Movies
Haitian Justice System Exposed Through Theatrical Testimony and Biblical Judgment
A Haitian woman held in custody for five years without undergoing trial and later assessed by biblical scripture rather than law forms the unsettling core of Samuel Suffren's debut documentary feature "Job 1:21," which has already garnered significant recognition on the international festival circuit. Produced in Port-au-Prince from 2019 to 2021, the film documents a collection of previously incarcerated women performing a theatrical production that reveals systemic abuses within Haiti's failing correctional system. The documentary debuted in the Work-in-Progress section at Visions du Réel, Switzerland's foremost documentary event, where it obtained one of the marketplace's principal honours, indicating its rising...
Apr 18