The feature-length documentary Les \u00c2mes Bossales emerged from an encounter between the director Fran\u00e7ois Perlier and the Haitian actor and radio presenter Foukifoura, and portrays the culture and popular struggle in Haiti. A whirlwind of sound and imagery, this film is an intense experience that reveals the richness and beauty of the rebellious \u2018soul\u2019 of a people struggling to preserve their dignity in the face of daily violence and neo-colonialism. The \u2018Bossales\u2019 were the African slaves who emerged victorious from Haiti\u2019s war of independence. This term, which has come to be pejorative \u2013 synonymous with \u2018savage\u2019 or \u2018brutal\u2019 \u2013 is now reclaimed by those who rise up against inequality, corruption and neo-colonialism, just like the film\u2019s protagonists. Charlotte, a human rights activist; Foukifoura, a satirical columnist; \u00c9dris, a videographer documenting the uprising; Michou, a factory worker struggling to survive; Ramoncite, an enigmatic voodoo priest.<\/p>\n
Unique screening in the presence of the director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The feature-length documentary Les \u00c2mes Bossales emerged from an encounter between the director Fran\u00e7ois Perlier and the Haitian actor and radio presenter Foukifoura, and portrays the culture and popular struggle in Haiti. A whirlwind of sound and imagery, this film is an intense experience that reveals the richness and beauty of the rebellious \u2018soul\u2019 of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2066745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n