VIDEO REWIND SCREENING: CARIBBEAN HERITAGE MONTH FILMS
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
1 PM to 2 PM
Miami-Dade Public Library
101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
Free and Open to the Public!
On Wednesday, June 3, 2009 The Lynn and Louis II Wolfson Florida Moving Image Archive will screen archival footage in honor of Caribbean Heritage Month. The screening will feature two reports on Haiti from 1966.
“Haiti’s King of the Mountain” is a 1966, WCKT-Miami, profile on Haiti’s dictator Francois Duvalier, in power since 1957, and “President for Life” since 1964. Hallie Salassie, Ethiopia’s king, visited Haiti on Caribbean goodwill tour. Covers elements of Haiti’s poverty and oppression.
“Haiti…Papa Doc and His People“, a March 22, 1966, WTVJ-Miami, report by Ralph Renick, which features a graphic view of Haiti, evaluating the history and future direction of the country. AT the time of this film, Haiti was in its eighth year of rule under Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier, a man who supported voodoo and an easily controlled, impoverished, and superstitious people; a man without organized opposition on the island. Papa Doc Duvalier appears in a rare extended interview.
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