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Two films about Haiti are part of this years prestigious Tribeca
Film Festival, which will take place from
Apr. 18 to 29 in New York City.
Patricia Benoit’s long-awaited feature “Stones in the Sun”
(Wòch nan soley) will make its world premiere as part of the
Festival’s Viewpoint program on Apr. 22. The film follows the
lives of three pairs of Haitian refugees in 1980s New York City
to explore the themes of Haiti’s fierce political struggle and
the expatriate experience. “Authentically tapping into the
reality of the unique Haitian-American experience, Benoit
sensitively represents the characters' conflicted desire to
return to a home that no longer exists,” writes the Tribeca Festival’s Liza Domnitz.
Meanwhile, “Baseball in the Time of Cholera” by David
Darg and Bryn Mooser will be part of Tribeca’s Short Documentary
competition, first showing on Apr. 21. The film is the story of
Joseph, a young baseball player, and Mario Joseph, the Haitian
lawyer fighting for compensation from the UN for the victims of
Haiti’s cholera epidemic. As the epidemic spreads, the two
stories intersect in the struggle for survival and justice.
For
more information and to buy tickets, visit
www.tribecafilm.com.
Showtimes
“Stones in
the Sun” (Wòch nan soley) (95 min., 2012)
Sun, 4/22,
8:30PM, Clearview Cinemas Chelsea 4
Wed, 4/25,
6:30PM, Clearview Cinemas Chelsea 6
Sat, 4/28,
1:00PM, Clearview Cinemas Chelsea 5
“Baseball in
the Time of Cholera” (27 min., 2011)
Sat,
4/21, 6:00PM,AMC Loews Village 7 - 1
Mon,
4/23, 12:00PM, AMC Loews Village 7 - 1
Fri, 4/27,
9:45PM, Clearview Cinemas Chelsea 8
Sun, 4/29, 6:30PM, Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1
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