Still from Ayiti Toma
Still from Ayiti Toma
 

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Ayiti Toma, in the Land of the Living

par Joseph Hillel
A poignant documentary that shines a light on Haiti's rich cultural and religious history.
2013  ·  1h21m  ·  Canada
Créole haïtien, Français
(sous-titres)
À propos du film

Beyond the country that overcame slavery to become the first Black Republic, beyond the country that has survived numerous natural disasters and even humanitarian aid, lies Ayiti Toma (“the country that is ours”).

AYITI TOMA, THE LAND OF THE LIVING aspires to present this lesser known, more inclusive Ayiti as it is retold and illuminated by the Ayitians themselves, from intellectuals and politicians, to practitioners of voodoo and young survivors from a hard-hit borough of Port-au-Prince. With the additional input of anthropologists, historians and aid workers, this documentary illustrates that the country’s extraordinarily rich culture and magical traditions must be taken into account if Ayiti Toma, the land of the living, is to truly come into being.

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Festivals et prix
2013
African Diaspora International Film Festival, Official Selection
2013
Rencontres Internationals du Documentaire de Montreal (RIDM), Official Selection
Editor
Heidi Haines and Arto Paragamian
Producer
Michel Ouellette and Joseph Hillel
Sound Editor
Étienne Côté-Palluck, Joseph Hillel, Guy-Marie Jean-Louis and Jean-Paul Vialard
Cinematographer
Nicolas Canniccioni and Benoit Aquin
Soundtrack Composer
Jowee Omicil
Production Company
Ciné Qua Non Média inc.
Writer
Joseph Hillel
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À propos du cinéaste

Joseph Hillel

Joseph Hillel, scriptwriter and director, was born in Port-au-Prince and lives in Montreal. His most recent documentary, “Ayiti Toma, The Land of The Living”, was screened in official competition at the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM 2013), at the Paris Semaine du cinéma québécois, the African Diaspora International Film Festival of New York, the Montreal Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, the International Film Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico, the Boston Independant Film Festival and the Film Festival of Trieste, Italy. His previous documentary, “Karsh Is History”, a film on photography, won Best Canadian Film at the 2010 International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA). His earlier documentary “Regular or Super, views on Mies van der Rohe” also won Best Canadian Film in 2005 at FIFA, Best Documentary Film at Docùpolis Festival (Barcelona) and Best Photography at the Roma Art Doc Fest 2005. As head of the production company Qu4tre par Quatre Films, he produced numerous shorts and full-feature films, including director Philippe Falardeau’s La Moitié gauche du frigo (The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge), André Turpin’s Un crabe dans la tête (Soft Shell Man) and Michka Saäl’s documentary, Beckett’s Prisoners.

 
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