Sugar Island
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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
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Directors Spotlight
Johanné Gómez Terrero
Director
Johanné Gómez Terrero is an Afro-diasporic artist who positions her work within a Caribbean and decolonial framework. Her field of interest and study encompasses Complex Thinking, Anti-Racist Struggle, and Marronage Cinema. The short documentary ‘Caribbean Fantasy’ sparked her career as a director. She is also involved as a producer and consultant
- Year
- 2024
- Runtime
- 91 minutes
- Country
- Spain, Dominican Republic
- Language
- Haitian, French
- Director
- Johanne Gomez Terrero
- Producer
- David Baute, Fernando Santos Diaz
- Executive Producer
- David Baute, Gabriel Valencia, Rafael García Albizu
- Cast
- Diogenes Medina, Francis Cruz, Génesis Piñeyro, Juan Maria Almonte, Ruth Emeterio, Xiomara Rodríguez, Yelidá Díaz
- Cinematographer
- Alván Prado
- Editor
- Raúl Barreras
- Premiere
- Philadelphia