2025
(Philadelphia Premiere)(Best Feature Narrative Nominee)Feature Narrative

Sugar Island

A film still from Sugar Island shows a young Dominican-Haitian woman in a purple tulle dress holding a snake between her hands. Her mouth is slightly open and her eyes, adorned with small gems beneath them are focused with concern on something beyond the camera. In the blurred background, more people can be seen wearing similar purple dresses, along with others in red and green outfits.

Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager, navigates an unwanted pregnancy and the harsh labor that defines her world. As Makenya confronts family burdens and the specter of displacement, a mysterious theater troupe’s arrival illuminates the haunting connections between past and present struggles.

Thank you to our screening partners: Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival

Tickets

In Person

1:00PM EDTSuzanne Roberts Theatre

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