Free Political Film Screenings Cinema Politica is a project organized by Montréal-based non-profit überculture, and comprises a network of several local film exhibition series across Canada, Europe and the USA.

Aristide and the Endless Revolution

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Friday Night Docs by Cinema Politica Fredericton
Tuesday January 19, 2010
Screening begins 17h30
Venue: Conserver House - 180 St. John St.

FILM FUNDRAISER FOR HAITI

Co-presented by: Haiti Action Fredericton, the Fredericton Peace Coalition, the NB Public Interest Research Group and Cinema Politica Fredericton.

Funds raised from the film will go to Zanmi Lasante/ Partners in Health. The Zanmi Lasante medical centre is located in the Central Plateau of Haiti and delivers health care through a network of clinics in that region of the country. It also trains Haitians as doctors and health professionals. The health centre survived the earthquake and is moving to deliver aid to the
disaster zone. For more info: http://www.pih.org/home.html

Aristide and the Endless Revolution

Detailed account of the United States' removal of Haiti's democratically elected president, Aristide.

Nicolas Rossier / USA / 2006 / 82 min / English, French and Creole w/ Eng s.t.

One hour away from Miami the elected President of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation was twice removed from office with the complicity of the international community. “ARSITIDE and the Endless Revolution” is a feature documentary that explores through investigative lenses the events that led to the removal of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the democratically elected President of Haiti. Filmmaker Nicolas Rossier takes the viewer into a journey of political intrigues, armed criminals posing as freedom fighters and economic fiascos. What emerges is a young democracy being constantly tested and ultimately destroyed.

The film features renown physician and anthroplogist Paul Farmer, President Aristide himself, actor and UN goodwill ambassador Danny Glover, Political commentator and linguist Noam Chomsky, Assistant Secretary of State Roger Noriega, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Expert James Dobbins, John Shattuck and many Haitian Voices.