbor, who has chosen a white woman over her for marriage.
Talk show host Marc Morin is at a crossroads in his career and in his personal life. The ratings of his show are failing and he is losing touch with his family. In an effort to regain the love and respect of his audience, Marc’s agent decides to send him, against his will, on a humanitarian mission to Haiti. Nothing can prepare Marc for the journey on which he is about to embark.
In this FitzPatrick's Traveltalk short, a trip to Haiti serves as a portal into its history, mainly under 19th century ruler Henri Christophe.
A magical fable weaves together the lives of three different people in Haiti five years after a devastating earthquake.
