What is this “illness of the soul” that is slowly killing the Haitian people? Through “Douvan jou ka leve”, Gessica Généus seeks to understand this form of cultural bi-polarity expressed mainly through their spirituality by relying on her personal journey, marked by the mental illness of her mother – a disease that she believes is a curse of the voodoo spirits.
Douvan jou ka leve (The Sun Will Rise)
Douvan jou ka leve (The Sun Will Rise) (2017) |
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Haiti |
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Language: |
French Creole with English subtitles |
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Rating: |
No Rating |
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Director(s): |
Gessica Généus |
Showtimes:
Sun 18 Aug 2019, 2.00pm,
T+T Premiere
Gessica Généus
Gessica Généus started her acting career at 17, playing in “Barikad”, a feature by Richard Sénécal. She then collaborated with various Haitian and international film directors. Recently, she acted in a TV movie on Toussaint Louverture, directed by Philippe Niang and produced by France 2. In 2011, Gessica won a scholarship from Acting International de Paris. Back in Haiti, she founded her own production company, Ayizian Productions. In 2014, in partnership with Télévision Caraïbes, she directed “Vizaj Nou”, a biography series of contemporary Haitian figures. “Douvan jou ka leve” (“The Sun Will Rise”) is her first documentary for France Télévisions.
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