“Haiti, the Hidden Face” New Documentary From La Villa del Cine (+ Trailer)
In the context of the thirteenth anniversary of the Villa del Cine Foundation, a documentary by Wilmer PĂ©rez Figuera, “Haiti, the hidden face” , was screen in a preview, “a sample of excellence with a modest budget”, affirmed the Minister of People’s Power for Culture , Ernesto Villegas, on his Twitter @VillegasPoljak account .
The film, made in partnership with the distributor Amazonia Films, was screened in room 1 of the RĂłmulo Gallegos Latin American Studies Center (Celarg), located on Avenida Luis Roche in Altamira (Caracas).
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Wilmer PĂ©rez Figuera expressed that the documentary portrays a different country from the one exposed by the media, with this work the viewer can see a worker’s Haiti, happy, full of music, culture, art and life.
“There is a Haiti that is not known, that’s why I focused on the importance of showing that reality, showing that other face, that country that maintains a dignified struggle that most people do not know about,” the director said, referring to a note from the Villa del Cine Foundation in its web portal.
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PĂ©rez Figuera invited the Venezuelan public to watch this documentary, which delves into a trip through the Caribbean nation where they will observe the country from a more human perspective.
This work, which was shot for eight weeks in several locations such as JerĂ©mie and Anse e’Hainault, was screened also at the Celarg, and will be distributed by Amazonia Films to several alternative venues and research centers.
Translated by JRE
