Haiti My Love

Haiti My Love (2016)

Ayiti mon amour

A magical fable weaves together the lives of three different people in Haiti five years after a devastating earthquake.

Date of release
2016-09-10
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama
Director
Guetty Felin

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Ayiti Mon Amour is a 2016 Haitian drama film directed by Guetty Felin. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Haitian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was the first time Haiti had sent a film for consideration for the Best Foreign Language film.

Production

Much of the cast and crew were drawn from Felin's family and local community: her husband, Hervé Cohen, served as cinematographer; her oldest son Yeelen acted as her assistant (and his girlfriend performed second camera duties); and her youngest son Joakim made his debut appearance in the film's starring role.

The film was the first narrative feature shot entirely in Haiti by a Haitian woman director. Felin's development of the film took place in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake; intended to be a film about "lost souls" more than a film about grief and loss, Ayiti Mon Amour drew from Haitian Vodou beliefs.

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